Can men and women just be friends? ‘Sweethearts’ director Jordan Weiss knows the answer

Can men and women just be friends? ‘Sweethearts’ director Jordan Weiss knows the answer Jordan Weiss was waiting for someone to direct her screenplay. She and her best friend, Dan Brier, had sold their joint effort, the coming-of-age comedy “Sweethearts,” to producers at Picturestart, a company with a deal at Warner Bros. Discovery. They spent … Read more

Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist’s do-over turned debacle into redemption

Phillip K. Smith III, photographed in his Palm Desert studio, faced withering criticism over his original AIDS memorial design, which conspiracy theorists said made a mockery out of tragedy. After a series of community listening sessions, Smith created a new design, which is up for a City Council vote on Thursday. (Allen J. Schaben / … Read more

California teachers are cursing Donald Trump in the classroom. Is it their right?

Students rally for a history teacher at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley who is on administrative leave after a profane rant. (OnScene.TV) Several Southern California teachers are facing disciplinary action after fervid anti-Trump outbursts made in the wake of the November election that rattled school communities and generated fierce debate over teachers’ rights … Read more

West Island mayors say ‘far-right’ extremist influenced Montreal’s decision to stop fluoridating water

“RFK Jr. helped me out a lot,” says the creator of the 2020 anti-fluoride petition in Pointe Claire. West Island mayors believe Montreal’s consultation on water fluoridation involved a man they describe as a “far-right” extremist.Photo by Alain de Maximy /Maxal Tamor – Fotolia West Island mayors say that Montreal’s consultation on water fluoridation was … Read more

A much-changed Middle East prepares for Trump 2.0

Then-President Trump gestures while greeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival at the South Portico of the White House in January 2020. ( Michael Reynolds / European Pressphoto Agency) During his first term as president, Donald Trump took a bold if controversial approach to the Middle East. He moved the U.S. Embassy in … Read more

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