Laughing Matters

Two types of people in Los Angels could identify with the newly released DVD, the romantic comedy, “Kissing Cousins:” those...

These are grim times my friends. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on, the economy is in the worst...

One irony of the town hall health care debates was that they weren’t debates, they were shouting matches. In New...

As a boy, my favorite aunt was named Amelia. I didn’t have grandparents and Amelia didn’t have kids. Consequently, she...

Newton Minow, the oft-critical former FCC chairman, delivered a courageous speech in 1961 to the National Association of Broadcasters, referring...

Today is the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept, 11, 2001. It feels like five years at most....

As I write this, Los Angeles is surrounded by wildfires, there’s a Category 4 hurricane headed our way, mudslides may...

Borrowing from John Steinbeck, who borrowed it from Shakespeare, it’s been the summer of my discontent. Even the weather. Until...

In January the City Council banned smoking from common areas of apartment buildings and condominiums throughout Santa Monica. The law...

One indicator that your life may be a bit dull is when your dog has more activities than you do....