This short film–shot by Robert M. Young and Edward James Olmos on a trip through the heart of the Gulf of Mexico –captures the disastrous BP oil spill’s effects on the environment and the lives of the people in that battered region. Quite a departure from BP’s expensive PR ad campaign launched days after BP [...]
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday night at 9:26 pm, PST. The quake was located near the Laguna Salada fault, 5 miles southeast of Ocotillo, California — a very deserted part of the state. The jolt was felt stronger in San Diego, 86 west of the epicenter, and also in El Centro, [...]
This will be a difficult read for you, but I am trusting that you are mature enough to handle it. At least I hope so. Please understand that this is not an attack on you, nor a judgment of your abilities or intelligence. I say this as a friend who is hoping to help you [...]
A new report, released today, is creating a stir and will make an already complex relationship between the United States and Pakistan even more problematic. According to a British researcher, Matt Waldman, who is a former Oxfam official, Pakistan’s all powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) “appears to be playing a double game of astonishing magnitude” says [...]
The Tony Awards–the annual celebration of Broadway’s best–is usually the best of the awards extravaganzas. Despite perennially low ratings, the show is usually worth the watch even if you haven’t seen many or even any of the nominated shows. The 64th annual Tonys, I’m sorry to say, was something of a slapdash affair. It opened [...]
