It's the controversy that has launched a thousand X posts. Elon Musk, who is a fan of Homer, has kicked up a fuss by objecting to filmmaker Christopher Nolan casting the black actress Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in his forthcoming movie version of "The Odyssey." The epic production ...
My husband and I were in Maui last week with my sister and brother-in-law. We planned a morning hike/picnic at 13 Crossings. My husband and I planned to picnic in the leafy area before the trail began, while my sister and her husband hiked the 13 Crossings. My husband has a fear of heights, and winding, curvy roads with drop-offs are particularly triggering for him. We had no idea what the road to the trail was like, and to everyone who lives on Maui, you know it is all that and more. He was extremely anxious and agitated by the time we got to the parking lot above the entrance to the ...
This week, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to give away tax dollars without congressional or judicial authorization to his friends and allies whom he believes were mistreated by the Biden administration. Can he legally do that? Here is the backstory. During the last year of ...
Are we almost at the point of no return? Let America be America again, please, in a post-Donald Trump world. Rebuilding our institutions, arts and trust in government is not a sure thing. Given a global economic, environmental or medical crisis, the endeavor could cross country boundaries, as ...
May marks Community Action Month — a nationwide event to commemorate the value and meaning of the work of Community Action Agencies. At Maui Economic Opportunity Inc., we are proud to be Maui County’s Community Action Agency, a designation that dates back to 1965. Our history is entwined ...
Some say that God created war to teach Americans geography. Few Americans knew anything about Korea, Viet Nam, Afghanistan, Iraq, or even how to find them they on a map, before we went to war there. Now we have the geography of Iran to contend with. And apparently our leaders are not too good with history either – even painful, recent history. How did our last three wars work out? Anything to avoid? It is well known that the Strait of Hormuz is a uniquely narrow water way in the Persian Gulf that that has been used over the centuries to squeeze international trade for profit or ...
