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During more than three decades at the Los Angeles Times, Sandy Banks has served as reporter, editor, editorial writer and internship ...
Sandy Banks
After 36 years, it's time to say thanks and farewell to readers
December 26, 2015
This is my final column for the Los Angeles Times. The hardest to write — and to get right.
Taking bias out of policing is a tall order, but here are some starting points
December 19, 2015
Thirteen hundred racial profiling complaints — and not one of them considered valid by the Los Angeles Police Department.
The German emigres behind a fabled black L.A. nightspot
December 12, 2015
The meals were down-home soul food: black-eyed peas, short ribs, collard greens.
Police got it right in San Bernardino; not so in other deadly cases
December 8, 2015
If there was any bright spot in the circumstances surrounding last week's massacre in San Bernardino, it was the performance of law enforcement officers.
Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik's inexplicable path toward violence
December 5, 2015
Was it radical religious terrorism or murderous workplace revenge?
Developer's offer doesn't add up for mobile home holdouts
November 28, 2015
The Grand View Development company has spent more than a year trying to clear out the residents of a mobile home park in Culver City to make way for upscale apartments.
Six children are dead. Could these needless deaths have been prevented?
November 24, 2015
A woman accused of stabbing her three young daughters is on trial in Compton on murder charges.
The joy (or is it the hilarity?) of translation in our emoji world
November 21, 2015
It's the year of the emoji. Or at least that's what the Oxford Dictionary would have us believe.
Compassion, confusion and resentment in a city where the homeless are everywhere
November 17, 2015
I've taken to carrying dog food in my car, stocking the back seat with the free samples of kibble I get when I buy the big bags.
Petty slights and snubs that can leave deep wounds
November 14, 2015
When I attended college in the '70s, microaggression wasn't a thing.
In L.A. Unified, restorative justice has been slow to take hold
November 10, 2015
Restorative justice is a wonderful concept; a way to make student discipline less punitive and more productive. But in Los Angeles Unified, it's little more than a slogan, generally misunderstood and rarely applied.
How some teens learn to sustain hope 'when times are hard'
November 7, 2015
When English teacher Johanna Bernstein assigned her students at Westchester High to read my column about a young man who'd been paralyzed in a shooting, she envisioned a lesson on vocabulary and composition:
At Halloween, keeping a neighborhood tradition after the nest is empty
November 3, 2015
I gripe a lot about life in suburbs these days. It's too hot, too boring, too far from everything and too expensive to maintain. But Halloween, like a thumb on the scale, tilts me away from regrets.
Black youths face an uphill battle — how do we help?
October 20, 2015
Semaj Clark was dealt a bad hand. Born to a teenage drug addict, he never knew his father. He was abused in foster care, he dropped out of high school, ran with hoodlums and built a long rap sheet that began with an arrest for burglary at age 12.
IRS may come knocking for some taxpayers who receive turf rebates
October 13, 2015
Tina House spent months on the math of water conservation, trying to figure out what to do about the thirsty parkways that wrap around her family's Pasadena home.
Lucy the lost pit bull's saga sparks relief — and online vitriol
October 10, 2015
Lucy became a celebrity when she slipped away from the dog sitter in Venice while her family was in Europe. Hundreds of animal lovers scoured the Westside last month, posting photos, knocking on doors and fielding phone calls. Her frantic owners cut their trip short and rushed back.
'Cyber banging' drives new generation of gang violence
October 3, 2015
Crime in the city continues to rise and gang violence in South Los Angeles accounts for much of that.
Prop. 47 promises a new start for ex-offenders carrying years-old burdens
September 29, 2015
Proposition 47 has been blamed for a lot since it passed last fall: a rise in crime, a surge in homelessness, throngs of emboldened drug users and thieves who aren't worried anymore about going to jail.
Do teachers remember their students? The answer is yes
September 26, 2015
Keith Johnson was a middling student at 93rd St. Elementary School.
In sexual assault cases, L.A. Schools fight to win -- but not for victims
September 22, 2015
When it comes to handling sexual misconduct by teachers, the Los Angeles Unified School District loses even when it wins.
West Valley welcomes upscale shopping village, but don't call it a mall
September 19, 2015
The Village at Westfield Topanga is being hailed as the new "downtown" of the San Fernando Valley.
Charter schools shouldn't be a litmus test for new chief
September 8, 2015
The hunt for the next Los Angeles Unified schools superintendent is on; the battle lines are being drawn. I hope the issue of charter schools doesn't become a competent candidate's Waterloo.
A no-nonsense youth football coach brings good to the 'hood
September 4, 2015
The Falcons' motto says it all: "Teaching New-Style Kids Old-School Values."
When your seatmates are loud and louder
September 1, 2015
I wish the noise patrol that got the book club banished from the Napa Valley Wine Train had come along on my vacation instead.
What did L.A. get from the '84 Games? An Olympic-size boost for kids
August 22, 2015
Los Angeles is on track to be our nation's entry in the competition to host the Olympic games nine years from now.
L.A. leaders' lofty goals are at odds with reality
August 18, 2015
We're going to house every homeless veteran by the end of this year. We're going to stop killing dogs and cats in animal shelters by 2017. And we're going to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2035.
Shopkeepers lost dreams, livelihoods in Watts riots
August 15, 2015
I can't blame Patrice Fisher for feeling she's had enough of the Watts riots commemorations that seemed to be everywhere this week.
Watts' elders reflect on riots' legacy: Too much change or not enough?
August 11, 2015
Progress can be a touchy subject for black people who came of age in South Los Angeles during the era of the Watts riots.
After the Watts riots, a transformative shift in Inglewood
August 8, 2015
Columns of smoke darkened the sky along the Harbor Freeway as 11-year-old Richard Rankin rode home to Inglewood through South Los Angeles. His father shushed him from the driver's seat when he asked about the fires.
#100days100nights fuels fear in South L.A.
July 31, 2015
The #100days100nights campaign may be fake, but the fear in parts of South Los Angeles is very real.
Oh, my aching feet — and this is after the massage
July 25, 2015
What will it take to make me stop entrusting my body to random foot massage joints?
A dose of reality on homelessness
July 21, 2015
Four years ago, after a long and desperate search for housing in San Francisco, I moved my daughter into a studio apartment on a seedy stretch of Market Street, between a tavern and what police described to me as a "parolee hotel."
There's more to battling racism than removing Confederate names and symbols
July 11, 2015
I don't want to take a stand that lands me on the side of racists and fans of the Confederacy. But I can't support the push by civil rights activists and Sacramento politicians to force a Long Beach elementary school to erase Robert E. Lee from its name.
For some shelter dogs, Fourth of July may mean independence
July 7, 2015
The call for help went out Thursday, as the "red list" of dogs scheduled for execution at the East Valley Animal Shelter grew.
Garcetti, City Council throw homeless problem to the police
July 4, 2015
Mayor Eric Garcetti took office with a promise to end chronic homelessness by the end of 2016.
One homeless voice is heard at LAPD meeting on crackdown
June 30, 2015
They're tired of side-stepping panhandlers outside the market and letting transients sully their well-kept parks. They're worried about rising crime, fueled by jumps in home burglaries and car break-ins.
A mother asks why some black lives don't matter to other blacks
June 27, 2015
Jennifer Rivers never imagined that her son's Chuck Taylors would lead to his death.
Hate mixed with guns is a deadly American cocktail
June 20, 2015
Hate crime or terrorism? Evil or insane? For all the practice we've had over the years, we still seem to have trouble characterizing or understanding mass killings.
Getting a clearer view of a white woman's black deception
June 16, 2015
I can't help but pity Rachel Dolezal, the white woman whose masquerade in modern-day blackface has been entertaining us since last week.
Not seeing eye to eye with the LAPD on Ezell Ford shooting
June 13, 2015
Patrol the streets long enough, and you just know when someone is up to no good.
Metro Charter school's vision coming into focus
June 9, 2015
What if you could create your dream school for your kids, one that's high-tech and hands-on; diverse and genteel; an urban beehive of creativity with a suburban sense of security?
LAPD officer's assault conviction falls short in addressing police issues
June 6, 2015
The guilty verdict may provide a measure of comfort for Alesia Thomas' family.
Aviva High grads ready to prove to world, and themselves, they are worth it
June 1, 2015
When I was asked to speak at the Aviva High graduation, my marching orders were clear: Offer a little wisdom and loads of encouragement. These girls had been through a lot.
Homeless man's death underscores grim reality of travelers' lifestyle
May 30, 2015
At The Teen Project's drop-in center on the Venice boardwalk, young people come and go all day. It's been a haven for hundreds of vagabonds and runaways who flock to the beach from all across the country.
Raising a foster child damaged by alcohol
May 18, 2015
In three weeks, Kathryn White's son Chris will turn 18. There will be a little birthday celebration — and a hint of desperation.
Readers' Mother's Day offerings to a selfless mom
May 16, 2015
Dayna Bennett was too busy tending to her adopted daughter Shellie last Saturday to read my column about them.
Another L.A. police shooting, another prolonged investigation
May 12, 2015
I took a ride to Venice on Sunday night; it was part reporting expedition and part sightseeing trip.
She's not a martyr or a saint -- just a mom
May 9, 2015
Shellie Joy was 14 when she met the woman who would become her mother. Abandoned by her family, she'd grown up in a group home, belted into a wheelchair and tethered to machines.
L.A. high school voters who are eager to join the cast
May 4, 2015
The students at Esteban Torres High had lots of ground to make up.
Program helps troubled, rejected youths make positive connections
May 2, 2015
It was a riot-zone image ripe with meaning: An angry black mother waded through rock-throwing kids in Baltimore to collar her teenage son. Then, in a video that would become a viral sensation, she cursed him out and pummeled him for joining the lawless scrum.
Videos of individual police encounters are part of a bigger picture
April 25, 2015
A spate of videos has brought what looks like police brutality into our living rooms.
L.A. Unified targets the wrong place to cut: preschool
April 21, 2015
Three years ago, adult education was on the chopping block at Los Angeles Unified. Money was tight and the classes were considered a luxury the district could no longer afford.
An argument, and teen with autism vanishes
April 11, 2015
It began as a typical mother-daughter spat and turned into a catastrophe. It's a moment Janice Greenberg would give anything to take back.
To engage with a stranger or not? Readers weigh in
April 7, 2015
I expected to be scolded after Saturday's column on my encounter with an unkempt, overly friendly man I'd allowed to draw me into a hug one night at a downtown subway station.
A tough balance: showing compassion, good sense amid the dispossessed
April 4, 2015
I left work later than usual Monday night and walked toward the Civic Center transit station along a deserted stretch usually clogged with cars and pedestrians.
In this neighborhood exercise class, the push-ups aren't for pushovers
March 30, 2015
I showed up in sneakers and sweats, prepared to join the exercise class that meets every Thursday morning in Canoga Park.
LAPD's inconsistent discipline has a steep price
March 27, 2015
There were no vigils, no protests, no #blacklivesmatter tweets when Steven Washington, 27, alone and unarmed, was killed five years ago by a Los Angeles police officer on a dark Koreatown street.
The poet Nikki Giovanni talks about sea turtles and space travel
March 17, 2015
I couldn't turn down a chance to interview poet Nikki Giovanni, who was in town to address a writers' conference last weekend.
In a changing Pasadena neighborhood, a 'Gentrification Conversation'
March 14, 2015
Alfredo Resendiz realized change had come to his part of Pasadena while standing in a long line at a newly opened restaurant.
For families of hit-and-run victims, haunting questions remain
March 10, 2015
Debra Holt is relieved that the driver who struck and killed a 4-year-old girl in Glendale turned himself in. Matt Panagiotis is glad that the woman who fatally injured a judge's son and kept driving was sentenced to prison.
Since Selma, the face of discrimination has grown subtler
March 7, 2015
I finally saw "Selma" last weekend. I'd delayed because I didn't want to see it in a crowded movie theater. I figured it would leave me tearful and angry — which it did.
It's time to bring relief to the homeless in L.A.
March 3, 2015
It's too soon to know exactly what happened on the skid row street where a homeless man was shot to death Sunday by officers from the LAPD.
Trade Tech gives culinary students the ingredients for fulfilling careers
February 27, 2015
College professor Robert Wemischner surely knew the way to my heart when he invited me to join him at work this week. A professional pastry chef, he teaches baking in the culinary arts program at Los Angeles Trade Tech, the oldest school in the state's community college system.
Skid row patients die as clinic lacks OK to dispense methadone
February 24, 2015
In theory the forces of change are finally in sync: California has stopped putting drug addicts in prison, leaving them free to get help. And Obamacare has put help in reach by providing insurance that covers drug abuse treatment.
First Step program gives girls a chance to put street life behind them
February 21, 2015
A few years ago, she would have been considered a "juvenile delinquent" and the horror visited upon her called a "victimless crime."
At her annual Valentine's Day card-making party, the art is heartfelt
February 13, 2015
Amber Ireland prepares for Valentine's Day the way other people prepare for Christmas.
LAPD's Chief Beck has bigger problems than Waze
February 7, 2015
So much for the police-spotting peril of Waze, the navigation app that LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said puts his officers at risk by letting drivers know where they are.
In South L.A., nutrition advice may be the most important snack
February 3, 2015
The giant brightly colored van has become a familiar sight on the street outside Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School, just across from the Jordan Downs housing project in Watts.
Prop. 47 is achieving its main goal, but with unintended consequences
January 30, 2015
Proposition 47 is supposed to free up prison cells for "real" criminals by reducing drug possession to a misdemeanor offense. But what if those addicts also are the "real" criminals we fear?
Homeless youth bring bold, confrontational approach to Santa Clarita
January 26, 2015
The rumpled young men were sleeping on the ground outside the coffee shop as early morning patrons made their way in. They routinely hogged the store's bathroom, and often left it stinking and littered with the residue of narcotic use. At the market nearby they'd cruise the aisles, buoyed by drug-fueled belligerence, intent on shoplifting.
Readers weigh in on the sad state of medical care
January 24, 2015
I learned a lot from readers responding to last weekend's column — an ode to my beloved doctor, who opted to retire rather than wrestle with forces turning the art of medicine into the science of numbers.
Goodbye to a trusted doctor, hello to the healthcare wilderness
January 16, 2015
I've been lucky for the last 20 years. I could listen silently while friends complained about their medical care. My doctor was never too busy or too brusque. He always made time to listen. I never had to pay concierge fees for what I knew was uncommonly good and thorough care.
Young activists emphasize that black lives have to matter to all
January 12, 2015
There was plenty to do Sunday to get her three children ready to return to school this week. But Melina Abdullah chose to spend that rainy day with her daughter and two sons camped out on the sidewalk outside the Los Angeles Police Department's headquarters.
Veteran makes sure others' military service is recognized
January 10, 2015
They have no monetary value and little military cachet. Maybe that's why many veterans never bother to collect the service awards they've earned.
An eye-opening discovery about Rio the dog's vision problems
January 5, 2015
I rushed into the emergency room, panic in my voice. My daughter was coaxing the patient, on a leash, across the parking lot.
Delay of Ezell Ford autopsy report dredges up old fears about LAPD
January 2, 2015
A new piece of the puzzle that is the death of Ezell Ford landed this week with the public release of his autopsy report.
Stumbles in L.A. institutions did lead to some leaps forward
December 29, 2014
Scandals, screw-ups and secret deals made 2014 a tumultuous year for some of the region's most important institutions. But those stumbles may pay dividends in 2015 because they sparked improvements: leadership changes, new rules and court decrees aimed at providing more oversight and better scrutiny.
A perspective on campus sex abuse from an 'empowered' young feminist
December 19, 2014
College kids have been trickling home this week, brain-dead and bleary-eyed. What they want is a home-cooked meal and a little TLC. What they might get along with that is a parental third-degree.
In L.A. schools, the time has come for ethnic studies classes
December 15, 2014
An ethnic studies course changed my life when I was a teenager — though not in the way that today's opponents of ethnic studies seem to fear.
Shame surrounding campus rape cases shades truth
December 9, 2014
The terrain around the subject of sexual violence on college campuses seems a bit muddier this week because of the uproar over a recent Rolling Stone article about a University of Virginia student who said she was gang-raped two years ago in a fraternity house.
Police expectations damage black men's realities
December 5, 2014
New York City's Eric Garner is the new Michael Brown. Both died at the hands of police, because they committed minor crimes, because they ran or resisted arrest, but mostly because they were both big, black men.
Adoption Day turns emotional ties into legal bonds
November 28, 2014
This wasn't the first Thanksgiving that 13-year-old Dayana spent with Santos Magana's big, extended family. But this was the first time that she had something very specific to be thankful for.
Pomelo Elementary's mission: Honor veterans with 'Heroes' Day'
November 21, 2014
Veterans Day was over when the balloons went up and the flags came out at Pomelo Elementary this week, in a 14-year-old tradition that offers a history lesson for third-graders and a stage for aging military veterans to spin stories of their exploits.
Can't we still muster compassion for a soldier whose death is no longer ironic?
November 18, 2014
It was a case that made for good headlines and a heart-wrenching story: A young Army veteran just back from Afghanistan is shot to death on the street outside his homecoming party in Sylmar.
Marijuana legalization trend calls for research and care
November 15, 2014
Four states out of 50 may not sound like much of a mandate, but the success of marijuana initiatives on the ballot last week suggests the nation is inching toward legalizing the once-demon weed.
A female Navy veteran recalls the harassment and humiliation
November 10, 2014
She wasn't dodging bullets or disabling IEDs. Former Petty Officer Laura Estrada enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1997 and spent most of her four-year deployment on an aircraft carrier that cruised the Atlantic seaboard on training maneuvers.
Proposition 47 an important move in the right direction
November 7, 2014
Given the record low voter turnout in California this week, I can't begrudge the hour I spent helping the newest voter in my family make sense of a ballot loaded with confusing propositions.
There's no drought of rebukes, lectures and guilt
November 4, 2014
I don't have crops at stake or a well that needs replenishing, but that doesn't diminish the glee I felt when I woke up in the middle of the night last weekend to the sound of rain pounding my roof and soaking my parched yard.
Assembly candidates' divergent pasts provide fodder for mudslinging
October 31, 2014
Their platforms are similar and their party the same, but the candidates' profiles could hardly be more different.
She has a vision for Granada Hills, and not everybody sees it her way
October 28, 2014
Linda Williamson has a vision for the heart of her San Fernando Valley hometown. She imagines yoga classes, street fairs and a weekly Farmers Market on a space that is now a right-turn lane connecting two busy boulevards in Granada Hills.
Retiring flight attendant looks back on nearly 50 years of change
October 25, 2014
When Diane Hansen first clipped on her stewardess wings as an 18-year-old, "stews" couldn't be married and had to submit to weigh-ins, girdle checks and hairdo inspections before every flight.
Irrational Ebola fears make life difficult for Liberians in the U.S.
October 21, 2014
Reuben Gobah considers himself a victim of Ebola — or at least of our hysteria over the disease.
Deasy's exit leaves unfinished work at LAUSD
October 17, 2014
Los Angeles school officials knew what they were getting when they hired John Deasy in 2010.
Trailblazing athletes seek to ease path for next generation
October 13, 2014
Three trailblazers came together Saturday night at a swanky fundraiser for the athletic program at Cal State L.A.:
Deasy's inaction on Jefferson High fiasco is shocking
October 10, 2014
John Deasy notched what he considers a win this week, when an Oakland judge ordered state education officials to rescue students trapped in chaos and dysfunction at Jefferson High in South Los Angeles.
Rose Gales, matriarch of L.A.'s jazz community, still strikes a chord
October 6, 2014
Rose Gales grew up around music. She took piano lessons as a child and played for the junior choir at church as a teenager in Houston.
Did 'Django' actress pre-judge LAPD officer?
October 3, 2014
LAPD Sgt. Jim Parker was enjoying a beer when a newscast on the bar's TV showed a young woman he'd last seen in handcuffs. Actress Daniele Watts was accusing Parker of racial profiling during a routine stop in Studio City.
A success story for student and L.A. Unified
September 29, 2014
The subject line on the email was enough to pique my interest: Interesting and surprising positive story about what LAUSD can do for a child if it wants to...
For some rape survivors, 'handle with care' doesn't help healing
September 26, 2014
When Jane Piper was raped by a stranger in a Brentwood parking lot, she grabbed the corkscrew he used as a weapon and tried to fight him off. The man beat her so badly her hair was matted with blood. She managed to escape through a car window as the rapist drove off.
Challenges for gardeners in an unforgiving season
September 22, 2014
My calendar says my summer vegetables should be harvested by now. It's time for cool season crops to go into the ground.
It's time to turn domestic abuse chatter into conversation
September 12, 2014
I heard the announcers in Thursday's National Football League game declare this the worst week in the history of the 94-year-old league. I can't help but think that's hyperbole.
Teacher's protest of tasteless T-shirt creates a teachable moment
September 8, 2014
Garfield High teacher Lynn McGonigle doesn't tend to get worked up about what her students wear to class.
L.A. Unified exemplifies the forces that stifle public school reform
August 29, 2014
By now, Los Angeles Unified was supposed to be the technological model for big-city school systems.
Older dogs bring special kind of joy to rescuers
August 26, 2014
It began with a geriatric black-Lab mix who'd been picked up as a stray and locked in a cage at the South Los Angeles animal shelter. Hillary Rosen was trolling the shelter for dogs to save last summer when she spotted the woebegone mutt.
On a mission to galvanize teachers and parents
August 22, 2014
Lily Eskelsen Garcia has a history that reads like a made-for-TV movie:
In Ferguson, cops and looters should be held accountable
August 19, 2014
Michael Brown is not a perfect martyr; he doesn't have to be. Neither was Rodney King. Both became unwitting symbols of injustice and, in the process, performed a painful but valuable public service.
Time to shine a light on suicide, and banish the shame
August 15, 2014
I was 19 when my cousin shot himself to death. He wasn't addicted or mentally ill. He was 20 years old, going nowhere and tired of feeling like a disappointment, to his family and himself.
Academic Decathlon coach draws on her own life to inspire students
August 11, 2014
Fremont High history teacher Kenia Gomez didn't have much of a summer break. Neither did her students on the school's Academic Decathlon team. They spent three days a week on the South Los Angeles campus, prepping for next year's competition.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck needs to start earning our trust
August 8, 2014
I'm almost certain that Charlie Beck will be granted a second five-year term as Los Angeles police chief by the Police Commission next week. Crime is continuing to ease, and there's no obvious successor waiting in the wings.
Gang code of silence compounds a family's heartbreak
August 4, 2014
I spent Sunday night at a candlelight vigil, held to mark the anniversary of a young man's shooting death and nudge anyone who knows anything to come forward.
Three years later, a troubled mother's story is no brighter
August 1, 2014
Three years ago, Shanell Walton seemed poised to move forward. Her ex-con boyfriend had been hauled back to prison and her five children had returned home from foster care.
In the front seat at the ride-sharing revolution
July 28, 2014
I was introduced to the sharing economy a few years ago, when my youngest daughter was studying in Denmark and trying to travel Europe on the cheap.
Quote's context sheds better light on LAUSD candidate George McKenna
July 25, 2014
It was one line from a column of mine about the response of Los Angeles Unified officials to revelations of child abuse by a teacher at Miramonte Elementary.
L.A. Central Library's summer state of mind
July 21, 2014
This has been the summer of staying home, with nothing much to do.
Native Clevelander revels in LeBron James' return
July 14, 2014
I've lived in Los Angeles for almost 35 years, but I still call Cleveland home. That's why I spent four years hating LeBron James — and why I spent the past four days celebrating his return to a city that needs him in ways that Miami never could.
Going from foster care to college, because someone believed in them
July 11, 2014
Jamilah Sims became a mother at 14 — just as she was entering foster care for the third time, because of her own mother's instability.
Read to your kids? Of course!
July 4, 2014
Among the things I've learned as a columnist is that two people can read the exact same piece and glean entirely different meanings.
Advocate shows autistic people how to have safe encounters with police
June 30, 2014
Emily Iland spent decades advocating for her 30-year-old son, who has autism, his own apartment, a college degree and an accounting career.
It's about quality, not quantity, when it comes to child literacy
June 27, 2014
America's doctors have joined the chorus urging parents to read daily to their children, instead of handing over iPads or parking the kids in front of the TV.
Stockton suspect's mug shot is textbook handsome
June 24, 2014
Jeremy Meeks can't be the only good-looking guy behind bars in California. But he is the only one who went from Stockton gang-banger to international heartthrob overnight.
Ugly vestiges of 'the old LAPD'
June 20, 2014
It's not a good sign when the detective you choose to train other cops uses his class to make crude sexual jokes about a female colleague and yuks it up about shooting a fellow officer to death.
L.A. area resident, how safe do you feel?
June 16, 2014
They could have been gunshots, the pop-pop-pop of staccato explosions I heard through my kitchen window on Friday night.
Judge's ruling on teacher tenure sends a message to unions, reformers
June 13, 2014
There's been lots of talk this week about winners and losers in Tuesday's judicial ruling that scrapped the state's public school tenure system.
Campuses must distinguish between assault and youthful bad judgment
June 10, 2014
I really didn't want to write another column that hinges on the notion of a war between the genders.
Vive la difference in linguistic styles?
June 6, 2014
I wasn't surprised by the response to my Tuesday column on the Isla Vista rampage; several readers — more men than women — took issue with my stance that societal attitudes toward women had a role in shaping the killer.
Isla Vista killer never learned that women are not commodities
June 2, 2014
I spent my weekend studying the 137-page screed left behind by the young man who slaughtered six students in an Isla Vista rampage aimed at punishing women because he'd never had a girlfriend.
Kitchen update helps put sentimental stuff in its place
May 30, 2014
It was supposed to be a simple way to update my aging kitchen. Instead, it felt like a commentary on my messy life.
Admitting our own quirks may lead us to accept others
May 23, 2014
On her regular visit to her neighborhood Starbucks one morning, the manager greeted Tina Levine with a message that couldn't help but hurt.
The real public service Donald Sterling has done
May 16, 2014
You didn't have to be a Clippers fan to root for the players this season. Their playoff loss on Thursday night was heartbreaking, especially given all the turmoil they've endured.
Child welfare advocate knows the system firsthand
May 13, 2014
Stephanie Krol's memories of her earliest years are blessedly spare and remarkably benign.
Students need an education in sexual assault – before college
May 9, 2014
It seemed funny 20 years ago when Antioch College unveiled a sexual offense prevention policy so prescriptive that students weren't allowed to kiss without receiving explicit permission.
Nonprofit mentors foster children toward a path to success
May 5, 2014
Nikel Hall has a resume loaded with volunteer work: She's helped out at preschools, a library, a convalescent home and an animal shelter. But she's never managed to land a paying job.
Losing a mother early shapes a woman's emotional terrain for life
May 2, 2014
Mother's Day is a week away and my daughters are casting about for gift ideas. But the one thing I want most — this and every year — is something they can't conjure up and Amazon can't deliver.
Fans check columnist: Hockey's not fair game in race debate
April 30, 2014
I realized the danger of intemperate comments on anything race-related this week after a post I wrote about Clippers owner Donald Sterling landed me, in the eyes of hockey fans, right up there with Sterling -- whose bigoted comments just got him banned from the NBA.
South L.A. rally takes aim at sex trade
April 28, 2014
The hundreds of people marching against prostitution on Saturday, along one of the city's busiest sex-for-sale corridors, were a sign of how the tide has turned and the weapons have changed in the battle against what used to be considered a "victimless crime."
A moment of thought could have saved shooter his tears
April 21, 2014
Brandon Spencer ought to be considered an object lesson by wannabe gangsters carrying guns.
Even the best parents can use an assist in helping troubled children
April 18, 2014
Adria Ponsar and her son Rhyon are huddled over a child-sized table scattered with pieces of Mr. Potato Head. She is wearing an earpiece that the 4-year-old doesn't see. Rhyon is frantically sifting through the pile for the body part he needs.
Teachers often blame parents for problem students
April 14, 2014
I figured that teachers wouldn't let me off easy — even though my Saturday column took their side.
Uproar over classroom scuffle reflects a profession under siege
April 11, 2014
At this point, it may not matter much to the public what actually went on in that Santa Monica High classroom where a teacher was recorded wrestling a student to the floor.
Getting lost amid the magic of wolves
April 7, 2014
I've been feeling out of sorts lately — cranky, anxious, insecure — and not sure what to blame.
Life-coaching on skid row starts with scrapping the textbook
April 4, 2014
Wendy Newton's first impulse was to just say no: She wasn't going to volunteer her life-coaching services to women on skid row.
Sports program helps anchor troubled lives
April 1, 2014
Theirs are not problems that can be fixed on a baseball diamond or soccer field:
A renegade and a feminist, Sister Judy is still keeping the faith
March 28, 2014
Sister Judy Vaughan skipped the 1989 celebration of her 25th anniversary as a Catholic nun; the male-celebrated liturgy offended her emerging feminism. She spent the evening instead in El Salvador, challenging right-wing forces that had declared war on supporters of "liberation theology."
Coping with child neglect
March 17, 2014
It's a story whose elements are all too familiar. It's easy to deem it another indictment of our failing child welfare system:
Canoga Park soccer player a team hero for more than just his skill
March 14, 2014
He's a hefty, baby-faced teenager, a head taller than his teammates, and the anchor of a high school soccer team that won a city championship this month.
Bitcoin is beyond understanding, but e-cigs might be worth a try
March 10, 2014
I feel out of the cultural loop these days, as I try to follow the news. I can't wrap my mind around bitcoins and I'm not sure what an e-cig is.
An imperfect pet owner does not equal an unfit one
March 7, 2014
I've been accused of ruining the reputation of the entire animal rescue movement — dooming thousands of dogs to death — with my column on Tuesday about a spat over a lost-and-found pet.
Lost dog's 'rescue' leaves a 4-year-old brokenhearted
March 3, 2014
Somewhere in this city, a family is falling in love with Rosa Torres' dog.
Almost 60 years later, a fallen airman finally gets his due
February 28, 2014
Jill Ellman was only 8, but she remembers military officials heading up the driveway and knocking on her family's door with the news that her father's Air Force bomber had crashed off the coast of Newfoundland.
Camp Kilpatrick, an acclaimed youth sports program, is sidelined
February 24, 2014
A sports program that brought national acclaim to a Los Angeles County probation camp is headed for extinction — unless it can prove that it helps youthful offenders stay trouble-free.
Restoring the luster of a centerpiece of black history
February 21, 2014
Sixty years ago, the Wilfandel House in the West Adams district was a hub of high society for black Los Angeles.
L.A.'s bag ban takes some adjustments
February 10, 2014
I'm on board with the city's new plastic bag ban, but saving the environment isn't as easy or as tidy as I imagined.
Goodbye to my 'Texas Cowboy'
February 7, 2014
Most reporters I know have a story they've covered that's stuck with them, long after the journalism was done.
Roderick Wright was wrong
February 3, 2014
I wasn't in the courtroom, but the verdict last week in the felony trial of state Sen. Roderick Wright makes sense to me.
Fear and shock may play role in silence after woman's beating death
January 31, 2014
The beating death of Kim Pham has begun to morph into urban legend a la Kitty Genovese, the New York City woman stabbed to death 50 years ago while dozens of bystanders supposedly watched but did nothing to help her.
Puzzling silence after woman's fatal beating
January 27, 2014
I can't understand the beating death of Kim Pham, the 23-year-old woman kicked and pummeled to death outside a popular nightclub in Santa Ana.
No home, but he had a place in many hearts
January 24, 2014
He'd lived for at least a decade on a grimy sidewalk in an industrial area of South Los Angeles, just off Western Avenue.
20 years after Northridge, still quaking at the memories
January 17, 2014
The wind, the calendar and the drumbeat of earthquake anniversary stories have me on edge this week.
Simulations help L.A. County social workers get it right
January 14, 2014
The mother had lost her children to foster care after injuring them in a drunk driving crash. Now her kids were back at home and a social worker was sitting at her kitchen table, trying to figure out if they would be safe with her.
Problems at the Sheriff's Department will outlive Baca's tenure
January 10, 2014
The shock of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's resignation is fading and the jockeying among his would-be successors is ramping up.
In Jahi McMath saga, science and religion clash
January 3, 2014
It will take more than doctors, judges and medical records to convince Nailah Winkfield that her child is dead.
Resolved: to make a keep-able resolution
December 30, 2013
If my New Year's resolution holds in 2014, this is the last time I'll wind up staring blankly at my computer screen as my column deadline bears down.
True Christmas spirit, from a slain man's grieving parents
December 23, 2013
It's a tragedy that has drained the joy from a family's holiday and mocks peace-on-Earth pretensions:
This sleighless Santa prefers using a motorcycle
December 17, 2013
It's not every day I get to play elf to a Santa whose sleigh is a motorcycle.
Leimert Park's World Stage hopes to keep the music playing
December 6, 2013
It was a fundraiser for a venerable Crenshaw-area jazz establishment at risk of going under. But the aging musicians, outré artists and dreadlocked activists gathered to help at Leimert Park were an emblem of the venue's problems.
Charity and conviction come together to bring good ideas to life
November 22, 2013
It was kind of like "American Idol," without the singing and the snarky remarks.
L.A. school board's us-versus-them dynamic doesn't help students
November 18, 2013
If you plan to attend the Los Angeles school board meeting today, you might want to pack a lunch. And a dinner. And maybe even a pillow.
Silver Lake renaissance attracts newcomers, worries locals
November 15, 2013
In its recent ranking of popular spots, CNN's business website called Silver Lake the nation's second-best big city neighborhood. It's "a haven for families as well as hipsters ... packed with shops and hotspots, defying the 'no walking in L.A.' cliche."
Calling bullying 'bonding' doesn't make it OK
November 8, 2013
It's hard to think of Jonathan Martin as a hapless victim of bullying. He's 6 foot 5, 312 pounds, with a Stanford education and a job he loves.
Taking steps to keep pedestrians safe
November 5, 2013
I expected to hear from pedestrians, criticizing careless drivers and sharing tales of near-tragedies after my column last week.
Supt. Deasy's style could make or break his legacy in L.A. Unified
November 1, 2013
The Los Angeles school board made the right move this week, blunting Supt. John Deasy's threat to leave with a contract that keeps him here until 2016.
Increasing pedestrian safety will take more than tougher laws
October 28, 2013
They consider running a family thing. Jeri Dye Lynch and her three sons ran every chance they got — right up until the day her oldest boy, Conor, was struck and killed by a car as he crossed the street outside his high school on his way to cross country practice.
Pet owners in need deserve compassion too
October 25, 2013
Last spring I wrote about a novel campaign to keep dogs and cats out of the South Los Angeles shelter by helping pet owners through difficult times.
Younger children falling victim to online bullying
October 21, 2013
It seems to happen often enough that we're no longer shocked to hear it: A teenager commits suicide after being bullied online by peers.
Upscale Mar Vista isn't rolling with pot shop
October 18, 2013
The Highland Park Patient Collective has been praised by Yelp reviewers for its sample room where patients can try their meds, its PlayStation 3 and stockpile of games and its cheap outdoor kush that's good for rolling blunts.
L.A. Unified stakes reputation on iPad program
October 14, 2013
There is more at stake than test scores in the effort to provide iPads to 600,000 Los Angeles Unified students in time for the state's upcoming switch to online achievement exams.
No good guys in the sad saga of Jackson vs. AEG Live
October 4, 2013
The verdict was delivered in the "Special Events Center" at the Los Angeles County courthouse, with dozens of people queuing up in the hallway as if they were there for a concert.
Warm feelings for an old refrigerator
September 30, 2013
I have an unfamiliar refrigerator in my familiar kitchen. It's sleek, shiny and smudge-proof.
Looking for lessons in the wrenching case of Baby Veronica
September 27, 2013
It will take years to know if the right decision was reached in the case of Baby Veronica, the 4-year-old returned to her adoptive parents this week, over the objections of the biological father she lived with since she was a toddler.
Family reunited after child welfare system odyssey
September 24, 2013
The college application essay was the tipoff. It was beautifully written but painfully rendered; a high school student's story of her family's tumble from middle-class stability into homelessness and addiction.
Recovering smokers find a safe self-help community — online
September 20, 2013
It's like AA without the rambling speeches, stale coffee or stink of cigarettes. You can show up in the middle of the night, without leaving your bed.
Too few foster homes for children in need
September 13, 2013
The Los Angeles County foster care system has a new crisis — one that can't be resolved by yanking children from troubled parents.
A gentrifying block is not quite ready for its close-up
September 7, 2013
It was a last-minute trip on a budget too tight to accommodate holiday airfare.
Bob Filner case shows we still have much work to do on harassment
August 9, 2013
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is about to wrap up his two-week treatment for sexually aggressive behavior.
Today's young protesters see injustice through a different filter
July 19, 2013
Najee Ali is an old hand at activism. Jesse Jackson was his mentor; he's Al Sharpton's protege. So Ali thought he had everything in place for a peaceful protest of the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case this week.
The many shades of meaning in 'Negro'
March 15, 2013
I got a clue even before my column ran this week that its subject — what "Negro" means these days — might make some folks uncomfortable.
Whitney Houston's funeral honors her spiritual roots
February 18, 2012
If you tuned in to see a show when you decided to watch Whitney Houston's funeral on your computer or television, you probably were disappointed.
Sheriff Lee Baca: Right your ship
October 1, 2011
Thousands of felons who would be sentenced to state prison are about to be funneled into county jails — a money-saving measure for cash-starved California, and a headache for local law enforcement agencies.
Book review: 'The Grace of Silence: A Memoir' by Michele Norris
September 28, 2010
I wish NPR reporter Michele Norris hadn't called "The Grace of Silence," her tribute to her parents, a "memoir." The book is, at once, much less and much more.
It's all about kids learning
September 11, 2010
Vacation ends Monday for most Los Angeles Unified elementary school students, but opening day this year might be more stressful for parents and teachers than for children.
Utopia is a hard sell in Jordan Downs
August 22, 2009
Ronald Perkins and his neighbors were nearly outnumbered by the consultants and architects who showed up at the Jordan Downs community center.
Is all this really for the children?
May 16, 2009
One thing I've learned in 30 years of covering education is that every dispute, demand or decree rests on one claim: We must do this for the children.
Chris Brown and Rihanna: a lesson for teens
March 5, 2009
For weeks, as rumors flew and details trickled out, I struggled to find a lesson to share in the violent incident/altercation/lovers' quarrel -- even the media didn't know what to call it -- between teen music idols Chris Brown and Rihanna.
What do students mean to LAUSD superintendent?
December 6, 2008
I remember the moment in 2003 when I realized that my daughter was in good hands at her Los Angeles Unified middle school.
Where whiteness meets race
November 11, 2008
The Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere was fired up at its conference in downtown Los Angeles last month.
Metrolink spokeswoman formed a human link
September 16, 2008
Somehow, her tears made me feel better.
Metrolink tragedy puts parenting in a new light
September 15, 2008
If I ever thought an "empty nest" at home meant an end to parenting, as I said in my newspaper column Saturday, the stories emerging from this weekend's coverage of the deadly Metrolink train crash painfully put that notion to rest:
Teenagers have mixed views on gays -- and they're OK with that
June 17, 2008
Kye D'Aguilar doesn't have a traumatic story to tell about coming out. The 18-year-old said he's always known that he is gay. "My mother told me she knew when I was born."
It's the nightmare before Halloween
October 30, 2007
I wish there were a "bah, humbug" expression for Halloween.
Life in fire zone carries on close to normal
October 23, 2007
It has been hard to escape the fires and windstorms this week. Turn on the radio or television -- or just step outside and breathe -- and it seems as if all of Southern California is in danger of burning up or being blown away.


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Matrix Fight by phaethornWatch
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Anyways this is the third in my matrix emoticon series. Hope you all like it.
Heh, that's pretty sweet.
Man, this one's awesome. It rocks!
Absolutely love it. You're very very good with the emoticons. I do wish I had more to say but knowing close to nothing about the art I can't really give a good comment, eh? Love it, once more.
chabon te zarpas.. wenisimo
great work !!! have to add
I just love it!!!
wowza, thats cool, and another matrix emoticonist, we should start a club
omg! you are the master of all emoticons!!!!
Oh WOW this owns; when will this become a useable icon in the ShoutBox???? I WANTS it.
HAHA that owns! i didnt see the rest of the series but this icon is really awesome!
must have 3d twist run in circle move!
Great work!! Like it!!
awesome damn it!
yay!...go Neo kick some smith butt!...this is uber cool!
I love it, nice job!
and this be the best matrix emoticon !
great work as always, but I still prefer the icon, seems to have more in relation to the movie. If I didnt know that this was from the Matrix, then it would just seem like an ordinary fight scene.
Still, top notch animation, smooth as hell, and thumbsup for the patience you must have had to create this.
Still, top notch animation, smooth as hell, and thumbsup for the patience you must have had to create this.
That's soo awesome man! Keep em coming!
Those dudes are persistent!
"Hmm... well, I got beaten back with the stick the last 571 times I attacked that guy... maybe the 572nd is the lucky one!"
"Hmm... well, I got beaten back with the stick the last 571 times I attacked that guy... maybe the 572nd is the lucky one!"
totally cool, i like em
!!! its über this should be in the list!
You make us proud.
nice one again!
good job...
good job...
Ha! That is great!
Thats cool! Great idea!
Of all the action scenes in the Matrix Reloaded...the fight scene with Agent Smith was my fav!
Can't wait to see it again!
Can't wait to see it again!
It seems a bit more repetitive than your other icons of this nature, but it's still awesome.
Thanks for sharing. Mwuahah
Thanks for sharing. Mwuahah
omg omg that totally rox
lol. that one is wikked! j00 are the emoticon masta! lol
i dont know... the first one had more spirit
maybe its just because i didnt see mix II yet
maybe its just because i didnt see mix II yet
Havent see the movie yet, but this kicks ass phae
hey hey... that's super cool!! love it...!!
cewl!! I can Imagine it took u a damn long time to make it!! I love it!
awesome emot, make it longer though!
Lol i love it when he wipes the blood away. too good.
lol amazing phae!
yesssssssssssssssss. someone finally made a good one!
great work.
Very nice work phae. I can tell you put a lot of work into this. But I do agree with ~daikan in terms of the blood. Now, I didn't see the movie (not a Matrix fan) but maybe a little facial expression when wiping the blood off would make it seem more realisitc. Unless the guy just wiped it off with no expression in the movie. Then forget everything I said
i like it, nice work...
ahhh dude this rawwwks. after just seeing the new film, i gotta fav it, man i love this, the stick fight scene was mindblowing AHH!!
Oh, just a little suggestion.. it's pretty hard to see what the left agent is doing with that red thing.. is it blood? Maybe you should make it a little easier to see! Ah well, keep it up anyways!

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Yoda by jessasketchWatch
©2010-2016 jessasketch
yoda copyright lucasfilm ltd.
pencil and photoshop.
pencil and photoshop.
Original pose and beautiful drawing, shading of Yoda.
The amount of detail in this is outstanding!
I love the pensive, serious, contemplative feel to this. The shading is amazing. Wowsers!
I adore Yoda, this is sooo cute ^^ he looks so dreamy and thoughtful...
good drawing
That's the best yoda drawing I've ever seen, and I'm old and seen a lot. Fantastic!!!!
This is amazing!
really great work!
dayum, that is really, really, really, good. I know I'm not being very articulate, but... that's all I can say. this is gorgeous.
Excellent drawing! I love it.
Awesome! Great lighting and depth.
Beautiful work. Yoda looks sad and hopeful at the same time.
i have been following your work for a while...i see a great progression and improvement in your sketching! I LOVE it! Awesome!
She can draw, can she?
Yoda never looked better. Awesome work!
Wow! Very well done, especially the shading.
this kicks major booty!
I love the light in this, Jess. Sweet job on the master's contemplative expression and attitude.
Skilled artist you are...yeeeessssss!
JESSS ! That looks amazing !
beautiful, this is.
I don't watch star wars that much but I think this is fantastic work
Very nice! Well done!
Wow, that looks really great! Awesome shading
Absolutely awesome! I can't get enough of Yoda, and your take on the little green jedi is especially good!
This is the most amazing Yoda art I've ever seen...
Very nice, it is!
Really NICE!
Thanks, everyone!
WOW, love it!
Heavens Jess.. this is absolutely gorgeous!
Fave for sure!
Fave for sure!
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Messy Waves at the MTV Movie Awards: The Ripple Effect
The real winners of the 2011 MTV Movie Awards? That would be the starlets who sported messy waves – the best look of the night, on and off the red carpet. Loose, uncoiled, rippling tendrils gave Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone, and Gabriella Wilde all an easy, careless allure ideal for an event such as this. … Continue reading Messy Waves at the MTV Movie Awards: The Ripple Effect
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Tina Fey at the 2011 Golden Globes
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Every time my boyfriend runs out of gift ideas I always tell him to go into Sephora, ask a girl to help him and he will be fine. This terrifies him and I usually end up with a stuffed animal holding some crappy box of chocolates with a note saying "Will take you shopping this … Continue reading Beauty Snob Gift Guide
InStyler Rotating Hot Iron Hair Styler
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T3 Evertwirl for Wild Child Hair!
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Hot Tools Anti-static Ion Hot Air Brush
I'm a little bit pissed at this thing because I burnt my fingers on it but at least this thing works, it gets really hot! This is the second hot air brush I bought, the Conair 1000W Ionic Hot Brush is totally useless, it blows so softly that it doesn't even do anything on my … Continue reading Hot Tools Anti-static Ion Hot Air Brush


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Prometheus eyes-on... Preview of 13 minutes of glorious 3D footage
Ridley Scott's sort-of prequel to Alien, Prometheus, is coming to UK cinemas on 1 June, and Pocket-lint was invited to be one of the first outside of 20th Century Fox itself to see actual footage from the movie. Not the trailer. Not small clips shown on a flatscreen TV in a Soho public relations company. Genuine 3D footage on the big screen and everything. And from what we've seen so far, it's looking good. Scrub that, it's looking very, very good indeed.
Roughly 13 minutes of the film were shown before a Q&A session with director Scott and cast members Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron, and the action started in 2089 on the Isle of Skye.
There's always a risk when writing about these sorts of things that you can end up revealing massive spoilers, but, to be honest, we didn't see enough to ruin any of the plot - or twists therein. The stuff we did see that's worth talking about doesn't really spoil anything.
For starters, we saw Prometheus itself, the ship that our cast members travel in, and it looks incredible. Time and technology has meant that the hulking bulk of Nostramo in Alien has been upstaged with some incredible CG effects. Also, the time frame - as it occurs before Alien - allows for cleaner, less travel-weary surfaces and designs.
The 3D works really well, especially in space-wide panning shots. One revolves around Prometheus and the depth is almost tangible. You can see the stars fade off into the distance.
Indeed, the stereoscopic ambience is one of the best we've seen. From the Isle of Skye at the start, with booming caverns and rocky canyons, to the landing sequence on a distant planet, you get the feeling that the 3D contextualises, rather than overbears. It'll be interesting to see if it translates as well to a 42-inch 3D TV, but it looks superb on the big screen.
Perhaps the best scene that we saw during the preview however, was based inside Prometheus rather than out. Again, we don't think we're giving anything away when we talk about the crew coming out of suspended animation, aided by android David, who has been pottering about while the rest of them slept (for just over two years). The first shot we get is of Charlize Theron, who plays the Weyland corporation's Meredith Vickers, in just strap-like underwear, doing press ups and dripping reanimation fluids on to the floor. It sets the stall for her character at least.
"Oh f**k yeah," said Charlize herself when asked whether she was pleased she got to play a strong character.
As Doctor Elizabeth Shaw though, Noomi Rapace is the Ripley of Prometheus. The Swedish star of the original The Girl Who... trilogy is the centrepiece of the story, and the one who has to cope with the bad things throughout, even during filming.
"We were doing quite disturbed things some days," she told us. "But I always went back happy."
And so did we, even after just 13 minutes of footage. This could not only be the best film Ridley Scott has made in years, it could be the best science fiction film made in years.
We loved the taster, now we want the main course.
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We've all heard of cafes where you can eat, cafes where you can drink, and even cafes where you can stroke cats. But what about cafes where you can sleep? Qusca, a Japanese cafe chain, has it covered.
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Have you beer and eat it
Sankt Gallen, a brewery located in the Kanagawa region of Japan, has unveiled a unique way to enjoy their famous malt beverage: with an edible glass. The brewery has recently gained notoriety for their chocolate beers, notably their imperial Chocolate Stout: an ultra-dark beer that lists "chocolate malt' amongst its ingredients. Indulgent, yes, but definitely delicious!
New year, new you
If you're worried about looking a little porky after your Christmas binge then stress no longer – we have a solution. These Japanese beauty gadgets promise to tone your face and give you a nicer profile – whilst providing your family and friends with endless amusement in the process.
Green bottle glamour
The classic glass 'contour' Coca-Cola bottle is about as iconic as modern design gets. Synonymous with the brand and instantly recognisable, the bottle has been a staple of Coca-Cola for nearly a century. Now, they've teamed up with Nendo to create a range of kitchenware – inspired by the classic bottle.
Fat-blocking cola
PepsiCo has unveiled a new cola which, according to their technologists, reduces the absorption of fat in the body and helps to cut cholesterol levels. (Amazing, Tim!)
The fat-blocking Pepsi Special, which will be distributed by Suntory International, will go on sale in Japan. It's one of several unusual drinks to be introduced by Pepsi, including Pepsi White – a clear tangerine-flavoured cola, which will be launched in December.
Box clever
Beijing-based designer, Yoshimasa Tsutsumi, has created a pixellated interior using long cubed boxes for the Diesel Shibuya store.
The space is effectively moveable and many of the products are actually embedded in the wall: push and pull to your heart's desire. This is a great way to customise a retail space and showcase objects of all shapes and sizes.
Fresh from the farm
We're suckers for nice packaging, but in this case the product isn't high-design or super functional, but purely about communication. AS Foods, makers of fruit and vegetable-based products, have created a temptingly packaged range of delicious juice jellies.
A quick break
Japanese city dwellers are inundated with 'zero' products of all varieties, as they strive to lose a few pounds and get in better shape in the midst of a 'metabo' slump (Japan's metabolic law to fend off increasing health costs). Since beverages and snacks are part of office life, much has been done in these areas.
Mon Shu Girl
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has created a fictional character called 'Mon Shu Girl' to promote his forthcoming collaboration with Japanese beauty brand Shu Uemura. The character recently starred a video to promote the forthcoming capsule collection.
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1. Paint the base of pot Antique Mum. Paint the rim Patio Brick. Allow to dry.
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2. U: Cut a square from compressed sponge and dab on using Patio Brick. S: Brush-on stripes using Patio Brick, Summer Sky Blue and Sunflower Yellow. A: Brush on Summer Sky Blue stripes. Outline all letters w/Black.
3. Star and dowels: Paint Sunflower Yellow. Dot star w/White and outline w/Black.
4. Drill a hole in the top of each block and the bottom of each letter and star for the dowel to fit in. After they are attached, glue on hearts, raffia and star picks.
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