Archive for the ‘California’ Category

To A New World of Gods and Monsters: Bad Ad Campaigns Part 1

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 15:02 No Comments

Did anyone else notice this full-page gem in the LA Weekly this week? I look at this and I think “Goddess“? “Fitness”? Wrong. Wrong. This is noxious on so many levels it’s hard to know where to begin, but let’s say this much at least–maybe this…

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San Francisco Jealous Of Our Skills

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 14:46 No Comments

San Francisco is turning out the lights at the 1939 Transbay Terminal. Then they make go boom. In a strange turn of events, Los Angeles is being credited with better efforts in historic preservation of its landmarks. Also, a pig just flew by my desk….

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State Fair Bovine Buzz Kill

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 14:09 No Comments

Rampaging, Pregnant Cow Shot To Death At State Fair reads the KCRA3 headline.
Wow, seriously? There are so many ways to go with that headline, I don’t even know where to start.
But it kinda makes me want to avoid the fair.  Not out of cow-fear, but out of baby-cow mourning.

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Dr. Marc Abrams Memorial Walk Recap

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:47 No Comments

I’m still on somewhat of a high from Sunday’s Memorial Walk for Dr. Marc Abrams. Near the end of the walk, I met a reporter for BBC America who said, “I’ve been searching for a sense of community ever since I moved to L.A. and…

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Classic Eats #12: Save The Date!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:06 No Comments

Golly, recovering from the Very Special Classic East Blog-a-Thon at Canters, followed not long after by Donut Summit took a bit longer than I thought it would! My waistline and cholesterol levels notwithstanding, it’s time to get back to Classic Eats! Mark your calendars for…

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