I was in line at the Target store the other day and happened to overhear the conversation of two young men in their early 20s discussing their achievements in some violent computer […]
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Free speech, more beer, less Dana?
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner How much the past can still influence the present was on display at the most recent meeting of the Westminster […]
If Angels are looking for a new home ….
As far as speculation and blue-sky dreaming go, this has been a pretty good week. In quick succession, Disney announced it was pulling the plug on a planned 700-room luxury hotel as […]
It’s a new “Dracula” for a new era
By Thom deMartino But who wants to live forever, really? The immortality glorified in fiction — in reality, wouldn’t it be more of a curse, to watch the world you know fall […]
Retorts: Welcome to the 2018 Mud Bowl
It is the last month before election day. It’s likely that your mailbox is filling up with mud. That’s mud of the political, not geological kind. In many campaigns from local city […]
“A Star Is Born” shines very bright
By Jim Tortolano If there’s such a thing as a perfect Hollywood movie for the 21st century – and there is not – “A Star Is Born” comes close. It combines reflections […]
“Producers”: one for the “cooked” books
By Thom deMartino It gives new meaning to the old adage, “It’s so bad, it’s good.” “The Producers” recently had its opening gala at Garden Grove’s Gem Theater (with a rousing introduction […]
“House With A Clock” is right on time
By Jim Tortolano It’s not easy to strike a balance between horror and comedy. That’s such a fine line that in many cases it tips awkwardly to one direction or another. Being […]
Fast thinking isn’t always smart
“A good plan executed in time beats a perfect plan executed too late.” – Gen. George S. Patton. “Act in haste, repent at leisure.” – William Congreve. I am never the first […]
WCP’s fatal charm at “Dial M for Murder”
By Thom deMartino Even the best laid plans may go awry … How much more so, when planned by the shallow and the scheming? Westminster Community Playhouse had a mind for murder […]
