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SUPERB AMERICAN MUSICAL PREMIERE OF “THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE...
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic The La Jolla Playhouse, one of the country’s leading Tony Award Regional Theatres, is a recognized leader in the art of transferring its productions from La Jolla...
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World Class Classical Pianist Hershey Felder Becomes Irving Berlin
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Many are called to become piano virtuosos, but few, very few, are chosen. Fortunately for audiences of LA’s Geffen Playhouse, Hershey Felder likes the intimate...
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B. B.King’s Daughter Shirley King Soars in Blues
By Carolyn W. Gaines Shirley King lands in Palms Springs to make Blues musical sound like her Dad B. B. king. Shirley King sings Blues for her fans, and she means ‘Blues’ Business. November 28th, and...
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The BrosQuitos Burning Up The Desert
By Carolyn W.Gaines Desert Hot Springs young alternative-rock group called; ‘The BrosQuitos’ visited the Desert Star Weekly Newspaper at their new location on Palm Drive. We wanted to interview the...
View ArticleMassive blaze in downtown LA: 250 firefighters, 2 major freeways closed
A massive fire has engulfed an apartment building under construction in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), firefighters were battling the blaze at the corner of...
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More than 150 detained in California as police killing protests reignite
Some 150 people have been arrested in California as protests spilled into a third night, after decisions not to charge white police officers for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner prompted...
View ArticleBEACH PARTY IN DESERT Hot Springs
Desert Hot Springs, December 14, 2014: The Desert Hot Springs Neighborhood Group is thrilled to be hosting a Beach Party for the dedication of the Orca Family Mural. “We are excited to have put this...
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WINNING COMEDY DRAMA ABOUT AGING TOUCHES AUDIENCES
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Aging is a human process that comes to most of us. And the longer one lives, the tougher it becomes in accepting the answer to the question: How did I get so old...
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BRILLIANT BRITISH SCIENTIST STEPHEN HAWKING’S LIFE BECOMES A COMPELLING MOVIE...
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Biopics of extraordinary people can be extremely moving and rewarding for movie audience. Biopics of extraordinary, living people, however, can be downright...
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FASCINATING MEDICAL EMERGENCY ROOM DOCUMENTARY ON THE BIRTH OF THE “ER”
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic Unless one is a health professional, one only gets to view the Emergency Room (ER) either by walking into one as a patient or, on a gurney while being transferred...
View ArticleAmerica’s Afghan war bill: $1 trillion and rising!
The Afghanistan war has cost the United States around $1 trillion and will consume billions dollars more in the future, after the 13-year war ends later this month, according to the Financial Times and...
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Obama announces US will establish embassy in Cuba, lift sanctions
United States President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the US is initiating plans to rebuild its relationship with Cuba following decades of disputes between the two nations. Speaking from the White...
View ArticlePRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY JOSH EARNEST
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room See below for a follow up to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing. *On Tuesday afternoon, the President spoke with President Castro via...
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Perspective Media Launching Provocative News Magazine Featuring Speculative,...
LOS ANGELES, /PRNewswire/ — What might the headlines say five or ten years from now? That’s the question Perspective Media hopes to answer with its forthcoming publication, Perspective Magazine...
View ArticleAirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore confirmed missing
AirAsia flight number QZ8501, bound from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore, has lost contact with air traffic control, the airline has confirmed. The missing flight is an Airbus A320-200...
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MICHAEL KEATON SOARS AS MOVIE STAR SEEKING HIS MOJO ON NYC STAGE
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic It’s been sometime since Hollywood made an award-winning movie about the Broadway stage – 1950’s “All About Eve” comes to mind – as a backdrop and subject for a...
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TWO MINI-REVIEWS OF FOREIGN FILMS NOW IN RELEASE
Jack Lyons Theatre & Film Critic “The Circle” (Der Kreis”), is Switzerland’s Official submission for the 87th Academy Awards, come February 2015. It’s a bold choice when one considers the story...
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Paris manhunt: 3 gunmen at large, 12 shot dead at Charlie Hebdo offices
Paris manhunt: 3 gunmen at large, 12 shot dead at Charlie Hebdo offices Published time: January 07, 2015 16:08 Get short URL A general view shows firefighters, police officers and forensics gathered in...
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INTENSE ANTI-WAR FILM STATEMENT FROM ESTONIA RESONATES
Jack Lyons Theatre and Movie Critic War as a subject matter is a staple of the American film industry. And with good reason. War has always been a hard-core cash cow for business and for those who...
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Pope: When religion insulted, freedom of expression not boundless
There are limits to freedom of expression when religion is insulted, Pope Francis has said in reference to the cartoons in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. However, he also pointed out that...
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