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Alexa now lives in our kitchen, bedroom and computer room.  Here are some of the ways my wife and I interact with her.  All we need to say is, “Alexa, . . .   Play jazz, Chopin, “That’s Amore,” 1070 AM, oldies, a thunderstorm, or the news. What is that song?   Read Tom Sawyer (free from Audible this month). … 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

[Editor’s Note: In honor of the laudatory life and Wednesday’s death of civic leader Vince Motyl, the newspaper has prepared a three-story tribute.] The first time I sought to do business with Vince Motyl was 13 years ago last spring when the print edition of this newspaper debuted. Entering his Washington Boulevard office, I pitched him on becoming an advertiser … Read More

Vince Motyl, businessman and civic leader for decades in Culver City, died on Wednesday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai following surgery. He was 75 years old. No funeral plans have been announced. One of the most familiar (non-employee) faces around City Hall, Mr. Motyl was a regular at community events. “This is a sad day for Culver City,” Mayor Jeff Cooper said … Read More

I wrote last week that in 2014-15, our district had hired so many new teachers that almost one in five teachers (18.3 percent) in our School District were first and second year teachers with very little or no real classroom experience. The state’s Education Dept. has just released new data for the school year 2015-16. (2015-16 1st 2nd Year Teachers at Each School) Even … Read More

The Most Awaited Publication this week in Culver City is not Hillary’s newest. It may or may not be more stimulating than Hillary’s book – but it is 120 pages thicker. The hottest EIR in America – the almost breathlessly awaited draft environmental impact report on new regulations for a corner slice of the Inglewood Oil Field – will be … Read More