You know, there aren’t many stupider things a merchant could do in this day and age than to, how do you say, discriminate against someone who is busy making your company rich. When Oprah went […]

The Batmobile was in Santa Monica last Saturday for the Visual Effects Society festival at the Aero Theater. The three-day event included presentations by special effects wizards and screenings of Batman, Star Wars and Herbie […]

A rogue wave is “An unpredictable, abnormally large wave that occurs on a seemingly random basis in the oceans.” Rogue Wave ’05, an exhibition of work by nineteen artists that aims to capture the spirit […]

A “lollapalooza” is defined as “something outstanding of its kind.”  The Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) is known as something outstanding in Santa Monica. PAL is presenting its first annual PALpalooza benefit at Pacific […]

Like Hitchcock before him, Steven Spielberg is a master of suspense. He also happens to be the king of schmaltz. The two once again battle it out in his latest action thriller, War of the […]

Edgar Allen Poe liked it so much that he saw it eight times. Fashion, Anna Cora Mowatt’s comedy of Manhattan manners, which was first produced in 1845 and  skewers consumerism, class consciousness, and the pitfalls […]

Been there, done that Already played that game: Bush’s numbers slip Find someone to blame. New lyrics, old song People are getting wise: You can’t make Bush taller By cutting others down to size.

Let’s play a game. It’s called: “What should happen?” First some background. Recently, the Macerich Company proposed a redevelopment of Santa Monica Place that was so big it would have been the square footage equivalent […]

VIENNA, Austria – In this former imperial capital, every square seems to contain a giant statue of a Habsburg on horseback, posing as a conquering hero. America’s founders knew all too well how war appeals […]

Another year, another state budget impasse. This time, the difference between Democratic and Republican spending plans is down to a “mere” $1.5 billion or so, much less than the $8 billion that divided the two […]