Among the myths of mankind, we have yet to discover the Holy Grail, and a live alien, but pink lemons can be found at Trader Joe’s. The variegated pink lemon is not a hybrid but its own type. Freshly-picked the… Read More ›
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California Oktoberfest: Authentically German, Utterly American
It’s that time of year again. Cincinnati makes sense. Upper Midwestern cities certainly. East Coast bastions of ethnic immigrant history absolutely. But Oktoberfest in Torrance, California? That small city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County that’s home… Read More ›
Orange Pie Here I Come: California’s Sweetest Slice of Sun
There’s something to the magic alchemy of golden sun and cool air of California that makes its oranges all the plumper and shinier. The sweet fruit has proved to be not only the crucial draw of the initial masses of… Read More ›
The First Lady a Nation Never Knew: Pat Nixon in Private Taped Phone Calls & 100 Pictures on Her Centennial
This weekend marks the centennial of First Lady Pat Nixon, whose story is as fascinating as it is largely unknown offering a dramatic example of triumph over struggle that genuinely exemplified the idealized “American Dream.” It is told here through… Read More ›
How I Came Up to See Mae West One Time, Got her Floor Lamps and Something Else
I once came up to see Mae West sometime. And I got her floor lamps. And something else. Having just been through an exhausting inventory of all the things I’ve inexplicably bought over the years and August 17 being her… Read More ›
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