dvd of the week In the Coen brothers’ latest film, they focus on one of Greenwich Village’s folk musicians who failed. In the winter of 1961, Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is sleeping on the couches of the friends who aren’t angry with him, reeling from the suicide of his former singing partner and a furtive…
dvr this HBO, Sunday, March 9, 9 p.m. The season finale of this television season’s inarguably great drama is this weekend, and if you haven’t been watching, now is your time to catch up either on HBOGo or through other, less legal ways. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are detectives with the Louisiana state police…
I attended the swearing-in ceremony of our city’s 36th mayor, Kevin Faulconer, this past Monday morning. The main theme of his speech was that we are all in this together. Our new mayor does not see our city as nine council districts or neighborhoods, but as “One San Diego”. He broke with tradition and held…
Stampp Corbin is my publisher, and has been a guiding force in my involvement in politics. Hilllcrest Mayor Nicole Murray Ramirez saw something that made him suggest me as a City commissioner. As I consider both to be my mentors, I have followed their recent dueling columns with all the joy of a child watching…
Teachers of Mission High School performing in High School is a Drag | PHOTO: KIM RESCATE Craft beer lovers united at San Diego Brew Fest Feb. 22 at The San Diego Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. The event celebrated craft beers from California and featured live local music. The event benefited Outdoor Outreach and…
friday, march 7 Art of East Asia The newly refurbished permanent display Art of East Asia represents more than six years of research and conservation by the museum’s curator of Asian art and has been designed by the renowned firm of Staples & Charles. Art of East Asia vividly animates the philosophical and creative traditions…
I’ve never been quite able to fully check my emotions in at the door in most any situations. I can and often act on what I intellectually know is true, and then if those actions have an emotional component for me I just deal with it at a later time. I’ve recently had to deal…
PHOTOS.COM A recent guest to MCC San Diego was Rev. Elder Don Eastman, former vice moderator of our denomination, consultant and longtime friend of our church. He imparted some ideas to us on finding joy, having a vision and the advantages of adversity and persistence which I think speak to all people of faith, and…
English http://youtu.be/G1pAihAyKuA Spanish http://youtu.be/YzkojkYAveg WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service released a new YouTube video designed to provide useful tax tips to married same-sex couples. The video is the latest addition to an online library featuring short IRS instructional videos covering more than 100 topics ranging from tips for victims of identity theft to taking…
Using data from HRC, Mother Jones put together a timelapse that shows how quickly marriage equality has swept the nation. To learn more about HRC’s marriage equality efforts and relationship recognition laws in your state, visit their Marriage Center and see all of their maps of state laws and policies.
