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Remember “The Graduate,” when Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) is told that there is just one word he needs to know: “Plastics”? I honestly believe... Read more →
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WRITING WITH ONE HAND For the past 5 weeks, I’ve become housebound, thanks to a broken left arm that won’t allow me to put proper clothing on... Read more →
Culture Watch: Who Needs Libraries? We do!
This cartoon by Chris Obrion went viral on social media in 2015 when the Library Journal posted it to its Facebook page. Although originally created... Read more →
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THIS WEEK AT THE BROAD STAGE Two Broad Stage productions caught my attention this week: “Small Mouth Sounds” on the main stage and... Read more →
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BUSTED-DOWN FORD AND PLATFORM HEELS Sometimes life is defined by a single incident. And when that incident is tragic, things change abruptly.... Read more →
Giving Voice To Local History (Part 2)
At lunch with his wife Katherine (Kat), our mutual friend Ted Bonnitt, who brought us together, and me, Noel Blanc was doing what he does... Read more →
GIVING VOICE TO LOCAL HISTORY (Part 1)
CULTURE WATCH Dec. 21, 2017 By Sarah A. Spitz Noel Blanc once blow-dried the athletic field at Santa Monica College. With his jet... Read more →
Misses and Hits
CULTURE WATCH By Sarah A. Spitz Misses and Hits OK, call me the Grinch. “Something Rotten” at the Ahmanson Theatre just did not float my... Read more →
GIVING THANKS FOR SPAMILTON
Culture Watch By Sarah A. Spitz GIVING THANKS FOR SPAMILTON Need a laugh? Head to the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City for Spamilton.... Read more →
Rants and Raves
Culture Watch By Sarah A. Spitz First the rant. Everything that can be said has been said about “Hamilton” and Yayoi Kusama:... Read more →
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By Sarah A. Spitz Turn Him Loose Joe Morton IS Dick Gregory. Watching him in “Turn Me Loose” all you’ll see is Dick Gregory…ok, minus the... Read more →
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By Sarah A. Spitz October 26, 2017 In The Grain: Growing A Movement At the end of the second annual Gourmandise Grain Conference (Sep.... Read more →
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CULTURE WATCH By Sarah A. Spitz Michael’s: Timeless and Contemporary Michael’s Restaurant has achieved the nearly impossible: after 38... Read more →
WASTED! The Story Of Food Waste
Downtown WASTED! The Story Of Food Waste WASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food.... Read more →
Grainiacs Gather In Santa Monica
Grainiacs Gather In Santa Monica by Sarah A. Spitz Special to Santa Monica Daily Press Southern California farmers, millers, chefs, pastry... Read more →
