If my daily interactions with folks today are emblematic of our current state of the world, then I’d say we are greeting each other with stressed smiles. Many months and even longer days have come through us knowing we are in a raging pandemic, but oftentimes rather than naming it, I’ve extended opportunities to talk […]
Less than a mile from where we live is a place called Little Tokyo. This Japanese American fabric of Downtown Los Angeles is home to a robust community, history, and restaurants aplenty. You can stop by a number of these multi-generational restaurants and partake in a classic Japanese meal: bento boxes. They are humble, modular […]
My knowledge of Greek mythology is a dusty tapestry of Disney’s Hercules, Disney and Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts (with Hercules in it), questionably appropriate plays of God of War as a child, and actually appropriate documentaries about ancient civilizations. Suffice to say, I’m no Athena on this aspect of history. However, I am a glutton […]