I genuinely believe that Mary Poppins could kill every one of the Avengers.

Ex-Apple Valley resident Justin Raleigh, part of the team that won an Oscar for transforming Jessica Chastain into Tammy Faye Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” is still on cloud nine after the Academy triumph. bit.ly/3LpRxB8

My dad is a badass. Love watching his Facebook lives from his gigs every Saturday night.

I’m probably not wrong.

Congrats to @DP_JoseQ, Andrew John and Jason Reed! Jose, you’re the most hard-working, loyal person I know. Celebrate this one, pal. 🏆

'Bringing the Past Forward': New art exhibit highlights Black homesteaders in the desert vvdailypress.com/story/news/202…

A few months ago I bought an old camera at a thrift store in Joshua Tree, California. There was a finished roll of film in it, so being nosy I got it developed. These are from that roll.

Owners of The Burger Depot in Lucerne Valley close beloved restaurant: 'It's been an honor' vvdailypress.com/story/news/202…

I hope I’m as cool as this girl when I get my head chopped off, but I won’t be.

Like a bird on a wire..

Column: He was the soundtrack of a city, the muse of millions, the voice of home… Vin Scully is gone, but he will never be silenced… RIP to a legend and a friend.. latimes.com/sports/dodgers…

The team has had many great players since World War II, but it was Mr. Scully, a gifted storyteller and a master of the graceful phrase, who became the enduring face of the franchise. nytimes.com/2022/08/02/spo…

The Hall of Fame remembers 1982 Frick Award winner and legendary Los Angeles Dodgers voice Vin Scully, who passed away on Tuesday. 📷 Tom Zimmerman ow.ly/aZxm50KaePF

One of my favorite 20th Century tales is that Aleister Crowley created the "V" sign as a magickal antidote to the swastika, and got Churchill to adopt it through mutual friends at the BBC.

Three Victor Valley High graduates are giving back to the drama program that helped launch their theater careers by presenting a stage production. vvdailypress.com/story/news/202…

Something magical is happening in Nepal: Its “trees are coming back.” Whoa, what? I promise to explain (and hopefully entertain) in this thread 🌳 nytimes.com/2022/11/11/wor…

A 368-page, nationally acclaimed graphic memoir set in Apple Valley? "The High Desert" is James Spooner's autobiographical comic about discovering punk music and navigating his teen years while living in the desert. We talk about it. sbsun.com/2023/02/28/gro…

This shot in Dawsons’s Creek is blowing my mind.

.LACMA programmed this year's LA County Fair Millard Sheets Art Center exhibit "You Are Here," devoted to contemporary California photography. The arrangement could become long-term. It's quite the coup for the fair. My latest column: dailybulletin.com/2023/05/11/in-…