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Good Taste: The Transformation To A Platinum Blonde

May 9, 2017

May 9, 2017

By Barbara Bishop So I decided to go platinum this year. (With my hair, that is.) I went to my...

Families Help With First-Time Purchases

May 8, 2017

May 8, 2017

By Michael Edlen It is well known that purchasing a home in the Westside housing market is very challenging, especially...

At the Movies: Tim Robbins Gives a Brief Primer on Theatre Parallels on Indentured Servants and Student Debt (Part 1)

May 8, 2017

May 8, 2017

By Blair Cohn  PART 1: Cursory look at American Theatre & Techniques Specific to Commedia del’ Arte. One of America’s...

The New Normal: Less is Backwards

May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

By Steve Stajich Full Disclosure: I was a chubby kid, from about age 7 to 13. At that time, retail stores...

Next Gov Will be Key to Moved-Up Primary

May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

By Tom Elias   If any measure now before state lawmakers should be a no-brainer, it’s the bill aiming to...

Land of Mine – a Thrilling War Film

May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

By Nick Boyd   “Land of Mine” is a harrowing and moving German and Danish film. It is based on...

There’s Got To Be a Morning After

April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017

By Steve Stajich   Or at least, those were the opening lyrics from singer Maureen McGovern’s 1972 hit single that...

Progressive Activist Support and Unity Tips

April 27, 2017

April 27, 2017

by Jerry Rubin   1- Activists need emotional support…. whether they realize it or not. Support from other activists for...

At the Movies: Richard Gere and Joseph Cedar Discuss “The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer”

April 25, 2017

April 25, 2017

By Beverly Cohn   Richard Gere is one of America’s acting treasures. He has an uncanny knack for selecting scripts...

Good Taste: Pimples – No More Picking, Please

April 25, 2017

April 25, 2017

By Barbara Bishop   Recently, although I am several decades past puberty, I have been getting these whiteheads on my...