by Shelly Reuben on July 10th

“Dear Melba Cortez: “I was seven years old when my parents enrolled me in your school. I was nine when we ..

by Shelly Reuben on July 3rd

Being in Los Angeles brings out the film fanatic in me. It starts when, looking up at the hills, I see ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 26th

Today, I had one of those ‘gone but not forgotten” moments. It involved my friend, Betty Ulius, who died ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 19th

This isn’t about my sister Selma. It isn’t even really about eavesdropping on Selma and her friend Ellen. It’s about girls and ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 12th

She has the high cheekbones and long, lean body of a fashion model. She has the eyes of a seeker ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 5th

Quick. How many dwarfs are there and what are their names? Stick out your fingers and tally them off: Grumpy. ..

by Shelly Reuben on May 29th

Because I live only half a block from the parade route, over the years, I have witnessed many upon many ..

by Shelly Reuben on May 22nd

Continued from last week’s column: Insurgents, my Webster’s Dictionary has advised, attack a “civil authority or an established government.” They attack ..

by Shelly Reuben on May 15th

Twenty-three years ago, a violent anti-technology, anti-materialism, anti-government group that called itself MOVE embarked upon a campaign of terror that ..

by Shelly Reuben on May 8th

On my way to brunch today, I walked past Joe’s Barbershop and, without thinking, gazed through the window. I had ..