Opinion

Review: 'The Lion in Winter'

Published by admin on Thu, 11/21/2019 - 4:22pm

James Goldman’s stage play, “The Lion in Winter,” has had many an incarnation since it came under the bright lights of Broadway in 1966. That production won a Tony Award for Rosemary Harris, who portrayed Eleanor of Aquitaine opposite Robert Preston’s King Henry II of England.

Movie Review: 'The King Maker'

Published by admin on Thu, 11/21/2019 - 4:20pm

She is still very much alive and scheming. Imelda Marcos may be in her early 90s but remains alert enough to fuss over her hair, worry that her “tummy” looks too big for the camera and feel love and compassion for her Philippine people.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 3:16pm

Tuesday’s election results show that D. Joseph Morissette garnered 43 percent of the 9,814 votes in the mayor’s race. That name and contest may not be familiar to 99 percent of our readers, but Joe is well-known in Chicopee, Mass. and – most importantly – is my 55-year-old nephew.

The Fallacy of Rent Control

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 3:12pm

With California Governor Gavin Newsom’s October 8, 2019, approval of Assembly Bill 1482, the state’s residential landlords will, for the first time, be enjoined from raising rents by more than a stipulated amount.

Theater Review: 'Hair'

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 2:59pm

“Hair” became among the most controversial stage productions of the 20th century. Referred to as a rock musical—with a book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, and with music by Galt McDermot—“Hair” premiered at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater in October of 1967.

Movie Review: 'Blanco En Blanco

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 2:57pm

Across the forbidding icy-blue landscape a small group of men struggle to reach an isolated dwelling somewhere in Terra del Fuego (Fucco), Chile. Inclement weather conditions make their progress painfully slow, but eventually the men reach their destination.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 10/24/2019 - 3:22pm

Last week we attended a kick-off event for the Long Beach Reform Coalition, which is supporting two City Council candidates in the March 3, 2020 election: Robert Fox (running in Council District 2) and Juan Ovalle (running in Council District 8), Their goal is to clean up the corruption currently

How to Be a Real Estate Tycoon

Published by admin on Thu, 10/24/2019 - 3:05pm

Fellow apartment investors – and aspiring apartment investors – let me share some advice with you. The pathway to profitability in multi-family residential investment isn’t necessarily the standard exhortation to buy in elegant areas and rent to the elite. Eh, you want to know why not?

Theater Review: 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill'

Published by admin on Thu, 10/24/2019 - 2:46pm

Tragedy and talent often seem intertwined; examples – such as Judy Garland, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Jimmy Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse – abound, but nowhere is the intersection of songstress and sadness more evident than in the life of Bill

Movie Review: 'After the Wedding'

Published by admin on Thu, 10/24/2019 - 2:43pm

Past events can unexpectedly have a greater influence on the future than those that are taking place in the present. Isabel (Michelle Williams), manager of an orphanage in Kolkata, India, leads a happy, rewarding life serving the needs of the hundreds of children in her school.

Beachcomber

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