Los Angeles has no shortage of exhibition spaces. Just when I think I’ve visited them all I discover one, two or even ten more. Take the Annenberg Space for Photography. For the longest time I didn’t even know it existed and once I knew I […]
Earlier this year when my friends and I were on our great fast food adventure we happened upon the Lomita Railroad Museum. Tucked into a residential neighborhood it was filled with various rail cars and what looked to be an old train depot. I was […]
I have a thing for landmark restaurants. You know the kind. They’ve been in business for ages, have signature menu items and often look just as they did when they opened. The Apple Pan, Philippe’s, Tom Bergin’s, Canters…I love them all. Long on my list […]
Most of this month has been ridiculously hot and muggy and I’ve spent a lot of time hunkered at home with the AC blasting. One day I decided to get out of the house and head to the shore. I’m not so much of a […]
Halloween is almost here and it’s time to break out the ghost stories. I love a good ghost story but I’m kind of a wimp. Edgar Allen Poe I can handle. Wes Craven I cannot. If I’m going to watch a spooky tale on the […]
I’m a huge comedy nerd. From classic comedians like Bob Hope and Abbott and Costello to modern funny men like Paul F. Tompkins and Jim Gaffigan I love it all. That being said I rarely see live comedy. I can’t do stand up (I get […]
