In 1962, Richard Nixon ran for governor of California. Two years earlier he had barely lost the presidency to JFK though, and with considerable reason, felt that he had been
I, along with at least 1,000 other aspiring comedy writers, unfortunately did NOT get to write for the remarkably popular "Seinfeld" TV series on NBC from 1989
I had planned on writing a hopefully humorous column about how Chanukah is the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. (Compared to Christmas, it gets no respect.) My title was, “Chanukah in
When I began writing these columns in 2006, "Laughing Matters" seemed an appropriate banner. With what's occurring in the world these days, including ISIS beheadings, the
Having spent her teenage years skateboarding, boogie boarding and surfing in Santa Monica, Margot Pepper went on to become an acclaimed author, poet, journalist and bilingual educator. A summa cum
Not everyone in Santa Monica drives a Porsche and is writing a screenplay. (Actually, maybe the screenplay part is true.) But when a 13-year-old told me he was writing, directing
For almost five decades, Americans adored George Carlin as a stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and best-selling author. His career included books, record albums, HBO specials, movies and television. But,
