Eat a vindaloo (or whatever your favorite South Asian dish may be) today for a good cause!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Vanessa Libertad Garcia's "The Voting Booth"
My friend Vanessa Garcia's book is now available in a brick-and-mortar or online store! Click on the header above to go directly to her website.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Aid for Haitian Earthquake Victims
These are but a few of the many relief organizations --most of whom already had people onsite in Haiti prior to the earthquake:
American Jewish World Service http://www.ajws.org/ 212-792-2900
Doctors Without Borders https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Haitian Education Project haitianeducationproject@saintleo.edu 1-800-334-5532 or 352-588-8331
Hope for Haiti http://www.hopeforhaiti.com/ 239-434-7183
Mercy Corps POB 2669 Portland, OR 97208 http://www.mercycorps.org/ 1-888-256-1900
Operation Helping Hands http://www.iwant2help.org/
Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) http://www.panamericanrelief.org/
Project Medishare http://www.projectmedishare.org/
International Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/ or text the word HAITI to 90999 to make a $10 donation
Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/ 1-800-SAL-ARMY
UNICEF http://www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake or call 1-800-UNICEF
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Racial Profiling: Which of these people looks like a terrorist?
Who should get profiled? To listen to the jingoism on the news last night: "Muslim," "Muslim," "Muslim" ...yet look at each of these faces and think which of them would be flagged as suspicious.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
After the "Invictus" Screening...
The "Invictus" screening at the Pacific Design Center was filled with the South African expat community as well as the usual mix of industry types and members of the various NGOs that were being honored for their work in Africa. I was fortunate in that I was able to meet Adhir Kalyan, the South African-born actor who starred in the short-lived television show "Aliens in America." He's an unrecognized hero in the greater scene of Hollywood; an actor of Indian descent who portrayed a Pakistani --and went to great lengths to assure a respectful and true-to-life portrayal of a Muslim youth from Pakistan although he himself is neither. Given the tense relations between Pakistan and India the past year since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, his participation in bridging the the two countries may be little more than a butterfly's wing on the other side of the planet, yet it counts for something far more than most in Hollywood could possibly be aware of.
There are actors (and behind the cameras folk as well) in this town that really do care about what goes on in the world outside their rarified bubble, and do what they can to make a difference. Those making the real difference are so seldom recognized or acknowledged for their efforts, sadly.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Greek Color: click here to be transported away...
My newest link: Greek Color. I've enjoyed the images --everything from urban to seascapes; modern and ancient, for so long, it was about time I shared it!
Sounio Sunset
(Warm up your oohs and ahhs first before you click)
Monday, November 02, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Good news and sad news...
By now probably everyone in the LA literary community is aware that Vroman's Booksore is purchasing Book Soup; both independent bookstores and literary landmarks.
The sad news is the passing of prolific mystery author Stuart Kaminsky, Sept. 29, 1934 - Oct. 9, 2009.
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