Madeline JacksStaff Writer “Crisscross, applesauce — just like first-graders!” So says Miss Stewart to Mrs. Farlow’s first-grade class at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School. “I’m waiting for a patient hand before I call on someone to help me with the weather today.” The gentle tone of Deanna Stewart, a soon-to-be teacher, captures the children’s attention as she successfully … [Read more...] about Pep students balance teaching, learning
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Climbing a volcano is all part of the experience
Joanna MasonFlorence Columnist Beautiful mosaics, delicious regional specialties (especially an abundance of seafood dishes), and warm beaches are only a few examples of the expectations that accompanied us on our early morning flight from Florence to Palermo in Sicily. We left Tuesday, Oct. 19 for our fall educational fieldtrip to Sicily and Southern Italy. In Sicily we … [Read more...] about Climbing a volcano is all part of the experience
‘Godspell’ plays Malibu this weekend
Evelyn Barge A&E Assistant Editor Photo courtesy Dan Weingarten Hollywood and Vine will be temporarily relocated to Malibu Presbyterian Church this weekend for a modernized version of the hit musical “Godspell” that takes place at the famous Los Angeles intersection. “When we’re at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, that is the symbol and heart of the celebrity culture,” … [Read more...] about ‘Godspell’ plays Malibu this weekend
Triple-threat Bird behind newest animated movie ‘The Incredibles’
Jen ClayStaff Writer We’ve seen the triple-threat types. They write their own screenplays, they direct the resulting movies and they have the audacity to star in the darn things. What makes writer-director-voice actor Brad Bird any different? To begin with, audiences will never see him on screen. Bird is the triple-threat behind Pixar’s latest animated film “The Incredibles,” … [Read more...] about Triple-threat Bird behind newest animated movie ‘The Incredibles’
‘Stepford’ remake lacks satire
Elice GiorgioneA&E Assistant The now infamous term “Stepford Wife” was coined back in the mid-1970s when the popular novel by Ira Levin was turned into a film for the first time. The original “The Stepford Wives” was dark, cynical and suspenseful, telling the story of a woman who moves to the suburbs with her husband only to discover the idyllic town of Stepford has a … [Read more...] about ‘Stepford’ remake lacks satire
