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The L.A. Quiz

So. You’ve got the freeway system hardwired into your brain. You’ve been known to recite the Ivy’s menu by heart. You can match any airline to its terminal at LAX. And you haven’t looked for a parking space since 1996. ...

The Empire Strikes Back

Sure, we all wish we were smarter. But instead of crying over lost brain cells, the deadening of the American consciousness, and the fact that Arnie actually stands a chance, do something about it.

Start with what’s in front of ...

Don't Know Much About Ecology

You? An environmentalist? Not quite.

You wear leather, eat veal, and haven’t hugged a tree since that particularly bad mushroom trip back in ‘89.

Still, that’s no reason to turn a blind eye. If there were a way to care ...

L'Chaim, Baby. Surf's Up!

Madonna’s taking mikvahs. Roseanne’s baking prime-time challah. And Charlotte has actually de-shiksa-tized herself for a mensch.

In this era of jewfabophilia, what’s a goy to do?

Hang ten. While the masses ride the never-ending wave of the ...

Clear Eye for the Pig Sty

Are you embarrassed to let your friends (or even the cute UPS guy) inside your home? Is chaos slowly, in its drip-drip-Chinese-water-torture sort of way, overtaking your space?

Quit kidding yourself. You don’t have the time or the energy ...

Do the Write Thang

Dear Diary,
Foxy guy in mailroom smiled at me today! After work, gorged on leftover Chinese and fell asleep on the couch while watching
Friends.

Got a knack for writing? Wish you could put it to better use?

WriteGirl, an ...

Happy Beginnings

Bad morning?

Let’s see. Some Hummer freak stole your parking space. Your pug bit the old lady next door. And your checking account is down to double digits.

You need a massage. But on your budget? No problem. At Pho-Siam, ...

But Is It Art?

Boy, if you had a nickel for every time you couldn’t decide between the salon and the art gallery.

Cuticles or cubism? Eyebrow or highbrow? Massage or message? Tough questions.

At Wax Poetic, a salon-cum-art gallery, you can finally lay ...