Category Archives: creating

Snowbride

Based on how they spent their weekend, I think it’s safe to say that my parents are really excited we’re getting married. Those are red peppers for her lips, by the way. Update: Due to last night’s blizzard, the snowbride is … Continue reading

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A quick spin through Chris Burden’s Metropolis II

It’s no secret around these parts that I’m a big Chris Burden fan. So of course I’ve been breathlessly awaiting the unveiling of his newest sculpture, Metropolis II at LACMA. It opens this Saturday but I got a sneak preview at … Continue reading

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11 Questions for 2012

My friend Gregory just tagged me in one of those chain letter-type posts where if you don’t answer 11 questions about yourself and forward it along to 11 more people someone close to you will be severely maimed in a … Continue reading

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My favorite stories of 2011

Last year on this day I posted my own version of a year-in-review with my 13 favorite stories of the year. (Why 13, everyone wanted to know? Was I superstitious? Unlucky? Honestly, it just worked out that way.) This year, … Continue reading

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Paying respects

One of the best things about riding a bike around LA is the ability to shoot down the little side streets that you’d otherwise never consider taking. Earlier this year, I discovered the glory of Kingsley as a scenic north-south … Continue reading

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Christmas cookies

For the last few years I’ve been making dough ornaments to decorate our tree and give out as gifts. (Last year, you may remember, I used a new Williams-Sonoma cookie cutter set to make a Star Wars themed-tree.) The recipe … Continue reading

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The case for cards

I love mail. And that’s why the holidays are so rad. People send real letters. A handful arrives every day, right on schedule. Seeing that thick row of cancelled stamps in the mailbox is the best Christmas gift a writer … Continue reading

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The year in design that works

It’s December, and for journalists that means roundup season, as we all scramble to compile definitive lists of the BEST and WORST things to happen to all of us in the past year. I was tapped by my editors at … Continue reading

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It’s beginning to look

More hints of holidays.

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Same as it ever was

In the new issue of Vanity Fair you’ll find what I think is a pretty chilling essay by one of my journalism heroes, Kurt Andersen. I’ve been lucky enough to see him present previews of this essay twice, both at the … Continue reading

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