Category Archives: Shit I hate

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Skater Contradictions

Posted on November 24, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Los Angeles is full of shit. It pretends to be something it ain’t. It wants cred for doing supposedly cool things, when in fact it can’t stand the actual practice of people doing cool things. Take for example this scene … Continue reading →

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Day of The Dead…Is Dead

Posted on October 29, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Let us give the last rites to a cultural tradition that has slipped away from us. I’m old enough to remember when Dia de Muertos practices started to cross over into the American mainstream culture. Some optimistic Chicanos thought it … Continue reading →

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Latest Sign-os!

Posted on October 8, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

About a decade ago I did a post about typos on signs, aka sign-os. Here’s a random update just cuz I noticed these today as I was hanging around Chinatown. The first example above I noticed cuz I happened to … Continue reading →

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Off The Grid

Posted on August 27, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Near the outlet for El Chapo’s favorite shirts, a participant in the Tiny House movement gives it a go with the challenges of abstaining from creature comforts and being off the grid. He probably doesn’t even bother browsing those fine … Continue reading →