The year is 1984. You wear dangly plastic earrings and listen to Van Halen’s “Panama” at unholy decibel levels. The impulse buy of the year: those vending-machine rings that come in color-capped plastic bubbles at the supermarket.
Fast-forward twenty years. ...
Oh, the benefits to living in L.A. The sea air. The exciting nightlife. The stellar farmer’s market produce.
So why is it that you haven’t been to the beach in over a year, you owe your evenings to TiVo, and ...
Question: Why was bar-hopping invented?
Answer: Because so many bars get so old so fast. (Plus everyone has social ADD.)
Seriously. What happened to that easy sort of place where you could settle in for an evening of drinking and ...
You’re not just plugged in. You’re hooked up.
Blackberry, iPod, Treo. All linked to one another, jacked into your laptop, and keeping you ridiculously connected to the world.
But lately you find yourself longing for a time when ...
Stores are like suckers. There’s a new one born every minute.
And, like suckers, new stores often fall prey to a basic lack of savvy. It’s not enough to stock good merchandise. It’s the vibe. The space. The staff.
We ...
Talk about a bad start.
You overslept. Your boss shot you nasty looks all morning. And just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse, the cute office manager caught you scratching your nose in a manner that might easily ...
Europe. Always something of a mystery to us New World-ers.
Like, wearing the same outfit two days in a row is no big deal over there. Midday naps are a given. Nudity in TV commercials is A-okay. And you can ...
The sales just keep on coming …
What: Lisa Kline Back Alley Sale
When: 12/5-12/7; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun. noon-6 p.m.
Where: 136 South Robertson Boulevard, between 3rd and Alden Streets
(310-246-0907).
Why: ...
