MOVIE REVIEW: I’m not sure why anyone needs to watch, let along make, 157 minutes of a third movie based on Hasbro’s popular toys known as Transformers. But Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the latest in the series of action movies about morphing robots from outer space, is more than two and a half hours…
“You’re likable enough” was then candidate Obama’s comment about his opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton. Whether he meant it or not, he was factually wrong. In 2008, Clinton’s likability didn’t translate into enough votes to win the presidency. Recent events in the 2012 race for San Diego mayor suggest that another likable politician, District Attorney Bonnie…
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Restaurant families these days are something of the past. In many culture’s it was a tradition to pass the business down from generation to generation. Some restaurants I know of in the country have been operating with the same family for over 50 years. Sadly, you just don’t see that much anymore. In…
Thursday, July 7 Once Upon A Wedding Everything is sure to be perfect at the Dudley/Do-Wright wedding. The bride, Daisy, and her groom, Davis, are blissfully in love and surrounded by their friends and family. Nothing could possibly go wrong. That is, until the wedding coordinator goes missing along with half of the wedding party…
I know you’re not going to believe me when I tell you this, but I’ve been practically celibate since I won my Nicky Award and reality show last year. As I’ve detailed before, those experiences really boosted my sense of self-worth and helped me to forgo the meaningless hook-ups that once filled me with a…
During the month of June, I had two root canals, a filling and a tooth extraction. Only the first root canal was planned, the rest were either emergency events (the tooth extraction for a broken canine tooth) or urgent events (the filling and the second root canal). Ouch. In August, I’m currently scheduled to receive…
A motivational speaker was lecturing in Latin America. He was going to be using a translator, so he decided to begin his talk by saying, “Good evening, ladies and gentleman” in Spanish, to connect with his audience. He arrived at the auditorium a little early not knowing the Spanish words for ladies and gentlemen. Being…
If you are in the mood for an intimate evening with Cher and Patti Labelle, then head to the Bamboo Lounge on Saturday night and enjoy the fabulous craftwork of Eddie Green and the glamorous world of his Puppet Divas. The evening is a fundraiser for Mama’s Kitchen and although many of the tickets for…
For more than two decades, Suzanne Westenhoefer has entertained crowds with her hilarious brand of stand-up comedy. On July 15, she brings her act to San Diego as part of the Birch North Park Theatre’s Stand Up for Equality comedy show. When Westenhoefer began her career as a comedienne in the early 1990s, it was…
A NASCAR crewman who allegedly posted anti-gay tweets has lost his job. According to a report on NASCAR.com, following the Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway just outside San Francisco, a contract tire changer for the Red Bull Racing Team posted a photo of a gay pride banner on Twitter with the comment, “This is…
