When seventh-century B.C. poet Sappho fashioned erotic lyric poems for the women she nurtured and loved — scenes, for example, of girls lying on plush mats pouring myrrh on each other — her verse was celebrated among scholars as sublime. The ancient Greeks obviously didn’t have hang-ups about homoerotic love,…
Here’s a little quiz for Hollywood locals: How many times have the words gentrification, renewal, and Harrison Street appeared in print in the same sentence during the last two years? Answer: A number at least equal to Harrison Street’s ever-increasing populace of faux gas lamps and dramatically lit palms. Despite…
Propeller-shape ceiling fans whiz above tables, and mirrored etchings of fighter planes and combat choppers hang above the bar. A blue-and-white Piper stands guard by the back patio and a circa 1942 aviation tower crowns the building. But the candles, mirrors, and a waterfall of hot pink and silver tinsel…
It’s Friday night, Young Circle in Hollywood, and Sushi Blues Cafe is jumping with bodies sloshing sake and gobbling hand rolls. Tonight, National Public Radio’s here to record Sushi Blues’ house band for a segment of Morning Edition, featuring avant-garde musician and local businessman, Keshavan Maslak, a.k.a. Kenny Millions. On…
