By Ashley Huggins When I was first attempting to decide upon a topic for my weekly blog posts, I was at a complete loss. As anyone who knows me could happily inform you, I am incredibly indecisive. It’s a miracle on some days that I’m able to leave the house on time after going through the daily struggles of deciding what I should eat for breakfast or what shoes I should … [Read more...] about Snapshot of LA: Urth Caffe
Archives for February 2012
Love That Dirty Water: The Aftermath
- by Megan Rilkoff. So, if you must. Take your jabs at our man Brady, claim that Gronk is a baby, call Welker butterfingers. It’s not like we ourselves haven’t given the team heat since our 21-17 Super Bowl XLVI loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. We’ve all had a few days to let it sink in, but even four days later it feels just as raw. It is not easy to forget … [Read more...] about Love That Dirty Water: The Aftermath
Trailer Trash: When Soldiers Become Movie Stars
By: A.J. Serrano When I was just eleven years old, I became an addict. I blame my parents for introducing me to the stuff. I was young and all those bright lights and sounds and colors blended together to create an intoxicatingly electrifying experience. Though the specifics are a bit hazy for me to recollect today, I can say this with clear-eyed assurance: after my parents … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: When Soldiers Become Movie Stars
Love That Dirty Water: A Brief History
By Megan Rilkoff. - And so it begins. Another first pitch, first tip-off, first face-off, first kickoff. Hopes (and often bets) are secured in place for another successful season. Another year, another possibility at a championship, whether it be baseball, basketball, hockey, or football: America’s pastimes. The same unwavering devotion, the same fans, the same old … [Read more...] about Love That Dirty Water: A Brief History
Boy Meets Bar: Sunday Bloody Superbowl Sunday
By Andrew Ramirez * In the ritzy nighttime haze of Beverly Hills, across the street from the grandiose ivy-covered Peninsula Hotel (where, according to the bartender on the Sunday shift at the Vampire Lounge and Tasting Room, a man of certain recognizable financial clout can very quickly find himself being chatted up by a smoky-eyed Russian woman who may or not be a … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Sunday Bloody Superbowl Sunday