By Jim Tortolano If you’re one of those people who wonders why the nincompoops in a dumb horror film always insist on going into perilous situations armed only with a candle and […]
“Get Out” re-invents the horror flick
Retorts: How to sound sick and dope
Are you out of touch, speech-wise? Do you make clever remarks that you think are hip, only to have your children and grandchildren roll their eyes in a combination of pity and […]
Dear Mari: Daughter with a weight-y issue
Dear Marilyn, As a woman, I hope that you can help me out with this particular problem. I am a 19-year-old girl with a body that is just OK. I have struggled with […]
“The Founder” is a savory taste of history
By Jim Tortolano Michael Keaton has reinvented himself from a leading man-type into the kind of actor who seeks out and shines in quirky roles about quirky people. In “The Founder,” a […]
Let ’em eat cake … at Tous les Jours
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano If you’re not of Korean ancestry – or even if you are – and have always been a bit curious about the culinary offerings in the Koreatown […]
“My Fair Lady” is loverly at Rose Center
By Thom deMartino What can be permissible by one era’s standards may be unacceptable by another’s: something we, with our more modern sensibilities, sometimes forget. In experiencing the Westminster Rose Center Theater’s […]
The three sides of immigration quandary
People – especially men – like to draw lines and create borders separating my side from your side and friends from enemies. Who belongs here and who doesn’t is at the heart […]
Wedding showers soak maid of honor
Dear Marilyn, I am the maid of honor in my friend’s upcoming wedding. It is going to be in two months. We have been friends since elementary school. However, in the past […]
It’s a crime to miss dinner at Capone’s
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano There are a lot of Italian restaurants in Orange County. You might even say there is a mob of them. But, for our money, the capo di […]
Riley’s Bar, Jason Field and memories
Back in 1971, the TV show “Rod Sterling’s Night Gallery” aired a particularly moving episode devoid of monsters, aliens and madmen. “They’re Tearing Down Riley’s Bar” was the story of a man […]
