Is this a case of life imitating art? I hope you can clarify this for me after reading this post. At times it feels as if I am the only one speaking out against Hollywood portraying teenagers as debauched, misguided criminals to increase their box-office take in. But after I read about about a slew of incidents [...]
Ten Things for Parents to Know About Coachella
April 23, 2011 By 4 Comments
Southern California music-loving teenagers have it pretty sweet; concerts are plentiful and performances take place in venues of all shapes and sizes. I've attended a good number of them with my own kids — some when they were tender tweens and a few as teens. But, having slept in a parking lot, waited in line for hours [...]
The Laramie Project comes to Coronado, CA
January 11, 2011 By 2 Comments
Coronado High School brings The Laramie Project to our local stage, a play about how a violent hate crime brought an otherwise sleepy town to the forefront of national news, and it's unsuspecting citizens are made to come to grips with the kind of people that inhabit their seemingly friendly town of 26,000 people. The powerful docudrama delivers an unequivocal message of tolerance — one which will hopefully transcend into our local community and opens our eyes to the antiquated beliefs that still separate many of us from our neighbors.
Del Mar, California Moves to Curb Underage Drinking on Private Property
October 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There's a bit of good news regarding underage age drinking on private property with an adult's consent. According to the Del Mar Times “The Del Mar City Council supports drafting an ordinance that would allow police to enter private property if they suspect underage kids are drinking and to charge any adult “who knows or [...]
Oscars 2010: 'Be Creative, It's Not A Waste of Time'
March 8, 2010 By 8 Comments
Overall, the 2010 Academy Awards were entertaining, a bit long (but not the longest on Oscar record at 4 hours plus), but still worthy of the show’s reputation as Hollywood’s Biggest Night. The sets, the presenters and summaries were well done, but our sectional wasn't long enough to contain our fidgeting bodies while sitting through the long, and sometimes, dull broadcast.
