By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer It’s a discombobulating experience, after a “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that was built, down to every frame and hobbit hair, for the big screen, to see […]
‘Rohirrim”: Grand epic is small
She makes history as mayor
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Stephanie Klopfenstein is living history as the first directly-elected woman mayor in Garden Grove. That’s especially noteworthy, because her family embodies the history of the community, having […]
The 2024 Rams need to run
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After struggling to run the ball consistently all season, the Los Angeles Rams finally made some progress on the ground in New Orleans. […]
More football: Edison to play Granite Hills in regionals
The 2024 high school football season may seem to be over, but it’s not. Edison High, which won the CIF-SS Division 3 title 35-21 last week over Simi Valley is now in […]
A bewitching ‘Cinderella’ on stage at Garden Grove’s Gem
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune There will be no “Bibbity Bobbity Boo”, here. (And that’s just fine.) Closing out their spectacular 2024 season, director Damien Lorton and the One More Productions troupe […]
The Chargers vs. Pioneers for CIF-SS Division 3 football title
Whoever ranked the teams in the CIF-SS Division 3 football playoffs knew what they were doing. When the Edison Chargers meet the Simi Valley Pioneers on Friday night at Huntington Beach High’s […]
It was the Turkeys vs. the Rams
For some reason, the Thanksgiving holiday provides some of the most memorable – and not always in a good way – moments of the holiday season. Some of them are imaginary, having […]
‘Wicked’ fans rejoice with film
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer It’s the ultimate celebrity redemption tour, two decades in the making. In the annals of pop culture, few characters have undergone an image makeover quite like the […]
Edison advances, Pacifica falls in CIF-SS football semfinals Friday
It was a semi-triumphant semifinal round of the CIF-SS football playoffs Friday for area teams. Edison High’s Chargers defeated the Vista Murrieta Broncos 42-14 in Division 3 action and will face Simi […]
It’s time for the women to lead
I think it’s a mistake to read too much into election returns, especially as votes are still being counted. After all, each election day is simply the start of the next election […]
