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Let’s Eat 10 Pounds of Meat, Shall We? (Part 1)

by Jay Hood April 24, 2013

Part 1 No one really believes my wife and I, when we tell them what we are doing for vacation. “Surely, that is not all you are doing? Eating meat?” “Can’t you just do that in Baltimore?” “That seems like an awfully long way to go just for that,” they say. We reassure people that […]

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Postcards from LA – Hiking Runyon Canyon

by Tony Shea April 4, 2013

One of my favorite things to do in Los Angels is hike. Within an hour’s drive of downtown, there are dozens of awesome hiking trails from Big Bear to Malibu. There’s also several great hikes right here in town with unbelievable views. Located in the center of the city and overlooking Hollywood, Runyon Canyon has […]

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Benevolent Universe – The Art of Gus Harper

by Tony Shea March 21, 2013

Reminiscent of masters like Diego Rivera and Georgia O’Keeffe, Gus Harper’s work is always highly original and heightened by a mystical sense of possibility. Gus has traveled widely around the world and his work has a symbolic and sometimes hallucinatory quality that crosses cultures. Based in Santa Monica, Gus has had a run of successful […]

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Transition Time…Again

by Lenny Schmidt February 12, 2013

Life is full of stages. It never ends. It’s like bullet points for your life. Mine are baby, toddler, adolescent, teenager, young man, pothead, restaurateur, open mic comic, meth head, sous chef, road comic, actor, husband, writer, director, father, out of work writer, delivery man, divorcee, single parent, and now cruise ship comic. I might […]

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Winter Zen

by Jay Hood January 18, 2013

Jay Hood, our Contributing Editor in Baltimore, is well traveled and a dynamite photographer. Here, he takes us along with him to Yellowstone National Park The piece features numerous links for those of you interested in learning more about the park. That said, please enjoy the photo essay of this pristine area of natural beauty […]

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Chris Bonno – The Art of Comedy

by Tony Shea January 14, 2013

Chris Bonno is a multi-hyphenate comedian, actor and artist who  lives in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Houston, Texas, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art, with Honors, at the University of Texas at Austin. A professional comedian, he was once named the “Funniest Person in Austin” and has spent many years touring with Hal […]

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The Donut Grail

by Jay Hood January 7, 2013

Jay Hood searches for America’s best donut. “Mmmmmmmm, donuts” – Homer Simpson

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Let’s go to Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave, Shall we?

by Jay Hood October 31, 2012

I had good intentions. Really, I did. I had an idea. I had a plan. I just needed the time to carry it out. It was going to be the ideal first story. The timing was immaculate. Right there outside my window at work was the perfect story for Halloween. Plus, it would capture a […]

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Let’s Go for a Hike in Griffith Park, Shall We? (includes 34 photos)

by Tony Shea October 23, 2012

One of my favorite things to do in Los Angeles is go for a hike. Out-of-towners almost always think of the beach and the ocean when they think of Los Angeles, but it should also be remembered that Los Angeles is surrounded by hills and mountain ranges that move out through a succession of peaks […]

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MONDAY MICROFICTION CONTEST – I’m NOT Crazy

by Danny Lewin October 22, 2012

Every Monday, we’ll be doing a series of collaborative competitions where an artist provides us with a photograph or a painting (or something else) and we will attach a short story of 500 words or less. We ask you to do the same and give us your best story of 500 words or less. We’ll […]

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Let’s Go For A Bike Ride, Shall We? (Includes 136 Photographs)

by Tony Shea October 8, 2012

One of my favorite things to do in Los Angeles is to go for a bike ride. I average one ride a week with the occasional week where I manage to get two or three rides in. I usually ride between 5-8 miles. This week’s ride, I went from Burbank to the North Hollywood Metro […]

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