The 96th Academy Awards figured to be a coronation for “Barbie” — one of the biggest films of 2023. Instead, in the national tradition of disrespecting women, it took a backseat to “Oppenheimer.”
According to the Human Rights Watch, more than 96% of the water supply in Gaza is unable to be consumed by humans. People are sick, without healthcare and other basic needs. Palestinians and others in Gaza need your help. A ceasefire is…
I’m hardly a technology prude. I had rooftop solar long before door-to-door salespeople were hocking panels. I had a laptop with wireless internet ages before hotspots existed and mobile phones were flipped open (it was a thing in 1996, look it up). …
She didn’t know it at 15, but today’s Queen of Pop Taylor Swift is doing just as she wrote in her 2008 song “Fifteen.” She is literally dating the boy on the football team, just as she wrote in her lyrics 15…
In a few weeks, the Bay Area’s streets and storefronts again will be beset with card tables guarded by vested purveyors of one the most addictive of substances known to humanity: Girl Scout Cookies. As a “girl dad,” I’m an accomplice, box…
The new book “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will,” is noted by behavioral scientist Robert Sapolsky’s highly anticipated follow-up to “Behave: The Biology of Humans at our Best and Worst,” published in 2017. “Determined” read as a popularization of human…
On Nov. 30, 2023, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Santa Monica College’s Covid-19 mandates violated a student’s religious freedoms and right to privacy. College freshman Carter Sparks filed suit on Jan. 11, 2022,…
They say silence is golden. There are also times that silence can be toxic. On Nov. 15, the quiet of just-another-day at Las Positas was pierced by sirens in the 9 a.m. hour. Livermore Police and campus security cordoned off areas around…
This time we didn’t rent a car. The plan was to take the shuttle, reduce our carbon footprint and save a few bucks on vacation. But it also means no Target run for forgotten items. Instacart to the rescue. I’ve never used…
“Five Nights at Freddy’s,” or FNAF finally hit cinemas on Oct. 27, 2023 after almost a decade in production hell. FNAF went through three directors, two studios and two scripts in this film adaptation of the insanely popular indie horror game. For…