A most impressive half-page advertisement appeared in the Los Angeles Times a few days ago. Alongside the photo of Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, a highly regarded Hispanic representing California’s 32nd District since 1999, is her statement concerning the U.S.
“A Bastard Immigrant, son of a whore” – this is the unflattering but accurate description of one of this country’s most brilliant founders, Alexander Hamilton, who became the nation’s first secretary of the treasury and designed the country’s banking system..
The lure of the warm sandy beaches of Australia is too much for Ugyen Dorji (Sherab Tjorji) to resist any longer, he has to leave Thimphu, Bhutan and move there. Before applying for a visa he must consult with his boss.
Whenever a subject of interest turns into a frenzy, as with global warming or the electric car craze, you may presume the persons and organizations advocating the fanaticism will develop ways of profiting in some fashion from their activities.
“We Need to Talk About Cosby” is a four-part docuseries directed by W. Kamau Bell (who also proves to be a probing and effective interviewer); it’s currently streaming on Showtime.
The dark Range Rover moves slowly into the nearly empty parking lot of a supermarket and is parked well away from the only other vehicle in the lot. Chris Decker (Cameron Monaghan) steps from the car, locks the door and drops the keys into his pocket.
The adage “change is inevitable” is prominent in the newspaper business as it is in life. On Jan. 4 cancer claimed reporter Bill Pearl, who founded lbreport.com in August 2000, one month after we started publishing the Beachcomber.
It’ too easy to characterize women performers as sex objects rather than talented, charismatic people. Handsome men – such as Clark Gable, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Tom Selleck, Brad Pitt, etc. – aren’t plagued by the same sort of acclaim as their female counter-personas.
Inmates in Iranian prisons are allowed to petition for a brief leave from their sentence to return to the outside world. Rahim Soltani (Amir Jadidi), incarcerated for an unpaid debt, has done just that.
