Articles Written by:    HELEN JUPITER     

ICME: Running Low on Style? Make a Withdrawal at the Fashion Bank.

In an attempt to find a Trader Joe’s without an utter cluster&$@! of a parking lot, I hit the TJ’s in the strip mall on Santa Monica Blvd. at Poinsettia. The sign on the business next door made me laugh (and crack bad jokes). ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  3 Apr 2008

Good Food and Bad Games: The Shojin and Japan Arcade

Okay, okay–so the games aren’t that bad, and there is something sort of cool about Japanese bootlegs which repeatedly remind you how it’s illegal for them to be played outside of Japan, but let’s be honest: This post is all about The Shojin. Ahh, the ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  3 Apr 2008

LMU to Become World Market

I was enjoying yet another delicious dinner at Rahel on Fairfax last night, when the flyer to the right caught my eye. This Saturday night, March 29, Wole Soyinka—President’s Professor in Residence for the Marymount Institute (not to mention writer, ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  27 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Wole Soyinka,  Danny Glover,  Michael Learned

Bangladesh Day Parade March 29-30

I love cultural festivals, because it always means being introduced to new sights, sounds, and tastes. As we all know, Los Angeles is home to many different communities, such as the approximately 50,ooo Bangladeshi-Americans who live in the city. This ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  24 Mar 2008

Small, Old Electronics & Ink Cartridges? Stick ‘em in Yr Mailbox.

This is super cool and long overdue: Los Angeles is part of a pilot program launched yesterday, called “Mail Back.”  In an effort to help people discard used or obsolete small electronics and cartridges in an environmentally responsible way, the ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  18 Mar 2008

Who's Poisoning Cats in My Neighborhood?

These signs started showing up in my neighborhood, centered around Curson and 8th, a few days ago. They read: "This neighborhood is being watched. Maliciously neglecting, harming, killing or poisoning an animal can be charged as a felony and may carry ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  11 Feb 2008

Bill Maher Loves Puppies

Written from the perspective of people who live, work, and play here every day, Los Angeles is one of over forty five (and growing) blogs in the globe-spanning Metroblogging network. Get comfortable and have a look around if you'd like to know more ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  11 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Bill Maher

Safe After Dark and Beautiful to Behold

One of the very cool things about growing up in Los Angeles was the sense I had, from an early age, that I was living in two dimensions simultaneously: One real, one myth. I always enjoyed the awareness that beyond my standard, day-to-day experience at ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  9 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Chris Burden

Valentine's Day is Coming, and it Makes Me Want to Make Out with My Dog

Yes, I'm one of those. Despite the fact that it disgusts people like my mom and fiance, I make out with animals. No, not in a way that could get me arrested or ruin my life, but rather in the sense that I have a very hard time not (heavy) petting ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  29 Jan 2008

Skin to Win, or: Shut The Hell Up!

Last night I was lucky enough to attend Eddie Izzard's "Work in Progress" gig at the Coronet Theatre on La Cienega. It was the first time I'd ever seen Eddie in person--at least, on stage. Last year, in a failed attempt to get into a Cinespia ...

From HELEN JUPITER, Blogging.LA,  18 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Eddie Izzard

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