The Bay Area is pretty damn cool and it’s no wonder why it has such a loyal following. It is refreshing to go up there and know that such a contrast can exist within a single state. Here are some pics from San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland which were taken during a recent trip. All [...]
Visions of the Bay – San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
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Life is Beautiful Exhibit in Los Angeles – Mr. Brainwash July 12th, 2008 · No Comments
On June 17th there was an indoor/outdoor solo Art Exhibit called Life is Beautiful. It was put on by Mr. Brainwash or Thierry Guetta. His work riffs a lot on pop art. It is playful and creative, but is still approachable for those who may not know much about art. Here are some of the pieces that caught [...]
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Music and Movies on Demand with SeeqPod June 24th, 2008 · No Comments
SeeqPod claims to be “playable search” which isn’t a very clear concept. What that means is that it searches the web for audio, video, slideshows, finance, wikipedia and other rich multimedia content and plays/loads it conveniently within the search results page. While that doesn’t seem too useful at first, it is a great way for playing music and movies on demand. It is crucial [...]
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Bar/Nightspot Review of the Alibi Room Culver City June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By Seena Nikravan Alibi Room 12236 Washington Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066 Tel: 310.390.9300 (located 1 block East of Centinela) On a Thursday night a few weeks ago, in excited anticipation of the coming weekend a friend and I decided to go to a local bar. Having tried out almost all of the available and [...]
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Wutang Chess ain’t Nothin to f*** with June 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The Rza from the Wu-Tang is constantly evolving his career. He started as producer/MC for the grimy New York crew, Wu-Tang. After establishing the Clan as one of the most powerful groups in hip hop, he went on to create aliases like Bobby Digital and mastermind the score for hit movies like Kill Bill. The latest evolution of the [...]
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Restaurant/Bar Review of the Cock N Bull Pub Santa Monica April 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Review by Joshua V: Cock N Bull Pub 2947 Lincoln Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90405 Phone: (310) 399-9696 Good British Food Choose two of the three, the old saying goes. Good food, yes. British food, it exists. Good British, sure. But never, ever, ever may one employ all three at the same time. There can [...]
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Restaurant Review of Father’s Office Santa Monica March 11th, 2008 · No Comments
1018 Montana AveSanta Monica, CA 90403(310) 393-BEER or (310) 393-2337 It’s tough to be touted as the Best. It’s a claim that’s overused and always challenged. When someone first said that Father’s Office made the Best Burger in Los Angeles, I yawned. After hearing it for the 100th time, I finally decided to try it. [...]
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Beer Hockey Highlight Reel October 12th, 2007 · 6 Comments
Here is a video to promote the great sport of Beer Hockey. Instructions to play are here.
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Internet Radio Revitalized with Pandora September 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Finding new music can be a frustrating, time consuming activity, but internet radio has allowed music lovers to find new tracks and artists outside of the monotony offered by conventional radio. My internet radio site of choice is www.pandora.com. It is fueled by the Music Genome Project which assigns more than 400 attributes to every song; thereby [...]
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Beer Hockey: Greatest Drinking Game Ever August 21st, 2007 · 7 Comments
Forget about all of the snobs who say drinking games are immature. This game will transform even the stuffiest wine sniffer into a beer slurping believer. After running through the gauntlet of college drinking games, I have realized that this game reigns supreme. Beer Hockey has an “athletic” component and definitely promotes healthy competition. It doesn’t demand any [...]
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