Two books cut to the core of an L.A. obsession: female beauty Fragrant steam rises from an enormous vat of tea, and steeping in the brew at this Koreatown spa are three plump Korean grandmas. Their nudity, and the undulating rolls of fat ringing their waists, seem to trouble them not at all. The ritual of a communal bath is clearly comfortable. … Continue »
Everything That's Wrong With The Valley
The stereotype of Valley residents is that once you drive over the hill, everyone is over the hill ? if not numerically, then philosophically. However, since work began on the new Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge, San Fernando Valley residents have had hope that the spectacular new structure could undo a million … Continue »
A Sports Field Evaporates
It's 8 o'clock on a Saturday morning, and already the Valley heat is making its afternoon plans known. But on this sprawling expanse of green, with a glittering reservoir visible in the distance, moist grass cools your feet under the sheltering shade of trees, where Geno DeVandry has parked his camp chair and his cooler full of Gatorade. The … Continue »
Opinion: Groundhog Day Getting A Lot Warmer
TODAY is Groundhog Day, and celebrity groundhog Punxatawney Phil's ceremonialized annual weather prediction will once again unfold in Punxatawney, Pa. How this particular groundhog was selected for the task is a mystery, but as the appointed spokesman (spokeshog?) for all of his fellow groundhogs - and perhaps by extension all wildlife - Phil … Continue »
The 10 Most Crushworthy Kid-TV Hosts
When you?re married with children, you need to do anything you can to keep your groove on, and a healthy fantasy life is key. Fortunately, child care duties can coexist with this important practice ? that is, if you call plunking your kids down in front of the TV ?child care,? and heck, I sure do! So while the kids are being entertained in the land … Continue »
What's The Most Polite Way To Say "I Think You're A Child Molestor?"
My eight-year-old son wanted to have a sleepover party for his birthday, so we invited the usual suspects: the next door neighbor, a kid he's been friends with since infancy, and another long-time school buddy. Wanting to encourage my often-shy son to keep making new friends, I urged him to invite another nice-seeming boy named Gerry from his … Continue »
Opinion: Keep Education The Priority
I'm a former student of George K. Porter Middle School in Granada Hills. Between my memories of my experience there and the experiences I've had as the parent of a student in the Los Angeles Unified School District, I'm not at all surprised to learn that the administrators at Porter may have bungled an attempted drug sting. The principal at my … Continue »
Herland. Why are there are still so few male teachers?
At a party I attended a few years ago, I was enchanted by a guy who gravitated towards me and my son and spontaneously began singing songs to us ? preschool classics like ?Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes? and ?Three Little Fishes.? When I asked him how he knew all that material ? he looked too young to be a father ? he told me that he used to work … Continue »
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