Raw Data: Archive

Nov 16th

Sep 24th

Sep 11th

there's pirates...and then there's pirates.

“Piracy began as a violent reaction to rampant illegal fishing by commercial fishing companies, mostly from European and Asian countries, according to U.N. officials, who say the fishermen often operate with fake licenses. A Somali man who gave his name only as Ali said he became a pirate in 2004 after several confrontations with commercial fishing vessels operating in Somali waters. ...

Apr 20th

international pillow fight day

the best use of Pershing Square I ever saw, and that includes the ice skating. music by Does It Offend You, Yeah? International Pillow Fight Day ‘09 - Los Angeles from Sean O’Brien on Vimeo.

Apr 7th

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Much more than a storage shed

A generic home from the front: but behind the garage: full working bar behind those swinging doors. This too can be yours for $780,000, only in Culver City, CA.

Mar 25th

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Feb 26th

Feb 16th

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Jan 31st

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Jan 30th

Jan 26th

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In foreclosure? Move to England and squat.

It’s just a civil offense - like getting a traffic ticket. And it’s been a tradition there since the 14th century. Read more

Jan 17th

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Jan 14th

adjustable strength spectacles

wow. glasses with lenses that a person can adjust for stronger or weaker strength without having to get a whole new pair. Wow! And they’re practically free. Read more.

Jan 9th

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Dec 25th

Watch

animoto.com: My kind of scrapbooking.

Dec 10th

Dec 8th

Dec 5th

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happiness

I was in Brat, a groovy store, with my daughter. It’s a wonderful store, a cross between Yarmozone (of Berkeley) or Reminiscence (of New York) and the Lindy Hop. The proprietress kindly let my 11 year old daughter take 45 minutes to pick out a secret santa gift, and she also didn’t mind when my daughter rubbed her face all over a fuzzy soft knit hat shaped like a tiger then...

Dec 5th

Nov 28th

new west knives →

saw one of these years ago. really beautiful. can someone tell santa?

Nov 27th

Nov 22nd

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Nov 14th

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convenience store reform

we need this. “For mothers to maybe have a sip of alcohol while children play is, I think, welcome.” - Kazuo Kimera, a spokesman for Lawson Inc., which has about 8,600 convenience stores across Japan. Source OK maybe drunk mothers with semi-unattended babies is not good reform; but still, I’d rather be able to book airplane tickets, drop off laundry, or pay income tax at a...

Nov 8th

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Nov 8th

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Nov 7th

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Nov 7th

Nov 3rd

Nov 1st

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Oct 31st

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Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

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what makes me proud to be an American

I have to plan the goddamn menu for the week and in my research, I came across this recipe for “Talerine.” Think Hamburger Helper, which I cannot eat as an adult, having had it too much in the 70’s, and therefore I cannot prepare it for my family either (much to my kids’ dismay, as HH is their idea of haute cuisine). As a kid, I too enjoyed it for a while, but then I...

Oct 19th

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Oct 14th

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He used to work at the Ambassador. →

John McGraham (photo by Beatrice de Gea / Los Angeles Times)

Oct 13th

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“We live inside places we call homes. Home gives us faith in the belief of a well-lived life.” Diane Keaton Diane Keaton is the patron saint of this blog; I started it with a post about her and here she is again, saying soulful things and doing good works. Go Diane. May you never have another sleep spot. I stumbled onto that quote from this article, which is mainly about the...

Oct 13th

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Sep 26th

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Sep 21st

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safe seafood

The Ethicurean produces in this reader either total rage or abundant hope. It’s rarely in between the two. So I have to steel myself whenever there’s a new post. The latest post about the jacked up BULLHOCKEY that government is pushing to create POISONOUS SEAFOOD by allowing the conversion of abandoned oil rigs to fish farms, definitely sent my emotions over to RAGE. BUT the good...

Sep 17th

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Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library TV) →

I love this guy. Watch this old episode to find out why Laird Winery is important. (It’s not because of wine but because of the New York Jets). He demystifies wine in an intelligent, funny, irreverent, and knowledgeable way. I love that he’s so over THE OAK MONSTER. Me too! Go Gary!

Sep 13th

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33 year old high school cheerleader

Maybe she thought she’d get magic self-healing powers? Woman posed as daughter to attend high school and join cheerleading squad

Sep 13th

“The average American lawn could produce several hundred pounds of food a year.”

– HC Flores, Food Not Lawns

Sep 12th

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Sep 6th