For many years, silent film fans have hoped to watch Paul Fejos’s “Lonesome”. Most have heard comparisons of Fejos’s film to F.W. Murnau’s “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” and Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis”, but the fact was that for many years, “Lonesome” was a rare Read More …
For those who are fans of Studio Ghibli animated films, there are a few locations one should visit in Japan. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, the Hayao Miyazaki Nittere Ohdokei Clock and a Donguri Kyowakoku store located throughout Japan. A Donguri Kyowakoku store is where Read More …
In 1920, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened. Located on Wilshire Blvd. in the Miracle Mile area in Los Angeles, right next to La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States and has over 150,000 Read More …
It was back in 1978 when two men would create Chicago Deep Dish Pizza with a Southern California flair. The two would open their first BJ’s restaurant in Santa Ana and the popularity of the deep dish pizza would lead to several more restaurants in Read More …
Back in the late 1930’s, American businessman Vincent De Paul Draddy, who worked for David Crystal Co., wanted to find a name for his menswear. As the story goes, while vacationing in London, Vincent met Jack Izod, a well-respected tailor who happened to be retiring. Read More …
Samuel Friedmann and his company, Gevril Group are best known for owning and managing many brands of watches. While Gevril is a well-known watch brand that has its roots as far back as the 1700’s, the current incarnation of the company is known for its Read More …
There is something calming for me about watching sailboats. I don’t know how many times that watching people from the distance, I’ve always wondered how it would be on the other end? While I was younger, I always felt that perhaps, I would never be Read More …
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Before Clark Gable and Carole Lombard would become Hollywood’s super couple in real life, both worked on one film together back in 1932 titled “No Man of Her Own”. Directed by Wesley Ruggles (“Too Many Husbands”, “Arizona”, “I’m No Angel”, “True Confessions”), the pre-code Hollywood Read More …
For those visiting the Shinbashi area in the Minato ward in Tokyo, the location is best known for the NTV Shiodome and Panasonic Museums, but many flock to the area for a clock. Designed by Hayao Miyazaki and sculpted by Shachimaru Kunio, the Niterre Ohdokei Read More …
In the central business district of Yokohama, if you ever go near Minato Mirai 21, you will come across the Yokohama Landmark Tower, the Pacifico Yokohama convention center, art musums, cafes, restaurants and malls. But one popular locations is the Cosmo Clock 21 ferris wheel Read More …
San Francisco is a city with so much going on, day or night. Restaurants all over the city which serves up a great diverse styles of cuisine. Surprisingly, near the Fort Mason Center and Marina Blvd., there are very few restaurants within five minutes of Read More …
Do you love sushi and live in the South Bay or vacationing in the area? Definitely give Mizu Sushi Bar & Grill in San Jose (or for those in the Orange County, Southern California – Tustin, California location) a try! Using high quality ingredients to Read More …
May 1968, France’s economy was shut down. The largest general strike in an advanced industrial country, 11 million workers were on strike for two weeks and student protests ran rampant. It was a blow to President Charles de Gaulle’s government and groups revolted against modern Read More …
In San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area, one can find a Pacific Catch Fresh Fish Grill restaurant. The Westcoast Fish House is best known for serving poke and for 13 years, they are best known for their poke bowls. We had our Uber driver Read More …