Life Style & Travel

UNITED STATES—California native plants seem like they should be very appropriate for home gardens. In the wild, they require neither irrigation nor maintenance. They are quite satisfied with local climate and soil. Of course, gardening with natives is not so simple. Home gardens are very different from wild ecosystems. Furthermore, wild ecosystems here are very different from wild ecosystems elsewhere....

UNITED STATES—Christmas trees are extreme cut foliage. They grow on farms like cut foliage that florists use, but are entire trees! Although most fit under household ceilings, some within public venues are famously grand. Nonetheless, they are ultimately as disposable as any other cut foliage. Eventually, after their Christmas season, they become common greenwaste. Other cut foliage is also popular...

BERKELEY—Due to the current increase in cases of COVID-19, UC Berkeley announced that all classes would be taught online at the start of the coming fall semester. The statement says that even though the school may prepare hybrid-learning model instructions when the situation improves, students won't need to attend in-person classes. According to data from the Alameda County COVID-19 dashboard...

UNITED STATES—I love desserts America, but at the same time, Thanksgiving can be overwhelming when it comes to sweet treats. I would argue pies are way more popular than any other sweet treat when it comes to the Thanksgiving feast. Of course we know the Apple pie is the star, and there are various ways to make it. Preferably,...

SAN FRANCISCO— Moroccan restaurant Aziza has started outdoor dining near Geary Boulevard in San Francisco’s Richmond District, after its closure of indoor dining due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An owner and Michelin-starred chef Mourad Lahlou of Aziza announced it opens outdoor dining on their website. "~BIG NEWS~ aziza's parklet is NOW open for DINNER Wednesday through Sunday BRUNCH on Saturday & Sunday!!!" Dinner is...

UNITED STATES—I have heard so much talk from so many people I know in recent months about Cable. I feel like I’m the only person who still has and pays for Cable. I’ve been with my provider Comcast for more than a decade and my biggest concern is the fact that they charge unsuspecting fees all the time, not...

UNITED STATES—Getting engaged is an exciting and exhilarating time for romantics who can't wait to spend the rest of their lives together. If you've recently become engaged to the love of your life, you might not know the next best steps to getting married.  After telling your parents, best friends, co-workers, and everyone else who will listen, you might suddenly...

UNITED STATES—Last July 21, Nike’s SNKRS App dropped the latest collaboration between Nike's famous Skateboarding (SB) Dunk line and the San Francisco-based skate shop, FTC. The famous shop for all things skateboarding is one of the four collaborators that Nike SB division worked with to celebrate the sport's debut appearance in the Summer Olympics this year. The four collaborators stuck...

UNITED STATES—Astonishing news: 33 years after calling it quits on Earth, Orson Welles is back, strong as ever, with his last motion picture being redeemed from legendary limbo by Netflix, the oft-described, seldom seen “The Other Side of the Wind.” This brings to mind a morning spent in Atwater Village opening a box of Orson’s final screenplays. Liz Derby was...

UNITED STATES—"You know I figure I owe mom about twenty thousand dollars over twelve years." "You carry that around?" Karen says. "I do," says Davy. "Somebody told me not to worry. That whenever a mother gives something, they never expect it to be paid back. It was comfort at the time." "You were comforted." "And it was the beginning in Los Angeles, my...