I have never seen "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Yet, despite this glaring flaw in my "˜90s childhood, I felt I had walked through the film's landscape and a few others after seeing the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's retrospective exhibition dedicated to the work of the man behind the ghastly and ghoulish. Read more...
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To me, those lyrics, along with the simple electric guitar riff that accompanies it, are some of the most recognizable of any I've ever heard. Read more...
I've always known that people tend to be afraid of eating foods from other cultures, especially if they don't have the ingredient list in front of them. I just never thought I was one of them. Read more...
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The Boneless Chicken Kebab includes charbroiled chicken, a grilled tomato and a portion of rice topped with decorative yellow saffron-infused rice.
As I flew from London Heathrow Airport back to Los Angeles earlier this month, I found myself seated alongside three giddy English women. Read more...
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The historic Hollywood sign is an icon more often seen from afar rather than experienced up close.
Vinyl albums are becoming quite the trendy things to buy (full disclosure: There are four hanging up on my wall). Read more...
From the cardigan-clad woman ceremoniously dancing around the citation ticket she set on fire to the man in the tiki mask playing the bongos, it seemed that the wild spirit of the Venice Beach Drum Circle remains unbroken despite the prevalence of security. Read more...
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Participants sing and dance with the Venice Beach Drum Circle on Sunday. The event attracts music lovers of all ages and backgrounds.
courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHER–SOLTES
It might be a coincidence that the time periods of graduation and TV fall schedule announcements happen to coincide. Read more...
