FOREWARD This blog entry is about the city of Claremont. Claremont City Hall INTRODUCTION Claremont is the poshest of the three cities in the Los Angeles end of the Pomona Valley. It's bordered by La Verne to the west, Pomona to the southwest, Montclair to the southeast, Upland to the east, and the Angeles National … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Claremont, the City of Trees and PhDs
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Glendale, the City of Perpetual Harvest
Glendale, seen from Griffith Park This entry is about the Los Angeles County community of Glendale. A few days ago, accompanied by frequent traveling companion "Steve Shimbles..." the CARDIS transported us to The City of Perpetual Harvest. A former used car lot where my ex-roomie David Galvez sold a car became the site of Cerritos … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Glendale, the City of Perpetual Harvest
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock from above This entry of the Los Angeles neighborhood piece is about Eagle Rock. Eagle Rock is a neighborhood situated in Northeast Los Angeles. It is neighbored by the Glendale neighborhoods of Citrus Grove, Glenoaks Canyon, Scholl Canyon, Somerset, and Woodbury; the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Annandale, Glassell Park, Mount Washington, and York Valley (usually … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Eagle Rock
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Thai Town (ไทยทาวน์)
Both apsonsi and LADOT signs mark the entrances to Thai Town This entry is about the Los Angeles neighborhood of Thai Town. Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Thai Town (with no attempts made at scale) Siam Square Thai Town is roughly bounded by Hollywood Blvd on the north, Normandie on the east, Western … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Thai Town (ไทยทาวน์)
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Celluloid Heroines – Fearless Filmmaking Females
Every female director who's been nominated for an Oscar for direction: Katherine Bigelow, Lina Wertmüller, Jane Campion, and Sofia Coppola On 31 January, The Guardian published an article titled “Why are there so few female filmmakers?” Less than a month later, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the director’s prize at the 62nd Directors' Guild … Continue reading Celluloid Heroines – Fearless Filmmaking Females
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Flossin’ Season – Leprechaun Movies, Music, &c
Everyone knows a couple of things about leprechauns (aka lurachmain, lurican, leprechawn, lepracaun, leprechaun, lubberkin and lurgadhan). They’re small, tricky gingers that, if caught, will show you the money. One theory about the word’s origin is that it comes from luacharma'n (or luchorpán), the Irish word for “pygmy.” Another theory is that the word is … Continue reading Flossin’ Season – Leprechaun Movies, Music, &c
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Films and Video Games — Video Game Films
With Tron – Legacy, the sequel to a movie about video games, scheduled to open in theaters this coming December and Tron – Evolution, a video game based on a sequel of a movie about a video game scheduled for release in November, now seems like a perfect time to look at the Ouroboros-like nature … Continue reading Films and Video Games — Video Game Films
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The Vietnamese New Wave Revival
Last November, Keep on Music threw a New Wave + ‘80s Reunion at Bleu in Westminster. This isn’t new wave in the sense that a lot of people use the term, but rather a mix of Italo, Euro disco and other ‘80s dance music that notably found considerable popularity with Asian-Americans in the 1980s but is pretty much unknown by … Continue reading The Vietnamese New Wave Revival
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Chinatown (洛杉磯唐人街)
FORGET ABOUT IT, JAKE Rooftops of Chinatown Cathay Manor (where I've wanted to party since moving to Los Angeles A quiet street in Chinatown Chinatown (洛杉磯唐人街) is Los Angeles neighborhood located in Downtown's northern end. To vote for other Southern California communities to be the focus of future explorations, let me know which in the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Chinatown (洛杉磯唐人街)
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The freaks come out at night – Bounce Queen Big Freedia visits L.A. and the sissies’ strange path to the spotlight
Tashi Condelee takes the stage whilst Big Freedia does her thang Wednesday night I was mulling my options about what exciting way to spend my evening. Since my brother won't let me come to his house to play Battlefield 2 - Bad Company, I was weighing whether or not to go to the Support Your … Continue reading The freaks come out at night – Bounce Queen Big Freedia visits L.A. and the sissies’ strange path to the spotlight
Eric Brightwell 