http://adaylikethis.com Education, Social Justice, and Cultural Musings from Los Angeles, California Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:26:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For all the loud-mouthed cynics who've been running around with "print is dead" on their lips for the last few years — here's something for the believers to throw in your faces. And no doubt, L.A.'s new literary journal, with its 232 thick glossy pages, will make a nice dent. ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2010/07/01/print-lives-with-vengeance/ It began with an article posted on the Fox News website -- With Revolutionaries 'Looking On,' Teachers Take Kids on a Protest Trip to Arizona -- and soon spiraled into a slugging match between the far, far left and the far, far right. Anything involving the SB 1070 law has ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2010/06/22/south-la-teacher-versus-fox-news/ At Trinity Elementary School in Southeast Los Angeles, a group of fifth-grade girls donning wide-brimmed hats sat down for a spot of afternoon tea. For many, it was their first tea party, but each one knew to place their napkins on their laps and keep their elbows off the table. They ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2010/02/26/high-tea-in-south-los-angeles/ Affectionately known to the locals as "Marijuana Man," he spends his days sitting on the grass verge along the Boardwalk. His friends - too - are cardholders; each one of them seeks relief in that centuries-old "wonder drug." Today, he has a few myths to debunk - from the equivalency ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2010/02/03/an-interview-with-marijuana-man-on-the-venice-boardwalk/ It's almost 6am, and the earliest I have ever boarded a bus in Los Angeles. The world outside is dark. Inside, we're all sleepy. The school girl is sleepy. The man with the headphones is sleepy. The people at the back of the bus, although I'm too tired to turn ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2010/01/28/tales-from-a-bus-in-los-angeles-morning-has-broken/ There was a man staring out of the window, sitting alone, miles away from anything. Occasionally, he smiled, or spoke, and his words drifted out to the world without an ear to hear them. His dark eyes were bloodshot. His limbs twitched. Every few minutes he would close his eyes ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2009/12/29/tales-from-a-bus-in-los-angeles-the-halloween-mask/ In two days, the war that has waged for dominance of the Christmas singles chart in the U.K. will be decided. In the blue corner, "X-Factor" reality pop T.V. show winner Joe McElderry, with his Miley Cyrus cover (Yes, Miley Cyrus cover) "The Climb", stands shaking at the knees a ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2009/12/19/rage-against-the-machine-almost-there-for-christmas-number-one/ * This is, of course, entirely fictional. http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2009/12/10/honey-bunches-of-quotes-the-cereal-for-the-literary-minded/ British health care gets unrepentantly demonized. It’s called “filthy.” It’s accused of having low standards. It’s labeled “socialized medicine” and snubbed.  Rarely do we even take a second look. If we did, we might realize that what separates the U.S. from the U.K. in terms of our health care systems is ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2009/11/30/british-health-care-is-better-than-you-think/ While reporting for KPCC's Town Hall Journal, I had the pleasure of visiting Homeboy Industries and talking to staff - and participants - at the tattoo removal clinic. It's a free program, thanks to donations and doctors willing to sacrifice their time. And for many ex-gang members looking to start ... http://adaylikethis.com/index.php/2009/11/18/get-your-tats-off-at-homeboy-industries/