German director remains one of cinema’s finest weirdos
This story might not be true, but it’s alleged that during the filming of Fitzcarraldo in 1982, the great yet insane Polish actor Klaus Kinski, fed up with months of grueling shooting in the jungles of South America, told his director he was escaping by boat up the Amazon and never looking back.
Werner Herzog, the [...]
Read the rest of this article »Flower mart an evergreen LA fixture
Hidden in the grid of Downtown Los Angeles, the LA Flower District boasts the title of largest flower wholesale district in the country. Comprised of two main flower markets and individual stores, the district contrasts towering concrete structures with the overpowering smell of plants and people.
The Southern California Flower Mart, located on Wall Street, seems [...]
Read the rest of this article »Meteors remind us to cherish rare moments
Do you remember when you were five, maybe six, and held an empty pickle jar as if it were as big as the world? And it was once, cradled within the intimate embrace of your innocent touch, this gaping expanse entwined with naïve hope and small, clenched fingers.
You scampered amidst giggles and lost breaths and [...]
Read the rest of this article »Finding love online is trial and error
The holiday season is almost upon us, and that means love is soon to be in the air. Expect repeat screenings of romantic Christmas movies designed to make you pine for someone to share hot chocolate with by the fire. And because of the inevitable desperation that comes with the closing of yet another year, [...]
Read the rest of this article »Make nice with your office neighbors
Office buildings tend to be more like condominiums than your standard, single-family suburban homes in that the workspace is often divided into small parts and shared by many different families or in this case, businesses.
Even well-established companies often lease plots of cubicle space to smaller companies, which often become their annoying neighbors. So, it is [...]
Read the rest of this article »McCarthy novels sap adrenaline from films
Ours is a violent generation, and Cormac McCarthy knows it. He knows it, and he knows how to exploit us for it.
The final third of Joel and Ethan Coen’s adaptation of McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men was one of the most divisive acts of cinema committed this decade.
After establishing a violent and desperate duel [...]
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That’s the best word to describe traditional Japanese mochi, a treat derived from glutinous rice. Though most Benihana-eating, less educated folk know the treat as a round rice ball filled with ice cream or as a trendy pétite topping for frozen yogurt, mochi’s origins stem from customary offerings to the gods and are a fixture [...]
Read the rest of this article »Beneath the snowfall and leaves is another side of the season
Can I admit something?
The warmth of California sometimes frustrates me. It is just so undeniably constant. So predictable.
I know when I wake up in the morning what I will need for the day — every day. There is always sun, a slightly smoggy sky and chilly, empty nights. But most of all, there is monotony, [...]
Read the rest of this article »Cluttered home pages call for November spring cleaning
When it comes to social networking, I consider myself a generous person. I am willing to click like there is no tomorrow, joining Facebook groups I don’t care about and becoming fans of things I’ve never heard of just so its owners can get one more popularity point.
These are the sacrifices I make for my [...]
Read the rest of this article »Office turns quirks into irritating habits
Our mothers might say our quirks are what make us who we are; they give us “character.”
Unfortunately, some quirks aren’t so charming and can sometimes manifest themselves as bad habits, which are notoriously hard to break. Sometimes, they are so deeply ingrained in a person’s behavior that turning them off is a nearly impossible request.
I’ve [...]
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