Columns/Articles Talking Chic A Shout Out to I. E. Fashion I live in Rancho Cucamonga, California, a city revolving around commerce, raised trucks, and some of the best hot wings around ( Buffalo Wild Wings, people). About 20 minutes from Pomona, where I grew up and lived for the majority of my life, and just over an hour east of the heart of Los Angeles, lies Rancho, one of the more uppity cities of the Inland Empire, you might say. (Written by Elana Pruitt) Insights Plant Your Own Garden The other day I got the idea that I would prune my mother's trees. I'd had enough of looking at those monster trees and thought she might like to have a nice tidy garden, come outside and have a cup of tea while enjoying her day. I created a whole scenario in my head where she would be seduced from her hermetic existence to sit outside in the shade and get some sun. Her cat would be allowed outside, as long as she was there, to stalk and explore. So I set out to shape her trees. (Written by Lisa A. Trimarchi) Book ReviewThe RoadCormac McCarthy The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a novel of survival in post-apocalyptic America. The world as it was no longer exists. Black ash years later continue to rain down on everything. There are no specifics as to what actually happened to cause this apocalypse, but the few clues the author gives us suggest a nuclear bomb: "The clocks stopped at 1:17. A long shear of light and then a series of low concussions ... A dull rose glow in the windowglass" (52). A father and his young son, survivors, are traveling "the road" from their home in the north in expectation of reaching the south, where they expect to survive the winter. (Reviewed By Lee L. Peoples) Interviews•Fashion•Columns/Articles•Travel & Entertainment•Indie Hotspot•Videos•Staff Index•Back Issues |
