Gold wrist cuffs make a nice New Year’s Eve accessory, as would glitter heels or braids . . . but you could also leave that to King Tut and Dorothy, respectively, and be a little more adventurous. That’s where nail art comes in. It doesn’t have to be difficult, either: some of the best, most […]
Blog: Whenever I Wear These Jeans People Ask Me Where I Got Them
Courtesy Citizens of Humanity I spent a few years searching for the perfect pair of vintage Levis: high-waisted, light wash, make-your-butt-look-perfect. I bought several pairs in this shopping quest, and deluded myself into thinking that they worked. But really, they were either too big and made me look dumpy, or far too small around my […]
Blog: Review: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in ‘Holmes & Watson’ a looney-tuned misfire
In the rare moments when the mystery spoof “Holmes & Watson” clicks, the movie is like a cross between a raunchy ’80s comedy and a Daffy Duck cartoon. As super-detective Sherlock Holmes, Will Ferrell is just like Daffy, the overconfident hero, blustering his way into trouble. And as Dr. John Watson, John C. Reilly is […]
Blog: The accumulating casualties of Trump administration trade policies
Journalists got a look at San Quentin’s death chamber in 2010, where executions will occur if the state ever resumes them. (Los Angeles Times) I write often about the inequities of the American capital punishment system, including the arbitrary nature of the decision to pursue the death penalty, the whims or malevolence of the prosecuting […]
Blog: Authorities struggle to rescue 15 men trapped inside illegal ‘rat hole’ mine in India
The name itself denotes the danger: a “rat hole” mine. The tiny, horizontal tunnels – barely wide enough for one person – have long been dug into the hillsides of the mineral-rich northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya. Poor laborers crawl through the seams to extract coal, a practice so risky… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]
Blog: 135,000-Square-Foot Office Building Planned on Sawtelle Boulevard
A locally-based real estate investor has filed plans with the City of Los Angeles to redevelop an office complex in the Sawtelle District. The project site, located at 2255 Sawtelle Boulevard, is currently improved with two buildings totaling roughly 52,000 square feet of rentable space. Plans call for razing the existing structures to make way […]