His seafoam green eyes sparkled. I asked him where he liked to play. He said he didn’t like the Sydney Opera House. He preferred the Third Street Promenade.
Strawberries and champagne, candlelight and negligees, love and romance, that’s what this Saturday is all about. A Hallmark Holiday, brought to you by the good people in the marketing department.
A Los Angeles woman gave birth to eight children last week. These newborn octuplets bring her family to a total of 14 children, all of whom are under age 8.
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” It’s one of the all time great quotes from the movie “Cool Hand Luke.” It is also a beautiful summation of the human condition.
By the time most of you read this, Barack Obama will have taken the oath of office and we will have a new president. Today, on a bitter cold day, the thawing of race relations takes a giant leap forward.
“Atlas Shrugged.” It’s the title to the novel by Ayn Rand, and it’s also the answer to the question about the mythic Roman God who holds the world on his shoulders.
This is a re-write of a column from 2005. I’ve cut a few paragraphs, and tightened the language, but the main point is likely truer today, in the face of the possible election of fundamentalist Sara Palin on the national stage, and the possible passage of Proposition 8 on the local stage.
WHAT’S THE POINT?
Public transit in Los Angeles is doomed because of our wealth. It might sound coun-terintuitive, but let me explain my logic.
Like large chunks of
WHAT’S THE POINT?
My partner and I are on our first real vacation in two years. Well, sort of, we’re actually at SIGGRAPH in Boston. His movie is
WHAT’S THE POINT?
We have too many people on this planet. And we’re having too many babies. And we’re too focused on keeping everyone alive for as
WHAT’S THE POINT?
This column is being dictated and transcribed electronically. By the use of a microphone connected to my computer, and the latest technology for voice recognition, my
By Barbara Bozman Santa Monica
I am writing in regards to the recent letters about the Santa Monica Rent Control Board. I am not dealing with the detailed discussions of
