Annual Doggie Street Festival
The Doggie Street Festival is the love child of Jude Pauline Artenstein, a San Diego based independent filmmaker and wife of producer/director Isaac Artenstein. She founded the annual festival eight years ago as a...
Why It’s Not So Great To Become A Robot
Implicit in this column is not only the idea that people are gradually becoming robots, but also, that it is not a good thing that they become robots. There has been some discussion...
Amigos Del REP: Giving Back to the Community
It is not always easy being a Latino or Hispanic performer in the entertainment community. Many times the roles that are offered to actors are limited, as are jobs for directors, producers, stagehands, and...
The Plight of Adjunct Teachers
Here in California, adjunct teachers are like the comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, in the community college world. They get some respect, but not a lot, despite being the backbone of the system.
More classes are taught...
The Sanitized World Of Virtual Art
The extent of applications of technology in our modern world seems to have no bounds. One particularly interesting group of applications deals with the ability to create within a virtual world of experience....
Making A Good Impression On The World
One of the most fundamental concepts that has been discussed in this column is that people need organic imprints to feel fully alive and to prepare for death. An organic imprint need not...
Building Prosperity And Security With Mexico
President Obama will meet Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto at the White House on July 22. This is a critical opportunity to stress the importance of U.S.-Mexico ties, to highlight the substantial progress in...
Ferdinand’s Friendly Familia
As you turn onto Hollister Rd in Imperial Beach, and go into the Tijuana River Valley, you feel like you are in a different world. It feels like the dusty countryside in Mexico, and...
Cat Haven: Friends of Cats
In East County, there is place that welcomes all cats, no matter the age or condition. Friends of Cats in El Cajon is a haven for kittens, adult and senior cats, FIV positive cats...
Venezuela’s Military Makes a Political Intervention
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has granted sweeping political powers to Defense Minister Gen. Vladimir Padrino Lopez. In a public announcement on July 11, the president said that all government ministries would be subordinated to...