By Thom deMartino Who knew that “nothing” could be so entertaining? As its two-week run at Golden West College’s Mainstage Theater draws to a close, director Tom Amen’s production of Samuel Beckett’s […]
“Waiting For Godot” worth the wait
Retorts: Staying safe in a scary world
We’ve had sightings of creepy clowns in Huntington Beach and at least one zombie robbery in Garden Grove. Crime rates are reported to be spiking and who amongst us hasn’t been approached […]
Make it a great, moving experience
Luck Favors the Prepared We just completed the physical challenge of an office move – in other words, all our business stuff is now at a new address. A move doesn’t really […]
“Girl on The Train” on the right track
By Jim Tortolano The heart of a good mystery is misdirection. If you have a pretty good grasp of who killed whom halfway through, you probably aren’t watching or reading a tale […]
Retorts: Here’s what voters really want
With just a little over a month to go in the 2016 presidential election, many Americans are looking at the prospect of choosing the next occupant of the White House as a […]
“Sweeney Todd” a bloody good time
By Thom deMartino Within Garden Grove’s famed Gem Theater, a sonorous clamor ascends, as a haunting symphony of lost souls processes across the darkened, indigo-hued stage: enticing the audience, siren-like, to indulge […]
Why did you stay at that job so long?
Should I Stay or Should I Go? This past Sunday marked the retirement of a gentleman who defied the odds – not only today’s, but historical odds for all things related to […]
Retorts: Plight of the working class guy
Back in the Thirties, much was made of the concept of “The Forgotten Man,” the poor and working class guy who suffered the most from the effects of the Great Depression. In […]
Time for sleeper to awake and leave
Dear Marilyn, For the past year I feel as though my family has been put into a corner. My cousin from Guatemala came to the United States (legally). He stayed with our […]
Believe it or not, taxes going down
Somebody Check the Thermostat I have some unbelievable news. Unbelievable because none of us ever thought this would happen. It is unbelievable because this news defies conventional wisdom and economic logic; because […]
