Iris has lived in her rent-controlled Santa Monica apartment for almost 20 years and hoped to stay there for at least 20 more. Her rent was affordable and she
I understand that it is human nature to fear the unknown, to distrust the different, and to want to protect the known. This is the root of the prejudice, hate,
Following Mary Tyler Moore's passing last week, tributes poured in. Included was one from Ed Asner, who played the gruff but bighearted Lou Grant on Mary's
In 2000, Daniel Patrick Moynihan passed away, having been a remarkably intelligent four-term U.S. Senator from New York. Colorful and witty, he had friends on both sides of
Traditionally January is an exceedingly boring month. The movies that are
released this month, are usually the dregs of the studios roster. Restaurants are more likely to be empty and
Ever since the election I've had a re-occurring nightmare. Because of global warming, waves pound my 3rd floor apartment. Even worse, a series of atomic bombs causes
In 1989 a Mississippi lawyer named John Grisham published his first novel, “A Time to Kill,” that was so successful that he was emboldened to quit the law to write
Art LA Contemporary returns for its eighth year at Barker Hangar and Jewish Women’s Theatre/Braid Performance and Art Space gear up for a busy season.
In its 8th
The curtain falls on the Obama Era this week. It’s been a tremendous run in our country’s history. Eight years of positive economic growth. We started the era
“What is that?” It’s a common question heard from visitors to the Santa Monica Community Gardens. It could be about a towering stalk of collard greens or an artichoke
