Sometimes you just shouldn’t taunt Mother Nature. Last week I glibly wrote to someone that we Los Angelenos don’t even roll out of bed for any earthquake weaker than a 4.5. Fast forward to Friday around 9pm, when I was in the middle of preparing for a big event the morning after, the plantation shutters in my living room began …
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Collier De Chien
So I’m in Taipei, deciphering my fortune cookie messages (wondering if that means one of my successful work projects will take me finally to base camp at Mount Everest!). And all I have to show for Taipei are these photos: Aren’t those cool wooden music boxes? Love the ones with the Eiffel Tower and ballerinas on a carousel but I …
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Croc K32/Look 6
We’re in the final hours of Jamzilla (the partial closure of the infamous 405 freeway for expansion), a follow-up to the 2012 Carmageddon, and I’m sitting in traffic, wondering why of all days I have to be on the 405 today. But that’s the reality of living in LA. For every perfect sunny day in southern Cal we pay its …
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Croc K32/Look 5
For some time now Karl Lagerfeld would design a fantastic Metiers d’Art collection each year. Some of the more memorable seasons included Paris-Londres, Paris-Shanghai, and Paris-Monte Carlo; the most recent one was Paris-Dallas. Aesthetically my favorite is a tie between Paris-Byzance and Paris-Bombay. Completely over the top yet so irresistible. But the one season that stands out prominently in my …
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Croc K32/Look 4-Road To Adoption Crossover
In the spirit of great TV show crossovers (remember when the Power Rangers met the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or when CSI: Miami intersected with CSI: New York?) and the much anticipated Batman vs Superman mash-up for 2016 (BTW is it 2016 yet? I really cannot wait for this epic movie to come out, but my bet is on the …