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Democratic National Convention, Day 1 By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton will not appear at the convention every night. Instead she has placed a life-sized bobble head doll of herself in a pants suit near the podium to nod its head approvingly after every positive comment said about her. * Those […]
Humoring the headlines: July 26, 2016 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Photo essay by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — You expect super heroes to do super things, like fly through walls, or jump from building to building, or stop a speeding truck just by grabbing its rear fender. But Comic-Con cosplay can really throw you off when you see superheroes, supervillains, and other cartoon and
Like the rest of us, super heroes schlep, text, and wait Read More »
Shor M. Masori, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Karolina’s Twins by Ronald H. Balson; St. Martin’s Press; © 2016; ISBN 9781250-098375; 308 pages; $25.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This novel intertwines a Holocaust survival tale with the combination of a detective mystery and a court room drama. Three stories in one. Lena Woodward, 89, engages attorney Catherine Lockhart and her
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photo by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – In the guise of an anonymous sales lady tending a display of books at Comic-Con, Sara Ann Varon watched as people laughed while they thumbed through copies of Bacon and Sausage. Varon was the illustrator of the children’s book written by Gabriel Smith.
Debut illustrator thrills as book sells at Comic-Con Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori
El Deafo by Cece Bell, color by David Lasky; Amulet Books; © 2014; ISBN 978141-9712173; 233 pages plus a note from the author; price not listed. Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Written for elementary and middle school audiences, El Deafo tells the story of author Cece Bell
Deaf author at Comic-Con tells of break- through book Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. MasoriThe Republican National Convention Wrap Up By Laurie Baron Trump delegate Al Baldasaro of New Hampshire reiterated his belief that Hillary should be “put in the firing line and shot for treason.” Forget about fact checking. He needs tact checking. * Jerry Falwell Jr. praised Donald Trump as “America’s blue-collar billionaire,” but failed to mention
Humoring the headlines: July 22, 2016 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden; © 2015; Top Shelf Productions; ISBN 978160-3090544; 340 pages; $29.99 Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photo by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO –When she was a young teenager, Jennifer Hayden was frustrated that she had remained flat chested while many of her classmates had already bloomed. But
Comic-Con speaker shares memories of her mammaries Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyGOP Convention Update By Laurie Baron The Republican Convention is turning out to be a succession of summer reruns and spinoffs: The GOP Lacks Talent: Where else could you see the dwarf star talent and mind of Scott Baio on display. Remember Scott? His last television show was the Nickelodeon series Sam and Cat in
Humoring the Headlines: July 21, 2016 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
-66th in a Series- Exit 61, Crestwood Road, Campo ~ Golden Acorn Casino By Donald H. Harrison CAMPO, California – The Golden Acorn Casino participates in a multimillion dollar progressive slot machine jackpot fed by the losing bets of players not only here, but also located in numerous other casinos served by International Gaming Technologies
I-8 Jewish Travel: Gamblers and investors Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyParenting in Perspective: Timeless Wisdom, Modern Applications by Rabbi Barry Kislowicz, Maggid Books, New Milford, CT, ©20156, ISBN 978-159-264-456-8, p. 171, plus appendices, $22.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – How do we learn to be parents? It’s not taught in high school or college; so do we learn by mimicry? Trial by fire?
Raising children? This book might help Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdDThe Republican Convention Update By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–On the first evening of the convention, Melania Trump delivered a speech, parts of which were flagrantly plagiarized from Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech to the Democratic Convention. The initial response of the Trump campaign was either that the charge of plagiarism was unfounded or that Hillary Clinton was
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States runs its air operations against ISIS in Iraq from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. The base, used by other NATO forces as well, is not American. It is Turkish, and the U.S. needs government permission to fly from there. Since the 15 July coup
U.S. should remove its H-bombs from Turkey Read More »
International, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Last May, as I was walking around checking out all the booths at the San Diego Humane Society Walk event, I saw two sweet and funny little faces that drew me in. They were two senior Chihuahuas named Fred and Ethel, like the couple who lived next door to
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Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The naming of Boris Johnson as Britain’s Foreign Minister set off in his home country a storm of name-calling and hand-wringing that approximates the Democrat reaction to Donald Trump. Without wading into British politics, there is one specific incident that the Daily Mail called an impolitic “gaffe” that should be
The Boris Johnson – Mahmoud Abbas feud Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen