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Recipients of legacy franchises such as Star Trek should render honor to those who came before
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (1243+ words) By Shor M. Masori in San Diego Pirkei Avot, roughly translated as Ethics of the Fathers, begins with Moses receiving the Torah at Sinai and passing it to Joshua. Joshua passes it to the elders, the elders to the prophets, and…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: B. J. Novak
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (151+ words) B. J. Novak (July 31, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and producer. He gained traction as a comedian during the early 2000s before becoming an actor for the MTV reality prank show Punk'd (2003). Novak had his breakout with a main role as…...
Old Globe stages ‘Cyrano’ without the titular character’s big nose
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (318+ words) By Sandi Masori in San Diego Most people are somewhat familiar with the story of Cyrano, whether the original 1897 play by Edmond Rostand (based on a real-life French count), the 1987 romantic comedy Roxanne written and starring comedian Steve Martin, or…...
PowPac slays monsters in memory of a sister
1+ day, 17+ min ago (231+ words) By Eva Trieger in Poway, California The notebook details the story and characters in the game of Dungeons and Dragons. Never having played any video games led me down a rabbit hole, researching the history of these virtual war games,…...
Comic-Con weighs this era’s impact on fiction writers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (959+ words) By Shor M. Masori in San Diego Jewish horror writer Max Brooks told the audience at a Comic-Con panel titled “Creature Feature Reboot: Monsters of Horror” that the present is a scary time, though not necessarily a dark one. It is…...
Opening the fourth wall: From Rube Goldberg to Stuart Bloom
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1103+ words) By Shor M. Masori in San Diego Leonard Maltin was 14 years old when he opened the Manhattan telephone directory and searched for Reuben “Rube” Goldberg. Maltin had read the Jewish cartoonist’s How to Remove the Cotton from a Bottle of Aspirin…...
‘Concert Heroes’ will have audiences questioning what kind of fans they are
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (440+ words) By Cailin Acosta in San Diego, California Concert Heroes is an indie comedy film directed by Joseph A. Nunez and written by Steven Mark and Robert Weinberger. Filmed entirely in San Diego, the yet-to-be-released movie follows a jaded bar-band videographer who…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Geddy Lee
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (74+ words) San Diego Jewish World Lee joined the band in September 1968 at the request of his childhood friend Alex Lifeson, replacing original bassist and frontman Jeff Jones Along with Lifeson, Lee is one of the only two members to appear on…...
‘Spaceballs: The New One’ prompts belly-laughs in Comic-Con’s biggest venue
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1143+ words) By Shor M. Masori in San Diego Thirty-nine years after Spaceballs first reached movie theaters, Hall H in the San Diego Convention Center erupted in thunderous laughter during a panel session about the forthcoming sequel, Spaceballs: The New One. The wraparound…...
Today’s Jewish birthday: Pete Yorn
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (96+ words) Pete Yorn (July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. [Wikipedia] He first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was…...