BOOK REVIEW “YOU CAN CHECK OUT” by Eli Elliott
I love, love, love this non fiction trade paperback novel, written, drawn and published by the one and only Eli Elliott, a Venice Beach local who is originally from Michigan. “You can check out”...
View ArticleBook Review: VENICE, CA: A CITY STATE OF MIND by John O’Kane
By Carlye Archibeque In setting out to tell the tale of alternative past, present, and possible future of the Venice Beach community of California, author John O’Kane has set a daunting task for...
View ArticleBook Review: Art Tiles of Venice Beach
By Eric Ahlberg You may stroll in the eternal carnival that Ocean Front Walk has become. You may sit upon one of the distinctive cement and wooden benches and not even know that your ass is probably...
View ArticleWomen of Character, Courage and Commitment
By Krista Schwimmer As part of March’s “Women’s History Month”, the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) has announced as its theme for 2014: “women of character, courage, and commitment.” There are...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Comedy – by Jack Neworth
Growing Up with George. The Dark Side of Comedy by: Jack Neworth For five decades, the world adored George Carlin as a stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and best-selling author. Carlin’s career...
View Article31 Paradiso by Rhoda Huffey, reviewed by Marty Liboff
“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, This seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by nature for herself Against infection and the hand of...
View ArticleThe Battle of Lincoln Place: An Epic Fight by Tenants to Save Their Homes –...
THE SAGA OF LINCOLN PLACE APARTMENTS A new book by Venice resident Dennis Hathaway, The Battle of Lincoln Place: An Epic Fight by Tenants to Save Their Homes, tells the history of that long, difficult...
View ArticleTHE BATTLE OF LINCOLN PLACE BOOK EVENT AT BEYOND BAROQUE
By Jon Wolff Beyond Baroque and “Where Has All the (Affordable) Housing Gone?” hosted a book reading on Saturday, May 27 for author Dennis Hathaway. His new book, The Battle of Lincoln Place chronicles...
View ArticleTribal Jive – Here & Wow by Gerry Fialka
Local folk journalist Hank Rosenfeld’s latest book is KSAN San Francisco. In bookstores mid-August, it’s a deep delve into how FM rock & roll radio shaped a righteous revolution. This is a brave...
View ArticleBook Review: A Journey Through THE STORM, reviewed by Dan Speers
Book Review by Dan Speers A Journey Through THE STORM, by Mark Lipman There are two words that describe Mark Lipman’s book, “The Storm,”— engaging and compelling. His poems are also remarkable for...
View Article