Third in a series Re “A Mystery Behind the Mystery of ‘Dare to be Different’” Going into Friday evening’s first Los Angeles showing of the film “Dare to be Different” at the Regal Theatre at L.A. Live, the reason for the curious disappearance of the Long Island radio station at the heart of the film remains “a riddle wrapped in … Read More
Second in a series Re “The Price of ‘Daring to be Different’” Why make a movie about a fairly obscure, low-wattage Long Island radio station that bravely introduced break-through New Wave music to America in the 1980s, but was banished from the air 30 autumns ago? The question was put to Culver City attorney Roger Senders. Sitting across the desk … Read More
Because of their members’ widespread cerebral limits, limp-necked liberal racists are ordered to swim in the shallow, callow end of life’s intellectual pool. Real-life bobblehead dolls such as state Senate leader Kevin (I Love Illegal Aliens) de Leon and George (Me, Too) Skelton of the Los Angeles Times are brilliant samples of limp-necked models. As loyal liberals, Mr. de Leon … Read More
Let us agree at the outset that ending President Obama’s ill-considered Dreamers program not only is morally complicated but it wins the Super Bowl of buck-passing, which was dishonest Obama’s main talent. This, however, is a story about the pettiness of the four bigots on the County Board of Supervisors. Two of the lesser ladies in the quartet, Hilda (I … Read More
Robert Zirgulis has run for office often enough to stride boldly, confidently across the community stage. He returns with a powerhouse message. Often speaking in stentorian tones, the president of the Culver City Short-Term Rental Owners Assn., he is considerably vexed by the pace of the City Council’s airbnb task force. They are dragging their wheels – and using offensive … Read More
Dateline Jerusalem — In a couple of weeks we will celebrate the birth of mankind, 5,778 years ago. G-d created man. The next day He rested. This year is particularly significant in that Shabbat, the day of rest for Jews, immediately follows Rosh Hashana. As with most Jewish holidays, after spending the evening before and the day of in prayer, … Read More
First of a series If you ever have entered your favorite clothing store and found that an outfit you have admired for weeks fits your lines perfectly, “Dare to be Different” may be the film analog to that happy scene. Made by Ellen Goldfarb of Westchester and Roger Senders of Culver City, Dare to be Different throbs with is the … Read More
Nine readers of the Los Angeles Times reportedly were hospitalized early Wednesday, suffering identical shock conditions. Not one story critical of President Trump made the cover – for a good reason: Possibly for the first or second time since he kicked the Hillary can down the road 10 months earlier, the not one Trump story made page 1. As leading … Read More
[Editor’s Note: This story appeared on Feb. 23, 2015.] Funeral services will be Saturday morning, March 7, at 10 o’clock at St. Augustine Catholic Church for Linda Motyl, wife of the prominent community figure Vince Motyl. Mrs. Motyl died last Tuesday. She was 70 years old. Mrs. Motyl, a Culver City native, fought back against kidney failure the last six years … Read More
[Editor’s Note: This story appeared on Dec. 12, 2014, two months before Linda Motyl’s death.] Amidst the gaily lighted Christmas trimmings that illumined Town Plaza last Thursday for the Christmas tree lighting, a slender, immensely familiar figure stood off to the side. Whether or not he has an official role, businessman Vince Motyl long has been a friendly fixture at … Read More
