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Elizabeth from Acapulco and Frank from Tepic glad to be back in Mexico
Sed Contra... you're still missing the point. You CAN write stories about WWII by narrowing in on individual stories of individual people, without tackling the causes for the whole war, let alone prior wars. That's what Siobhan was doing here with regard to deportation. It would have been a mistake for her to plow into root causes for immigration.— November 8, 2012 2:20 p.m.
Released from Pelican Bay to San Diego with $200
Excellent job, Curtis. Congratulations for taking control of your life and responsibility for your actions.— November 8, 2012 1:57 p.m.
A closer look at the trailer for Cloud Atlas
I couldn't finish watching the extended trailer. The word "overwrought" kept coming to mind. I clicked off with 30 secs remaining.— October 31, 2012 1:11 p.m.
My friend Kelly, a Mission Valley prostitute?
Maria52 says, "oh jeez, more sanctimonious drivel. seriously? now blame it on the parents?" As if blaming parents for the self-destructive actions of a child is revolutionary. Any psychologist will tell you that upbringing is by far the most important factor in a person's development, and by extension, the choices that person makes later in life. Kids given a good foundation by their parents rarely make such catastrophically bad decisions as Kelly did.— October 30, 2012 11:59 a.m.
My friend Kelly, a Mission Valley prostitute?
And again, we hear the delusional idea that kids are better off when parents divorce. Kids become tennis balls when parents divorce, whacked back and forth, forced to love two people who don't (won't) love each other, forced to be full-time children to people who have copped out and become part time parents, forced to watch parents date. Does that sound like a good childhood to you?— October 30, 2012 11:42 a.m.
Street Style La Mesa: All About the Hair
I suppose the yellow plastic earrings are Dolce and Gabbana. Marks, I remember that look was in among certain ethnic groups. About 20 years ago. Deeply unfortunate.— October 18, 2012 2:36 p.m.
Coach-Provocateur Turner and Philip Rivers perform ritual seppuku following Monday Night Football debacle
side... splitting... thank you for this.— October 18, 2012 12:48 p.m.
Elizabeth from Acapulco and Frank from Tepic glad to be back in Mexico
Unfair, R.Gringo. This story wasn't about motivations for crossing or the deportation process from the government's standpoint. It was about the human experience of migration, followed by the shock of deportation. I believe the author captured that.— October 18, 2012 12:25 p.m.
Image versus substance
I guess the question, so far as pianists are concerned, is should they just be pianists, or should they be pianists and performers? I think you have to be both, if you want to sell out auditoriums. Obviously, one ought not sell out auditoriums with great performance and poor playing. But I don't think you can accuse Lang Lang of that. He's still a top-flight pianist. Consider the Great Perfomances series that has run forever on PBS. It's not just about the playing. It's also about the visual experience. That's why it works as TV.— October 18, 2012 11:15 a.m.
Thrice Lang Lang
After watching that youtube clip, I bitterly regret not going to Lang Lang's masterclass. What soul the guy has.— October 18, 2012 11:02 a.m.