culturemash

Ok, so I try to be environmental. And yes, try is the operative word here. Here’s the deal though, I live in Santa Monica. This means no matter what I do with all my bottles, some bum or Mexican couple is going to go through our large trash bin in the alley and sift through […]

I’m beginning to do a lot of learning about the Japanese culture lately. Obviously, this is mostly in preparation for my trip to Tokyo, but also because I want to learn like I always do about cultures I know little about. Never mind that I did actually take a full semester in the language and […]

Oh man, you have no idea how much I had to think about this post in advance before deciding to commit writing it. You see, I’m worried. I’m worried that somehow, the things I’m about to write will come out looking like some sort of quasi-Sex in the City chick jibber that will scare […]

Reasons to vote:

you want change
you want status quo to continue
you want to verify your citizenship
all your cool and politically hip buddies will taunt you if you don’t
these are rights you didn’t have in the old country
it gives you the right to bitch about what goes on if your candidate didn’t win
“I voted” sticker flickr moments

Reasons […]

The rain sucks, let’s admit it. Everyone in LA is allergic to it. We can neither drive or go outside without making wincey faces when droplets bounce off our normally perfectly moisturized and made-up faces. But besides turning my hair into an afro puff indicative of my old 90s look (way back before flat irons […]

Recently, I had a conversation about breasts with a boy.
Boobs are weird. I tell him.
And then I got “science bombed” by  this.
Morris’ hypothesis is that the breast is a purely erotic affectation–a piquing notion. Most creatures in the animal kingdom tend to have the most success mating in a “male aft” sexual position because of […]

So let’s go over some statistics. No , really, there’s a point behind this, and while my writing is terribly indirect and non concise, you’ll be glad you followed in this beginning part.

My mother got married when she was 17, and had her first child when she was 18.
My grandmother got married when she was […]

I always used to say that if I ever did have kids, I’d need to raise them just messed up enough for them to come out healthy and self sufficient.
Why? Because I was raised lovingly and kindly, and I’m a fucking mess.
Apparently, the French are already way on top of this.
There’s a really interesting article […]

No one does a better parody of middle America evangelism than the Arcade Fire. Well actually, maybe Stephen Colbert does, but we’re not counting him here.
I got to see this fine band with my friend Christian a few nights ago, and we both were impressed with their insane sound and stage presence. It […]