The Funny Friend: Using Your Pals for Writing Inspiration
The novelist Henry James used the term ficelle (also a type of bread, and...
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Tripping the Light Pelagic: Notes from a $17 Whale Watching Tour
A few weeks back Lina had the creative idea that we should all take...
Getting the Band Back Together: Yale + Whale
That’s a problem to the wheel whale. Trust I know them 20s real whale....
Shun the Sun! L.A. on 0 SPF a Day
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines. — Shakespeare, “Sonnet 18” (“Shall I...
Paean to L.A., from its Least Tan Resident
2011-era Katy Perry peddled “Cali” as a place you drive to and “get drunk...
Behind Enemy Lines: A Trip to New York
I was just making the case that L.A. has the clear advantage over New...
What’s the Difference Between a Los Angeles Resident and a New Yorker?
Since moving to Los Angeles after college, I’ve gone full method into the role...
China Has Stolen All The Pecans. Steal Someone’s Heart With Pecan Pie!
In the lead-up to Thanksgiving, I kept seeing this ice cream at Trader Joe’s....
