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January 01, 1990 - December 05, 2012 + The Urban Man
A New Lease on Life 
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The Calm Above the Storm
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I don't know about you, but here in the land of perpetual
self-invention, I'm always on the lookout for a new role model.
Sometimes I crave the...
Nowhere
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I figure a well-trained urban man can find poetry anywhere: down the
smoggiest boulevard, along the aisles of a mega-store, or sitting in
the orange booth of...
The Light in August
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L.A. may be a theatrical town, but of course, theater requires just the
right conditions—a darkened room, the proper music. Too much light at
the wrong moment,...
Summer Sign-Up 2007
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Pleasure
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Before we get started today, I'd like to announce a change in the format of this commentary. The Urban Man has decided to give up...
An Ugly New Word
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Late the other night, while I was lost somewhere between Google News and the Huffington Post, or maybe while clicking from YouTube to some random...
The Power of Intention
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Last week I spent a lot of time reading the latest book on how to
get rich quick. Well, not a lot of time--I mean, that...
The Ragged Edge
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It's high summer, and the Urban Man has gone to check on the ragged Western edge of American freedom. Meaning, of course, that I’m visiting...
Fireworks for the Nation-State
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Like most in the modern world, the Urban Man often finds himself at
the mercy of vast historic forces he barely understands. I mean, almost
every...
Ten Minutes of Summer
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Like most in the metropolis, the Urban Man expects a lot from summer
vacation. I know the Buddha fasted six years and the Dalai Lama
recommends disciplined...
Masters of the Unnecessary, Part II
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A couple weeks ago, the Urban Man joined thousands of his fellow Angelenos on the Culver City Art Walk. No kidding, thousands. They came...
Masters of the Unnecessary, Part I
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Tonight the Urban Man finds himself discussing the future of the American workplace while standing deep in the gloom of the Edison bar. It's the...
Envy, Part 2
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Everyone knows that people in L.A. spend too much time envying the
wealth of others---the cars, the homes, the oversized handbags. But no
one seems to do...
The Elegance of the Futile
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I don’t know about you, but here in L.A., I try hard to repress my inner Don Quixote...
