April 21 will mark 100 years since the death of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain. Despite all that time, Twain is still considered the greatest humorist in American literature.
Last month my 19-month-old daughter started talking in earnest. It was remarkable not just because hours before the onslaught of language her preferred method of communication was whining, bursting into tears, poking, pulling, dancing, swatting, giggling, throwing things gleefully or rolling on the
Dear New Shrink, I was recently promoted into a management position within my corporation. This is a new opportunity for me, but I feel a little unprepared for this new venture.
The people of Santa Monica have a wonderful opportunity to effect great change on their little part of the world without spending more money. My father was involved in a union at AT&T, and was a big advocate back in the day.
I love Major League Baseball because it has the best season in sports and I love the National Football League because it has the best day in sports, but I love basketball the most because it is by far the best sport.
I am, at best, a religious mutt, at worst, I have no religion. My mother was a lapsed Protestant, my father a lapsed Catholic, I went to a Methodist church with my aunt, I attended Catholic camp in summer, and then I worked in a Jewish daycamp as a teenager.
Trees are remarkable. Urban trees and urban forests are a sign of a nation’s health and well-being. Over 150 years ago, Frederick Law Olmsted began to design the North American landscape.
Several groups have become involved with the endangered Ballona wetlands in the last few years. Some are true environmental groups out to preserve and restore as much of the endangered wetlands as possible while others want them developed.
Suppose you’re driving along and you happen to be behind an armored car. Suddenly, the back door of that armored car flies open, a bag of money hits the street, splits open, and cash starts flying all over the place.
Q: My friend had his bicycle taken. How do I prevent my bicycle from being stolen? A: First and foremost, be sure to get it registered/licensed so if your bicycle is taken, the information regarding your bicycle is available to the police department so officers can better identify and return it to y
For openers, I’d like to comment on last week’s column about the seventh anniversary of the Iraq War. One reader suggested effusively that I should get a Pulitzer Prize whereas another essentially suggested that I wasn’t worthy of a booby prize.
Dear Rachel, I’m a tomboy who feels more masculine than the men I date. I remodeled my house on my own, while my last boyfriend couldn’t even operate a drill.
