a designer's travelogue
With the release of the new Mary Poppins movie, I thought it would be a good time to introduce my new imaginary boyfriend to you: Pete Menefee. What connection does Menefee have to Mary Poppins? He was a chimney sweep...
[lead]"Chaplin, Valentino. You want to make it interesting? You call Fairbanks."[/lead] That is bona fide, actual dialog I heard while...
You don't really need a specific reason to visit Los Angeles. Seeing all those places you've heard about in song or in...
[lead]Speeding along Highway 15, I see fluorescence in the distance. Bright, slam-on-the brake, fluorescence.[/lead] I don't know what it is....
[lead]My husband is an excellent gift giver.[/lead] It actually causes me such stress — thinking about the perfect birthday, Christmas, Valentine's...
Seeing Akhob by James Turrell at Louis Vuitton in Las Vegas is sensory distortion at its finest. In a city of...
"You don't have a glass?" In the museum cafe, a well-heeled hipster was grilling the cashier on the lack of a...
The Palm Springs Art Museum can do no wrong. The permanent collection is stellar and the width and breadth of...
Dragged over cobbles, puddles, and asphalt. Wedged into elevator and train doors. Pulled down city streets, as I walked briskly...
Walking tours are a smart way to get oriented to a city or area. An added bonus is if the tour...
Maybe it was the heat. Maybe it was the noodles I had for lunch. Maybe it was the guy who...
