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Books to Help You Mellow the Fuck Out
This is a stressful time for everyone. We could all use a little help. I’m not generally a reader of self-help and spiritual books. Unfortunately, the genre is beset by platitudes and meaningless catchphrases. But there are some amazing books … Continue reading
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‘The Great American Takeout’ to Help Support the Restaurant Industry
The Great American Takeout begins today, March 24, 2020, as hungry would-be sit down diners are encouraged to order at least one delivery or pick-up meal in support of the restaurant industry that is currently taking a hit during the coronavirus … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Events, Food, Health and Beauty, Miscellanious
Tagged Chevys Fresh Mex, cocktails to go, coronavirus, El Torito, food delivery, food to go, Great American Takeout, Jason’s Deli, lemonade, Michael Hung, Modern Market, Noodles & Company, Pie ‘n Burger, Russ Bendel, self-quarantining, shelter in place, social distancing, take out food, The Habit Burger Grill, thegreatamericantakeout, veggie grill
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“A Woman’s Guide To Low Self-Esteem”: You TOO May Have Scalp Odor
“Imagine if as much thought and strategy were applied to world peace as they have been to vanquishing the eternal scourge, unsightly fat.” “A Woman’s Guide to Low Self-Esteem” is a funny and sometimes surprising look at the onslaught of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Health and Beauty, Miscellanious
Tagged advertising, Darlene Lacey, diner mighty graphics, Early advertisements, humor, sexism, Vintage, Women
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Weed Service Review: The TokrLA App Manages Your Cannabis Lifestyle When You Are Too High To Buy (Responsibly)
Ever feel paralyzed–or as we stoners say, couchlocked–by limitless choice? Going over to your dealer’s place to score some weed back in the day usually involved a more limited choice: take it or leave it. Nowadays, you can choose marijuana … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Health and Beauty, Science & Technology
Tagged #tokrla, boo, ganja, grass, herb, hippie lettuce, joint, Marijuana, mary jane, pot, puff the magic dragon, wacky tabacky, weed
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‘Refinery29′ Brings Back Popular Pop-up Photo Op ’29Rooms’
Refinery29 returns to Los Angeles with “29Rooms: Expand Your Reality,” opening Friday, November 8, 2019, and continuing until Sunday, November 17, 2019. This popular returning pop-up immersive experience “festival of cause, culture, and creativity” comes to a Beverly Space by HD … Continue reading
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Tagged 29Rooms, influencer, Instagram, Pop Up, Refinery29
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Riveting ‘The Max Factor’ Documentary Makes its Debut at The Hollywood Museum: The Self Same Building in Which the Make-Up Empire Arose
Just as the sheen of the summer of 2019 was beginning to need one more touch up before its final close-up, throngs of actors, musicians, producers, and showbiz folk alike wheeled their previously pale faces into the old Max Factor … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fashion, Health and Beauty, Miscellanious, Television
Tagged Bette Davis, Clara Kuperberg, Donelle Dadigan, Hollywood History, Judy Garland, Julia Kuperberg, Kate Linder, Lee Purcell, Leonard Maltin, makeup, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Cove, Max Factor, The Hollywood Museum, Wichita Films
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Mattel Releases a Line of Gender Neutral Dolls
In a surprisingly progressive move, Mattel, the LA-based company that gave us Barbies, has just released a new line of dolls called Creatable World™. The six dolls come in a variety of skin tones and do not have gender markers … Continue reading
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It’s Like Studio 54…but with Goats
Billy, Gigi, and Fanny Farm-girl were waiting patiently at the end of the room as the dancers started to file into the studio. I had no idea what to expect. Many of the dancers were adorned in their 1970s finest, … Continue reading
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Tagged dance, Disco, get up and boogie, goat disco, goat love, goats, Los Angeles
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Meggie Jones Launches Healthful and Beautifying Antioxidant and Mineral Delivery System by way of “Nutrient Body Sculpt” and “Nutrient Body Touch”!
Vitamins: When most Gen Xers conjure up said image, it typically evokes that of The Flintstones in all their multicolored glory! Minerals: Those things extracted from the mine from which Fred and Barney culled all raw materials to craft their … Continue reading
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Tagged Antioxidant Wrap, Antioxidants, Baths, beauty, Meggie Jones, Minerals, spa, Supplements, Weight Loss, Wraps
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