Psychedelic Home Schooling
What have you been doing with yourself during our now, more than month-long, prescribed shelter-at-home pandemic? There’s so much opportunity for... Read more →
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On Losing Kobe
Every weekday morning I wake up at 5:45 a.m., to carve out 45 minutes for myself in the bathroom (ok, on the toilet) — before I start my daily... Read more →
The Goliath Cirque du Soleil
The "fabulous" 2017 Cirque du Soleil spectacle called Volta opened January 18, 2020 at Dodger Stadium, right here in my hood, Echo Park. Been... Read more →
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What Happened to the Woodstock Generation?
This past August 15, 16, 17, and 18 was the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, officially named “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of... Read more →
Sara Gazarek and Black Nile at Metro Arts’ “Jazz Tracks” in Union Station
I love Union Station. "The Last of the Great Train Stations,” I make sure to show it to all my out of town guests, along with the Hollywood... Read more →
3 Memoirs in “Year of the Woman”
I’ve recently read three strong memoirs written by three unique and passionate women. Two are touted on most best-selling book lists for 2018, one... Read more →
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“Man Overboard” at Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion is one of LA's oldest and most esteemed spoken word series, and this year it is celebrating its 31st anniversary in Los Angeles. As... Read more →
A Perfect Circle of People, or… Karma, Coincidence, and Clowns
Sometimes… on a certain night…. or on a certain day…. or in a certain moment, people come together in your life… in an inexplicable,... Read more →
Who are YOU: Scarecrow, Tin Man, or Cowardly Lion?
How many times have you watched the movie Wizard of Oz? Me? I don’t know exactly, but… probably at least eight years in a row, on TV, every year... Read more →
LA’s 1st Indigenous Peoples Day
September 8, 2018 was Los Angeles’ inaugural Indigenous Peoples Day. Bravo, Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who worked long and hard to create this... Read more →
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