Ah, Summer. Movies, music, baseball and more. And the big question: who makes a better cartoon hoopster? MJ or King James? Decide for yourself.
A midsummer night’s fun
What might (or not) have been
Disneyland in Burbank? The Angels in Long Beach? Oil derricks in Garden Grove? What sort of “Twilight Zone” world is that? Well, those things do seem sort of off, but they are […]
Waiting for Clayton and Mike
The baseball All-Star break is a traditional time for reflection, rest and reloading. For the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, it means seeking improvements that will allow them to boost […]
A “Black Widow” in cinemas
Scarlett Johansson stars in “Black Widow,” opening this weekend in your local cinema.
Miss Cal, happy dragon, Tito
The new Miss California, Jazmin Avalos, came to the pageant in Fresno last month as Miss Los Angeles County by way of Garden Grove. Avalos, 24, is a graduate of California State […]
Who’s afraid of the SF Giants?
There’s an old superstition in big league baseball that goes like this: whichever teams are in first place on July 4 will win the pennant. Now, that “First on the Fourth” tradition […]
“Tomorrow War” almost lukewarm
By Jim Tortolano Alien invasion movies are almost as common as Starbucks, but seldom as satisfying. “The Tomorrow War,” sits somewhere between a rapidly cooling cup of java at Denny’s and an […]
O, say can you see the fun?
Back in July 1776, patriots wanting freedom from tyranny challenged the world’s mightiest empire with the historic “Declaration of Independence,” asserting that “all men are created equal.” It’s a promise we’ve been […]
Back when I hated summers …
Here’s a heresy with a twist ending. As a kid, I hated summer. Oh, I know volumes have been written about the joys of the sunny season. The old fishin’ hole. Camping […]
The could-be Great Race of 2021
The expansion of playoffs in nearly all pro sports has lessened the interest in what used to be called “pennant races,” but there’s still some excitement in the battle for first place. […]
