[History] Following The Links An Image of the Present, Illustrating the Past by Reviewer Rob An interesting pic from the official website for Number 10 Downing Street is posted below. It just amazes me when I see it because in it there’s so many images of tradition that has been existing there, in London, in an unbroken line for so […]
Queen Of England’s Speech
Robert Reich: Glass-Steagall Act, bring it back
[National Economy] Too Big to Fail: Why The Big Banks Should Be Broken Up, But Why The White House and Congress Don’t Want To by Robert Reich [From robertreich.blogspot.com] And now there are five — five Wall Street behemoths, bigger than they were before the Great Meltdown, paying fatter salaries and bonuses to retain their so-called”talent,” and raking in huge […]
Macy’s Passport Fashion Show
On The Red Carpet by Jeremy Meyer [From hollywoodunwrapped.com] A while back, I was able to go cover the annual Macy’s Passport Fashion show in Santa Monica and it was a great event. When we first arrived it was a pretty hot day in Santa Monica and we had some credential problems but luckily I had my phone and was […]
U-31 in North Park
[Nightlife Reportage] Plushification OK… U-31 Cocktail Lounge isn’t all that bad. After last night’s show I reconsider my earlier unwritten review… Review, photos and video by Reviewer Rob I first stepped into U-31 a couple of years ago or so just after their grand opening and was impressed with the remodel. It’s really taken on a unique upscale persona of […]
fashion: Click & Browse A-List International site launch
Soiree Photos and video by Reviewer Rob Last night they had a “Click & Browse” website launch party for A-List International, which is a bi-national and bi-lingual fashion magazine based in San Diego and Tijuana. The party was at Bloomingdale’s in the Fashion Valley Mall and Reviewer Magazine was there. Click HERE for a flash gallery of the handy dandy […]
Fashion Elite
[Style] Quote: Isaac Mizrahi “I remember when I booked girls that weren’t obese but…they were real girls. There was one who was a stripper. And you could feel the energy in the room just go down. You could feel the energy, just going, ‘No, I’m sorry.’ Closed books. Pens went down. They were angry. And I never did it again, […]
Gallery Show: Michael Light, FULL MOON
[Art Scene] FULL MOON: THE APOLLO MISSIONS BY MICHAEL LIGHT Show at Joseph Bellows Gallery on Girard Street in La Jolla through December 5, 2009 [All images reproduced below are from the book but are not necessarily included in the gallery show. The ones that are in the gallery show, however, are exceptional in their detail and you should not […]
“The Other Side of Town” with Anna Shepherd
Anna Shepherd CD Review by J. Darren Lee Anna Shepherd’s self titled debut album is a full flavored collection of ballads that showcase this artist’s amazing vocals and piano-playing ability. Hailing from the Bourbon Capitol of the world Bardstown, Kentucky, Anna Shepherd has conjured a lovingly crafted CD that expresses the dangers and hope of love and the storms of […]