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- It's times like these I wish I was born rich. One of the beautiful Case Study Houses (#21) is up for sale in the Hollywood Hills. If I had $4.5 million, you can be sure this is what I'd blow it on.
- There's this great big monument to unfettered capital (58-story residential skyscraper w/ multi-million dollar condos) in the heart of San Francisco that's literally sinking. The list of allegorical interpretations is certainly extremely long.
- But, back in Los Angeles, there's a group of low-income tenants who feel betrayed by their landlords who served them with eviction noticesafter keeping a billionaire developer from tearing down the tenants' home.
- Smoke all the weed you want, but only after your 30, says a guy from Harvard. Smoking before then might increase your risk of psychosis.
- We should all agree never to mention Donald Trump's name ever again, starting November 9. If we don't, he'll probably stick around forever (or until he has a heart attack or something).
And if you also want to buy Case Study House #21, here's Moby talking about LA's architecture:
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