Crazy busy this morning. Back soon.
WANT iPAD!
It ain’t going to save the newspaper biz, but it is going to change book publishing—in...
“While we were being driven away, I was trying to recognize something…”
Nina Montoya is a student in writer/teacher Dennis Danziger’s English class at Venice High...
Dear James O’Keefe, About Your J-School Application….
My dear Mr. O’Keefe, Your message explaining why you will miss your scheduled interview with...
Early Release: And Now a Word From the Fact-Based Universe….
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Here’s a video of CDCR’s Secretary Matthew...
The Great Inmate Release Debacle – Part 2
THE MEDIA’S MANUFACTURED CRISIS (HINT: FACT CHECKING IS YOUR FRIEND) Monday’s (and...
Tuesday Must Reads
LAPD OFFICERS CLEARED AFTER ATTORNEY ADMITS THAT VIDEO WAS PHONY The story below is about a video...
Oral Sex, Merriam-Webster and the Madness of School Districts
On Sunday, the LA Times reported that the Menifee Unified School District, a school district...
The Supremes, Free Speech & The Personhood of Corporations
As most of you know, on Thursday morning the US Supreme Court blasted aside a century old ban on...
A Coming Crime Wave? Nope. Don’t Think So.
On Thursday, the LAPPL—the LAPD’s union— vigorously protested the upcoming...
What He Said
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
And Speaking of History….
….a year ago today this was going on.
Can Ted Olson & David Boies Make History?
Margaret Talbot of the New Yorker Magazine has written the story that I hoped someone would write...
HAITI: When Reporters Become Part of the Story – UPDATED
In the cauldron of suffering and chaos that has been Haiti since the earthquake, some reporters...
The Filter: The Supremes, Prisons and Common Sense
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Okay, here’s this week’s segment of The Filter in...
On The Filter Tonight and Tomorrow Mid-Morning
We finally received the necessary brand-spanking new power pole in my Topanga neighborhood, and...
The Power of Falling Trees
in Topanga Canyon it is not a matter of if the power is going to go down in a rainstorm, but when...
Helping Haiti: Meryl Streep Gets it Right
When actress Meryl Streep talked about Haiti in her Golden Globes acceptance speech, she...