I’ve heard the expressions “crap flows down hill” and “good cop/bad cop” thousands of times, but I never understood them until last week. Oddly, it was the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System who brought those phrases into focus at the monthly meeting on the progress of the decade-long c
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson and his outburst during our president’s address to a joint session of Congress last week.
Seven years ago, I made the decision to leave New York City for Los Angeles. I had never been to Southern California before, but I’d just put the finishing touches on a brilliantly sharp and grabby script complete with compelling characters, smart dialogue and a brand-spanking new approach to tradit
For the past two years, my roommate and I have shared a two-bedroom apartment on a nice, quiet block in Mid-City. A few weeks ago, he told me he’d be moving out.
In January of 1994, then-Attorney General Janet Reno named a special counsel to investigate Bill and Hillary Clinton’s involvement in a failed real estate deal known as “Whitewater.
There is a huge difference between a “celebrity” and a “star.” With the exception of the adult movie business, you have to have talent demonstrated through a body of work to be considered a star.
Growing up in Boston, you basically learn about Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children in school. Anyone from Massachusetts will tell you that public service is the Kennedy family business — and we all know about the sons who gave their lives to and for their country.
It was the end of the summer of 2003 and I had just moved to San Francisco from New York. I remember thinking how weird it was to wade through dozens of people collecting signatures on my way into and out of the supermarket every day, but I figured I’d act like a New Yorker and just ignore them.
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.
Sixty years ago, a union organizer named Walter Reuther changed America forever when he negotiated employer-funded pensions and health care for UAW workers at Chrysler and GM.
If some guy had told me six years ago that Arnold Schwarzenegger the movie star would be governor, I wouldn’t have believed it, partly because I don’t think he can be taken seriously in the role of a politician.
I respect good use of the written or spoken word, and I admire people who effectively utilize both. So I have nothing but contempt for people like pollster Frank Luntz who manipulate words to produce a desired emotion in targeted voters — and why I loathe Newsweek and Washington Post columnist Micha
