A map and snapshot of Los Angeles

A map and snapshot of Los Angeles



I painted a large map of Los Angeles County, seeking to depict every community and City of Los Angeles neighborhood. Then I added a bit about the regions of Los Angeles, which I hope you'll explore if you haven't.

COME IN! S, M, L, XLA -- A new exhibit at the A D Museum opens this Thursday

COME IN! S, M, L, XLA -- A new exhibit at the A D Museum opens this Thursday



A cool new exhibit opens at the A+D museum this Thursday... and I helped :)

Tea for all -- 10 June is Iced Tea Day

Tea for all -- 10 June is Iced Tea Day



Today is Iced Tea Day. As far as I know, there's no "Hot Tea Day" so here are my musings on all tea with some tea related films to get you into the holidays spirit.

Hippies and Hooligans -- Great Madchester covers of 60s tunes

Hippies and Hooligans -- Great Madchester covers of 60s tunes



1988 -- the Second Summer of Love. 1989 -- the end of South African apartheid and the cold war. Love was all around and if it wasn't enough to make one euphoric there was ecstasy and Madchester to the rescue. What were baggies but hip-hop-and-house-hip hippies-cum-hooligans-cum-hippies again? In case we needed further proof, the baggies made the connection more obvious with their updated covers of psychedelic and Situationist era tunes which at their worst sounded like karaoke versions spruced up with the funky drummer beat but at occasionally exceeded the popularity of the originals.

As Not Heard on Pandora -- After fourteen years, the best music streaming site is still deeply flawed

As Not Heard on Pandora -- After fourteen years, the best music streaming site is still deeply flawed



Why is there so much music (and comedy) still missing from Pandora, fourteen years after it launched? Imagine a half empty library that just doesn't have some 5,000 authors whose books you're looking for. There's no notification system when/if they add them either, so I have a massive list that I check periodically. What's on yours?

Visiting Orange Countys Little Seoul -- Happy Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at the Amoeblog

Visiting Orange Countys Little Seoul -- Happy Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month



Drive down Garden Grove Boulevard with your windows up (paying proper attention to the road in front of you) and you might not notice that you're passing through Little Seoul. There are no banners, memorials, murals, monuments or that many fluttering South Korean flags. Pass through on a bus and maybe you'll notice the Hangul signs and blue tile roofs. The best way to experience Little Seoul, despite some drawbacks, is by walking in it – although your hair might pick up the smell like bulgogi by the end of your ramble. The other day I headed over there to explore it, accompanied by Una Zipagan and host of the excellent Notebook on Cities and Culture podcast, Colin Marshall. 

Visiting Little Saigon -- Happy Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at the Amoeblog

Visiting Little Saigon -- Happy Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month



Orange County's Little Saigon is the oldest, biggest, most populous, and baddest Vietnamese-American enclave. Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month seemed like the perfect time to explore, with the help of two guides.