As Al Michel and Mike Sugerman tell it, the first rendition of their L.A. softball team was overflowing with “geeks,” “nerds” and “goofs.” So they took a name straight out …
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Best restaurants serving tavern and bar pies in Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGrowing up in suburban Detroit, there was deep-dish square pizza and there was round pizza. The round style was the kind of pizza you’d find at your local bowling alley, …
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I traveled east during COVID. I wanted to reunite with my first love
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt didn’t take endless quarantining with my spouse during the COVID-19 pandemic to end my marriage of over two decades. By the summer of 2019, menopause — and the extra-added …
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With more than a dozen locations across the United Kingdom and its first stateside location landing in Manhattan next year, Dishoom is hardly a secret. But each outpost offers a …
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Michelle Tea interviews queer historian Hugh Ryan on his new memoir “My Bad”
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHugh Ryan is an absolute superstar of queer history. His first two books, “When Brooklyn Was Queer” and “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison,” …
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I was explaining the location of my broken-down car in Angeles National Forest to the tow truck dispatcher when I suddenly found myself shouting. “Bear!” I yelled. A black bear …
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Two side-by side homes on a hillside lot reimagine Midcentury L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDiego Cano-Lasso had been looking for an architectural project when he found two hillside lots with spectacular views for sale in Mt. Washington. With work scarce in 2012, the SCI-Arc …
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Michelin ignores it, but Lima should be on every food lover’s wish list
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe giveaway that Lima should be on every food lover’s wish list is not just that it is home to the reigning No. 1 restaurant in the world according to …
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Tokyo isn’t one city. It’s many cities, and each is its own universe. Occasionally — at a certain subterranean bar big enough for only seven people, or a sushi counter …
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A fine place to stop for a milk tea-centered breakfast or lunch after exploring the labyrinth of African, Indian and other international shops and food stalls inside Chungking Mansions — …