Inform and Entertain
L&L Magazine, seeks to both entertain and inform with a clear understanding that there is a difference between the two goals, but that one should not be compromised for, or confused with the other. Therefore, while attempting to reestablish standards of integrity and excellence as criteria for publishing in any form, we also acknowledge that seeking the truth and doing the right thing, are honorable Core Human Goals, unto themselves.
Boyhood Bifocal Reviews by Ageless1der Barbara Rich & The Other Guy (BR) Boyhood took a little too long to get into, and by the time I got to know this family I was restless in my seat. It was too long. It seemed like I was binge watching a modern day series of The Waltons. I […]
American Sniper Bifocal Review written by Ageless1der Barbara Rich & The Other Guy (BR): Of most of the films I’ve ever seen, this was one of the hardest to watch. It is not the physical torture or blood and guts that bothered me the most. Though this is not my kind of movie to begin […]
Bifocal Reviews by Ageless1der Barbara Rich & The Other Guy On a scale of one to four binoculars, Barbara Rich, a sizzling, seventy-something senior known as Ageless1der to those who know her, offers her film reviews and reviews about everything “entertainment” with her husband and writing partner known as The Other Guy. Because, let’s face […]
The Theory of Everything – Stephen Hawking (B) I had been waiting anxiously to see this film. There is no single word that adequately describes Stephen Hawking. Terms and phrases like genius, or brilliant or one of kind fall short, and that would be WITHOUT the handicap! Combining this mental genius and his physical limitations only […]
Mike’s Sports Book: Mike O’Connor’s 10 Bold Sports Predictions for 2015 Looking back at my bold predictions for 2014, I see that two came to reality as Clayton Kershaw pitched his first no hitter and my prediction of a female assistant coach in one of the four majors sports came to fruition when Becky Hammond was hired […]
Pan African Film Festival Opens February 6, 2014 The 22nd Pan African Film Festival, one of L.A.’s leading annual cinema showcases and the biggest and most prestigious Black-themed film festivals, will take place February 6-17, 2014 at the new Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills 15 at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Pan African Film Festival will screen […]
Gordon Richiusa is an Italian American. He earned a Master of Arts degree in English and has written numerous articles, stories, books and scripts under his own name and his pen-name, Gordon Rich. He has been a teacher of English Composition, Film as Literature, Creative Writing, and Scriptwriting and he holds two teaching credentials and […]
Dana Stamos is the managing editor for L & L Magazine. She believes that this magazine will truly make a difference in the lives of those who read the magazine and they will make a difference in the world at large. Dana also owns and operates Visual Impressions, a graphic design, digital imaging and web […]
Sheriff Lee Baca Sheriff Lee Baca commands the largest Sheriff’s Department in the United States with a budget of 2.4 billion dollars. He leads nearly 18,000 budgeted sworn and professional staff. The Sheriff’s Department is the law enforcement services provider to 42 incorporated cities, 130 unincorporated communities, 10 community colleges, and over one million daily […]
Re “‘Friends of the Sheriff,’” Dec. 19 This article makes a mountain out of a molehill. As The Times notes, the Sheriff’s Department watchdog in 2009 found no evidence that applicants hired through the “Friends of the Sheriff” program routinely received preferential treatment. Here’s what the Office of Independent Review (OIR) reported: “While ‘FOS’ stands […]
