On Thanksgiving, she was on high alert. She counseled us to stick with the turkey, preferably the white meat because it had fewer calories, and to scrape the cream off the green beans. You’d get a dirty look if you ate too many carbs or dared to reach for seconds. She grimaced when you ate […]
Blog: The Gifts of Humility
DECEMBER 16, 2018 WHAT IF KNOWLEDGE — the real, redeeming variety — is not power, but the opposite of it? If, for instance, to become properly human we need to run away from power as much as we can? Indeed, what if our highest accomplishment in this world came from radical self-effacement, the lowest existential […]
Blog: ICYMI: The Fashion Awards, 2018’s Best-Dressed Celebs & Meghan Markle-Themed Gifts
Sure, we’re all glued to our phones/tablets/laptops/watches that barely tell time, but even the best of us miss out on some important #content from time to time. That’s why, in case you missed it, we’ve rounded up our most popular stories of the week to help you stay in the loop. No need to thank […]
Blog: L.A. movie openings, Dec. 16-23: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ ‘Aquaman’ and more
The half-man, half-Atlantean is the latest D.C. superhero to get an origin story with this underwater adventure. With Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Kidman. Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall; story by James Wan, Geoff Johns, Beall; based on characters created by Paul Norris and Mort […]
Blog: L.A. movie openings, Dec. 16-23: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ ‘Aquaman’ and more
The half-man, half-Atlantean is the latest D.C. superhero to get an origin story with this underwater adventure. With Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Kidman. Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall; story by James Wan, Geoff Johns, Beall; based on characters created by Paul Norris and Mort […]
Blog: Racing! Final day before racing takes a week off
Los Alamitos Race Course Charts Results for Saturday, December 15. Copyright 2018 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos, California. 7th day of a 8-day meet. Clear & Fast FIRST RACE. 5½ Furlongs. Purse: $12,000. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 3 year olds and up. Claiming Price $6,250. Time 22.25 46.35 58.37 […]