“The Children’s and Household Tales” was the original title that Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm bestowed upon the 1812 publication of their collection of fairy tales, which is now known as the “Grimms’ Fairy Tales.”
The phone call from Sweden arrives in the middle of the night. Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and Joan (Glenn Close) Castleman are snuggled in their bed when they are awakened by the ringing; Joe answers.
On Sept. 7, 2018, the jury in the case of Thomas Gonzales v. City of Long Beach delivered a strong, clear message to our community – that police misconduct cannot continue and must be properly addressed.
Last week we broke an online story about the LBPD’s use of TigerText, a communications app used within the top ranks that would delete messages after five days and potentially destroy evidence for use in court cases.
An article by the noted award-winning columnist David Whiting recently appeared Online, featuring a sampling of the views of Southern California residents on the matter of prearranged suicide.
Given the dismal quality of history education these days, and the even more dismal state of discourse on this subject beyond pop trivia, it is likely most people will commemorate the end of World War One by going to the mall for a “Veterans’ Day Sale” as if that was all 12 million dead in cheese
“My candle burns at both ends,” from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s 1920 Poem, “First Fig,” is an apt metaphor for the short lightingbolt life of Janis Joplin. Born in 1943, she died of a heroin overdose in 1970 at the age of 27.
Wrong turns often teach us the right way – sometimes quickly found and requiring only a few steps. Or, the wrong turn may be a grievous error requiring many months or even years to correct and the taking of many steps – sometimes as many as twelve.
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution” – Abraham Lincoln
