Back when I wrote for the LA Weekly, I was queen of the Best of issues. I always loved the opportunity to give some a boost to my favorite shops and restaurants and service providers. Plus, it was fun to play with the annual themes and the minimal word count. This one that I wrote during the summer of 2008 has always been one of my favorite Best of pieces, and I thought to share it with you because it's weather-appropriate, and I think you'll dig it.
The retarded monkeys that took over/ruined the once legendary alt-weekly and literary haven that was the LA Weekly have removed all the illustrations that accompanied the ten-years' worth of articles I wrote for them. And, while I'm sure I have the finely rendered ink version of this logo that I drew in an external hard drive somewhere, hunting for it isn't really the wisest use of my time. Trust me, my chicken-scratchy version was nothing short of adorable.
Addendum: My super awesome assistant, Asha, found the original illustration, which is included here. Yay.
I received a pitch today that perfectly illustrates how people unknowingly talk themselves out of alignment—simply through sloppy languaging.
This is the kind of thing we unpack deeply here:
How words shape power dynamics
How projection creates resistance
How precision opens doors
This video is a teaser for a solo episode coming next week where I go much deeper.
Curious what you notice as you watch 👀
Every word matters.
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Emily and I tackled the Aubrey threesome situation by way of my own experience dating a married couple, which made the cover of the LA Weekly back in 2008. We also dive into the latest shenanigans from our favorite WHINEstein brothers.
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Our full podcast convo with Courtenay Turner is up and rearin' to validate just about everything Emily and I have been talking about for the past nine years.
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