by Mani | Jun 15, 2017 | Life, Los Angeles, Recommendations, Relatable, Second Glance
No one wants to go to the Walk of Fame with you. Eight years ago I fulfilled a lifelong dream and moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Los Angeles. My impression of the City of Angels had been shaped by gossip magazines, which at the time were splashed with photos of Paris...
by Alyssa | May 18, 2017 | Career, Just for Giggles, Los Angeles, Second Glance
We’re not worthy. At 23 I sat at a dinner table on a cruise ship with nine other women I worked with and had to answer the “icebreaker” question of “If you could be any woman in the world, who would you choose?” We had to go around the table and answer the...
by Mani | Apr 22, 2017 | Los Angeles, Recommendations, Relationships, Second Glance
Your Instagram feed is annoying, but the brunch lines are short and the hipsters have fled Silverlake It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Los Angeles when The Youth leaves town for Coachella and the rest of us can bask in the absence of about a third of the...
by Alyssa | Apr 18, 2017 | Los Angeles, Modern Manners, Relationships, Second Glance
You know who you are… As a frequent runner of the Silver Lake Reservoir for over five years, I have observed a wide variety of behaviors… a cat on a leash, a bunny in a tent, balloon gnomes adorning 15 trees in the meadow, etc. Most behavior is neighborly...
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