Hit The Spot

It seems like most places I travel to, eventually I find “my spot.” A few weeks ago when we headed northwest to Malibu and Zuma Beach, a walk towards Point Dume uncovered a small, hidden beach surrounded by cliffs. With no path to it, the only way to get there is to climb [...]

Starry Starry Night

They say that California is the land of the stars–though if you look up at the sky, it’s more likely that they’re going to be blocked out by the orange streetlights.  However, there’s still one place in Los Angeles you can see the stars, even if it is in virtual form.
The Griffith Observatory is located [...]

The Modern Warhol

Paint splattered the floor, the brushes, the workbenches, his hands: every surface splashed with color.  The heady scent of canvas, wood, and turpentine assailed my nostrils.  Daniel Maltzman’s studio was not merely a 5,000 square foot warehouse filled floor-to-ceiling with 20 years’ worth of art; it was a departure from the present.  Out from the [...]