Tag: nonlinear
Lan Kwai Fong (Matchmakers Alley)
The literal translation of this alley used to be "medium person lane" (or Mui Yan Hong), medium people being the go-betweens for arranging marriages. But "medium person lane" sounds like something you’d find at a highly specific toll plaza, so let’s go with Matchmakers’ Alley.
Lan Kwai Fong 蘭桂坊
Photo by David Serra
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Posted: August 29th, 2008 under Current, Historical.
Tags: crowd, disco, gay, Hong Kong, matchmaker, nonlinear
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Hotel Cafe
The Hotel Cafe is located in an alley off of the nightlife hub of Cahuenga Blvd. in Hollywood, or H-wood as the locals call it. People love Hotel Cafe but I’d never had a chance to go there before Sophia (with Sean in tow) came down for her friend Ryan Calhoun’s CD release party.
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Posted: August 23rd, 2008 under Current.
Tags: Cahuenga, Hollywood, Hotel Cafe, Juan-Luis, Los Angeles, music, nonlinear, Ryan Calhoun, Sean, Sophia
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Westwood, Ho
My friend Colin has a thing for waiting in lines. He waited longer for The Dark Knight than I waited for an iPhone 3G on the first day. [In my defense, I thought it would be a lot shorter, but maybe that just makes me stupid. Unlike my naïve ways, Colin approaches line-waiting like a [...]
Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Current.
Tags: Aloka, cheesesteak, Colin, Eurochow, JeremyNYC, movie review, Mr. Chow, nonlinear, tastykake, Tropic Thunder, Village, Westwood
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