By Ronald Blum/AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) – In a city of stars, the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw will be in the spotlight July 19 at Dodger […]
LA stars shine in All-Star game
This “Thor” is pure bonkers
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer The last full Thor movie was the overstuffed 2017 “Thor: Ragnarok,” with the God of Thunder dealing with dueling brother and sister issues, the imminent destruction of […]
Wave flag for football’s future
By Rob Maaddi/AP Pro Football Writer Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may […]
Light at the tunnel’s end?
We’re only a little past halfway through the year, and things are already weird enough for a full 12 months, or even a decade. Looking at or reading the national news is […]
Undersea fun with “SpongeBob”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Who would have thought so many rock icons loved SpongeBob SquarePants? Garden Grove’s own lauded Gem Theater and the One More Production Company are at it again […]
What does “equality” mean?
By Hillel Italie/AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights. He sees his mission in part as fulfilling […]
Minions run wild in “Rise of Gru”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer For a not small segment of the audience for “Minions: Rise of Gru,” only one thing really needs to be said. The Minions are in it. That’s […]
The phantom fights of June
Not since MAD magazine invented the fictional and satiric game of “43-Man Squamish ….” Not since 1965 when San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal went after Los Angeles Dodgers catcher John Roseboro […]
“Elvis” film a glorious mess
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, always going to […]
The 4th of July parade is back!
The Fourth of July is so big in Huntington Beach that it takes several days to complete. Starting on Thursday, June 30 and extending through Monday, July 4, the annual Fourth of […]
