December 28, 2025
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“I Shot Ray Charles” at CAAM:

“I Shot Ray Charles,” a collection of photographs by Howard Morehead, is now on exhibit at the California African American Museum (CAAM). Continuing through November 5, the exhibit consists of highly personal and rarely seen […]

AT THE MOVIES: Idiot Wind: Broken Flowers (***1/2)

Jim Jarmusch has been making movies a long time. He has never felt the need to please his audience, but rather to explore his stories the way a jazz musician explores a song – you […]

Initiative Goofs Deprive Public Of Needed Changes:

When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger defied public opinion and scheduled an expensive special election for this November, there was at least the prospect that voters might vote themselves two genuinely needed changes. One was contained in […]

Who We Are:

You won’t find many people willing to accuse John McCain, John Warner or Lindsey Graham of being soft on terrorism. But the three Republican senators are giving the White House fits with their attempt to […]

A Clockwork Joystick:

In 1971, I was nearing high school graduation and dating a girl a few years younger than myself. We had both looked forward to seeing the highly anticipated new film from Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork […]

Letters to the Editor:

Hillary defines the middle To the editor: The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), the so-called “moderates,” has picked Senator Clinton to create the “American Dream Initiative” to challenge the Republicans in 2006 and 2008. The DLC […]

A Tale of Two Cities:

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of […]

OPCC’S New Cloverfield Services Center:

Ground was broken for the transformation of an existing building at 1751 Cloverfield Avenue into OPCC’s new services building on May 25. When completed, it will be the permanent home of OPCC’s Daybreak Shelter, WIND […]