Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are undeniably the greatest women’s beach volleyball tandem in history after winning their second consecutive Olympic gold medal today in Beijing with a straight-set 21-18, 21-18 victory over China’s Tian Jia and Wang Jie. [CLICK HERE TO READ THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' ACCOUNT]
The duo put the finishing touches on their preparations for [...]

This Week: A Yellow Flag
Tues | AUG 5 John McCain and wife visit the planet’s largest biker rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, as part of the candidate’s tour to drum up support for his new energy program—he wants to use it all up—and to make up for the fact that no one has written a [...]

Rohrabacher to Cambodians: Free Tibet! Peace out!
That green blur you saw Sunday morning wasn’t The Riddler. It was the surfing congressman–Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach), in a grassy herringbone-patterned suit (hold the tie)–making a flying appearance at the fourth annual Cambodian New Year Parade on his way to Santa Monica. Thanks, brah!
But let’s hope you [...]

According to a recent article by the Associated Press there are Nearly 3,500 Chinese Named ‘Olympics and more than 4,000 more who are named after the 2008 games’ mascots.
I love that! I wish that new parents in the US were more apt to name their children after events of local importance. I could have been [...]