Archive for September, 2006
Grand Opening of an OC Landmark
The Orange County Performing Arts Center celebrated the beginning of its 20th anniversary season with the debut of a striking $200 million, 2,000-seat concert hall in Costa Mesa, designed by Cesar Pelli.
The OCPAC’s new season, which began on Sept. 15, will feature jazz, Broadway, dance and more. Before the year is out, Sheryl Crow, Woody [...]
Misadventures at SD Comic-Con
When writing about the San Diego Comic-Con, ostensibly the largest comic book convention in the United States, it’s a big temptation, to be sure, to open with some sort of snide remark about the legions of Stormtrooper wannabes filing out from the official Star Wars presentation or the barely clad otaku jailbait girls assaulting random [...]
Cornered! A Weekly CD Review
Christian rock is among the fastest-growing genres of music in the United States today, although it still has not reached a level of popularity at which it is well-known to the average American college student. However, bands like Nevertheless attempt to cross into the popular music scene. Their debut album, ‘Live Like We’re Alive,’ is [...]
Katie Couric’s Legs and the Revolution in the Evening Newscast
Katie Couric bewilders me. I applaud her public successes and her $15 million-a-year salary, but for the life of me I can’t understand why, since she announced her switch from ‘The Today Show’ to ‘CBS Evening News,’ she has held the nation’s interest like Paris Hilton.
Sure, she has nice legs, appendages which have inspired tribute [...]
Cheap Laughs With Spike Feresten on FOX
Joining FOX’s late-night comedy line-up is ‘Talkshow With Spike Feresten.’ Hosted by Emmy-nominated writer Feresten, ‘Talkshow’ runs on Saturday nights at midnight (right after ‘MADtv’), and follows the usual format of a late-night show: the host’s monologue, a variety of comedy sketches and one-on-one interviews with celebrity guests.
If you’re a fan of Seinfeld’s famous ‘Soup [...]
