T.J. Simers

Don Mattingly Says Angels are Mets to Dodgers' Yankees

​Moments before the first full-squad workout of spring training and the launch of another disappointing season for the hapless Los Angeles Dodgers, manager Don Mattingly created some poster board material today by comparing his team to the New York Yankees and the Angels to the New York Mets.In ot ... More >>

The Double Play's the Thing

[Summer Guide] The sweet science and the ol' ballgame dominate the theater's sports-themed lineup

It's a Quick Read 20

Orange County Register: Asked recently about a possible run against U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer when his term ends in 2010, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he'll skip that race and await amendment of the U.S. Constitution--meaning he's eying the presidency. Looking at his latest ... More >>

One Good Redesign Deserves Another

LA Timesman-turned-NotTheLATimesman Roy Rivenburg picked up the steaming hunk of gauntlet Clockwork threw down here and has come up with a redesign of the LA Times redesign. Personal favorites: The Jackson Pollock makeover of the T.J. Simers' columnist mug and this line of pure Rivenburg: And a L ... More >>

Beers on Mike Penner/Christine Daniels

Gustavo's note: Today, LA Times sports reporter Mike Penner announced he was undergoing a sex-change operation and returning in a couple of weeks as a woman. Here is Weekly theater critic Joel Beers' take on it... Nearly 20 years ago, when I was a fledgling professional journalist at my first paid ... More >>

Insta-Feedback to the New Website

The names have been withheld to protect our incense. Your Favorite Time-Waster's answers--not that anyone asked for them--appear in groovy italics: Where did the link to the personals.ocweekly go on the home page? http://personals.ocweekly.com With the new website format instituted today, WHAT ... More >>

When Irate Eyes Are Smiling

The Year in Bad Theater

Diary of A Mad County

Diary of a Mad County