by Paul Teetor Over a four-game losing streak this week, LeBron James missed 20 consecutive three-point shots. Let me repeat that staggering statistic in Live Oak Park terms: LeBron bricked 20 straight threes. Dude was straight up shooting blanks. If that happened at Live Oak Park in Manhattan Beach or Clark Park in Hermosa Beach, his teammates would stop passing him the ball and tell him to take a seat on the bench. But he’s not playing on a Live…
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Color my world: movie magnificence
“Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema” On view at the Academy of Motion Pictures by Bondo Wyszpolski The citywide Getty initiative, PST ART: Art and Science Collide, which has corralled dozens of Southern Californian galleries and museums, is kind of a mixed bag, with several of the institutions going overboard on trying to be…
“The Girl with the Needle” – Sharp indeed [MOVIE REVIEW]
“The Girl with the Needle” is Denmark’s submission for the Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards. Directed by Magnus von Horn and co-written with Line Langebek, he has created what he thinks is a modern day fairy tale. This film, however, is more grim than Grimm and definitely darker than a Hans Christian…
Wood Ranch Manhattan Beach, Good barbecue in a good environment
Wood Ranch BBQ specializes in wood-fired American cooking Doesn’t try to replicate ranch decor by Richard Foss In 1938, the King of England ate a hot dog. The occasion was a picnic in Hyde Park with President Roosevelt as part of the King’s first visit to the USA. The journalists noted that the King…
Stylish dining, pizza, and tiki in Hermosa, burger surprise in Segundo, wine dinners, and more dining news
Sophistication Street: Hermosa Avenue has gradually morphed from a continuous party to a haven for creative chefs, and the trend accelerates with a new opening. Vinfolk is now serving in the former Chef Melba’s, and though the decor has been freshened, the softly lit elegance is the same. The cuisine by chefs Kevin de los…
