Say You Want a Resolution…:
What is a New Year’s resolution, exactly? It appears to be a promise to yourself that you might share with friends or loved ones, and except for the fact that a new year feels like […]
Building a Sports Brand, High School Style:
The year that’s about to be in the books has been an interesting ride, to say the least, hitting more notes than Rialto-based saxophonist Vaughn D. Fahie, who performed at halftime of the Orange Holiday […]
My Best Shot at a 2010 Best List:
At least once a year all “content creators” are vulnerable to standing on what has become the chronic Achilles Heel of the TV news channels: Creating content out of old news and our witty opinions. […]
Hometown Hero: Cristyne Lawson, Dancer and Dean:
“All I’ve ever wanted to do is dance,” said Cristyne Lawson, the recently retired Dean of the Dance Department at CalArts and a person who has danced with every icon of the American modern dance […]
The Perfect Christmas Tree 2010:
I found it! I found the perfect Christmas tree for 2010. But first, a look at some of the losers. With fanfare the newly reopened Santa Monica Place mall dedicated its “steel, aluminum, and LED” […]
Rubin’s SMRR Loyalty Questioned and Defended:
Council member Bob Holbrook’s excruciatingly narrow victory over challenger Ted Winterer in the Nov. 2 Santa Monica City Council election has produced some surprising and though-provoking fallout within the ranks of Santa Monicans for Renters’ […]
The Gang of Five in the U.S. Supreme Court:
For those of you unfamiliar with or who don’t grasp the logic of “The Roberts’ Five” vis a vis the Second Amendment, I offer an explanation: The first point to realize about The Roberts’ Five […]
Good Lord, What a Year 2010 Was:
Full disclosure: I was raised Methodist and I believe that our household never neglected the true spirit and meaning of this season of celebration. With that established, I’m concerned that 2010 was a year in […]
Budget Mess Sets Criminals Free:
It’s easy enough to say the mess that is this state’s budget has little impact on ordinary Californians other than furloughed state employees or many of the elderly and infirm who have lost government-paid in-home […]
Huge Projects Planned for Downtown Santa Monica:
Big changes are coming to Santa Monica’s Downtown District. The Exposition Light Rail (Expo) is on schedule to open 2015. The City has just completed a deal to secure the property between Fourth and Fifth […]
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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