City of stars: Here’s to the fools who dream
When sitting down to write about Los Angeles, I find myself playing the La La Land soundtrack for inspiration. The iconic film, not only two years old, has already gained…
City of Stars: Skid Row is the dark, Dickensian underbelly of Los Angeles
Coming back down to earth from Hollywood’s glittering Hills, we land in Skid Row, one of the largest stable populations of homeless people in America. These days it is only…
City of Stars: the religious icons of Hollywood
Los Angeles, in our mind’s eye, is a montage of the city’s most iconic sights. But this flickering reel has been stitched together by Hollywood itself. Scattered across the sprawling…
City of Stars: the road from Skid Row to Bel Air… and back again
I was lucky enough to spend last year living in the sunny and sophisticated city of Santa Barbara. California’s very own American Riviera. Just two hours north of Los Angeles’…
