The saying “looks can be deceiving” is more pronounced in today’s real estate market than ever before. If we focus on apartment buildings, specifically the financing aspect of property acquisition, we notice that many properties listed on the market offer owner financing or the assumption of existin
Editor’s note: Part 1 of a 3 part series on torture SERE is the military acronym for Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape. SERE provides a peculiar corpus of life long skill sets for specialized military personnel [SEALS, pilots, Aircrewmen, special intel operators] to utilize conspicuous discernm
The surrealistic movie “Brazil” has a scene where the main character, Sam Lowry, is looking for a piece of information. He is sent to an office and when he asks his question, the condescending and slightly exasperated government official looks at him and states, “Oh, you want Information RETRIEVAL,
The common raven, the world’s largest crow, is one of the cleverest birds on the planet. One of 113 birds in a group called Corvids, its intelligent qualities are comparable to human beings and attributable to what ravens have learned from their parents.
<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.
The future Expo Light Rail terminal at Fourth Street and Colorado Avenue, Colorado streetscape, decking the Santa Monica Freeway, Civic Center open space and Downtown circulation element were all discussed at a Community Workshop last Monday evening.
Ealier this month, a contingent of some of pop music’s best entertainers assembled in Madison Square Garden to perform a tribute concert in celebration of Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday.
The good news about living in the “Information Age” is that just about everybody can express what is on his or her mind. In other eras, only writers wrote.
At first glance, surfing might seem like an inherently eco-friendly sport. Surfers paddle out and catch waves by sheer force of will and muscle. No need for fossil fuel-burning speed boats to get around.
The late Billy Wilder, a film genius, and an idol of mine, was responsible for some of Hollywood’s most memorable movies. As a writer, director or producer (occasionally, all three) Wilder’s credits include: “The Apartment,” “The Lost Weekend,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “Double Indemnity,” “Stalag 17,” “W
If you could have done something in 1996, why do it (again) in 2009? As Johnny Carson said about comedy, timing is everything. And Americans today seem ready for electric vehicles (EVs) of any and all types, even if the “new” foreign-made EV they’re driving had been done, and many say done better, b
It became gloriously apparent to me earlier this month that my self-esteem has never been in better shape. While staying with my family in New York, Mother Nature delivered either rain, humidity and/or gray skies the entire time (except the morning I left, of course).
