One stark reality of climate change is drought. It is deadly and history reminds us that it annihilated powerful civilizations including: Akkadian, Moche, Tiwaniku, Mayan, and Pueblo peoples.
“How lucky it is for rulers,” Adolf Hitler once said, “that men cannot think.” The horrors that followed in Nazi Germany might have been easier to explain if Hitler had been right.
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series on school finances. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is drowning in a sea of red ink.
Most of us have learned to be very careful when we’re online. We don’t give out our Social Security number or any private information that we don’t want others knowing.
Dear Rachel, A week ago, I was on a great date, or so I thought. We dined at a romantic restaurant, we enjoyed some stimulating conversation back at his place, we shared a kiss on his couch, and then … he exposed himself! I don’t know if his fly was made of Velcro or what, but one moment he was clot
Last week, the Supreme Court, the same body that saw fit to select George W. Bush as president in 2000, issued a ruling allowing corporations to contribute unlimited funds to political campaigns.
As I’ve done after every episode for the past four seasons, when “Big Love” ended on Sunday night I yelled downstairs to my husband Rick, “Thanks for making me your only wife!” “Big Love” is the most tremendous show on television, not for its deliciously complex story lines as much as the weekly rem
Dear New Shrink, A friend of mine recently got engaged and I just received an invitation to their engagement party. This is the first engagement party I have been invited to and I’m not sure what the proper etiquette is.
I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address live. Instead, I’ll record the PBS broadcast and check it out after I fire up the season finale of “Lost.
While sitting on a wooden chair in front of a typewriter to keep big brother from seeing what I am typing, with an aluminum foil hat on my head to keep out mind control waves, I’ll take a moment to share my secret knowledge of conspiracies.
Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks — Rusty, Richard and Sydney — from the canals of Venice who are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of global warming and the importance of practicing sustainability, all while surfing the most gnarly waves possible.
Ants and human beings have much in common, including that both species have globally conquered the planet. We are both highly socialized creatures, agriculturists and ruthless in warfare.
