By Néstor CASTIGLIONE The age of automation is upon us – or so an endless array of utopian technological theologians and despairing neo-Luddites would have us believe. They say that the storm is coming and coming at us fast; a deluge of epochal proportions that will sweep away millenia-old concepts of “work” and may possibly […]
By Charly SHELTON Each year, Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park hosts several events to offer something new to their guests each time they visit. At Christmas, it has a holiday celebration. Over the summer, Ghost Town Alive! brings the Wild West to life. At Halloween, Knott’s Scary Farm is a must for fans of […]
By Charly SHELTON “Ego Patricius peccator rusticissimus et minimus omnium fidelum” (“My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers.”) It is through these words, his own words, that we come to know St. Patrick. This is the opening line of his Confessio, written in the […]
By Charly SHELTON Artist Barbara Carrasco was commissioned to paint a mural to celebrate the bicentennial of Los Angeles in 1981. Her 80-foot-long panoramic mural, entitled “LA History: The Mexican Perspective,” featured the best the city has to offer – the beautiful missions, Angel’s Flight, Hollywood, etc. – as well as the worst moments of […]
By Charly SHELTON The new Animation Studio Store recently opened at Universal Studios Hollywood as a central location to find souvenirs of favorite animated characters from Dreamworks and Illumination Entertainment pictures. Joining the Minions, Po the Panda, Shrek, Toothless, Cat in the Hat, Homer Simpson, Woody Woodpecker, E.T., Spongebob and Scooby Doo comes a new […]
By Susan JAMES Toned, tan and ready to kick butt, the lead character in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” swings into action in a new adventure targeted at the video games demographic. Stop me if you’ve heard this, but a young girl, heir to a fabulous fortune, has lost her father in a way no one […]
By Charly SHELTON As a travel writer, I’ve seen a lot of different locales and experienced vacations in many different ways. The laid back, pampered opulence of California’s central coast, the hustle and bustle of big cities like London, the countryside hospitality of Donegal, the unbroken movement and friendly faces along Route 66, the adventure […]
By Susan JAMES Disney’s next great fantasy adventure, “A Wrinkle in Time,” is being released on the heels of its Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther.” Like its boffo box office predecessor, the film is gorgeous to look at but, unlike the important cultural shift signaled by “Black Panther,” beneath this movie’s scenery there isn’t much there. […]
By Charly SHELTON A storefront recently opened on Brand Boulevard across from the Americana at Brand, in the old Masonic building area near Shake Shack, Philz Coffee and Mainland Poke. And while many will notice it as new, the name – Warby Parker – gives little away as to what it sells. It could be […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Here are some of the shows running in our local theatres this month: “Big Shot” unfolds on the eve of what could be a giant break for two aspiring writers — a face-to-face meeting with one of Hollywood’s heaviest-hitting producers. As the clock […]