Last week I finally fulfilled one of my old childhood fantasies: I broke a bone. My pinky toe had an unfortunate encounter with a wall and, upon impact, popped.
One reason I love living in Santa Monica is we basically have no street crime. Instead of petty crooks, we have uniformed officers who usually combine an overwhelming show of force with a surprisingly personal touch on their stops and calls.
Gadget: Solar Hybrid Light. The Solar Hybrid Flashlight is likely the best flashlight out there for the sole reason that it is solar powered. Usually, by the time I need a flashlight, the batteries inside are dead.
Wow! Where to begin? The economy? Since the February installation of a $787 billion supercharger, America has been hurtling down the Hope and Change superhighway at the blinding speed of road kill.
<i>Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks 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.
For thousands of years the first peoples of Earth have known the importance of respecting all living things. There is a natural cure for every ailment that afflicts humankind; the caveat is that we must not continue to dismantle all the wild ecosystems.
Summer is in full swing, the tourists are here and far from their home, but some things just don’t change. I was walking through the lobby of the Loews Hotel on Ocean Avenue, and passed a family from France, mother, father, daughter and teenage boy.
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two part series. The Southern California branch of the American Civil Liberties Union recently filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against City Hall and the Santa Monica Police Department for violating the constitutional rights of chronically homeless people by arre
Critics who refer to President Obama’s proposed public health plan as socialism have got it all wrong. The menace we face is not a result of the introduction of socialist ideals but the triumph of corporatism — that is, the corporate state wedded to the government.
Dating is hard. Multiply that level of difficulty by 100 and you find yourself dating in L.A. — the entertainment capital of the world. With the daily influx of beautiful, artistic, ambitious, career-oriented people, it’s no surprise that meaningful relationships can fall to the bottom of one’s to-d
It had to happen. In the last several years, Americans have spent more and more money on luxuries — for pets. We’ve seen the arrival of gourmet foods for pets, hotels for pets, and even bikinis for pets.
President Obama has repeatedly called for Americans to participate in community service. We salute those who selflessly contribute their time, abilities and money to help those who are less fortunate.
