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Chris Erskine: A COVID Christmas — Cringy and Grand

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Christmas was an apocalypse in a teacup, to borrow from the great Hortense Calisher.I came down with COVID-19 on the eve of Christmas Eve,...

Chris Erskine: A Pleasure Within a Pleasure

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It’s a December sunset. Juicy. Succulent. Pink.There is fizz to this day … And anarchy and helium — to borrow a bit from the...

Chris Erskine: Old PJs and Homemade Soup

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They say you can tell a lot about people by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, a sick loved one and...

Chris Erskine: What a Gift Our Dogs Are

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I’m driving through downtown, returning my daughter’s golden retriever to the west side — where so many of L.A.’s angels and ingenues reside in...

Chris Erskine: Gift Tips and Trivia for the Holidays

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Random thoughts about life in Los Angeles, the holiday edition: Christmas is ragtime. Christmas is morning prayer. Christmas is bumping butts and elbows in a cozy kitchen. Pumpkin...

Chris Erskine: Over the River, Through the Woods

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I was pumping the brakes through the Sepulveda Pass the other day, and I just needed something not to go insane: Karen Carpenter …...

Erskine: An Ode to Hope and Pumpkin Pie

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As you know, we live in a town where freeways catch fire. At one local supermarket, I noticed that they patched a pothole with...

Erskine: Apologies to the Table Next to Us

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For the record — I prefer Belgian chocolates and burgers by the pier. Simple stuff. Simple guy.As I’ve said, if you line up a...

Erskine: Heroes and Harvest Moons

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The notion of afterglow comes to mind, in the wake of this ridiculous tailgate party we had the other afternoon, in the slanting light...

Erskine: An Icy Expression and Tahoe Eyes

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Like Paris Hilton, she gives off an heiress vibe — stinky whiffs of aristocracy — plus the flippy stoicism of the late-night window girl...
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