Two days ago marked the 10th anniversary of George W. Bush's landing of a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and giving his televised "Mission
Recently there have been two letters to the editor published in the Daily Press which bemoaned rent control. One was from Helen McRoskey, a Santa Monica resident who apparently is
After last week's column, "My run-in with Redford," I received more e-mails than ever as the subject seemed to strike a chord. So I thought I&
Robert Redford's latest movie, "The Company You Keep," is a political action thriller which is getting rave reviews. I've recently concluded Redford may be
Santa Monica has long been a home to the television and film industries. Not only do many in the business live here, but our picturesque city is often used for
As the Supreme Court deliberates marriage equality, it's clear that we are living in historic times.
In 2008, we elected the first African-American president and in 2016, if
While it was unfortunately based on lies, this past week marked the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War. (Or, as I refer to it "the worst foreign policy decision
Last August, I wrote a column about the right wing's war on women entitled "Todd Akin is a legitimate Idiot," taking off on his absurd notion
This week I had intended to write about the devastating and unnecessary sequester that has Washington, D.C. gridlocked, but another event has forced me to take a temporary detour.
For the past six days I've been in bed with the flu. I've consumed so much chicken soup I worry I'm going to grow
With the Oscars only 48 hours away, I'm reminded that my neighbor of 25 years, Seymour Cassel, once received an Academy nomination. In 1969, in only his third
Los Angeles is a city generally known more for outrageous fads than its reverence for tradition. (Think hula hoops and mini-skirts.) And yet this summer would have marked the 87th
