By Arthur David One of the fastest-rising categories of fiction today is “alternate history,” which explores the possibilities of “what might have been,” usually in a dystopian way in which things get […]
Exploring what might happen
A look at what’s down the road
By Jim Tortolano To paraphrase a line from a movie, looking at the future is a little like looking at a cake. Until you taste it, what do you really know? It’s […]
Playoff hopes for Rams, Bolts
Playoffs. That one word defines the agenda for the two Los Angeles-area NFL teams. With their wins on Sunday, the Rams and Chargers can each make their own destiny with a victory […]
Retorts: Speak softly, or don’t
There’s only a short time until the end of the year, so it’s time for a short column with some short quotes about the issues of the day. Coronavirus “When you wrestle […]
Rams make playoffs in long run
After a rocky November, the month of December has brought happy holidays in the form of nothing but wins for the Los Angeles Rams as well as a guaranteed spot in […]
Didn’t quite become “Ricardos”
By Jim Tortolano Here’s the problem with “Becoming the Ricardos,” the otherwise admirable new film from Amazon Studios by Aaron Sorkin. The people most likely to appreciate a movie about the making […]
Woof you a Merry Christmas!
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Well, it’s also usually the Most Busy Time of the Year. Shopping, parties, cooking, eating, decorating, reflecting on Christmas’ passed … It’s fun but […]
Parks on the rise, tempers, too
Whatever else that went wrong in this messy year of 2021, a few positive trends did emerge. After long delays caused by – among other things – a snarled supply chain, park […]
A positively pleased new chief
By Jim Tortolano The stereotypes of police chiefs are often glum and dour. But Westminster’s new “top cop” is positively, well, positive. “I absolutely love the people the people I work with […]
Goff kicks Lions; Bolts don’t
You could make a pretty good argument that one of the best things that Jared Goff ever did for the Los Angeles Rams came after he left the Los Angeles Rams. Mr. […]
