Content Shifter: Ten of the Worst Movies of the Summer of 2023

Aug 03, 2023 14:30  |  Bill Frost

Movie theaters are over . Sure, you might for a minute feel nostalgic for the privilege of driving to the Gigantaplex, buying tickets, forking over a lump sum for an XXXL BladderBuster Diet Coke and MegaButter popcorn, and then being marched to your Assigned Corporate Seat, amongst the other chumps—bu...

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Home Video Review: Disney+'s 'Muppets Now' Features a Fun Energy That Will Appeal to Muppets Fans Both Old and New

Aug 03, 2023 14:10  |  Bob Grimm

The new Disney+ series Muppets Now— the umpteenth incarnation of the Muppets on TV—proves to be a good one, with Kermit and pals assimilating into the world of Zoom and cooking-competition shows.

The premise is simple: Kermit presides over a different kind of show, one in which he remains the emcee, an...

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Home Video Review: 'The Rental' Isn't Original, but Fine Performances Make It Worth a Rental for Horror Fans

Jul 27, 2023 14:35  |  Bob Grimm

Dave Franco, brother of James, makes his directorial debut (and also co-wrote the screenplay) with The Rental , a serviceable slasher film that proves the newbie director can successfully create a creepy vibe.

The film isn’t all that original, and you won’t feel any major sense of surprise when the sto...

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After a Trying Weekend, Signs of Curve-Flattening; Vaccine Dilemmas—Coachella Valley Independent Daily Digest: Aug. 3, 2023

Aug 03, 2023 18:10  |  Jimmy Boegle

If your anxiety and/or depression levels were high this weekend, you were not alone.

More than a handful of people have told me were out of sorts this weekend—something that I, too, experienced. I suspect the extreme heat and at-times apocalyptic-looking skies due to the fires had something to do wit...

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Shenanigans With the Census and Postal Service; Get Out Your Goggles—Coachella Valley Independent Daily Digest: July 31, 2023

Jul 31, 2023 18:05  |  Jimmy Boegle

Earlier this week, we asked you, our amazing readers, to answer a short, six-question survey about this Daily Digest—and more than 200 of you took the time to do so. We thank all of you who did.

Here are some takeaways:

• The majority of you (53.8 percent) said you preferred getting the Daily Digest t...

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Unsung Heroes: Mama's House Volunteer Sharon Mottern Helps Young Mothers Get on a Path to Self-Sufficiency

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Ginny Rowlette introduced her dear friend Sharon Mottern to Mama’s House. Ginny Rowlette has served on the Mama’s House board of directors for three years and is very passionate about the organization’s critical mission.

Mama’s House is the only residential home in the Coachella Valley providing shel...

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The Weekly Independent Comics Page for July 30, 2023!

Jul 30, 2023 08:00  |  Staff

On this week's Emmy-nomination-snubbed weekly Independent comics page: The K Chronicles pays tribute to a civil rights great; This Modern World brings us the latest tales of The Unbelievable Trump; Jen Sorensen invites the world to come visit the United States; Red Meat gives a pet some treats; and Ap...

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A Note From the Editor: As July Turns to August, I Am Tired—but Hopeful, About All the Good in Our Community

Jul 29, 2023 14:00  |  Jimmy Boegle

As July comes to an end to make way for August … I am tired.

I am tired of this damned pandemic. Of not being able to hug my friends. Of seeing so many people struggle. Of not being able to play softball with my teammates. Of watching my business limp along financially. Of not being able to travel to...

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Savage Love: I Identify as a Lesbian, but I'm Interested in a Male Friend/Co-worker Being My Pandemic Sex Buddy

Jul 29, 2023 12:00  |  Dan Savage

I’m a 20-something more-or-less lesbian in an East Coast city. I’m primarily into women, and I’m only interested in relationships with women, but I’m sometimes attracted to men and have enjoyed sex with men in the past. For various reasons, I decided a few years ago not to pursue physical stuff with...

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Can the Show Go On? Theater Companies Don't Know When They'll Be Able to Take the Stage Again—but a New Alliance Is Helping Them Support Each Other Until That Time Comes

Jul 22, 2023 09:45  |  Jimmy Boegle

Before everything went to hell, the Coachella Valley theater community was enjoying, by far, its most successful season ever.

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Moving Open Call From the Stage to the Screen: The McCallum Theatre's Annual Local-Talent Showcase Moves to Video and Will Air on KESQ

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Every year, the McCallum Theatre showcases local performers via its Open Call Talent Project—but the series of April shows, like so many other events, was a casualty of the coronavirus epidemic.

However, the show must go on—so Open Call 2023 has moved from the stage to the screen: At 6:30 p.m., Satur...

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Free Yuks: Socially Distanced Comedy and Magic Is Coming Twice a Month to The River in Rancho Mirage

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(Editor's note: After one show, this comedy series has been discontinued.)

It may seem like nothing’s funny anymore—but producer/comedian Max Mitchell would beg to disagree.

Max Mitchell’s Comedy and Magic Show will make its debut this Friday, June 19, at the amphitheater at The River in Rancho Mirage....

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Young and Determined: The Virtual Coachella Valley Youth Music Fest Will Showcase Local Talent and Raise Money for Charities

Jul 20, 2023 08:30  |  Matt King

Backyard shows—put on by teens, for teens—have been taking place for decades in the Coachella Valley. Unfortunately, COVID-19 restrictions have silenced the backyard show scene for now—but that doesn’t mean local youth have let their creative voices be silenced.

Take, for example, the Coachella Valle...

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The Lucky 13: Paul Forrester, Bassist for Hammer of the Ozz, Celebrating New Album 'Hot as the Sun'

Jul 17, 2023 13:00  |  Matt King

Hammer of the Ozz is one of the heaviest bands to come out of the Coachella Valley in recent years. What started as a Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath cover band has evolved into a four-piece hard-rock group with a blistering debut album, Hot as the Sun , available at hammeroftheozz.bandcamp.com , that wa...

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Playful Punk: Saints and Rebels' Exuberance and Punk Fusion Shine on the Band's Three-Song Debut EP

Jul 16, 2023 13:00  |  Matt King

On the surface, Saints and Rebels may seem like a typical punk band—but if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that the group combines various subgenres under the punk umbrella, including comedy punk, hardcore and even ska.

The band is made up of Austin Lawrence on vocals and bass; Cristian Alvarez ...

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Vine Social: Australian Winemakers Have Spent the Last 10 Years Retooling—and Are Now Producing Some of the World's Best

Jul 16, 2023 15:00  |  Katie Finn

Hello? Australia, are you there? Can you hear me? I completely forgot about you and your wines!

And so did a whole lot of others.

In Australian wine’s heyday, stores couldn’t keep up with the demand we had for deep and inky Barossa Valley shirazes and Coonawarra cabernets. Inexpensive wines with full-...

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You’re all cut off.

Look, when I wrote about bars being an important part of our society , I didn’t say you should all run right out to them the second they reopened—while forgetting all the things we’ve learned over the last several months. This is why we can’t have nice things!

I’ve heard a lot of peo...

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Great Plates Indeed: More Than 1,000 Local Seniors Are Receiving Three Meals Each Day, From 28 Restaurants, Thanks to the Great Plates Delivered Program

Jul 10, 2023 16:30  |  Charles Drabkin

In April, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the creation of the Great Plates Delivered program, which had two goals in the midst of the COVID-19 shut-down order: feeding local seniors in need, and keeping restaurant workers employed.

Since then, the program has done both of those things. According to River...

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