Critics often like to say LA is bereft of culture and that’s just…baloney. LA has culture coming out of its ears. Not only is it home to such famous works of art as Van Gogh’s Irises and Gainsborough’s Blue Boy but it’s also home to world […]
Though most Angelenos probably didn’t realize it at the time 1919 was an important year for the area as it marked the beginning of several famed institutions. These include UCLA, LA Philharmonic, Musso & Frank, Fosselman’s Ice Cream and The Huntington Library, Art Museum and […]
I’ve been a lifelong fan of classic film and the Wizard of Oz was my gateway. I watched it when I was four, became obsessed and it remains one of my favorite films to this day. Naturally, I know a lot of the anecdotes that […]
Thanks to my art history background I’ve visited the Getty Center numerous times over the years but the Getty Vila? Not so much. I visited soon after it reopened and that was it. I couldn’t tell you why I’ve neglected it. Probably because it’s way […]
When I first started visiting downtown LA I would regular eat at a quaint French restaurant at the intersection of Main & Spring. It’s long since closed and the name now escapes me but every time I would pass by the building I’d get a […]
Now that summer’s winding down it’s the perfect time to hit up those spots that were overrun with visitors these past few months. I already did that with Disneyland (no lines, woohoo!) and recently I was invited to spend the afternoon at the Aquarium of […]
