Ocean’s 8: Bechdel Test at its Best
Rated PG-13, 110 Minutes, Released June 8 Can a movie draw you in with almost no violence, no explosions and no sex scenes? “Ocean’s 8” will do just that – and you will also have fun with […]
SM.a.r.t: Santa Monica Must Prepare for Future
Eight big challenges the City must address right now. The City must get ready to deal with the rise in sea levels. In Southern California we are likely to see a huge erosion of the […]
Santa Monica City Council Rejects Scooter Cap Proposal
Electric scooters are here stay, at least for the time being. On Tuesday night, June 12, in front of a packed council chamber, Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved a 16-month pilot program that will […]
Conservancy’s Summer Speaker Series Announced
Moguls & Movies of Old Santa Monica It’s time for the first lecture in Santa Monica Conservancy’s Summer Speaker Series at the historic Rapp Saloon. Photo: Hollywoodphotographs.com Illustrated with archival photos, noted film historian Marc Wanamaker will […]
D.C. Circuit Denies Challenge to Santa Monica Airport Consent Decree
In a judgment handed down on June 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a challenge to an historic Consent Decree that allowed Santa Monica to shorten the runway at Santa […]
Santa Monica Rep presents God of Carnage at Santa Monica Public Library
Santa Monica Public Library is welcoming back local theater company, Santa Monica Rep, for a reading of the Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. in the Main Library’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 […]
Santa Monica Youth Orchestra Goes Truly Global
Opus 5 Music Camp (Opus), a world music-themed camp run by the Santa Monica Youth Orchestra, will be truly global in scope as it welcomes more than 40 international students this summer. Twenty students from […]
Movie News: Bond Girl Eunice Gayson Passes at 90
By Whitney Scott Bain Eunice Gayson: 1928-2018 Eunice Gayson, the first James Bond girl, Sylvia Trench, in Dr. No and From Russian With Love who portrayed Bond’s romantic interest, passed away at the age of […]
Justices Honored at Bar Assoc. Luncheon
Scholarships and awards were also presented to local law students. Some 250 lawyers, judges and law school students turned out for the 64th Annual Supreme Court Luncheon presented by Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA), in conjunction […]
Opinion: Despite Whiners, Top Two Again Works As Planned
It happens every two years during the spring primary election season: One major party or the other feels wronged by the Top Two primary system Californians adopted in 2010 and whines for months about its […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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