It’s unprecedented. At least for the last 60 years or so. The coronavirus crisis has hit the world and Orange County in a way unlike anything since the Cuban Missile Crisis. That […]
Another crisis that we will survive
How long will Mark Meadows last?
Forget March Madness brackets; the real gambling has to do with Trump Madness. The hottest bet of all: How long will Mark Meadows last as White House chief of staff? Meadows, the […]
Get away with “Murder” at WCP
By Thom deMartino “It was a dark and stormy night…” Isn’t that always how it starts? Lightning blazing, thunder crashing, underscoring the menace of the moment? And what better setting for a […]
Engrossing “Lessons” at Golden West
By Thom deMartino In the darkness of the theater, be it live or cinematic, we lose ourselves in the lines and tales so those we never knew but somehow through the production […]
Will virus balk the baseball season?
Anybody who is acquainted with me knows that I’m a baseball fan and root for my hometown team, the Nationals. Did I mention they won the World Series? It’s a new season, […]
“The Way Back” takes surprising path
By Jim Tortolano “The Way Back” starts off as a stereotypical sports hero movie and then takes an abrupt turn in the fourth quarter that somewhat redeems the effort. Ben Affleck stars […]
“Guys and Dolls” is fun and flash
By Thom deMartino The things that matter most to us are often right in front of us: and while we might think it’s about the role of the dice and the game, […]
Lowry: Straight talk on coronavirus
The White House has been walking into a coronavirus trap. By pooh-poohing worries about the virus and saying everything is under control, it is setting itself up for the charge, if things […]
Are we reliving 1972’s drama?
A sort of a case of déjà voodoo. It happened in the midst of a contentious and divisive presidential campaign. The incumbent president is involved in activities that will raise the specter […]
The boom in bashing Bloomberg
In Las Vegas, Mike Bloomberg’s half-billion-dollar crapshoot was revealed as a load of, well, you know. Half a BILLION dollars! That’s what he will have spent before Super Tuesday, when he is […]
