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Four Seasons Restaurant ceiling shadows before closing
Architecture, Brands, Design, Junket Objective

The Four Seasons Closes and I Go Crazy

By junketdesigner July 16, 2016July 8, 2018

Sometimes you have to get crazy. When you hear about a storied New York institution closing. When you read the articles,...

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Musso and Frank Grill neon sign
Junket Objective, Tourist Attraction, Travel

For Your Consideration: The Musso & Frank Grill

By junketdesigner June 15, 2016June 16, 2016

[lead]"Chaplin, Valentino. You want to make it interesting? You call Fairbanks."[/lead] That is bona fide, actual dialog I heard while...

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Alvin Lustig Staff/Look Magazine Covers
Design, Junket Objective, Museum

Lustig Lust at LACMA

By junketdesigner June 7, 2016March 9, 2017

You don't really need a specific reason to visit Los Angeles. Seeing all those places you've heard about in song or in...

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Seven Magic Mountains from a distance
Art, Tourist Attraction, Travel

Get Lucky at Seven Magic Mountains

By junketdesigner May 11, 2016June 30, 2019

Speeding along Highway 15, I see fluorescence in the distance. Bright, slam-on-the brake, fluorescence. I don't know what it is....

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Saltines by Mike Simi
Art, My New Imaginary Boyfriend

My New Imaginary Boyfriend, Mike Simi

By junketdesigner March 29, 2016May 13, 2016

[lead]My husband is an excellent gift giver.[/lead] It actually causes me such stress — thinking about the perfect birthday, Christmas, Valentine's...

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Entrance to Louis Vuitton Las Vegas at James Turrell artwork
Art, Brands, Junket Objective

Step into the Light: James Turrell at Louis Vuitton

By junketdesigner December 21, 2015May 24, 2016

Seeing Akhob by James Turrell at Louis Vuitton in Las Vegas is sensory distortion at its finest. In a city of...

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Lee Ranaldo playing at the Getty
Junket Objective, Museum, Music

Part Sonic Youth, Part Getty

By junketdesigner December 14, 2015December 29, 2015

"You don't have a glass?" In the museum cafe, a well-heeled hipster was grilling the cashier on the lack of a...

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Art, Design, Museum, Palm Springs

Killer Heels A Good Fit

By junketdesigner October 28, 2015December 17, 2015

The Palm Springs Art Museum can do no wrong. The permanent collection is stellar and the width and breadth of...

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Brands, Travel

Goodbye, You Old Bag

By junketdesigner October 8, 2015May 10, 2016

Dragged over cobbles, puddles, and asphalt. Wedged into elevator and train doors. Pulled down city streets, as I walked briskly...

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Architecture, Tours

AIA Honolulu Architectural Walking Tour

By junketdesigner October 5, 2015June 25, 2019

Walking tours are a smart way to get oriented to a city or area. An added bonus is if the tour...

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