Lost & Found Rolling Stones Photos
Flea markets have always been my favorite places to go on a Sunday afternoon. Everyone knows you have to get there early in the morning, though, to really score the good stuff. What… Read More
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower in 2012
As 2012 winds into fall and the Presidential races grow increasingly nerve wracking, only one thing is certain about 2012: we’ve fully embraced the wallflower. In a year of staggeringly ubiquitous reality television,… Read More
The Kardashian Effect
In November 2010, W magazine plastered Kim Kardashian’s naked body on its cover, hidden by nothing but Barbara Kruger’s subversive, strategically–placed slogans. For its October cover story on plastic surgery, LA magazine adopts… Read More
Second Screens, Second Life, Seconds in Real Time.
I was still working on my laptop by the time the first Presidential debate started last night. Unable to detach myself from my desk chair, I peered onto the Facebook tab open on… Read More
Would You Hire A Junior High Schooler?
I stumbled upon this gem of a sponge–painted resume the other day while cleaning out the closet of my childhood bedroom. Apparently, my objective as a 13–year–old was to write a column in… Read More
Words on The Words and Movies About Writing
I wanted to like The Words. I really did. I’m all for romanticizing the role of a writer: sleepless nights hunched feverishly over the blue glow of a Mac laptop, booze–fueled rampages that… Read More
Depending on the Kindness of Strangers in a Craigslist Marketplace
Last night I went to see a screening of Craigslist Joe, as presented by Social Media Week LA and produced by Zach Galifianakis, whom, I’m very disappointed to report was not in attendance. But… Read More
Car Chases and Mobile Crime In & Out of Hollywood
Have you ever watched the driver of an SUV throw stacks of Benjamins out the window and onto the streets like a parade mascot dropping colored beads from a float? The SUV belonged… Read More
Echoes West: Incense and Peppermints Psych Out Echo Park
The inaugural Echoes West psychedelic music fest tripped through LA’s Echo and Echoplex on Saturday for a groovy marathon of garage rock riffs and digitally–projected images from old Westerns and B-movies. The bands… Read More
Museum Directors Converge for Art Speak & Civic Engagement in the City of Car Culture
Last night in downtown LA’s Grand Park—a new plaza wedged between the Hall of Administration and the City Court that officially broke ground in July—several museum directors convened for a conversation about art,… Read More
Why Music Festivals Give Me the Curse of the Blitz
For me, attending Lollapalooza is like being perpetually stuck with the Curse of the Blitz. For those unfamiliar, the Blitz is an only–somewhat–fictional reference to an episode of How I Met Your Mother,… Read More
Lollapalooza: Chili Peppers ‘Give It Away,’ But Not Until the Encore
When I was a junior in high school, I presented a book report on Anthony Kiedis’ recent autobiography, Scar Tissue. I began my talk with my back to the audience, pretending to snort… Read More
Afterpalooza: How to Enjoy the Best Shows & Swag Without Dishing Out Cash for Lolla
While thousands of festival–goers—300,000, to be exact—have shelled out a couple hundred bucks to attend the massive music, dance and sweat–bonanza known as Lollapalooza, now in its 21st year, I’ve adopted the cheaper… Read More
Limited Time Only: Chicago Design Museum Offered Fresh Produced Exhibitions
Saturday marked the last day to visit the month–long Chicago Design Museum, a temporary pop–up housed within a 6,000–square foot warehouse space in Humboldt Park. With weekend visiting hours throughout the month of… Read More
NATO March on Michigan Avenue: Dispatches from Grant Park to Chinatown
In the days leading up to this weekend’s NATO Summit at Chicago’s McCormick Place, the hype about protests, terrorist plots, and police raids seemed to grow even more massive with every tweet, Instagram… Read More
Weekend Whereabouts: Mutiny at the Pirates Show
Some of my favorite places in Chicago are the ones that look like a certain place but act like another when you’re not around. The kind of places that have such a bizarre… Read More
Cashing in on a Piece of the Occu-pie
It started with Liberatos, the New York–based pizza parlor that began delivering its $15 “OccuPie” to occupiers in nearby Zuccotti Park in October. Then came Big Mario’s, the Seattle pizza company that donated… Read More
Best Costumes for Bicyclists — Critical Mass Halloween Style
The stage was set for Halloween last night at Daley Plaza: fountains dyed orange, tents selling masks and accessories, vendors hocking hot dogs and hot coffees, and a portable movie screen and bleachers… Read More
