Rogue One is a thrilling and intense, if occasionally tedious, Star Wars spinoff
(Disney/Lucasfilm) Disney officially and emphatically places yet another property into the burgeoning “cinematic universe” market with Rogue One, a spinoff [...]
The Blair Witch is more visceral and exhilarating than it’s predecessor, even if it’s much less interesting.
The Blair Witch, directed by Adam Wingard, is a belated follow-up to the 1999 horror classic, The Blair Witch Project, a movie that arguably did more to [...]
Suicide Squad
It’s the second week in August, which means the most lackluster summer movie season in recent memory has finally come to a close, and with it comes the arrival of one of [...]
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War is a battle between people who, with a few notable exceptions, don’t want to hurt each other all that much, which is arguably the biggest [...]
Serenity thrives in Old Town Murrieta
Thirteen years ago Anthony’s Lounge and Ristorante was a large Italian hideaway in Temecula, yet it found its intimate happy home in Old Town Murrieta. The restaurant [...]
Joan Rivers dies at 81
Controversial and gravelly-voice comedienne Joan Rivers has died at age 81, her daughter Melissa Rivers says. Rivers was admitted to New York’s Mt. Sinai hospital after she [...]
Sweeney: My genes are Latina but my jeans say ‘white’
I have found that there are few things that I can say that shock people more than these two words: I’m Latina. I am the product of a Salvadoran mother and a half-Castilian [...]
Actor Robin Williams found dead at 63
Robin Williams was found dead in his home monday, at age 63. The cause of death, which has been declared to be asphyxiation, has led the media and public officials to [...]
Celiactive: Temecula boasts two great locations for gluten-free bakery items
I have chronic cravings and I think they’re celiac-related. My logical process reads as the following: because I have celiac disease, my body still doesn’t absorb [...]
Reassessing our relationship with technology
I recently heard a college student say that her phone is like an extension of her hand. At first I thought she was kidding, until I realized this wasn’t a joke. Her phone [...]
