“Times Have Changed” – Dorothy’s Place
Cleaning my files always provides me a wealth of opportunities to reminisce, to cry, to laugh, and to just simply count my blessings. I found this little gem that someone sent me: A Guideline For Female Schoolteachers (1907). 1. Do not get married. 2. Do not leave town anytime without school board permission. 3. Do [...]
Humor in Sheep’s Clothing
Comedy writer Jeff Corriveau’s comic strip “Deflocked” gets syndicated. After writing for various shows like Talk Soup and Saturday Night Live over the years, veteran comedy writer Jeff Corriveau is dedicating himself to a new cast of characters including a sheep, a dog and an eight-year-old boy. Corriveau ‘s comic strip “Deflocked”, which stars a [...]
Diverse Dip into Pasadena’s History
Curators’ Choice Exhibit Offers Glimpse of Museum’s Vast Collection History buffs and lovers of Pasadena’s rich heritage are in for a treat at the Museum of History’s latest duo of exhibits. Culling the collection, the museum’s staff members and volunteers (a total of 22) had the rare opportunity to choose their favorites for Curators’ Choice, [...]
Ground Up Gardening – Ask Garden Gal
Dear Garden Gal, I live on a wonderful old street in Pasadena, lined with mature shade trees. My back yard, and front garden, too, are filled with loads of tall trees. Talk about your urban forest! Sure, it’s relatively cool here in the summer but I want to grow vegetables. I’ve never even tried because [...]
The Reel Truth
BABY MAMA Tina Fey plays Kate, a career gal whose biological clock has ticked to zero. Lucky for her, there’s a fertile supply of women like Angie (SNL’s Amy Poehler) out there willing to rent out their wombs for cold, hard and increasingly valueless American dollars. If Fey and Poehler prove two female leads can [...]
Diverse Dip into Pasadena’s History
Curators’ Choice Exhibit Offers Glimpse of Museum’s Vast Collection By Candyce Columbus History buffs and lovers of Pasadena’s rich heritage are in for a treat at the Museum of History’s latest duo of exhibits. Culling the collection, the museum’s staff members and volunteers (a total of 22) had the rare opportunity to choose their favorites [...]
“Humor in Sheep’s Clothing”
Comedy writer Jeff Corriveau’s comic strip “Deflocked” gets syndicated. By Jessica Hamlin After writing for various shows like Talk Soup and Saturday Night Live over the years, veteran comedy writer Jeff Corriveau is dedicating himself to a new cast of characters including a sheep, a dog and an eight-year-old boy. Corriveau ‘s comic strip “Deflocked”, [...]
The Compact Dish – 5/8/08
Hot Chip Made In The Dark (DFA/EMI 2008) Hot Chip’s latest, Made In The Dark, is a half and half record: half good, half total riff-raff. The electronic dance-pop group from London has, undoubtedly, a ton of potential, but this is not the record where we will see it fully realized. Going for them, Hot [...]
Intimate Opera Company’s Producer to Offer a Taste of Opera to Arcadia AAUW
Wendy Kikkert, producer and president of the Intimate Opera Company, is the featured speaker at the Monday, May 12, meeting of the Arcadia Branch of the American Association of University Women. Her presentation promises to be a musical delight. The program includes video clips from the Intimate Opera Company’s past production of Johann Strauss’ popular [...]
Alverno NHS Goes to Work at the Los Angeles Food Bank
The Alverno High School chapter of the National Honor Society participates in many community service projects throughout the year and most recently a very energetic group of NHS members volunteered at the Los Angeles Food Bank. “It was a first time experience for many of us,” says NHS moderator Sandy Bogan. “And you can tell [...]
