Twenty-four hours. That’s all the time it took for Patti Murin to audition and win the lead role of Emma Woodhouse in The Old Globe’s musical stage production of Jane Austen’s Emma. When the New York City-based actress auditioned for the role last October, she never expected to be cast so quickly. Finding the right…
One thing that I have gained doing this weekly column is the terrific insight to parenting I’ve received from interviewing so many gay and lesbian parents. I can only hope that some of their wisdom rubs off on me and increases my chances of being a better parent. I’ve also found it interesting that a…
Carolus Linnaeus once said, “Nature does not proceed by leaps and bounds.” Neither does politics, though to those who only follow state and local elections, it can seem to. In reality, the ground work for the big happenings in even numbered years is laid at the local level in off years like 2011. Engaging in…
About halfway through the excellent indie fish-out-of-water comedy Cedar Rapids, Tim (Ed Helms) is sitting on a bench by the Iowa River with his new friend Joan (Anne Heche), who he has just met at the insurance convention they are both attending. Tim explains why he thinks being an insurance agent is such noble work….
Carolyn Bowahy, Broker-associate at ARG Abbott Realty Group, just scored a major plum for a University Heights client. Her listing was chosen as the show’s San Diego remodel spotlight and hosts Tanya Memme and Roger Hazard will work their magic before our very eyes. Rehab will be complete in time for a public open house…
The set of The Golden Girls was a same-sex co-opt home for seniors. Of course Rose, Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and their loyal fans never called it that, but in essence, it was. Inside this typical, suburban house in Miami, four senior citizens, without life partners, put their money together and lived their days surrounded by…
Well, I’m off to Connecticut for five days and I hear a bad storm is on its way. So maybe you’ll be lucky and I’ll be stuck back east! San Diego LGBT veterans wall of honor to be established! In honor of San Diego County military veterans who have served our nation proudly, the Lambda…
Thursday, Feb. 17 Thursday, Feb. 17 Hot off the Broadway stage San Diego Repertory Theatre presents Superior Donuts, a hilarious and soulful new comedy from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning author of August: Osage County. Pony-tailed, ex-60s radical Arthur Przybyszewski is the owner of a struggling, run-down donut shop in uptown Chicago. His shop…
I usually reserve this recipe for my annual Easter Brunch, but present it here because it fits the bill so well. You will want to use the freshest berries in the market. For the pastry cream: 3 cups of milk 12 large eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2…
