Nancy Kearson knew she had high blood pressure, but she wasn\’t aware of any other health problems until a friend urged her to see a physician four years ago. That exam may have saved her life.
I recently returned from Florida, where I spent the Kwanzaa break (I\’ve coined a new name for the winter break that I hope will sweep the nation) with my parents. Actually, they used to be my parents. Now they\’re my son\’s grandparents. I was once my mother\’s middle child, her youngest son, one of three apple-cheeked children around which her world revolved. Now I\’m just the thing that brings the grandchild during the Kwanzaa break (I think the name is catching on).
Jewish girl stereotypes get tossed — including one you might have heard about them being prudes — when \”Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad\” makes its West Coast debut this Thursday night at Tangier.
As creator and emcee Susannah Perlman describes it, the variety show features comedy, spoken word, music and burlesque acts that speak to the Jewish condition, performed by women who have appeared on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV and late night television.
For more than a generation, racial and ethnic politics have dominated Los Angeles\’ mayoral elections. That is, perhaps, until this year, which might be the first election of Los Angeles\’ emerging post-ethnic era.
The contrast was just too much. On one channel, I watched as tens of thousands of people struggled to survive the devastating impact of the tsunami that left more than 250,000 dead and countless others injured and homeless, and on another channel, presenters at last month\’s Golden Globe Awards leaving the ceremonies with their \”travel-themed\” gift baskets worth $37,890 each.
My friend has a red velveteen frog that lives on the arm of her red velvet sofa. Her living room has become the gathering place for our little group, five of us, all single.
President Bush is declaring his hope for a Palestinian state loud and clear, and no wonder — it\’s almost the price of entry to the alliance with Europe that he urgently wants to revive.
President Bush is declaring his hope for a Palestinian state loud and clear, and no wonder — it\’s almost the price of entry to the alliance with Europe that he urgently wants to revive.
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