In 2007, the AFC Asian Cup was won by Iraq. In the middle of a war, the men’s national team delivered an inspirational victory. They won 1-0, giving the people respite from the daily violence, and sending them into song and dance throughout Baghdad. Although they came from different parts of the Gulf, all straddling…
Back when I was working for Backside, I was an editor for their print magazine called EightxTen. It launched in 2012 with a full feature I did on Rick Klotz (Freshjive, Warriors of Radness). I was tasked with writing about influencers in the lifestyle markets, and all in Q&A format. For the second issue, I had Ruslan…
Remember that one post I did about art in LA? And how I had a list of exhibits to visit? Well this was one of them. LA HEAT at the Chinese American Museum, all about everyone’s favorite condiments, Sriracha and Tapatío. LA HEAT creatively examines the two hot sauces made right here in the city (Irwindale…
DunkXchange (DXC) – the original buy/sell/trade sneaker marketplace – had their first outdoor swap meet this past weekend in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. As expected, hundreds of people came through to show off or score their holy grail. And we were there, too. As vendors, appropriately showing a Porsche Cayman, with a table full of…
Can 10 years be considered a long time in this industry? Yes and no. Yes, because things become routine and like clockwork. You see the same faces, you attend similar events, you foresee the cyclical patterns warranted by this industry. And you inevitably become jaded. I’ve gotten to that point – where I grew tired…
When I met with Mark and became a Managing Editor for Fatlace, I already knew the tasks at hand. I had to 1) get you off Instagram and back to blogs and 2) diversify our readership. I’m gonna focus on the second one here, and introduce you to Fatlace’s newest blogger, Glenn. I’ve known Glenn…
I was going to start this off the way I started Part One of my series with The Line Hotel – by saying that one of my favorite areas in Los Angeles is now home to one of my favorite restaurants. But that’s not true. Because a lot of my favorite places to eat are…
One of my favorite areas in Los Angeles is now home to one of my favorite hotels, and it only took two visits for me to call it that. Welcome to The Line – LA’s new hotel situated in the heavily populated, distinctly urban Koreatown. After two and a half years of planning and redeveloping…