Nina Arianda and Shirley Henderson are also first-rate playing, respectively, Laurel’s fourth wife, ex-Hollywood dancer Ida, and Hardy’s third spouse, Lucille, a former studio script girl. Traveling together for their husbands’ London shows — and ensconced at the classy Savoy Hotel — the women hilariously evoke a kind of more capable, less compatible “Lucy and […]
Blog: King Lear of India: Preti Taneja’s “We That Are Young”
DECEMBER 27, 2018 PRETI TANEJA’S DEBUT NOVEL, We That Are Young, takes its title from the closing lines of Shakespeare’s King Lear, “[W]e that are young, shall never see so much, nor live so long.” In the First Folio edition (1623) of Lear these words are spoken by the Duke of Albany, and in another […]
Blog: Oregon man becomes the first to traverse Antarctica alone and unaided
“There were several times I considered stopping, putting my tent back up and calling it a day,” he wrote. “I wanted so badly to quit today as I was feeling exhausted and alone, but remembering all of the positivity that so many people have been sending, I took a deep breath and focused on maintaining […]
Blog: What $400,000 buys right now in three Riverside County communities
Here’s a look at what roughly $400,000 buys right now in the Riverside County cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley and the community of Winchester. RIVERSIDE: Found in the Heritage Square Historic District, this wood-shingled home built in 1901 wears green on the outside and muted blue on the… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: In Ventura County, a new sheriff comes to town on the heels of a mass killing and raging wildfires
As Dean and Ayub raced toward her Moorpark home, she arrived at the hospital with her son. They had heard Helus’ call sign, 4-Sam-3, over the police scanner and knew it was serious. Dean called Ayub and told him to turn around and head back to the hospital. There, Dean broke the news to Helus’ […]
Blog: Today: Trump’s Surprise Visit in Iraq
After months of critics’ complaints that he had not visited a war zone in his first two years of office, President Trump made a surprise visit to a U.S. airbase in Iraq. After flying in under cover of darkness, he met with American troops and commanders, posed for selfies, autographed red “Make America Great Again” […]