Vespertine | Anne Fishbein Exquisite dining experiences worth saving up for Whether celebrating a new job, an important anniversary, or a milestone birthday, head to the places on this list for exquisite culinary experiences worth every red cent. Because let’s be honest, there’s nothing worst than spending too much money on a meal that didn’t […]
Oceanwide Plaza Shows Signs of Life
Progress is visible at the mixed-use project’s Park Hyatt-branded hotel and condo tower. Despite its well-documented struggles, signs or progress are now clearly visible at the beleagured Oceanwide Plaza development in Downtown Los Angeles. Source: Urbanize LA – Steven Sharp
High Visibility: Reexamining “Medium Cool” on Its 50th Anniversary
IT’S CHICAGO, 1968, and a woman in a dress the color of a high-visibility vest is running through a crowd of protestors gathered in Grant Park. Her appearance — neatly belted waist, coniform “bullet bra,” and white heels — stands in marked contrast to the sloppy androgyny of the men and women around her. She […]
Catch a sea breeze on Long Beach’s water taxi
The water taxi arrives at a dock in downtown Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor. The ferry is on of LA’s hidden gems. Can it be more than a tourist attraction? Standing on the deck of Long Beach’s AquaLink water taxi, I was reminded of a story my grandmother once told me about riding the Staten Island […]
Tom Brady is getting roasted for wearing a big hat after a Patriots preseason game
Patriots / YouTube The Patriots beat the Panthers 10-3 in a preseason game on Thursday night. After the game, Tom Brady wore a big hat to the post-game press conference, leaving fans to make plenty of jokes at the quarterback’s expense. Fans compared Brady to everyone from Cam Newton to "Simpsons" villain Lyle Lanley. Brady […]
Twitter users have hopped on a viral hashtag to ask Jeff Bezos of Amazon (the company) to help save the Amazon (the burning rainforest)
Saul Loeb/Getty Images; STR/AFP/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider The Amazon rainforest is on fire, and people are taking to Twitter to ask Jeff Bezos to help out. Bezos’ multi-billion-dollar company, Amazon, gets its name from the Amazon river that winds its way through the rainforest. Jeff Bezos has not publicly commented on the crisis. Visit […]