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.
A few weeks ago we noted the passing of Ronnie Spencer, lead singer with the 60s trio of The Ronettes, who gained fame with songs like “Be My Baby” and “Baby I Love You.” As a 21-year-old weekend disk jockey at KCJB radio in Minot, ND in 1964, I found myself crow
While listening on the radio to Ric Edelman – quite probably America’s most astute financial commentator – as I normally do for two hours each Sunday, I heard him stress, for what may have been the hundredth time, the importance of selecting a competent financial advisor if you desire to insure y
On a recent Friday night, I came across a forgotten film treasure on a PBS television outlet; it’s titled “The Misfits,” a 1961 jewel of a movie made under the direction of John Huston, with a screenplay by playwright Arthur Miller.
It’s been 17 years since Mickey Davies (Simon Rex) left the shores of Galveston, Texas for Southern California with the dream of becoming a star in Hollywood. His present dream is to find a place to stay back in his hometown.
We lost a Fourth Estate giant in Long Beach last week at the age of 71. Bill Pearl – publisher of lbreport.com – passed away Jan. 4 after battling esophageal cancer for more than two years.
A most impressive full page announcement, sponsored by the Wall Street Journal, appeared in their newspaper just two days before Thanksgiving. The full top half of the page is devoted to just six massive words: “Success Is Not a Solo Venture.”
“Reopening Night,” a documentary movie by filmmaker Rudy Valdez, gives an up close examination of the Public Theater’s 2021 summer reopening in New York City’s Central Park, subsequent to being shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter movement, which c
The cozy little alpine village of Oberweis has a welcome sign announcing one’s arrival to this remote area of Switzerland. What should be added to the sign, however, is the quote: “Lies heal and truths hurt.”
Nothing warms the cockles of my heart more than being home for Christmas, made popular in song by Bing Crosby in 1943, the year I was born. The lyrics were written with WWII soldiers in mind but rang true two decades later while I was serving in the U.S. Air Force far from home.
