If the unthinkable happened Saturday night – Conor McGregor scoring the upset of a lifetime by beating Floyd Mayweather – it would have been a monumental loss for sportsbooks across Las Vegas, the state of Nevada and in the offshore markets.
So conversely, Mayweather’s 10th-round technical knockout victory was a massive boost for the books. The reaction was crystal clear...
BY LAURA ANNE ROWELL
Q: I want to try something new with my partner of 20 years but not sure how to ask or what they will think. I’ve been watching a lot of BDSM porn and want to try it. Any advice?
A: Firstly don't worry about their judgment. Usually the judgment is all in your head or coming from...
Week of August 31
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems," said businessman Lee Iacocca. You are currently wrestling with an example of this phenomenon, Aries. The camouflage is well-rendered. To expose the opportunity hidden beneath the apparent dilemma, you may have to be more strategic and...
By Bronwyn Ison
The month of September is much like January for me. It’s the start of a new school year for my daughters, I reopen my yoga studio after a Summer Break, and I believe it’s a great time to begin anew. Goals is something that drives most humans. Each of us is given certain talents. Each of us...
BY DR MARIA LOMBARDO
When you consider Cosmetic Surgery and facial procedures, the earlobe is often left out of the conversation. But, the lowly earlobe should not be overlooked!
Earlobe surgery is mostly thought to be just for repairing a split or torn ear piercing or for the reversal of large gauge plugs and overly stretched holes. Restoration of a more...
By Sunny Simon
If you’re in need of a reality check, I offer you some sage advice. Hang out with your very best friends. Select the individuals who take honesty just shy of the brutal level. Recently I experienced some cold hard truths which I needed to hear.
Discovering I was trying too hard was a real eye-opener. Sure, I’ve written...
By Patte Purcell
I'm happy to be starting a new column on what is happening in the Cannabis Industry. There’s so much in news right now that this will be a great spot to find out about new dispensaries and recreational businesses as well as new products and companies that are entering the field. I will be interviewing people in...
BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA
Next weekend is the start of Labor Day Weekend. Anyone up for a barbecue or picnic? Make sure to keep a close eye on the grill ensuring safety at all times. Keep children away from the grill as well as combustibles and vegetation.
Warm weather is forecasted so make sure you keep hydrated, lay low, stay...
By Avery Wood
The long-anticipated second annual Comic Con Palm Springs is happening this weekend, August 25-27. Last year, the event was a success and attracted over 15,000 people and founder Chris Spellman is confident that this year will be even more successful. “It is coming together great. It feels magical in a way as far as the diversity in...
By Tracy Dietlin
One of the most exciting and anticipated events to take place at this year’s Comic Con Palm Springs is the musical performance of Lynda Carter, TV’s original Wonder Woman. The event will take place on Saturday, August 26 at 8pm in the Convention Center.
This is Carter’s first time attending a Comic Con. She says she doesn’t believe...
By Dee Jae Cox
“Life changes fast. Life changes in an instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.” – Joan Didion
If ever it can be said that an adaptation exceeded every expectation, Joan Didion’s stage play, based on an adaptation of her memoir, “The Year of Magical Thinking,” is that piece of literary art....
By Morgan James
Jazz on the 12th Floor Lounge at Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino has successfully brought incredibly talented jazz musicians up close and personal to a gracious, enthusiastic audience this year. With complimentary admission, this month's show will be held on Sunday August 28th from 2pm – 5pm. This month boasts three fantastic players, showcasing the fine talents...
The Isley Brothers and The Commodores are legends of R&B music. With decades of hits between them nobody comes close to matching their musical output and both superstar groups will be sharing the stage for one night of incredible music at The Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Saturday, October 7, 2017.
The Isley Brothers formed in...
BY PATTE PURCELL
Some artists in this town are legends and John Stanley King is one of them. He and his brother Ronnie King just won the Pioneer Award at the CV Music Awards, which is another in a long line of awards he has won over the last few years.
Historically the King family has been at the forefront of...
By Eleni P. Austin
In “Remembrance Of Things Past,” author Marcel Proust famously bites into a Madeline cookie and is instantly returned to the sights, sounds, and tastes of his childhood. Sometimes listening to music transports you to another place. Not just where the music was made, but whatever surroundings or music inspired that music.
Take spokeswoman of the bright sun,...
By Angela Romeo
We all have a language that we speak. Some of us may speak English. Some of us may speak French. Some may even speak Klingon. David Falossi speaks Stone.
Stone has the ability to last forever. Early man used stone to start fire. He scratched into the stone to leave directions or tell a story. Sculpting in stone...
BY JANET McAFEE
If they could talk, two precious pups, Devon and Dixie, would tell you there is a special bond between mother and daughter in the canine world. That bond has been cemented during the 3 years they have been together. They look so much alike that newcomers have a hard time telling the 10 pound dogs apart. They...
BY RICK RIOZZA
Good memories of refreshing Spanish sangria bring to mind a concoction of lively tasty wine with a keen balance of tart and fruity flavors. The welcoming sangria needs to revive the spirit and awaken the senses. Fortunately, for all that’s good in sangria, you’ll wish to stay away from the poorly made stuff.
There are so many prepared...
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
Most of us have little rituals when we drive out of town. We lock up the house, and maybe for some of us with a touch of OCD, check it again, and again. Gas up the car, check the tires, and then finally, we are on our way. But for me, one other thing that I do,...
BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS
NOW PLAYING:
WIND RIVER
Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (HELL OR HIGH WATER, SICARIO) makes his directorial debut on this compelling, and violent new thriller a set on Wyoming’s visually spectacular and remote Wind River Indian Reservation. The character-driven who-dun it features terrific performances by Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen.
Olsen plays a rookie FBI agent opposite Renner’s more experienced...
By Heidi Simmons
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Devils in Daylight by Junichiro Tanizaki
Fiction
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There are great works of literature all around the world. The challenge is to not only find these wonderful stories, but to get them translated.
Over the last several months, some of my favorite reads have been translated works (See CVW Book Review column Quick Sand, The Teeth of the Comb, A...
By Haddon Libby
At present, there are nearly 1,000 non-government alternate currencies in existence with Bitcoin being the largest player in this emerging area of finance. Termed cryptocurrencies, these decentralized ledger-based monetary systems are in theory tamper-proof. For comparison, the U.S. Dollar is a centralized government-issued monetary system.
Decentralized monetary systems are not new. The first monetary unit that operated similar...
Sharon from Palm Springs asks: In 2017 you stated that law is an Information Gathering Game. Why is that true for an auto accident?
DG: “In my radio show "Accidentally Yours" I informed my listeners to write down all the facts of how the accident happened and what was hurting them from the top of their head to the bottom...
BY FLINT WHEELER
Some Fun With Mayweather – McGregor…
On their own, Mayweather and McGregor are equally incredible. Mayweather is arguably the most skilled pound-for-pound boxer ever and McGregor is the top draw in mixed martial arts, both with egos and bravado that would make Trump blush.
Part of that appeal is the gigantic betting market generated by this fight, and a...
BY JENNY WALLIS
Dear Jenny, Recently I have found myself getting angry at my boyfriend for no reason. Sometimes he does just average normal things that he has always done since we have been together, the past year and a half, and I am reacting differently than I ever have before. To put it very bluntly, he is really beginning...
Week of August 24
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to Swami Moonflower's Psychic Hygiene Hints. Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint #1: To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of Chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session, and dew collected before dawn. Hint #2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your...
By Maureen Forman
As a therapist who practices Cognitive Behavior Therapy, there are some basics that I help my clients practice in order to reduce Anxiety and Depression:
1) Recognize the things that are beyond your control and stop ruminating about them. When you catch yourself repeatedly thinking about (or repeatedly telling friends about!) the injustices you have suffered... …STOP! ……Now...
by Sunny Simon
Several weeks ago I wrote a column regarding factors to consider when deciding on a job offer. Bottom line, the decision should not be based exclusively on compensation. Granted we all want to make top dollar, but dismissing other items like benefits, commute, career growth and company culture can sometimes have an undesirable result.
Yesterday I received some...
By Heidi Simmons
The Coachella Valley is expanding its horizons.
Already a premiere destination and global hot spot, the CV can now include the cannabis industry as a draw. For residents and visitors, cannabis commerce, along with music and art, creates an ideal trifecta bringing leisure and entertainment to an all-new high.
Ahead of the curve, the CV is poised to be...
By Heidi Simmons
The marijuana industry is taking root here in the Coachella Valley. Cannabis businesses are popping up in four valley cities creating jobs, tax revenue and adding to the vibrant, hip Coachella brand.
The growing, selling, and manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis related products is highly profitable and with adult consumption legalized in the State of California, it is...
By Heidi Simmons
As one of the first areas in the country to embrace a cannabis industry that allows the selling, growing and manufacturing of marijuana and its products, valley cities prepare for a future where marijuana is legal, not only for medicinal purposes, but also for adult consumption.
With local dispensaries and a growing number of cultivators, the valley anticipates...
By Rich Henrich
According to The Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California by Dale H. Gieringer, California led the states as a national leader in the war on narcotics, outlawing marijuana in 1913. This law was passed as an obscure amendment, to the state’s Poison Law by the California Board of Pharmacy, an aggressive leader in the anti-narcotics campaign. In...
By Morgan James
With the energy and drive of a shining star in the making, plus the incredibly engaging talent to support it, Krystofer Do entertains with enthusiastic charisma. Watching him careen about the stage, crooning a captivating melody, one would assume that Do has been performing for years, a consummate professional. Encouraged by his father as a youth to...
By Avery Wood
Behind the scenes of some of the Coachella Valley’s most interesting and important events is a local company that provides audiovisual support, AVSU, owned by Pete Greeson and managed by Brian Champagne. The company provides many services including teleprompting, set design, technical staffing and equipment rentals.
According to Greeson, AVSU provides services to all kinds of events in...
By Jason Hall
It was 1996. The generator parties were dying down and Kyuss had just broken up. This wasn't going to stop John Garcia. Just a few short months later, he and guitarist Chris Hale, bassist Damon Garrison, and drummer Brady Houghton formed the mighty Slo Burn. Slo Burn took off quickly. They released an EP called Amusing The...
By Tricia Witkower
The Doobie Brothers are coming upon fifty years of making music and touring. Throughout that time, their popularity hasn’t waned with the American public. What is it that makes them so successful after five decades? The Doobie Brothers have a sound that’s contagious, if hard to define. This classic rock band has soul, country, gospel, folk, and...
By Patte Purcell
An end of summer soiree entitled 'The Art of Cool' will be held on Monday Aug. 28 from 4:20 to 7:30 at the Colin Fisher Studios, a stunning art gallery in the Cathedral City Art District.
This event is the 3rd in a series of 420 friendly/industry events in the desert. Guests will be treated to multiple rooms...
By Eleni P. Austin
If it were possible for Harry Nilsson, Todd Rundgren and Electric Light Orchestra maestro Jeff Lynne to have a musical love child, his name would be Fernando Perdomo. Although the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer’s music sounds as though it sprang to life in the verdant California canyons of Laurel and Topanga, Fernando was born and raised in Miami Beach,...
By Angela Romeo
Christine Lamb, who is she and should you care? Christine is an artist who brings a delicate beauty to life. Her work spans the whimsical to the ethereal. But most interesting is that her work seems to embrace the traditions of art of Japanese Woodblock and the Art Nouveau Movement.
Currently making her home in the High Desert,...
By Janet McAfee
Our eyes locked when I spotted this lovely large black dog in the shelter kennel. Her gaze had a magical, knowing quality. Her chances of making it out alive from the San Bernardino County shelter at Devore were not good considering her color and size. We rescued her from the shelter, and headed to a vet clinic...
By Rick Riozza
Although one can say that marijuana infused wine is one of the latest trends in the vino world, we know that the Chinese, two thousand years ago, used wine fortified with cannabis resin to reduce pain during surgery. And just a decade ago, a personal wine cellar in Israel was uncovered, dating back to 1700 B.C., and...
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
Fabulously tasty sandwiches and salads are at the core of The Lunch Box in Palm Desert. All offered at reasonable prices.
In a secluded little spot in the industrial area off Joni Drive in Palm Desert, sits an awesome little sandwich shop. The interior is cheery, featuring an adhered white picket fence against a colorful painted mountain scape...
By Robin E. Simmons
There are two kinds of weed movies. Those that are better experienced when high and those that are about the comic misadventures of being high. Of the latter, there are numerous titles, most made since the 1970s. The majority are dumb teen movies that don’t really hold up very well except for the nostalgia factor –...
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
The good people of the State of California voted to end the prohibition of marijuana and legalize cannabis for adult consumption. How will that change our cities, state, country, and world? It’s hard to say.
Whether or not you consume marijuana, or think of it as good or bad, it’s time to have an understanding of...
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
Millions of Americans will watch the Aug. 21 solar eclipse and have already purchased (or will) eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewers to do so. Some of these people may be at risk from counterfeit glasses and viewers sold by disreputable vendors trying to cash in on this rare event. Watching the eclipse with fake...
By Haddon Libby
Our national debate over the legalization of marijuana bears a striking resemblance to something that happened nearly a century ago.
Back on January 17th, 1920, the United States banned the sale of “intoxicating liquors.” Initially proposed as a way to conserve grain during World War I, this affront toward personal liberties was due to the efforts of a...
WHAT? YOU THOUGHT IT WAS LEGALIZED AND YOU COULD GET A LICENSE OR PERMIT TO SMOKE!
It is not that you cannot smoke, but it is correctly called a Physician Statement and Recommendation. It is not a license or permit, as I too thought.
It is the same as saying there is no such thing as a DRUNK DRIVING. Yes it...
By Heidi Simmons
Recreational marijuana or technically, adult consumption, is legal. At some point next year, cannabis will be available to purchase over the counter, potentially, as easy as buying a six-pack of beer.
If you’ve been waiting for the end of marijuana prohibition since 1970, and are looking forward to once again sharing a bong with your pals at poker...
By Ruth Hill R.N.
You hopefully have read my articles on medical cannabis in the past several months. Now I would like to tell you about myself and explain why I am convinced that medical marijuana or medical cannabis (MC), as we in the cannabis industry call it, will be the next medical revolution in treating diseases.
I graduated over fifty...
By Dr. Peter Kadile
Prop 64 was passed in California last November, legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Medicinal marijuana use has been legal in California since 1996. While I have heard with great skepticism from some people that marijuana can essentially cure just about every ailment, there are medical benefits from the use of marijuana.
In a recent presentation to...
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