Teresa Teng (้ง้บๅ) was a Taiwanese singer and Asian superstar who officially sold 22 million albums -- and an estimated 50-75 million bootlegs) during her tragically short life. Despite her death at the age of 42, her career traversed four decades. With her covers of Japanese songs in Chinese (including Cantonese, Hokkein, and Mandarin), she … Continue reading Pan-Asian Metropolis — Teresa Teng (้ง้บๅ)
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Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography — Coronavirus Pandemic Art Exchange
Who wants to participate in an art exchange? Perhaps you're quarantined or self-isolating and would like to channel your descent into madness toward something creative. Or maybe, like me, your work is deemed essential but without opportunity to let off steam at a bar or gym, you might benefit from a bit of a creative … Continue reading Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography — Coronavirus Pandemic Art Exchange
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No Enclave – Tajik Los Angeles
INTRODUCTION There are not, I don't think, many Tajiks or Tajikistanis in Los Angeles. I only know one, personally, and when we first met at a birthday party a few years ago, I got the impression from him that I was the amongst a very small numbers of Angelenos that he'd met who'd ever even … Continue reading No Enclave – Tajik Los Angeles
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Literary Los Angeles
A map of bookstores, libraries, and other literary amenities in Los Angeles and Orange counties. In the US, it seems like every month has some sort of literary observance. January is home to National Science Fiction, National Thesaurus Day, and Library Shelfie Day. February is National Library Lovers Month and includes Childrenโs Authors and Illustrators … Continue reading Literary Los Angeles
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New York City Neighborhoods Map
As most of my readers no doubt know, Iโve made neighborhood maps of many of the cities that Iโve explored, including Barcelona, Busan, Detroit, Glasgow, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seoul, and Taipei. There are many more big cities that Iโve visited, however, that I for whatever reason havenโt made neighborhood maps of โ even cities … Continue reading New York City Neighborhoods Map
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California Fool’s Gold — Southern California’s Lighthouses
When you read (or hear) the words, โCalifornia Coast,โ what images come to mind? If youโre a Southern Californian, you may imagine beach bums and bunnies, woodies and wave-riding surfers. If youโre in Northern California, your thoughts may well turn to rocky shores and groves of towering redwoods. If you live in Central California, I … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Southern California’s Lighthouses
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Swinging Doors — Los Angeles Beer Map and History on National Beer Day
As someone who loves a good holiday, I tend to ignore most of the dumb ones. You know the ones -- the dumb daily dumb food-related days created by grocery store trade publications (e.g. National Shrimp Day, National Shrimp Scampi Day, and National Fried Shrimp Day) or those "wacky" ones presumably invented by and for … Continue reading Swinging Doors — Los Angeles Beer Map and History on National Beer Day
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Nobody Drives in LA — Public Stairways, Stair Streets, and Walk Streets of Los Angeles
Los Angeles was built around the walker. During the Last Glacial Period, the first humans arrived in Southern California, almost certainly by foot. As the glaciers receded, both these stone-age Paleoamericans and their non-human neighbors carved and shared trails through the green woodland, wetland, grassland, desert, and chaparral landscapes. Some 10,000 years later, the Tongva arrived … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — Public Stairways, Stair Streets, and Walk Streets of Los Angeles
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The Ultimate Directory of All-Female Bands
INTRODUCTION Back when I worked at Amoeba Music, I wrote posts about all-female bands from the 1910s-1950s, all-female bands of the 1960s, and all-female bands of the 1970s. This year, for Women's History Month, I had what I thought was the bright idea to combine them into one piece and update them. Then the COVID-19 pandemic … Continue reading The Ultimate Directory of All-Female Bands
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3 March 2020 Los Angeles County Election Endorsements
Hello Angelenos! Are you generally happy with the direction Los Angeles is going? Do you like the thrill of living paycheck-to-paycheck, juggling part-time work with side gig hustles, and watching rent climb faster than your wages? Are you content with the growing number of unhoused Angelenos and the criminalization of poverty? Are you pleased by … Continue reading 3 March 2020 Los Angeles County Election Endorsements
Eric Brightwell 