Canto XLI: A Timeline of Mexican Anaheim
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Sometime next year -- I think in the summer -- my next big project will be announced.
It ain't a book, or a movie,...
Canto XXXIX: Notes on Me Joining the Los Angeles Times Full-Time
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The rumors are true: I'm joining the Los Angeles Times full-time as a features writer focusing on Southern California everything...
Me and the Times...
Canto XXXVIII: Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dreams
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When I was reaching my teens, the only dream I had was to attend the University of Notre Dame.
I knew Knute. The fight...
Canto XXXVII: How to Find the Way to San Jose
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Greetings from San Jose, where the California debut of the play based on my career, Interview with a Mexican just happened last night...
Canto XXXVI: Dia de Reaching One Person
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I never celebrated Día de Los Muertos growing up. I knew of it: 1987, the last time I went to my parents' ranchos...
Canto XXXV: Don’t Get Beat
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A couple of months ago, my former reporter Frank John Tristan—who, as an INTERN, faced off against neo-Nazis losers in (where else?) Huntington...
Canto XXXIII: 5 Songs to Mark One Year Since I Left My Dream Job...
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One year.
I've been thinking of how to write this particular canto for weeks, and figured a music listicle was the best way to...
Canto XXXII: Denver, the Mile High DESMADRE
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I never gave a second thought to Denver before I became a reporter—really, why bother? There was John Elway and John Denver and...
Canto XXXI: Eulogy for Ernest Miller, Quiet Genius of Southern California’s Food Scene
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I knew that my inaugural #TortillaTournament for KCRW would be successful the moment I pulled into the Los Angeles River Center & Gardens...
Canto XXX: You Can’t Go Casa Again
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First off, apologies for the delay in my canto. I usually send Saturday morning, but I reserve the right for a Sunday morning...
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Canto XLII: How to Succeed in Freelancing While Really, Really Trying
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Apologies for the delay in my canto. Had to do a last-minute road trip to Phoenix for a story. Finishing up nearly all...
