I am not ashamed to say that I cry easily. I can dissolve into tears while listening to an NPR story about school reform, a play about climate change or while watching a bad TV show kill off a character that I only kind of liked. Yes, tears streamed down my face during that Glee…
dvr this On demand on Netflix The second season of Netflix’s breakout hit dramatic comedy about a women’s prison debuted last week, and I binged on all thirteen episodes in one sitting. The second season is better than the first. By focusing less on annoyingly entitled blonde goody good Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), and much…
SAN DIEGO – Following up three successful albums of pop covers and originals, Chris Hassett brings his warm baritone and impeccable interpretive style to twelve standards for his fourth album, Just in Time. Having delighted local Southern California audiences with live performances since the 1980s, Hassett began his recording projects just four years ago and…
Turn left. You used to need a map to know that info, but these days, a voice from a screen tells you where to go on your trip. It’s easy and fairly reliable, so who would want to go back to wrestling with a map, or wondering if turning left was right? No, you haven’t…
Mayors, police chiefs, etc. have had special advisory boards that have included Latinos, women, veterans, African Americans etc. and only a couple of decades ago did public officials add LGBT advisory boards to that list. These citizens’ advisory boards play an important role in keeping the public officially informed and more understanding of the diverse…
dvd of the week The Lego Movie could be the greatest advertisement ever made. I couldn’t prevent myself from buying Legos after seeing it. But it’s a great movie in and of itself, brilliantly animated, extremely funny and surprisingly emotional affecting. Emmet (Chris Pratt) is a construction worker in a city that runs with clockwork…
Scientists rarely get to create their own facts. Politicians do. Say something enough times, and people start to think it’s true. Like the idea that last Tuesday’s primary was a great night for San Diego Republicans. Sorry, but I respectfully disagree. Let’s start with the numbers. In Congressional primaries, Republicans lost 3:2. They are happy…
In addition to the beautiful beaches, hiking paths, museums and the prominent San Diego Zoo there are numerous must-go festivals that occur in San Diego throughout the year. We had the pleasure to attend two of these events this past week, The San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival and the Lipinsky Jewish Arts Festival. The 13th…
thursday, june 12 San Diego County Fair The 2014 San Diego County Fair begins Saturday, June 7 through Sunday, July 6 (closed Mondays and the first two Tuesdays) and promises to be a rockin’ Fab Fair! They’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first visit to the United States of America, sparking the British…
In 2007 I became a blogger at Pam’s House Blend, and went on to become what Melissa Harris Perry called “the first national transgender blogger.” In 2008 I became one of the first two transgender reporters who were credentialed to cover the Democratic National Convention. In 2009 I became the first transgender reporter to cover…
