Will.i.am, founder of the popular band the Black Eyed peas, recently spoke at The Grill Entertainment Conference about how kids today don't think running Google is cool or inspiring. At TheWrap.com's annual conference, the singer said, “My 7-year-old niece wants to be like Beyoncé, which is cool,” he said. “She’s probably not going to [...]
Rant Brought to You by California State of Emergency
May 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
A blogger friend recently contacted a group of us to discuss the dire situation in our schools due to more budget cuts looming on the horizon. Those cuts include reducing the number of school days by yet another week. I heard that collective woot! from students thinking that less school and more vacation is [...]
Movie and TV Production Colleges and Majors
May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It's that time of year! The deadline for high school seniors to submit final decisions about which college they'll be attending in the fall is this month. However, if you have a rising junior you might find this guest post helpful. Louise Baker writes about online schools for Zen College Life. She graciously offered to gather information on colleges [...]
Cirque du Soleil in San Diego with Quidam
March 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Cirque du Soleil is well known world-wide for its unique, artistic musical shows incorporating daring acrobatics refined by graceful ballet and modern dance choreography. San Diego's Valley View Casino Center (formerly the Sports Arena) will host 8 performances of the Canadian company's show Quidam, which premiered in Montreal in April 1996. Cirque du Soleil during [...]
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.
