Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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On Christmas Day in 1914, British and German troops emerged from the trenches of World War I as weeks of bad weather cleared and called a truce. It was spontaneous and not approved by any higher-ups, but many soldiers on both sides ended up taking part. Soccer games were played between the British and German troops before they returned to their respective sides at dusk and continued fighting. The Christmas Truce, as it is known today, is for many an illustration of the power C...
Heading into the last official weekend of summer and getting ready for fall y'all! There are so many fun options for things to do this weekend: LOCAL EVENTS in and around Santa Monica: Santa Monica's 'Secret Story tour' Digital Interactive Experience at the Santa Monica Pier - Anytime OPEN MAIN STREET in Santa Monica on Saturday and Sunday Downtown Santa Monica Inc. hosts "Self-Care Saturdays" on the Third Street Promenade - Free workouts every Saturday in September Venice...
Last week, in honor of the beginning of Halloween month, we featured a few fascinating facts about the flashy black felines that have become icons of the holiday. This week, we're dishing out a sweet celebration of Salem and Bastet's counterparts -- orange, or ginger, cats. While they may have less of an association with Hallow's Eve, ginger kitties fit right in amongst a pumpkin patch, and their striped leggings recall cartoon and film witches, from the Wicked Witch of the...
Since the broadcast of the Oprah interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, speculations have abounded as to the identity of the senior royal family member who allegedly had expressed concerns about the skin color of Queen Elizabeth's multiracial great-grandchildren. The answer to the heavy question discussed around the globe might have been finally revealed by Lady Colin Campbell. Also known as Lady C, she is a British socialite and television and radio personality who ha...
Since I had my first job at age 17, I always prefer to have Sundays and Mondays as my days off from work. It's a calm day so far. No prison staff vexing the population. Most guards prefer to do their jobs by simply being present and allowing the prison population to run itself, which it does, unless something unusual happens. So, officers do not like when they are made to unnecessarily search or do sweeps with no clear valid reasoning. The best way to pass time in prison,...
Prince Harry and former actress Meghan Markle - The Duchess of Sussex, announced yesterday they are taking their own path, a road less travelled by a leading Royal since Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson, and look how that turned out! The news has left a country and the world's leading monarchy in shock. Or has it? Was this the long term goal? Will the outcome be the one the ‘Royal’ pair seek out? In their statement which read, 'After many months of reflection and internal dis...
London (dpa) - US President Donald Trump and his family enjoyed a royal banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at London's Buckingham Palace late Monday, ahead of large protests against his three-day visit expected on Tuesday. "The Queen and the entire royal family have been fantastic," Trump tweeted after meeting the British monarch and most senior royals during a formal welcome ceremony and a private lunch at the palace earlier in the day. Prince Charles, the Queen's eldest so...
As a British ex-pat I am going to go all out here and place my bet, faith, journalistic research and good ole British sources and wager that HRH Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have already welcomed a beautiful son. There it is, I said it. And here is why. Firstly, let us look at the dates leading up to this much anticipated arrival. Markle's engagement to Prince Harry was announced on November 27, 2017, by Clarence House and Kensington Palace. Markle announced that...
The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and the fabulous Meghan Markle will go down as one of THE glamour events of our lifetime. AND- it will be THE LAST Great Royal Wedding of our lifetime. A true spectacle of passion and pizazz, fashion, fame, fairy tale and fortune. This book takes you into the middle of all the glitz, style, star power, romance and fantasy of May 19th, 2018 that was witnessed by the entire world. From the excitement, drama and preparation as the day drew near,...
Donald Trump and his family have appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. Of course there is The Apprentice , a reality TV show. In addition he did a cameo in Home Alone II, and also appeared in fresh Prince of Bel Air with his wife at the time, Ivana. #TrumpExplainsMoviePlots is trending on Twitter. Here are 140 character summaries of movies. Can you guess which movies these reference? 1. The Lovely Bones: I'll Save you some time. She's Dead, folks. Dead as a doornail....
Fans of the stage musical, and those who have heard of but never seen the wonder that is Stephen Sondheim, are in for a special holiday treat come Christmas Day as all tied up with a big red bow, er, cape, is Sondheim's acclaimed and long-running INTO THE WOODS which finally arrives on the big screen in this stunning adaptation written by stage scribe James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim and directed by Rob Marshall. What big eyes you'll have as you watch the magic of this fairyt...
It's a big weekend at the Los Angeles area box office with an eclectic group of indie gems shining brightly amidst some lingering tentpoles and expanding winners like "Snowpiercer" and "Deliver Us From Evil". Joining them is the dawn of a new era of "dirty apes", one of my "Must See" films of LAFF last month "Land Ho!" while glistening brightly is Jason Momoa's directorial debut in the beautifully filmed "Road to Paloma" and the adorably quirky "Audrey". But given this is...
