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.
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.
SIGNS OF THE TIMESFor those of you who remember how banks operated in the past, you may recall maintaining a passbook savings, or perhaps a money market account. You’d deposit funds into the account from time to time and, on a regular basis, receive interest income.
According to Henry David Thoreau, “Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.” So I’m going to make a rule that I should pay better attention to the comments I make in this column.
If you liked the film Deadpool, you’re going to love Venom! The stories are not alike, but the spirits of creativity, invention, ingenuity and a flair for humor make these films very similar.
There’s a dead uncle, his niece is accused of ruthlessly stabbing him to death. Out of a dozen jurors, only one — also a young female, who happens to be an aspiring actress — is the holdout.
Welcome to the world of investment. From the beginning of human civilization, dating back to 8,000 B.C. or thereabouts, as the last of the glaciers receded and the climate approached what it is today, we Homo sapiens began to fashion our lives with an eye to the future.
The four Long Beach City Council Members who walked out of the council chamber Oct. 23 before casting votes on a hotel safety ordinance – the second time in six weeks the four abandoned their duties – may have violated a city municipal code.
