Caspar David Friedrich: The shape of things to come
Apocalypse Now, Apocalypse Then Did Caspar David Friedrich really see into the future? A speculative inquiry, by Bondo Wyszpolski On the heels of major exhibitions across Germany in honor of his 250th birthday, Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is finally getting the retrospective in the United States that he deserves. Some 75 works by this preeminent […]
All Ball: Lucky Laker Luka
by Paul Teetor The Lakers did it again. Sooner or later, all the stars that are big-time box office – Wilt Chamberlin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Shaq, LeBron, Pau Gasol and Luka Doncic – find their way to Los Angeles. Now the Luka era in Lakers history has officially begun – thanks to […]
All Ball: Mustangs Upset Sea Hawks in a thriller
by Paul Teetor The Mira Costa boys basketball team upset the Redondo Sea Hawks 69-68 Tuesday night to grab a share of the Bay League title. Mira Costa fell behind by double digits Tuesday in the regular-season finale between the teams, but that was a wake-up call for the Mustangs. They outscored Redondo 24-15 in […]
Yu-Me, A Good Dream in a Manhattan Beach side street
Yu-Me is a revitalized version of a local favorite by Richard Foss As grand commercial thoroughfares go, Morningside Drive in Manhattan Beach does not stand out. Many readers who just saw that sentence will be scratching their head and looking for the street on a map. I’ll help you – it extends three short blocks […]