I’ve talked about the Lakers, the Dodgers, the Royals, and the Chiefs, but the only team I’m writing a season ticket check to right now is the Athletic Department of USC. (And that check got quite a bit bigger this year, thanks Coach Kiffin.) As someone who grew up going to several Sunday and […]
While hiking is not my forte, Runyon Canyon has over time become a favorite spot when I need to change my cardio routine. Starting at the bottom of the Hollywood Hills, Runyon is one of the trails that has portions so steep, running is just not realistic. But I didn’t pick this spot strictly […]
If you’re a regular reader of mine, you know I look at (my) life through three prisms: spiritual happiness, professional growth, and personal relationships. As I look at where I am now, compared even to 12 months ago, I’m incredibly humbled. At 33, I’ve written and directed a professional short. I still can’t say enough […]
I woke up this morning, jumped in the car and turned on the radio. The radio version of ‘Ambitions as a Ridah’ was on, leading me to almost kill my engine on the way to work. And you’re right, there is no radio version of that song. But that didn’t stop me from yelling […]
With baseball season right around the corner, it seemed like the right time to talk about Dodger Stadium. Baseball always has and always will run a clear third in the sports fandom for me behind football and basketball. Growing up as a Kansas City kid, my main team will always be the Royals. One […]
(Due to our busy schedules, Aaron and I couldn’t do our prediction column as promised. But since there was no way in hell either of us would miss the show live, here is our marathon conversation over IM. Enjoy…) MALIK: Welcome to the 1st Annual Art Fradieu Oscar Running Diary. My pre-show thoughts: While I like to think […]
This morning I caught a movie I’ve been waiting for for months, Brooklyn’s Finest, and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. If I had to use one word to describe it, the word would be dark. You can watch the trailer and know what type of world you’re getting into, but to watch […]
This one’s been out for a minute, but with the Oscars next weekend I made a point to check out Inglorious Basterds tonight. I’m not a Tarantino fanboy, but as a film fanatic that man’s craftmanship cannot be denied. The two Kill Bill movies are still two of my favorites of the past ten […]
So last year when I first heard about this film, I made the gut decision I wasn’t going to see it. I was at the NAACP Image Award nominated memorial service, and as I wrote at the time, to be there was as draining for me emotionally as anything I could imagine. I understood the […]
Last week I had to drop off some CDs to a friend of mine who lives in Brentwood. Rush hour traffic on the 405…yeah. So I took the scenic route home, traveling on Sunset Boulevard through Hollywood. Traveling east, you pass by two of the three things I’ve already written about in this space: […]
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