Laughing Matters

There’s so much bad news in the world these days it’s no wonder there’s a malaise in the air. (Not...

Frank McCourt, the Dodgers owner, hopefully only temporarily, is the most reviled man in Los Angeles. (A title formerly held...

Readers often e-mail (and I’m paraphrasing), “How do you come up with new ideas every week?” I generally assume that...

Congress and the president may have resolved the debt crisis but to me it’s the same old, same old, only...

A few mornings ago I woke up to my clock radio announcing that our national nightmare was over. At long...

As a boy I loved almost all sports — but not tennis. The game seemed too “country clubish” for me....

In a matter of hours we will all be facing “Carmageddon,” the shutting down of Interstate 405 between the 10...

Monday was Independence Day but some political fireworks exploded the day before. That’s when Sen. John McCain blasted President Barack...

Among the reasons Santa Monica is famous worldwide may be due to the many celebrities who live here. Or, at...

Fireworks in L.A. may come a few days early this year. Instead of July 4, ours could begin July 1....