Opinion

LB Lesbian and Gay Pride President & Partner Being Sued for Election Fraud

Published by admin on Thu, 12/20/2018 - 3:31pm

Alexa Castanon (“Castanon”), who was surprisingly voted out of Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride, Inc.

Theater Review 'A Christmas Carol'

Published by admin on Thu, 12/20/2018 - 2:41pm

The enduring story of “A Christmas Carol” began as a novella by Englishman Charles Dickens.

Movie Review: 'The Green Book'

Published by admin on Thu, 12/20/2018 - 2:39pm

“You can do better,” says the colored man to the white man. The white man replies to the colored man, “you can be better.” The colored man is Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a classical  pianist about to embark on an eight-week concert tour of the deep South.

Student Achievement by Contrivance

Published by admin on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 3:39pm

For those of us who scour the more obscure sections of the Internet, there are unexpected revelations. It’s unlikely many people know that on Dec.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 3:37pm

Long Beach’s new fire chief, Xavier Espino, was a recent guest speaker at a Rotary Club of Long Beach luncheon aboard the Queen Mary and updated attendees on activities at the LBFD.

Movie Review: 'Viper Club'

Published by admin on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 3:14pm

She is a loving mother, caring hospital nurse and a victim of significant powers that are way beyond her control – the CIA, US State Department and ISIS. Working in a hospital emergency room in a New York City suburb, the life of Helen (Susan Sarandon) is turbulent.

Theater Review: 'Cost of Living'

Published by admin on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 3:12pm

What is the cost of living? Perhaps it would be cheaper, less of a toll anyway, to choose other options, instead of bearing the steep tax that life sometimes imposes, often unexpectedly.

Tormenting the Payday Lender

Published by admin on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 4:34pm

Of the numerous articles I’ve written these past years, I’ve expressed many a point of view. If I encounter a dispute, I normally favor one side or the other, for it’s seldom when both sides can be equally right or wrong.

Theater Review: 'Bus Stop'

Published by admin on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 4:17pm

The setting for William Inge’s 1955 play, “Bus Stop,” is a roadside diner 25 miles outside Kansas City, Kansas. A treacherous snowstorm has blanketed the thoroughfares, preventing all highway travel — halting the bus on which four passengers are being transported westward.

Movie Review: 'Hunter Killer'

Published by admin on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 4:15pm

Where do one’s loyalties lie – with family, friends, colleagues, country or comrades in arms? The decision depends mainly on the circumstances of the persons being loyal and to whom they are directing their loyalty.

Beachcomber

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