Getting to know Jean Tatlock: Was she Oppenheimer’s ‘truest love’ or the...
When the blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer” opens July 21, audiences will be introduced to Jean Tatlock, one of the most remarkable people to know and love the UC Berkeley physicist, who arguably should...
View ArticleOppenheimer’s inconvenient truth: He was a secret Communist, some historians say
J. Robert Oppenheimer may have gone to his grave holding onto a painful secret. He repeatedly denied to the U.S. government that he joined the Communist Party while teaching physics at UC Berkeley, but...
View ArticleWhat Ken teaches men: Psychologist examines the emotional growth of Barbie’s...
Spoiler alert: The following interview discusses several plot elements of the film “Barbie.” Before psychologist Eric FitzMedrud donned a pink tie and joined his wife for a date night to see the summer...
View ArticleMarilyn Monroe’s final home — where she died in 1962 — faces demolition
Marilyn Monroe’s beloved Los Angeles home, where she tragically died more than 60 years ago, could become a tear-down, as its new owner reportedly seeks to demolish the iconic, one-story structure. The...
View ArticleWhy the power of Barbie, Taylor and Beyonce should worry Trump
Diablo Valley College student Zhenaleigh Doldol isn’t sure how she’ll vote in her first election in 2024, but she’s inspired by the messages of female empowerment that radiated around her beloved...
View ArticleMary Lou Retton’s lack of insurance raises questions as crowdfunding passes...
News broke Tuesday that Olympian champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton is in an ICU unit at a Texas hospital, “fighting for her life” with a rare form of pneumonia, sparking alarm among sports fans all over...
View ArticleJulia Chavez thought she was dying. She writes about her anxiety attacks in a...
Julie Chavez remembers the night in April 2018 when things went haywire. The elementary school librarian from Pleasanton calls it “The Night I Couldn’t Turn Off the Lights.” Her husband was away on...
View ArticleA Golden State Killer movie with Vincent Gallo and James Franco? Yes, of...
Before Joseph DeAngelo was sentenced to multiple life sentences in prison for his crimes as the Golden State Killer, a number of women who survived his attacks spoke in court about their enduring...
View ArticleMary Lou Retton got $2 million in divorce but couldn’t ‘afford’ health...
A report this week is likely to add to questions about Mary Lou Retton’s claim that she couldn’t “afford” health insurance — a situation that prompted her daughters to launch an online fundraising...
View ArticleMary Lou Retton tries to explain why she couldn’t afford health insurance
When Mary Lou Retton’s family announced in October she was hospitalized and gravely ill with a rare form of pneumonia, many fans were dismayed to learn that the 1984 Olympics champion, who supposedly...
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