If, as has been widely reported about humans, public speaking is our biggest fear, then what are we to make of public singing – on a stage, under the lights, in front of an audience – for the first time in one’s life?

Phones and water have always been a dangerous mix. As a photographer, I have always been tempted to bring my phone to the river’s edge to capture photos, and more than once the river has ended up with my phone. A watertight housing for my DSLR costs more than the several-thousand-dollar came…

Any time I talk to comedians for a story, if they’re based in Los Angeles, I close the interview by asking if they know my college roommate, comedian Cash Levy. Some don’t know him. Others have heard of him or worked with him somewhere once upon a time. But when I put the question to standup…

I am always in dialogue with my palate and its objective desire to harness a wine no matter what moment it may be having.

So many electronic jam bands fade in and out from the music scene, headlining one year, only to be quickly forgotten. Sound Tribe Sector 9 is not that band. They’ve been touring strong for over 20 years, and their fan base is still growing.