Unboxing the New Surface RT Tablet from Microsoft

Hard to believe that a tablet can double as a PC. That’s because the Surface RT from Microsoft comes loaded with Office software: Word, Power Point, Excel and OneNote. The power of your desktop in the palms of your hands! I felt spoiled when two Microsoft representatives flew in from Seattle and Chicago to meet with me, […]

Review of Cirque Du Soleil’s “Totem”

“You’ve seen one you’ve seen them all,” is a thought that sometimes crosses my mind when I see advertisements for a new Cirque Du Soleil show. But I am wrong, wrong, wrong each and every time! I lost my breath, gasped, laughed and marveled at the perfect acrobatic synchronization of the acts Cirque’s new show, “Totem,” delivered under […]

Review of “CATS” in San Diego — Play Near End of Its Nine Lives.

Watching  “CATS”, the play by Andrew Lloyd Webber, was reminiscent of sitting in front of the television set and watching an old black and white movie like in the good old days; simple plots, no gimmicks, and compelling human talent. However, if you keep in mind that “CATS” is celebrating 30 years as one of […]

‘My Week with Marilyn’ Movie Review

If you’ve had ambivalent feelings about Marilyn Monroe’s iconic status in our celebrity-driven society, then My Week with Marilyn will cement them one way or the other; you’ll either understand her much-publicized crumbling personality, or you will develop even more contradictory emotions about the real person behind the blond bombshell. My Week with Marilyn directed […]