October 2009
11 posts
Hip-hop/pop spelling mixtape. A few repeat...
Resurrecting the Jack Rose →
A great fall cocktail that’s worth the trouble. Don’t let the color deter you, fellas.
“There it is. Take it.”
– William Mulholland, head of the LADWP, unveiling the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913 (more)
Style Tips for Writing About Los Angeles
A person who resides in Los Angeles is an Angeleno, not an Angelino. Similarly, the neighborhood is Angeleno Heights. Yes, I know, the old blue neighborhood signs used to say Angelino Heights, but they changed those a while ago (here’s a current one).
This one should be easy: Silver Lake, not Silverlake. This applies to the neighborhood and the street. Nobody writes Echopark or Losfeliz,...
Real Talk Episode 10: Last Name Ever, First Name...
WatchBourdain talks about traveling. Via SE.
“Simplicity of language is not only reputable, but perhaps even sacred.”
– Kurt Vonnegut, “How to Write With Style”
The Adventures of Boomerang Kid →
The lovely and talented Nicky Loomis writes for the Pasadena Star-News about moving back in with mom and dad (temporarily, of course).
Almost 10 years after my parents flung me out into the world, let me make my mistakes, spread my wings and find a steady career (well, two out of three ain’t bad), the boomerang has returned to its owner.
Yes, I am a 26-year-old girl living at home....
Fear and Favor in Hollywood* →
This week The New Yorker profiles the iron-fisted, famously reclusive entertainment reporter Nikki Finke, who plays by her own rules and whose Deadline Hollywood Daily blog is universally read and feared in Tinseltown. Here’s a taste:
Marrying tabloid instincts to a strong Puritan streak, Finke portrays many of the town’s leaders as jackasses who golf at exclusive preserves, elbow underlings...
Eternal Vigilance →
The Red Room interviews New Yorker copy editor Mary Morris. Via Kottke.