Last week, I attended a very special beer event. Simply entitled “The Festival”, it took place over the course of November 8-9 at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles and was put on by The Shelton Brothers. I went...
Last night, I attended a kosher wine-tasting as part of a Long Beach Solomon Society event at The Wine Country. Since I’m not particularly familiar with wine, it was a bit of a learning experience for me. The wines were...
Last week, a panel discussion at Stan Lee’s Comikaze in Los Angeles considered how YouTube has changed the lives of some vloggers. “Geek & Sundry Vloggers: How YouTube Has Changed My Life” featured April Salud, Omar Najam, Mia Resella, James...
Last week, a panel discussion was held in Los Angeles on photography and cosplay. Moderated by Bill Watters, “Event Photography and Cosplay” was held on Sunday of last week at the annual Stan Lee’s Comikaze and featured Al Ortega, Mike...
As someone who enjoys whiskey, but is not too particularly knowledgeable about different Scotch whiskies, I was glad to try a couple of well-known Scotches last week. While meeting up with some others, we decided to try some Glenfiddich 12...
Earlier this week, my wife and I dined at La Gondola and we greatly enjoyed our food and experience. Despite having also gone last month there, I was looking to try some different offerings of theirs. Although I started off the...
Earlier this week, a panel discussion considering the intersections of villains and faith took place at Stan Lee’s Comikaze. Moderated by Jordan Gorfinkel, “Villains & Faith” featured David N. Weiss (whom I heard speak at TribeFest this spring), Butch Hartman,...
The journal Tradition‘s archives are now available for online perusal for free! According to a press release, The Rabbinical Council of America and Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought are pleased to announce that we have opened up our archives to...
One of the most popular statements in Pirkei Avot is that fourfold statement of Shimon ben Zoma at the outset of chapter four, included in which he inquires איזה הוא עשיר? השמח בחלקו, שנאמר יגיע כפיך, כי תאכל; אשריך, וטוב...
Yesterday, a panel discussion on women in comics and other media took place in Los Angeles at Stan Lee’s Comikaze. Moderated by Audrey Kearns, “The New F-Word” panel featured Deric Hughes, Sarah Marino, Amanda Schukman, Devin Faraci, Claudia Dolph, and Jenna...
