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Brite Spot

I ate at this Echo Park joint on Monday night before the Fanfarlo show. Though lightly hipsterized in recent years (on account of having become a favorite with hipsters), Alexander’s Brite Spot is the real deal: a well-preserved mid-century diner, a piece of older LA.

It has its own label on the Google map of the [...]

Falling into place

It was appropriate that on the day I found out for sure that I’ll be able to stay in my present accommodations long-term (graduating from the couch in the living room to a room of my own in January, when one of the current housemates moves out), I received the first piece of mail addressed [...]

An outing with Mother

I am 32 years old and a man, and I think that outings with my mother are just about the best thing ever. This is not just because they usually involve her supplying my needs for food and/or caffeine. She’s just fun to hang out with, and she likes to go cool places.

That’s “cool” as [...]