by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 12, 2019 | Weekly Column
I can’t quite get over how the long-awaited first all-female space walk was casually nixed recently because of…a wardrobe snafu. For quite some time, we’d heard NASA describing plans for the historic walk timed to coincide with National...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 1, 2019 | Weekly Column
You know what I think about when I picture a typical country club? I envision a sunny second-floor ballroom, members and guests savoring a sumptuous Sunday buffet while watching genial golfers gathered below on lime-green tees. You know what I don’t...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 25, 2019 | Weekly Column
Back in the day, a “troll” was a mythical wild-haired creature who lived beneath bridges and spent his days scaring kids and taunting the likes of Three Billy Goats Gruff. Today’s trolls have moved into mom’s basement where they spend...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 18, 2019 | Weekly Column
It’s not especially shocking to learn some very rich and famous parents used bribery and cheating to get their mediocre spawn admitted into top-tier universities like Yale and Stanford. What is surprising is why they’d think it matters. Clearly these...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 11, 2019 | Weekly Column
When Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 85, snapped at a group of young climate activists visiting her San Francisco office recently– “I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I know what I’m doing!” –I felt the familiar tug of wanting to pass...