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On the evening of May 3rd, 2024 music enthusiasts gathered at the club Trip in Santa Monica to witness a mesmerizing performance by the talented singer-songwriter Steve Cooke. The concert was both a celebration of the release of his single “That’s The Way” and a showcase for Cooke’s skills as a musician and vocalist. Many haunting acoustic melodies were produced on this evening of innovative singing and guitar playing, with Cooke demonstrating his fluency with not…

“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of the madness.” Aristotle Larry Kasanoff’s indomitable spirit has helped move society forward, as with all fearless individuals who step into the dark caverns of the unknown. They are the ones who lead us out of the proverbial cave. Kasanoff has taken risks in a town known for playing it safe. Who else could bring to the screen such varied, impactful, and iconoclastic movies as Mortal…

A RECOLLECTION AS RECOUNTED BY HER GRANDSON (My grandmother’s story below illustrates the pursuit of the American Dream in a time of deep suffering and shows how a family’s resilience and determination came to be eventually rewarded.) I was born in Germany in 1941, four years prior to the end of the Holocaust. I was a very young girl and was never to have siblings. Growing up, I did not understand why I did not…