At the turn of the millennium, the American Film Institute named Billy Wilder’s 1959 comedy Some Like it Hot the number one funny movie in American cinema. One of the criteria for inclusion on the list …
February 12, 2025
News & Stories
Marilyn Monroe will always be in Coronado
Newsom greases skids for Indian casinos
High-stakes steakhouseOn October 14 of last year — fewer than three weeks after Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 359 on September 28, allowing the state’s casino owning Native American tribes to sue …
February 12, 2025
Slow bus to Descanso
Slow bus to DescansoLaughing my ass off at the recent Tin Fork (“Descanso Junction: Unchained lunch”, Tin Fork, Jan. 30, 2025) warning that bus service to the Descanso Junction Restaurant is “very infrequent.” That’s an …
February 12, 2025
Bisbas Restaurant surprises with big portions and Somali flavors
Surprises were easier to come by before the internet. In most cases these days, by time I sit down to try a new restaurant, I've already researched its menu, read online reviews, and scoured photos …
February 12, 2025
What Is the Whole Story?
For a couple of decades now, I’ve worked in the memoir trade — writing about the form, teaching and facilitating the craft to hundreds, and yes, actually writing one of my own. My students were …
February 12, 2025