I’m not a huge fan of holidays in general. My opinion is fairly plain if you read this blog. Be that as it may, the New Year festivities are a particular exception. For one, it’s a global event – and as such it has broader resonance than national or regional/cultural holidays. I realize there are [...]
What’s the first rule of “Fight Club”?
I saw this on the way to checking out the art exhibits at MOCA.
I bet they were planning to open up again after Obama was elected, and wisely held out to see how things would go before committing one way or the other.
I’m as cynical as the anyone about the entire holiday thing. To me, it’s a haphazard amalgam of hedonistic rituals thinly wrapped in semi-religious trappings. That said, it’s not like I’m looking at this completely from the outside. I’ve fully participated in all aspects of that “trade” and so I have no illusions about my [...]
So I was walking to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) exhibit on Capital when I stumbled across a very interesting sign in Little Tokyo…
Yes kids, it actually says “Japanese Taco”. So I stopped to take a look at the restaurant frontage, and this is what it looks like:
No kidding – that first poster wasn’t [...]
