La Jolla Music Society sets innovative programs

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — It must have been a challenging task for the La Jolla Music Society to find a successor for Summerfest’s former director, violinist Cho-Liang Lin. Taiwanese-born Lin was not only a brilliant violinist with a successful career as a performer, but he proved himself to be a gifted administrator

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Sports Astrology

By Bruce F. Lowitt TAMPA, Florida — Here’s an astrological chart for my fellow sports fans. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Tampa residents, you’re living in the only major-league market to have never hosted an All-Star Game. If the Rays don’t get a new ballpark, Montreal will host another one before Tampa Bay does. VIRGO (Aug.

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Bruce F. Lowitt, Sports & Competitions, USA

‘Book of Mormon’ sings with wicked humor

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — We’ve all had them come to our door, those clean-cut, baby-faced teenagers –who use the title “Elder” for some reason- in their starched, white, short-sleeved button down shirts and little black name tags. With wide eyes and toothy grins, they seem cheesily cheerful as they try to convert us.

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Juvenile detainees learn new skills in Morocco

  By Anya Karaman FES, Morocco — At a juvenile detention center in Fes, it feels like summer camp all year round. There, “maximum security” is an open, white building complex; “delinquents” are watering plants and planting seeds; and the only guard in sight, if you’re lucky, is a wild peacock patrolling the grounds. For

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

What’s in a name? Plenty in Arab- Israeli context!

By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — “What’s in a name?  Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”   Modern day propagandists understand the power of names.  They would like to re-name Israel, “Palestine,” and Judea and Samaria, “the occupied territories.” But facts are facts. The city of Hebron is in the

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Comic- Con may change, but fans still seek advice

By Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Comic-Con has exploded into a place where pop culture fandoms blend, creating an almost amusement-park atmosphere encompassing everything from the biggest Internet Providers to the smallest fledgling writers and artists. But one thing has remained consistent throughout the convention’s 50 meetings over the last 49 years: the inspiration

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori

‘Just kidding’: A kinder, gentler deportation program

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Jewish industrialists friendly to President Trump and his administration are developing a complex plan to encourage thousands of Americans to “go back where they came from.” According to sources who asked not be identified because of the sensitivity of the project, the plan is to take a “softer”

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire