By Eric Weintraub The friend zone is the Bermuda triangle of the dating world: it’ll sneak up on you, and once you’re in, it’s too late to get out. The friend zone can be frustrating for a lot of guys, mainly because most of them don’t understand how it works. A lot of the time, the guy will blame the girl, citing that she’s a fool for wanting to just be friends when he can … [Read more...] about The Don’ts of Dating: The Friend Zone
Archives for 2010
Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Surrogate, and no, not the pregnancy kind
Hello again, my lovely friends. For this week, I decided to watch…..Surrogates. Yes, that Bruce Willis film that everybody forgot about before it even came out. And yes, it was legitimately forgettable…..but, here it goes! Life Lessons of Surrogates: 1. Need someone to confess? Just call Bruce Willis. His smooth talking ways can make anyone confess anything, even … [Read more...] about Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Surrogate, and no, not the pregnancy kind
Curbside Cuisine: Mexiterranean
By Juliana Appenrodt Mexican food was the first to go mobile, so it’s no surprise that many of the food trucks that flood the streets today pay homage to their taco-producing predecessors. Many do this by simply including some form of taco, whether filled with peking duck or blackened shrimp, on their menu. Kabob Express, however, goes far beyond the simple taco shout-out, … [Read more...] about Curbside Cuisine: Mexiterranean
What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: A Steal in Beverly Hills
By Andrew Ramirez Late Thursday afternoon, two weeks before Halloween and about six months after the Craig's list killer had been apprehended, my friend Max and I were in my truck on the freeway, then some side streets, and finally a narrow road, winding up Beverly Hills in a nice neighborhood. Max had a ripped piece of paper with an address scrawled on it. “We're here,” … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: A Steal in Beverly Hills
Dumb It Down – The Bicycle Debacle
I recently watched a dystopic, farcical, futuristic sci-fi film called Idiocracy. The premise was that while the smart and well educated tended to be prudent about their decision-making and forgo having children when it would not be responsible, those that constitute the dregs of society continued to procreate in record numbers until, eventually, society was reduced to nothing … [Read more...] about Dumb It Down – The Bicycle Debacle