Tom Cruise hangs from the wing of a yellow biplane in midair for the "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" movie poster, with IMAX release date details shown.

Review of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, the second of a two-part story in the Mission: Impossible franchise, is a non-stop ...
A horse-drawn stagecoach with two drivers sits on a wooden bridge surrounded by greenery on a sunny day.

Knott’s Berry Farm—authentic, interactive & affordable SoCal fun

The more I visit, the more I absolutely love Knott’s Berry Farm, and I believe that you will too! From ...
A green audio speaker cube with Kermit the Frog on top, surrounded by six toy figures including Snow White, Ariel, and other cartoon characters.

Tonies — fun, facts, songs, stories & an audio player for kids

Tonie figurines, when combined with the Toniebox speaker, are a fun, easy-to-use, educational, screen-free, high quality audio entertainment system of ...
A colorful mural displays "Welcome to California" and "Auto Club Speedway" with racing graphics, set against a sunset sky with a lifeguard tower silhouette.

NASCAR — please come back to Southern California

NASCAR, over the years you’ve cultivated a large and loyal audience for Cup and Xfinity Series stock car racing in ...
A windshield with a visible crack running across the glass, located near the bottom edge behind a windshield wiper.

CONSUMER ALERT: What you should know about cracked windshield replacements & auto insurance

Recently, I noticed about a two-foot-long crack in my 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE’s windshield. That is when I discovered ...
Logo for the 50th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, featuring blue stylized number 50, with dates April 11-13, 2025, and years 1975-2025.

Celebrating 50 years — auto racing returns this week to the streets of Long Beach (with photos from the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach)

This week, “50 Years at Full Speed” is celebrated at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. To commemorate the ...
Five brightly colored race cars take a sharp turn on a racetrack, closely following each other.

Inaugural Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix — two thumbs up!

After contesting a successful exhibition race there in 2024, this year IndyCar returned to The Thermal Club on March 21-23 ...
Formula 1 banner with text: "Rookies were destined to fail at chaotic 2025 season opener in Australia.

Formula 1 rookies were destined to fail at chaotic 2025 season opener in Australia, and an F1 flashback

Did you catch the 2025 Formula 1 season opener? While I could not be at the Albert Park circuit in ...
Various UAG mobile accessories are displayed, including a blue phone case, a black charging pad with stand, a watch band, and a magnetic ring stand, all in their packaging.

Cool UAG accessories for your phone & watch

Recently Apple introduced a new iPhone. That got me thinking about my iPhone and my Apple Ultra 2 watch, which ...

U.S. Navy Blue Angels & U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds practice for the upcoming air show season

In anticipation of the 2025 air show season, before dawn last Saturday morning I made the two-hour drive from my ...