Saved by the Tone
(Published in the Los Angeles Time,
Op-Ed, October 13, 2006)
A school scuttles its commanding, clamoring bell in favor of an inviting, computerized ring tone — by Erika Schickel
AS
OF LAST WEEK, the school bell is dead. At least it is at Canfield
Avenue Elementary in L.A., where my daughter is in the third grade.
Canfield is but one stop on the scheduled districtwide changeover to...
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Smart Moms Admit:
Kids Are Boring
(Published in the Los Angeles Time,
Op-Ed, August 5, 2006)
Websites are buzzing about the latest in uninvolved child-rearing — by Erika Schickel
THE
LATEST SKIRMISH in the Mommy Wars is taking place in Britain, where
American ex-pat journalist and mother of two Helen Kirwan-Taylor has
confessed her dirty secret in a London tabloid. Hang onto your wigs! —
she's... [FULL TEXT] |
The
blue brothers; A good man is hard to find, especially if you're casting
for the ever-expanding Blue Man Group franchise.: (Published in the Los
Angeles Times, November 18, 2003)
The
first day of the Blue Man Group auditions is mostly about drumming.
Ron, a rough-hewn guy with hunched shoulders, stands in front of the
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Bidet of the Locust
(Published in the LA Weekly, 11/02)
by Erika Schickel
I
have a dream for the future. A dream in which every man, woman and
child in Los Angeles, nay, in Southern California has a clean, fresh
ass. It's not an unreasonable dream, given the fact that the population
of Los Angeles is expected to increase by 600,000 souls every year. [FULL TEXT ] |
Thirsty Dinosaur Vineyard
(Published in the LA Weekly, March 2002)
My
friend Vic Abascal lives in a quiet neighborhood that sprawls up the
side of a hill in West L.A. I meet him at his house, and we head up to
the crest of the hill for our weekly run. His dog, Buck, pulls us up
the hill by his leash. [FULL TEXT ] |
