My Second Fever Dream

My Second Fever Dream

My head’s on the chopping block. The cook from my freshman year dorm’s pinned my arms behind my back, laughing at me, preparing to make me into a crumb-topped cassoulet. I shiver. I shake. The bed melts around me. I’m sinking into a great fondue of sheets

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Charles Phoenix's Slide of the Week: Christmas Cheer, Sherman Oaks, 1958

Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week: Christmas Cheer, Sherman Oaks, 1958

Cheers to the shape of that woman’s brassiere, her titty-pink top and her shocking pink hostess pants.

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City Hall Tree Comes Up Short

City Hall Tree Comes Up Short

LA Times whips out the tape measure to report that our own City Hall’s 2005 Christmas tree doesn’t quite measure up to other civic trees on display at in major cities.

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75 degrees

75 degrees

I personally say thanks, but keep your snow. At year’s end I’m very happily surrounded by all the weird shit that can only be found in Losanjealous, California.

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The La Verne Pedestrian Sting

The La Verne Pedestrian Sting

While the LAPD regularly runs sting operations to crack down on prostitution and drug trafficking, La Verne police have their own worries. This week the LVPD are running a series of stings to catch drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians. This seems easy enough but let’s look at the rules and logistics behind a pedestrian sting.

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