Los Angeles

Driving While Texting Causes Deaths: But, Does Outlawing it Make Us Any Safer?

12.15.2010

Texting and driving is illegal in California because it causes accidents and deaths. But is it that much different than any other activity done behind the wheel? Does outlawing it make us any safer?

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Proud Mary vs. Bad English: Which Version of "Missing You" is Better?

10.16.2010

When it comes to cheesy, love songs, which is better — John Waite’s “Missing You” or Tina Turner’s version? To me: it’s a no-brainer.

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LA Lifestyle: Autumn Arrives Early in the Southland

08.28.2010

The end of the summer in Los Angeles. After a relatively non-existent summer, at least we have the gorgeous autumn to look forward to.

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Do You Like Capitalism? Then, You Should Love Gay Marriage.

08.24.2010

Marriage is big business. Sure, it’s about love and being together forever and all that jazz, too. But, let’s be real: it’s a serious moneymaker. So, why not include gays?

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Supporting Gay Marriage: It's Not About the Children. Seriously.

08.05.2010

California’s Proposition 8 has just been overturned. While a huge victory for marriage equality, with many in favor of equality rejoicing in this, the opponents of gay marriage continue their failed arguments that make sense to their personal beliefs but don’t reconcile with the Constitution. Even after logic, reason, and the law showed that their [...]

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How to Turn the Political Tide: Reward Rational Thought

06.26.2010

From the blatant lies passed off as truths by Arizona’s governor to the Rolling Stone reporter whose article ultimately led to Gen. McChrystal’s forced resignation, the question raised by The Economist, Andrew Sullivan, and others seems more relevant than ever now: do intelligent arguments make a difference? With so much of the blogosphere ripe with [...]

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4 Tips for Improving Time Warner Cable's Awful Website

04.22.2010

Thanks, Time Warner Cable.  You have quite possibly the worst online bill pay system I’ve ever had the displeasure of using. C’mon! You’re a media company! Get with the times. Password must start with a letter and cannot have any characters other than letters and numbers and must be 8-16 characters long and cannot repeat [...]

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Global Warming!? No way! It's FREEZING!

03.11.2009

Living in Los Angeles for the past four (!?) years has changed me.  I can no longer handle the cold weather anymore.  And it’s not like I haven’t been back to visit.  Despite exceedingly high prices for flights, I’ve managed to make it back every winter around the holidays and even a couple times during [...]

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Why Proposition 8 Failed

01.26.2009

The leaders of the No on Prop 8 movement gathered together at a summit last week to plan for the future and also to look back on the misteps of the previous push toward marriage equality.  The article shows that even amongst those involved in the campaign, there are different ideas on how best to [...]

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