There is a new contagion sweeping across America, more deadly than the COVID-19 virus released by our collapsing environment and even more dangerous than the world-wide economic collapse triggered by the pandemic.
Club Kid meets Serious Stud. The normally blithely unconcerned Danny, is not so today. Frustrated, he breaks his mobile phone and throws the pieces on the ground at his feet. They also land at the feet of the very enigmatic Alex, who happens to be jogging by on his morning run.
As I read the numerous comments about the recent civil unrest, I did not share the perspective of several writers. What I saw was two, distinct types of lawlessness that were being addressed by the police with the same, weak tactics.
There’s no way I can claim originality for the title of this article … though its unlikely many of you readers will recognize its source. To do so, you must go back in time a full 100 years.
Ten years ago, California’s annual state budget was $90 billion. In only 10 years it has grown to $222.2 billion, with an expected shortfall of $54 billion. This projected tax receipts shortfall was before the COVID shutdown. The aftermath may double the estimated shortfall to $100 billion.
Bill Irwin, the two-time Tony Award-winning actor (“Fool Moon,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) and accomplished clown performer, has adjusted his live audience art form to the era of the 21st century pandemic. How?
Staring at nothing, she lies on a plain white bed in a mental hospital in Berlin, Germany. In her more lucid moments, she claims to be Anastasia Romanov, youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra of Russia.
It happens to many people around the time you turn 40 years old. When you are reading the morning newspaper the text suddenly gets fuzzy. Time for reading glasses.
The headline in the Orange County Register couldn’t be clearer: “California Starts Reopening Today.” The following sub-headline was somewhat less clear: “Back to limited business: Strict rules accompany easing of state orders.”