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Surf Report: Life, Interrupted … Realizing I Was So Happy Before COVID-19
Santa Monica, CA — Seven weeks ago, I felt Happy. My Life was good, filled with Blessings. The Corona Virus changed all that, slowly stripping away my happiness, my blessings, leaving me with what, I’m not sure: My Health? Tests … Continue reading
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Tagged Bakery, Ball Corp., Canning, Corona Virus, covid19, cycling, emotional eating, French Bouille, Gourmandise School of LA, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, KCRW Good Food, Major Jars, Outlander, pandemic, Paris, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Poilane, Preserving, Ralphs Grocery, Richard Bach, road bikes, Sam Heughan, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Public Library, Surfing, The Bridge Across Forever, torrelli, Vons
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Surf Report: Even Among Santa Monica’s Most Affluent Neighborhoods, Homeless People Are There To Be Counted
Santa Monica, CA — It’s 10:30 PM at St. Monica’s Catholic Church, and 300 volunteers gather to receive their assignment for this year’s Homeless Count. I am among them. We are Santa Monica. Citizens. Residents. Human Beings confronted with the … Continue reading
TV Surf Report: Actors Who Produce … (Reese, Jordan, Elizabeth!) Taking Their Careers To That Next Level
{Updated Sept. 17, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — More and more actors are producing their own starring vehicles, setting up their own production companies, and developing material to produce but not star in, or some combo of directing/producing, etc. Studios … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Rock, Actors Who Produce, Amazon, Amy Poehler, Apple TV, Aquaman, BET, Bond 25, Brownstone Productions, Cate Blanchett, Charlie's Angels, Daniel Craig, DC Universe, Draper James, Dwayne Johnson, Elizabeth Banks, Fleabag, Frontier, Greta Gerwig, Harley Quinn, Harpo Productions, HBO, HBO Max, Hello Sunshine, Home Edit, Homecoming, Issa Rae, James Franco, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Aniston, Jordan Peele, Julia Roberts, Kaley Cuoco, KCRW, Killing Eve, KIM MASTERS, Laura Dern, Lionsgate, Little Women, Mark Ruffalo, Mindy Kaling, Mom Jeans, Monkeypaw Productions, Netflix, Nicole Kidman, Oprah Winfrey, OWN, Paper Kite Productions, Peachtree & Vine, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Point Grey Pictures, Preacher, Press Your Luck, Reese Witherspoon, SEE, Seth Rogen, Seven Bucks Productions, Smart Girls, SNL, Super Soul Sunday, Television, THE BUSINESS, The Hollywood Reporter, The Mindy Project, The Office, Tim Palen, Tina Fey, Titan Games, Trends, TV, Tyler Perry, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, USA Today, Wally Lamb, Warner Bros. TV
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TV Surf Report: HBO Max And What To Expect From Yet Another Blue Chip Streaming Service (Hint: Going After Women)
[Updated, Oct. 23, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Warner Media has announced its impending launch of its own streaming service, HBO Max, for sometime in early 2020. Heads up Disney+, Apple TV, NBC Universal Comcast, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Hoffman, Anna K, Anna Kendrick, Ansel Elgort, Birth Wedding Funeral, Bob Greenblatt, Circe, Crime Farm, DC Universe, Denis Villenueve, Development, Doctor Who, Dune: The Sisterhood, Elizabeth Banks, Ellen Degeneres, Friends, Gossip Girl, Greek Mythology, Greg Berlanti, Gremlins, HBO, HBO Max, Jenny Lee, Jodie Whitaker, Josh Schwartz, Kaley Cuoco, Ken Watanabe, Let Them All Talk, Lisa Ling, Made for Love, Madeline Miller, Melissa Rosenberg, Meryl Streep, Michael Mann, Monica Lewinsky, Nicole Kidman, Original Programming, Over My Dead Body, Paul Feig, Practical Magic, Reese Witherspoon, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Santa Monica Public Library, SJ Clarkson, Station Eleven, Steven Soderbergh, Streaming Services, Television, The Big Bang Theory, The Ho's, Trends, Two And a Half Men
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TV Surf Report: Hollywood Continues To Adapt (For All Platforms)
{Updated Sept. 26, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Thanks to HBO and to the uber-successful Game of Thrones, the Adaptation Trend has been in full-swing for several years now as Hollywood seeks to break through all the clutter with Intellectual … Continue reading
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Tagged A Discovery of Witches, Adaptations, Andrew Scott, BBC, Ben Cavell, Books, C.S. Lewis, CBS All Access, Chernin Entertainment, Circe, Damon Lindelof, Dan Brown, Dangerous Liaisons, David E. Kelley, Deborah Har, Dracula, Elizabeth Banks, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Halo, HBO, His Dark Materials, Imagine Television, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jack Reacher, James Marsden, Jeff, Jeff Bridges, Josh Boone, Lee Childs, Love Me, Magazines, Magic: The Gathering, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Connelly, NBC, Pablo Schreiber, Patricia Highsmith, Philip Pullman, Podcasts, Ripley, Robert Jordan, Rosamund Pike, Sherlock, Showtime, Stephen King, Television, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Lord of the Rings, The Lost Symbol, The Old Man, The Russo Bros., The Stand, The Testaments, Thomas Perry, Tom Cruise, Wally Lamb, Warren Littlefield, Watchmen, Wheel of Time
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TV Surf Report: When Is Too Much TV … Just Too Much?
{Updated Aug. 25, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — My list of TV series to watch/binge just keeps longer and longer. Not good. There’s just too much good TV to watch! Damn the British and their well-made sex comedies! I love … Continue reading
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Tagged A Discovery of Witches, Amazon, Cord Cutters, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Deborah Harkness, DisneyPlus, Fleabag, FX, Gentleman Jack, Gillian Anderson, Good Omens, HBO, Jermaine Clement, Julia Stiles, Kevin Costner, Killing Eve, Matthew Goode, Natasha Lyonne, Neil Gaiman, Neil Jordan, Netflix, Paramount Network, Peak TV, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Riviera, Russian Doll, Sandra Oh, Sex Education, Sir Terry Pratchett, Sundance Now, Taika Waititi, Television, Teresa Palmer, What We Do In The Shadows, Yellowstone
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TV Surf Report: Take A Bite Out Of Apple TV’s Upcoming Development Slate Of Original Programming…
{Updated Sept. 24, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Apple TV launches November 1 and will cost $4.99/mo. The newest addition to our Streaming World has a lot of exciting programming in development that we can watch soon on … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple TV, Bloomberg News, Brie Larson, Charlie Hunnam, chris evans, Hailee Steinfeld, Jamie Erlicht, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, JJ Abrams, Michael Ellenberg, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Ron Moore, Ronald D. Moore, SEE, Shantaram, Steven Spielberg, Streaming, Television, Zack Van Amburg
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Surf Report: Santa Monica Remains The Home of the Homeless, But The City Is Determined to Solve This Crisis
5:45 AM – Santa Monica, CA – My bed is warm and cozy this morning, and I feel extra grateful for this seemingly ordinary comfort as it’s a cold 53 degrees outside where nearly a thousand people are … Continue reading
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Tagged Activisim, Adam Schiff, Affordable Housing, California State Assembly, Dianne Feinstein, Dogtown, Gavin Newsome, Homeless Count, Homelessness, Kamala Harris, Los Angeles, MLK Day, Ocean Park, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Richard Bloom, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Police Department, Seascape, St. Monica's Catholic Church, Step Up on Second, Ted Lieu, Volunteer, We Are Santa Monica
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