The new year is still more than a month away, but events move so fast these days we have to look into the future to try to shape it. Here are two […]
Sources: Another home for Shakespeare
Weekend: Scots, snow and hot Ducks
Between shopping expeditions, work, studying for finals and more, you deserve a break. Here are some opportunities to relax your brain and think about something other than the busy requirements of the […]
Retorts: Buying into world of chagrin
These are dangerous times in our society, and especially for men. I don’t mean the recent rain, or the crowds and traffic that grow during this holiday season, I mean the […]
A “Holiday” tradition winds up in style
By Thom deMartino To everything, as they say, there is a season: and though seasons change, endings help us remember and celebrate the experiences we’ve had, the memories we’ve shared. Such is […]
Light up the trees with holiday spirit
It’s really beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and will look even more that way when Christmas tree-lighting get underway over the next week in several of our cities. Of course, […]
A joyful noise with GWC’s “Sister Act”
By Thom deMartino The courage to stand up for what’s right may come from within, but the inspiration to do it may come from the humblest sources… In Golden West College’s recent […]
“Green Book” crosses the color line
By Jim Tortolano Road pictures with miss-matched “buddies” have long been a staple of American popular film, but few have dealt with the issue of Jim Crow segregation. And even fewer films […]
Weekend: “Break” into the holidays
Full of turkey … or tired of it? Relax (your belt) with some entertaining choices in movies, live plays and sports events this weekend for those of us in the communities of […]
Retorts: Why did Dana, GGFD lose?
Two long-standing traditions in the area suffered historic defeats in the month of November, with implications still difficult to foresee. Dana Rohrabacher, a Congressman from coastal Orange County – including most of […]
Hung up on WCP’s “Jury Room”
By Thom deMartino “Too many words!” “Too many words!” stammers the flustered and flighty redheaded juror (Noelle LeBlanc), struggling to explain her confusion at the prosecution and defense’s arguments. In the Westminster […]
