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January 01, 1990 - December 06, 2012 + The Urban Man
Getting Real 
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Last week, the Urban Man attempted to spend a whole day getting
real. No kidding: I tried to devote a full 24 hours to looking life
boldly...
The Necessary Bureaucracy
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ur/ur090105the_necessary_bureau
Tonight I want to tell you about the kiss of a beautiful woman. It was,
I assure you, exquisite. But first we have a little bureaucracy...
2009: Not as Bad as You Think
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Once again, it’s time to announce my highly-anticipated predictions for
the coming year. Once again, the Urban Man has been chatting up leading
psychics and diligently caucusing...
A Watch for the Urban Man
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Again this holiday season, the Urban Man is asking his loved ones to
buy him a watch. But not just any watch. This year, I need...
Warming Up 4th and Main
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Again the other night, the Urban Man headed out to help warm up
downtown L.A. Like many downtowns around the country, ours is a big,
cold place...
Warming Up L.A. Live
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Once I heard Kevin Starr, the great California historian, say a remarkable thing about L.A. He said, "Now that we've poured all this concrete, we...
The Tree of Numbers
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ur/ur081201the_tree_of_numbers
Recently, while working his day job, the Urban Man almost set off yet
another global financial crisis. Really. All because of cell H33 on
page 5 of...
Out Looking for the Spark
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Last week I got a little depressed. Yes, it happens even to the most
dedicated Angeleno. Maybe it was a post-election depression or maybe it
was part...
Last View of Atlantis
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Wasn't it a shame that just before Athens fell, nobody snapped any pictures…or okay, made a few sketches? I mean, wouldn't it be great to...
The New World
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ur/ur081110the_new_world
Just after the election, I read a quote from a woman in France who
said, "I think America is re-becoming a new world." All week long...
Standing at the Edge, Part II
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ur/ur081103standing_at_the_edge
I don't know about you, but tonight the Urban Man feels ten months
pregnant. I'm lying here with a strangely distended belly, waiting
helplessly for the birth...
Standing at the Edge
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I don't know about you, but even though the world is coming to an end,
I haven't yet noticed any despair on the streets. The people...
Predicting the Motion of the Sea
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ur/ur081020predicting_the_motio
Once upon a time, anyone could be a prophet. It was so easy. We all knew the future would bring the spread of democracy, the...
Just Say You Believe
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Life in the Casino
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ur/ur081006life_in_the_casino
Let me assure you that I never wanted to live in a casino. I mean,
there's the noise. The smoke. The sleeplessness. The excess of bad
food....
