It seems that a political activist can never escape political causes. I was in London, England, Halloween week — my first visit after nearly nine years.
I read in Anthony Blue’s magazine about a new hot drink called the “Mercedes Margarita.” Not wanting to remain un-hip I decided to try one. Also, the picture of Mercedes Ahrablou, the owner, standing with the drink in her hand looked inviting.
Q: My friend was Christmas shopping last year near the Third Street Promenade. He thinks he was pick-pocketed as he couldn’t find his wallet when he finally decided to buy something.
There is a new word that has entered our vocabulary in the past couple of years. It’s “apps.” (This should not be confused with the word, “naps,” which I find much more useful).
Thanksgiving is approaching and once again we’re faced with the problem of which wine is best with turkey and all the trimmings? Over the years I’ve experimented with pinot noir, zinfandel, roses of all varieties and a number of white wines.
The outrageous invasion of our privacy rights that is the whole-body scanner (and its equally outrageous counterpart, the full-body pat down) was hurriedly put in place by the government, before Americans could really comprehend what it would mean and whether they were willing to tolerate it.
CITYWIDE — When the week began, there were four varsity teams from local Santa Monica schools participating in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoffs, but by week’s end, only two squads were left standing.
EDWARDS — Pacifica Christian (22-7) swept Desert High School on Thursday night in the second round of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 4-A playoffs, by scores of 25-22, 25-19, and 25-21 to advance to the quarterfinals.
LANCASTER — It was another successful season for the girls’ volleyball team from Santa Monica High School, which ended its season on Thursday night after losing to Lancaster in the second round of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 3-AA playoffs.
“War,” according to its hype, is a feisty comedy about war, but it’s no “M*A*S*H.” And it isn’t about war. In fact, it isn’t even a comedy. It’s a series of angry tirades set in an Irish pub.
As the nation recently passed the six month anniversary of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, which launched the worst oil spill in U.
“A healthy baby” is the near-automatic response of every pregnant woman when asked what she’s hoping to have. It’s why women take prenatal vitamins, abstain from sushi and alcohol and just about everything else that brings them pleasure, and submit to a battery of tests, sometimes for 36 straight we
