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
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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
Re: Play – Facebook and History
By Jason Lipshin On Facebook and History Ever since I found this gem a couple weeks ago via Twitter, I’ve been seeing numerous like-minded Facebook adaptations of history pop up on my daily strolls through cyberspace. For example, one I found yesterday features a status posted by Ancient Asteroid 65 million years ago declaring that (he? she?) is “hittin’ up earth … [Read more...] about Re: Play – Facebook and History
Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Life Lessons from Fringe
By Sarah Ingerson Hi again! I’m back for Week Two! And this time around I will be giving you life lessons from….Fringe. Now, before you start freaking out because it’s a show and not a movie, let me justify myself by saying, that it’s a freakin’ awesome show! And, I watched like 6 episodes, so it’s like 3 movies? Or 2 if you prefer films of the longer variety. But … [Read more...] about Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Life Lessons from Fringe