MOVIE REVIEW: I had one wildly incompetent social studies teacher, a woman who didn’t feel the need to put any effort into her work beyond what was necessary not to get fired. I had a math teacher who got high at lunch every day and then sprayed her room with strawberry air freshener to mask…
Thursday, June 30 How multidimensional are you? Hair color, sense of humor, friends – what are you made of? The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center’s new exhibition, Identity: An Exhibition of You, explores your unique physical, psychological and social identities with a series of hands-on interactive experiences. See what you would look like as a…
Of course, if you’re less enamored with patriotism on July 4, Soldier’s Girl may be for you. The acclaimed 2003 film is about the events that led to the murder of Pfc. Barry Winchell (Troy Garity) on the July 4 weekend of 1999. He was killed following intense harassment about his relationship with transgender performer…
Turner Classic Movies, Sunday, July 3, 10 a.m. On July 4 weekend, the networks flood their schedules with the most American of films, and one of my favorites is On the Town, one of the greatest musicals ever made. Directed by the occasional lovers Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen (no, really, they were!) and starring…
viewing pleasures Three movies with music underscoring their plotlines have made their way to the high quality promised land, known as Blu-Ray. The first two are full-fledged musicals that celebrate the big band era of the 1940s in a great metropolitan city and the dawning of the Age of Aquarius two decades later, while the…
If you are a connoisseur of the arts and the art of drinking, tasting and making cocktails, then the downtown bay front is the place to be this weekend for the San Diego Spirits Festival, a two-day celebration of spirits, cocktails and local culture. This year’s third Annual Spirits Festival takes place at the Port…
Confession time. I am not the most sophisticated person in the world when it comes to Indy bands, underground bands and local bands. And, embarrassing as it is to admit, I have never been to a concert. Well, I saw Barbra once. But who hasn’t? Paying to hear la Streisand at some massive arena is…
MOVIE REVIEW: Last week, NPR posted on their Web site a superhero movie bingo card. To play, you place your chip over squares for such things as “Training montage,” “Christ allegory,” “Acclaimed British actor looking mortified,” “Homoeroticism,” “Daddy issues,” and “Secret identity … revealed!” Get five in a row, and you win. (I don’t suggest…
Following anti-gay remarks made during a recent performance in Nashville, Tenn. comedian Tracy Morgan has agreed to work with The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to speak out in support of LGBT people in Tennessee. Morgan, who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, committed…
Thursday, June 23 Kid Cudi Valley View Casino presents American rapper, singer and actor Kid Cudi. Best known for his single “Day ‘n’ Nite” which reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song charts in 2009. “Day ‘n’ Nite” is part of Cudi’s debut album Man on the Moon: The…
