By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The enduring, collective love for “Jurassic Park” is immensely hard to explain. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film implanted itself into our cultural consciousness as a kind of platonic […]
“Dominion” of SFX and villains
“Artifice” really fun, revealing
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune It’s not about the art, it’s about moving on. And money. Definitely about the money, In the Westminster Community Playhouse’s hysterical new offering “Artifice,”directed by Jim Katapodis, […]
“Grease” started very slowly ….
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) – On Valentine’s Day 1972, a musical opened off-Broadway needing a lot of love. It was already $20,000 in debt and the reviews were mixed […]
Can Angels soar over a cliff?
Mike Trout is out. He’s gone hitless in his last 26 at-bats, and his slump matches the tailspin that the Los Angeles Angels (27-28) are taking, having lost 11 games in a […]
Cal elections may tip Congress
By Michael R. Blood/AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – California’s primary on Tuesday will set the stage for a November election where a handful of U.S. House seats in the Los […]
How “Peanuts” made history
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Patrick Orsagos Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – In a series of “Peanuts’’ comic strips that ran in mid-April of 1956, Charlie Brown grasps the string of his […]
Welcome back to our Festival!
It’s amazing the things one can take for granted. As Joni Mitchell sang (and wrote), “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” Gone for two years was the Garden Grove […]
The Strawberry Festival is back
After a two-year coronavirus hiatus, the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is back with celebrities, music, rides, food, a parade and more. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Essential Workers.” The celebrity parade grand […]
Old stadium, new hangups
UPDATE: The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to back out of the deal to sell Angel Stadium, citing possible issues of corruption. ––––––––––––––––––––––––– It’s one of the ironies of the 2022 […]
Battle goes on in east Ukraine
As fighting continued in the eastern areas of Ukraine, the embattled nation’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said his nation would make all final decisions for his country and the prospect of a cease-fire. […]
