This week I’m determined not to write about heart attacks, politics or the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, which, unless the weather changes, will feel like the middle of summer.
The Daily Press can sympathize with City Council members who had to make the difficult decision of awarding five franchises to taxi companies, abolishing Santa Monica’s open-market system that created an overabundance of cabs that clogged Downtown streets, increasing our community’s carbon footprint
Everybody loves Therese Marie, the sweet little old lady who is “The Little Flower of East Orange.” So how come her kids are so screwed up? Therese Marie, a vibrantly kvetchy Melanie Jones, is the narcissistic center of her own world in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ eponymous play now having its West Coast
It’s not as if I plan on taking credit for the number of shiny gold trophies that the film “127 Hours” seems poised to win come awards season, but I feel I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my admittedly minor, although not necessarily insignificant, connection to the 162nd hour (give or take) of the
Dear New Shrink, I keep reading about sexual addiction and it is really bothering me. I now am wondering if my boyfriend has it. He has had two affairs since we started seeing each other.
Do you really believe that high school football programs are beneficial for most children? Today the number of seats available for your child at a university are shrinking rapidly, and the time when “C’s get degrees” is over.
California is circling the drain and the news keeps getting worse. With unemployment at 12.4 percent — 2,269,948 people without jobs — it should come as no surprise that the state is upside down in its unemployment insurance fund.
I’m shocked at how fast this year has flown by. It seems like just last month I was writing about Thanksgiving, and here it is again! It may seem like I’m pushing it by writing about the holiday, which is still 10 days away, but here’s the reason.
Recent research from the University of London shows that a bumblebee’s tiny brain is able to solve complex mathematical problems giving further credence to why Mayan shamans revered bees and their intelligence.
It seems that a political activist can never escape political causes. I was in London, England, Halloween week — my first visit after nearly nine years.
Q: My friend was Christmas shopping last year near the Third Street Promenade. He thinks he was pick-pocketed as he couldn’t find his wallet when he finally decided to buy something.
There is a new word that has entered our vocabulary in the past couple of years. It’s “apps.” (This should not be confused with the word, “naps,” which I find much more useful).
