TOM ANDREW reviews Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir at Martinis Above Fourth La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Productions is currently presenting Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir at Martinis Above Fourth. The show, which plays more like an after-show cabaret, is getting its San Diego premiere and the combination of an upstairs restaurant/bar/club atmosphere…
Most San Diegans wouldn’t expect to see, or hear, the names La Jolla Playhouse and Martinis Above Fourth in the same sentence, but they’d better get used to it. Starting Sept. 24, at Martinis Above Fourth, The La Jolla Playhouse will present another Without Walls (WoW) presentation entitled Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir. The…
The City: Top to Bottomthursday, sept. 27 Intimate Miracles Marvel at this showcase of Sebastian’s favorite close-up magic. His amazing talent, uncanny sense of humor, and engaging personality, create an unforgettable evening of magic and laughter. Add to that his talent as a storyteller and you have an all-around accomplished performer that will delight you…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The divisive issue of same-sex marriage was expected to be discussed privately by the Supreme Court Monday, and the justices could soon announce if they will hear a constitutional challenge to a federal law denying financial benefits to gay and lesbian couples. An order from the court announcing whether they will take…
The Master While a great deal of the press about The Master is focused on how it is supposedly a fictional retelling of the birth of Scientology, I think this does a disservice to both the film and to Scientology. A comparison: The Social Network was a fictional retelling of the birth of Facebook: The…
(CNN) — Paris Hilton‘s comments about gay men who use a cell phone app for sexual hook ups were expressions of concern about the dangers of unprotected sex, not homophobic slurs, her publicist said Thursday. The Hollywood socialite said, “Gay guys are the horniest people in the world,” called them “disgusting” and suggested “most of…
NEW YORK (CNN) – Oft-troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has had another brush with the law, charged by police with leaving the scene of an accident in New York early Wednesday. Lohan was driving her Porsche Cayenne into the parking lot of the Dream Hotel off West 16th Street when she allegedly hit an employee of…
We all love New York, right? Some of us visit for Broadway, the great white way of song and dance and musical theater. Others are drawn to the Statue of Liberty, Central Park and the Empire State Building. Some simply like East Coast anything: time-worn architecture, leafy green trees, hot dogs with mustard and attitude….
I think that few things are duller than a plagiarism scandal. I’ve worked as an editor, a literary agent, a journalist, and I currently teach writing, so I take plagiarism very seriously – no one should ever put their name on the words written by someone else. It’s lazy and dishonest. But as moral crimes…
SUFFIELD, Conn. (CNN) – The Archdiocese of Hartford has rebuked a Suffield priest who participated in the wedding ceremony of his male cousin and another man. Archbishop Henry J. Mansell rebuked the Rev. Michael DeVito of Sacred Heart Church after a wedding announcement in The New York Times mentioned the priest’s role in the ceremony….
