Pittsburgh's Conflict Kitchen 2010-2017 was the brainchild of a CMU professor - a takeout spot serving the native cuisine of one of several countries the US was in conflict with. The menu changed about every 18 months and was always designed with the help of nationals of the different countries.

V Street in Philadelphia. Its menu was a selection of vegan street foods from around the world. They really tried to stick to authentic flavors and spices. It was a sister restaurant to Vedge (which I personally found too avant garde). It closed in 2020. 💔

Jimmy Kimmel spotted leaving the studio after his show was pulled off the air indefinitely. Protesters are gathering on Hollywood Boulevard, demanding its return.

I watched a live taping of Jeopardy a few weeks ago. @kenjennings.bsky.social enjoys taking questions from the crowd during breaks to keep the energy going. So I asked him what’s his favorite piece of Jeopardy trivia. He said (after thinking a few beats— big day for me)…

Only when Trump is president do I feel like my law degree is fucking useless.

It’s like they’re throwing gold bars away You all in Los Angeles need to go raid this

every day I log on and people try their best to get me to lose my faith in humanity. but I am resilient and have a bad memory

One announcement Bass will be making today is Shine LA, a series of volunteer events focused on "cleaning, greening, and preparing our city for the world stage." This is being announced as dramatic budget cuts are forcing the city to make major reductions to the same services

Scenes from the LA Budget meeting today. I arrived at 12:15, 40 minutes before the meeting and wasn’t let in until about 2:45. Most people who had come to make a comment left.

I use SCOTUSblog a lot but, oh well, guess that era is over. It’s fine. I also used Twitter a lot before the fascists took over. Times change. The way I look at it, every time the white-wing takes over a new media space, it just makes what I do more rare and thus more valuable.

[OP-ED] I went to Harvard undergrad, got a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, and ghostwrote Clarence Thomas’s decisions while he took his afternoon nap. and I am here to inform you that the Constitution says that a President cannot serve 3 terms.

One of the wealthiest Romans ever, Marcus Licinius Crassus, made some of his money by owning a private firefighting service (there were no public ones). You're house would be burning and he'd show up and offer to put out the fire if you sold him you house for cut rates.

if I was a securities regulations law professor I would have the best, dorkiest rendition of material girl

monday evening… the last time I felt calm

The Los Angeles Fire Department is doing something they’ve never done before — they’re asking anyone with firefighting experience to assist in fighting the #Palisades Fire and reach out to 213-576-8962.

We represent a bunch of residents at a mobile home community in Pacific Palisades. Astounding views and right now all of the clients, many elderly, in danger. Checking in.

TIL that the single most impactful thing you can do in your daily life to conserve gorilla habitats is to recycle your smartphone. because rare earth metal mines are the main source of habitat destruction

Another key thing: Gabbard has *no* South Asian ancestry. Nobody in her family does! They’re all just members of this cult & fetishize their version of Hinduism. She regularly blurs this line and lets people misinterpret her first name to imply that she’s a member of our communities, but she is not.

@lacity.bsky.social this section of the LA River bike path between Griffith Park and Atwater has not had the lamp posts on for ages. A kid died here a few weeks ago. When will something be done about it? @streetsforward.org @streetsblogla.bsky.social @entitledcycling.bsky.social

My securities law class in law school was specifically dedicated to covering all the different ways Elon has basically committed securities fraud in very public and disruptive ways. I walked away absolutely stunned the Tesla shareholders/board allow him anywhere near the Co.

It was the sound of many women laughing, which is always a disquieting noise to men. - Terry Pratchett, Jingo

This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

When someone wants my opinion

“Are you sure you wouldn’t like the set? King and Queen?” “Nah. Just the Queen.” miniature painting from udaipur 💜💚

watching her speak at rutgers my freshman year was a big reason why I ever deigned to major in economics

Coming soon: The PACER Pray and Pay Project. You pray for a document you want, other people pay for it for you. When it’s available, we let you know.

I am aware that third eye blind performed on CNN last night and it's a start but going forward I want to see a lot more representation of alternative rock bands who are known for one record from 1998

I’ve lived in New Jersey my entire life and I’d never been called for jury duty. Since I moved this year, I’ve been called twice. Once, the day after I moved out of my apartment in Newark (mail was forwarded) and once now, creepily enough, the week I’m home for the holidays.

why dont new 30 year old nuns learn to code, it's probably a good job for them cc @deepduh.bsky.social

the theme of the past two years for me has been be careful what you wish for.

If I’m in the theater and I hear any of you dummies singing over my favorite parts of the Odyssey I swear to Apollo you will be infected with his dankest pl@gue

issa vibe

I relate to AI in that I also have a lot of trouble drawing hands realistically

applying for my third state bar feels like I’m in the derek zoolander center for kids who stand good and wanna learn other good stuff too #lawsky

lady looking at my name: “wait were you on love is blind?”

Opinion | Bashar al-Assad and the crisis of masculinity. by Ross Douthat

Every Syrian leader as a character from Game of Thrones

yeremi colino, a teenager stabbed to death in NYC last night by a group of men after he told them he didn’t speak english, deserves as much attention as the healthcare CEO, if not more. let’s give it to him. www.amny.com/new-york/man...

‘Experts’ know more about some domains than others marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...

Like this if you see it? Testing the adult content algorithm. The “adult content” is a drawing of a woman not wearing a top

Why was Bashar al-Assad deposed as the leader of Syria? Because he became too woke.

Allow me to be a Karen (Kareena?) for a second. I feel like the service expectations are different in LA. In NYC / NJ if I get a pedicure I have never been asked follow ups like - callus removal is extra. nail polish removal is extra. It’s all just priced in. but this seems to be the norm here

Welcome to the oligarchy

right when I had given up hope I found all my nice shoes. I already lost a lot of pairs I really loved when my parent’s basement flooded last year. I thought these were gone too. I hate buying shoes because of my oversized big toe that tears through everything.

just realized that flying LAX to dubai means going over the arctic?!?! so if the flight goes down we’ll be relying on what, santa’s elves?? Tf?!

Q: “you know, it’s actually very difficult to identify totally random events where the CEO is separated from the corporation for reasons uncorrelated with the stock. this could be a good paper.” me: but what if it was an inside job? Q: eh, we can address that during the seminar

A deeply personal essay about some feelings evoked by Payal Kapadia's brilliant film, All We Imagine As Light #AWIAL Read! #NotAReview medium.com/@IshmeetNagp...