Life in LA (Purple)
A few recent photographs from around Los Angeles. Follow me on Instagram for more of my photography.
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Pam's Coffy
A movie poster on the wall at the very cool Pam’s Coffy. Follow me on Instagram for more of my photographs.
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Life in LA
Rabbits, Malibu Canyon, and a dress made of books. Follow me on Instagram for more of my photographs.
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Me and Brad Pitt
My breakfast, including a Brad Pitt celebralatte. Follow me on Instagram for more photos from my life in L.A.
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Cold Drinks
A vintage furniture store in North Hollywood. Follow me on Instagram for more photos from my life in L.A.
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In-N-Out
A shot from my Instagram feed: the In-N-Out in Westwood. From LA Observed:
“One of Steve's proudest projects in the Village and his personal favorite was his playful design for the IN-N-OUT Burger on Gayley Avenue, the only drive-through restaurant in the Village and a tribute to Southern California's car culture, which won a National AIA Honor Award in 2002. This was a conversion of a former Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-through and a tired and dreary Sizzler steakhouse. Designed with IN-N-OUT's signature palm trees popping through a round opening in the roof, this was Steve's three-dimensional homage to the classic IN-N-OUT boomerang logo, and embraced the company's vivid ketchup red and mustard yellow colors. Steve once described this as "building as signage.” This contemporary version of the "programmatic architecture" made popular in Southern California in the 1930s, 40s and 50s remains a modern and enduring Village landmark (and achieved status as the third best performing unit in the entire IN-N-OUT chain).”
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I Am Ready for This Porn-Themed Coffee Shop
I did a really interesting interview with xHamster’s Alex Hawkins about an idea they had for an adult-themed coffee shop. What started out as a stunt may become the real deal. I mean, is it really that far-fetched? Consider the breastaurant. Or toilet-themed restaurants. Why not XXX?
Read: “If a Porn Company Opened an Adult-Themed Coffee Shop, Would People Come?”
Not long ago, a curious email arrived in my inbox. Apparently, xHamster, a juggernaut adult website, was launching a chain of adult-themed coffee shops. The first of its 18+ coffee shops would be in the San Fernando Valley, natch, and in Chatsworth, specifically, a neighborhood in the northwest sector known for churning out adult content. The stores would be called xHamster with Cream and would offer "adult-themed custom drinks and free, unfiltered WiFi." There was even a mission: While other coffee shops, like Starbucks, had banned adult viewing in their stores, xHamster with Cream would offer porn fans a "safe haven to get their fix."
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Trap Cake, Anyone?
Happy gang anniversary! | Photo credit: Cali Cake Dealers
These days, it's hard to find content that hasn't been covered everywhere else already. Sometimes when I'm looking for stories, I search random hashtags on Instagram. For some reason, Instagram is a place where you can still find curious things that haven't yet been seen, which is what everyone wants at the end of the day. In any case, I started out searching #crips, that took me to a #cripcake, and eventually I found gold in #gangcake. This is my latest profile on my Forbes blog, and it's about a woman who's running her own business, out of her garage -- like someone else -- and she isn't afraid to make the kind of "illicit" cakes that other more timid bakers won't.
"'I grew up with people who have always been in the trap life, who have always been associated with gangs, or what not,' she says. 'I'm not afraid of that type of lifestyle.' So far, she says, she hasn't turned down a cake."
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The Donut Plan
Mm, donuts. (Photo credit: Susannah Breslin)
When you wake up early and read that you can get a second dozen Krispy Kreme donuts for only $1, what are you going to do, not go? That's how I ended up spending an hour and twenty minutes standing in line at the Burbank Krispy Kreme this morning for this Forbes post. Was it worth it? Well, the confetti donut was very tasty. I had to get my hair done after that, so I brought the remaining twenty-three donuts to the hair salon, where they were well appreciated.
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Bill's Burgers Trip
Over on my Forbes blog, I wrote about my trip to Bill's Burgers. It's a roadside stand in Van Nuys, and Bill has been flipping burgers for a very long time. My ultimate conclusion is that some burgers are for dating and some burgers are for marrying, and you'll have to read the post to know which one Bill's is. I love LA, especially the Valley. It's so awkward, and sprawling, and my god is it hot right now. As I drove home, there was a lone cloud in the sky hovering over the mountain ranges in the distance. Where is it now? I haven't the faintest idea.
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Last Weekend
27 Likes, 1 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: "My buddy @young_em_see with his incredible and inventive memoir of his multiple Iraq War..."
Last weekend, I went to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. I'd been to the FoB before, but when it was at UCLA, and it's now at USC, which I'd never been to before. USC is sprawling and nice, but there's something sort of flat and banal about it. Although there is some interesting architecture. I was there to see my friend Matt Young sit on a panel and discuss his new memoir, EAT THE APPLE, which is an amazing and experimental memoir that explores what multiple deployments do to a young Marine's mind. I highly recommend it. I got to meet BLACK HAWK DOWN author Mark Bowden, who was on the panel and discussing his new book, HUE 1968; read his rave of Matt's book in the New York Times. We didn't stay long at the FoB, because there were amazing shrimp tacos to be had at the appropriately named Best Fish Taco in Los Feliz. That inspired choice was thanks to Maggie Waz, a great young, talented, and hilarious writer who has an alter ego that is going to Mars.
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East LA
17 Likes, 2 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: "East side mural, lighter"
I snapped this pic last weekend in East LA. I had a really great time reading at David Rocklin's amazing Roar Shack series at 826LA. I also had a wonderful meal beforehand at Triniti with a girlfriend.
Tea
22 Likes, 1 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: "when yo tea bag is narcissistic af 🍵"
Poke
11 Likes, 1 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: "Best poke bowl 🍲 in the #sanfernandovalley is at #torosushipokehouse 💚"
The best poke bowl in the San Fernando Valley is at Toro Sushi Poke House. A+++
Sunday Brunch
3 Likes, 1 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: ""The former Idle Hour Café on Vineland in North Hollywood is the only barrel-shaped building left..."
Idle Hour. North Hollywood. Sunday brunch. A "programmatic building" in the shape of a barrel.
Damn
7 Likes, 1 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: "Fuuuuuck 🤤"
I saw this fried ice cream truck tonight and didn't try it. Dammit. Next time.
Weight
29 Likes, 2 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: "Back in my skinny camos like 👀"
I've lost some weight lately, over the last few months, which is a positive. Most recently, I was able to fit back into these camo pants. They're from The Gap and sit low and fit the leg tightly. I had to go meet some people I knew at a bar, so I wore these pants with some black heels with straps around the ankle. Oddly, I can't remember what shirt I wore. I tried on several before deciding. I think I wore a top I got years ago in Texas. If you keep things around long enough, they come back to you, apparently. As for the weight, that's due to a membership at a gym, doing Pilates, and walking. And not eating bread. Or, you know, cake. Mostly.
Vegetarians Need Not Apply
41 Likes, 2 Comments - Susannah Breslin (@susannahbreslin) on Instagram: "Meaty. Buying my copy of @recoilmagazine's new #carnivore at #walmart 🔪🐗💀🔥🍽 #meat #magazine..."
The editor of this magazine and I talked about me writing something for the magazine, and while that didn't work out, I was excited to see it on the newsstand. I love the title -- CARNIVORE -- and I love the cover: the chef's coat, the rifle in hand, the slab of raw meat. It's all very visceral. This magazine is for you if you enjoy hunting, you enjoy eating what you hunt, and you want to join the call to arms of the FIELD TO TABLE REVOLUTION. Also: you can learn how to make a wild boar patty melt, and who hasn't been pining for a boar melt lately?