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Chris Erskine: When Life Hands You Dandelions …
Most poetry doesn’t send me — I’m more into limericks and fight songs. But every once in a while, poetry stirs a bit of...
Chris Erskine: Pasta, Gin and Joni Mitchell
In a recent episode, we established two things: 1) that pasta was essentially bourbon and 2) that Dr. Seuss should have been Surgeon General,...
Chris Erskine: Troubled Angels, Aching Hearts
What still amazes me was how quickly the Highway Patrol confirmed my son’s death on that gloomy March morning six years ago.You know, you...
Chris Erskine: Why We Live Where We Live
We reside in one of those surrealist L.A. suburbs that hugs the hillsides, the sidewalks always a little damp in spring. It’s considered a...
Chris Erskine: California: Lovely, Yet Edible
I read so slowly that I might have some disorder, kind of odd when you consider my ideal day is having a stack of...
Chris Erskine: The Kids, the Cubs, the Brassy Lights
Love is in the air this week, can you smell it? Like ozone after a thunderstorm. Like cider simmering on the stove.FYI, the love...
Chris Erskine: Super Bowl Quips and $100 Cheeseburgers
Random thoughts about life in Los Angeles, the Super Bowl edition:February is Thin Mints in your coffee.February is the flu.Just remember, families are like...
Chris Erskine: Tweedy Warmth and Bow-Tied Decency
A critic once said Barbra Streisand’s angular face “had the essence of hound,” which I guess is a compliment, though I could see how...
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HMRI Appoints Three New Board Members
Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI), a leading biomedical research organization in Southern California with a 70-year track record of scientific impact, announced it added...
Local Restaurateurs Launch Taco/Social With ‘Unconventional Tacos’
Taco/Social, a casual dining spot with inventive, “freeform tacos” and a broad selection of tequila-based cocktails and owned by a contingent of Pasadena-area restaurateurs,...