Two years ago, a couple of old soldiers took on a mission. John Simpson and Ernie O’Dell had shared a
Mark McDermott
November 17, 2010
Two years ago, a couple of old soldiers took on a mission. John Simpson and Ernie O’Dell had shared a
Terry McDermott spent three and a half years in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia pursuing the story of the 9-11 hijackers: who they were and why they did it.
This was a ridiculously difficult task. He found himself in places like Karachi, Pakistan asking the hijackers’ friends and families questions almost nobody wanted to hear. [Read More]
This week we are raving about Jonathan Franzen’s new novel Freedom. People are talking about this book for good reason. It’s a big, dense, rich story of a dysfunctional American family that is slowly unraveling.
Lurking quietly in the alleys of Hermosa Beach, our Dark Lady is vibrant yet subtle, sexy yet demure. Wreathed in black with bursts of red, she haunts the midnight crowd, searching for a choice way to satisfy her appetite.
Each home designed by architect Grant Kirkpatrick begins with a story. Perhaps it’s the story of a successful, yet overextended, entrepreneur seeking a relaxing beach retreat away from his hectic, professional life.
Pamela Salzman has turned her passion for food, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle into a business. Her popular, in-home cooking classes fill up as soon as the email goes out.
Our server Rico had made such good suggestions so far that we decided to trust him to select the next item. He threw us a curve ball by bringing something called Cajun pork chop sushi. This was not, thankfully, raw pork over vinegared rice, but a scallop roll, topped with ahi tuna that had been dusted with mild Cajun spices and then torched.
In junior high, the Manhattan Beach resident and New York Times bestselling author of the wildly successful tweener series, Pendragon, convinced his teachers to let him make videos instead of writing essays for assignments.
Mira Costa grad Michael Scott Moore (class of ’87) has written the book every writer who surfs wishes he had written, and every surfer who writes wishes he could have written.
Chris Patton of Manhattan Beach, a physician by day and a children’s author by night and on weekends, drew on his daughters for the inspiration for his first book, the girl-centric A Totally True Princess Story. Now, with Danny Fanny Saves Christmas, Patton evens the score.
Now, with the near simultaneous publication with Scott’s book of The History of Surfing by fellow Mira Costa alumnus Matt Warshaw (class of ‘78), the beach cities can add to their Surf City claim that they are the birthplace of two of surfing’s most critically acclaimed writers.
“I went to Chadwick High School for two years and a boarding school in St. Louis for two. St. Louis
Gil Mares photographs the rusted and vividly colored hulls of mighty ships “The Company Men,” which opens in movie theaters
Thursday, November 18 Favorite local band Hard Rain performs at 7:30 p.m. at Club 705 (705 Pier Ave.) in Hermosa
Classic resumes at Torrance Beach The South Bay Surf League girls short and long board, body board and boys long
Redondo’s fifth-seeded girls volleyball team knocked off Lakewood in four game to advance to the CIF Southern Section-Ford Championship match. The Sea Hawks will take on second-seeded Long Beach Poly at Cypress College Saturday in a 7 p.m. contest.
Coach Tommy Chaffins’ Redondo squad will be playing in its fourth CIF title match and first since losing to Mira Costa in 2007. The Sea Hawks defeated the Mustangs in the 2006 championship match for their lone CIF title.
