On April 22, the first of seven performances of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” earned applause and waves of laugher from La Cañada High School. The performance starred senior Sam Whitefield as the tricky Oberon and sophomore Garret Schlunt as his witty sidekick, Puck. With the combination of physical comedy and some clever timing, [...]
My Top 10 Favorite Black & White Films
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Frank Capra’s political classic follows the journey of idealist Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart) to his junior Senate seat in D.C. Smith, an American patriot, goes to Washington only to realize that corruption rules the political scene. In his efforts to promote a lost cause, Smith shows himself to be [...]
Hot Spot: MONA
Enter a world of light and color by visiting the Museum of Neon Art in Downtown Los Angeles. This off-beat museum features art in a different form—not the paint, canvas, and sculpture you’d be expecting. Instead, this place exhibits vibrant lights in unusual ways. See Keith Herring-like people combined synergistically in motley illuminations. Flowers, geometric [...]
Maranatha Finds LC’s Achilles Heel 43-21
Spartan football faced its second defeat of the season last Friday on October 1st. LC football arrived ill equipped for Marantha’s strength and agility. “They were a bigger faster team than we anticipated, and we simply underestimated them,” team member Joe Torres remarked. Maranatha’s minutemen came prepared for victory just as the militias of the [...]
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