We first met Nina Montoya when she was a senior at Venice High School where, in English teacher...
American Voices
Notes from the LAT 2010 Book Prizes
DAVE EGGERS’ PRIZES AND QUIRKS ON LAT BOOK PRIZE NIGHT As most of you know, the LA Times...
Threats to South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone
South Park’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have receive death threats based on...
Getting Greg Boyle’s “Tattoos”….to the Page
As you know, Father Greg Boyle’s wonderful first book “Tattoos on the Heart,” has...
An LA Reporter’s War Stories
My good pal, Marc Cooper, has had the excellent idea of weaving the war stories of his younger...
The Amazing Temple Grandin – UPDATED
HBO has a new movie for television debuting this weekend. It is a bio pic of sorts based on the...