To review Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story as a film for thinking adults would be akin to looking for the vitamins in a Snickers bar – it’s beside the point.  Snickers bars are meant […]

As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, Pacific Resident Theatre will present a stage adaption of Raymond Chandler’s original screenplay, “The Blue Dahlia.” Chandler is best-known and much-lauded for his novels, such as The Long […]

An old line was “a busload of bishops” Were the ideal witnesses for trials Now one would assume they’re defendantsIn cases that involve pedophiles.

Gratitude for honesty To The Editor: Thank you to Clara Sturak, and to the Mirror for publishing her latest “Strategic Planning Journal” regarding the current state of Special Education in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School […]

In this election, the “gender gap” should refer not to the difference between women’s and men’s voting patterns, but to the disproportional impact the eight initiatives will have on women. Two initiatives would restrict the […]

In Martin Scorsese’s terrific documentary on Bob Dylan, No Direction Home, it’s clear that for a sustained period of time a lot of people were taking pop music very seriously. Dylan himself, in interviews, suggests […]

To put it as succinctly as possible, the November 8 special election is an effort by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his well-heeled pals to short-circuit the democratic process, by transferring power via eight initiatives from […]

City Hall’s “Portrait of the Ideal Candidate” for City Manager, was included in the brochure inviting applications. It said, “The City Manager must be a strategic creative thinker who has a proven track record in […]

We were astonished to learn at last week’s City Council meeting that the City was preparing to spend $4 million to “improve the pedestrian experience” on Second and Fourth Streets in downtown Santa Monica. In […]

For the eleventh year, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce will welcome new teachers to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and the area’s private schools at its annual “Education Celebration.” Sponsored by US Bank, […]