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I have too many horror stories to list, but here are some of the worst: - Total monster threatened my then-assistant and myself with bodily harm when we wouldn't allow him to "return" an item with no box or tags that he hadn't even purchased from us, then threw a screaming tantrum… Read More

I absolutely hate them. Unfortunately, they came with my rental.

AbFab skewered all-white interiors with the episode "White Box". The ultra-minimalist designer even takes out the stairs!

Some years ago, a new coworker invited me to her 21st birthday party. When I got there, I instantly felt like there was a magnet between my shoulders, pulling me towards the door, and I knew I couldn't stay for long. After half an hour, the feeling became so overwhelming that I told… Read More

Rome, Italy was a letdown - and I almost got hit by a motorcyclist speeding around a blind corner. In all fairness, this was in the early 2000s and you couldn’t research a trip to the extent that you can now. I loved Florence, though.

I was the only person on my college Eurotrip who learned ANY French or Italian first (this was before smartphones existed, so it was phrasebooks only). I was also the only one who didn’t want to go home.

My mom used to work at a couple of posh LA private schools. One of them (Harvard Westlake, the Mayor’s alma mater) is actively trying to take over a PUBLIC golf/tennis facility located more than a mile away so they can build MORE athletic fields. And they’re sure throwing a hissy… Read More

And a lot of books aren’t available in ebook form. I do a lot of research involving things that aren’t digitized, or that are a pain in the ass to read on a laptop screen.

Los Angeles native here. It’s a fun place to visit, but I wish tourists had some common sense. Don’t drive like a psycho, please stay off the freeway and arterial streets during rush hour, and don’t you DARE take someone’s residential parking space. That’s why paid lots exist. The… Read More

4th Gen and I agree. Transplants who complain about LA should be sent back to their hometowns to reduce the strain on LA’s housing supply.