Jun 4, 2019Member-onlyJay-Z Is The Most Successful Writer of His Generation ~ In 2006 He Freestyled A Song That Predicted His Billion Dollar FutureThe Brooklyn icon appeared on Funkmaster Flex’s Hot 97 show in 2006, rapping over Kanye West’s ‘Grammy Family’ beat for 4 minutes. I remember because I listened to it live. (I might even have a tape recording of it somewhere!) This was back when I was teenager, before Spotify…Music6 min readMusic6 min read
Feb 11, 2019Member-onlyWatch Out For People With GunsA highway love story. — November 2017–Our car swayed in the wind like a limp sail in the middle of the ocean as me and my girlfriend, Doy, approached the 14 highway just south of Santa Clarita, Ca. At times the wind got so bad it made me want to pull over. How are other…Travel8 min readTravel8 min read
Feb 5, 2019Member-onlyDoes Creating Change Involve Working With The Opposition?On January 23, 2019; rappers Meek Mill and Jay Z publicly announced the creation of Reform Alliance, an organization that hopes to keep more innocent people off of probation and parole. The group serves as a-sort-of incubator fund for prison reform by raising and donating…Sports3 min readSports3 min read
Aug 2, 2018Member-onlyMars OG (Indica): Strain ReviewGreat for relaxation. Helps with anxiety, depression and mild to chronic pain | $25/8th @ Beverly Medical Collective — Mars OG is a fitting name for this medium-strength, indica-based, OG phenotype, known for it’s “spacey” effects. On the first pull I feel an immediate sense of calm and relaxation in my body followed by a head-trip that feels like a day-dream. Mars OG provides an old-school style high that…Marijuana2 min readMarijuana2 min read
May 26, 2018Member-onlyThe Easiest Way To Make Perfect Hash BrownsGreat recipes aren’t invented they’re passed down. Steven Tanner is a real life rock star that’s toured all over the world as a bassist for the alternative metal group known as Harvey Milk, been featured in magazines and even put out a solo record. …Recipe6 min readRecipe6 min read
Published in LEVEL·May 16, 2018Member-onlyHow a Cowboy Helped Me Learn L.A.’s Hidden Black HistoryFrom The Nickel to Skid Row, the city needs more people telling its stories — In January 2018, on an unexpectedly rainy day in Los Angeles, I found myself on the streets of Skid Row. Precipitation has a notable effect on southern California when it actually strikes, but east of South Los Angeles Street downtown, it was just another Thursday morning.BlackLivesMatter9 min readBlackLivesMatter9 min read
Feb 26, 2018The Overage DiverPeople always say: If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life, but I disagree. Nobody imagines getting up at 4 in the morning when they think about their dream job. I set off before dawn on Halloween day for San Diego…Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
Feb 5, 2018I Tweeted a Photo of a Dead Body and Nobody NoticedHow do you document a tragedy? I had just sat down to roll a joint in my kitchen when my girlfriend, Doy, heard a loud crash outside our apartment. She thought it sounded like a car slamming into something. “I’m going to see what happened!” She darted outside. It was…Los Angeles6 min readLos Angeles6 min read
Feb 2, 2018Member-onlyWhat Would It Take To Start A Wildfire in Los Angeles?The city of Los Angeles is feeling the consequences of decades of bad decisions and neglect when it comes to the homeless. The Skirball Fire broke out before dawn on December 6, 2017 in Bel-Air–the ultra wealthy neighborhood at the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains near the 405…Homeless5 min readHomeless5 min read
Sep 10, 2015Member-onlyPAINTING FURTHERA photo essay on restoring the psychedelic bus known as, Further.Ken Kesey10 min readKen Kesey10 min read
