Alan Scherstuhl

Keep the Rabbit in the Hat!

Ranters: 50ish white woman wearing teensy, ineffectual gray Splice tank top and trying to hide a can of Steel Reserve; 40ish black man, in beret and yellow button-down shirt, who occasionally drags woman onto his lap but then occasionally pushes her away in disgust. Location: Bus stop, 14th & Grand......
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Studies in Crap: The Batshit Teachings of Astro-sexology (Which Sign is Frigid, Which is Promiscuous, and What's Your Astro-erogenous Zone?)

Each week, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from L.A.'s thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. Astro-Sexology Author: Arnold Silverman Date: 1970 Publisher: Award Books, New York Discovered at: Harmony and/or Counterpoint Books, 5911 Franklin Ave. The Cover Promises: "Astrology can help......
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Hey, L.A.! What's Your Astro-erogenous Zone?

Scooch your fine selves over to our Style Council blog for Studies in Crap, your weekly peek at the weirdest and most bewildering crap from L.A.'s thrift shops, estate sales, and used book stores. This week: 1970's paperback star-sign perversity Astro-Sexology! Brace yourself for insights like these: Of all the......

Amazing Rants: How They Lure You to California

Ranter: Rangy teenage white boy in a Kottonmouth Kings T-shirt addressing a black teenager who clearly wasn't interested. Location: 37 bus, headed east on West Adams. Time: 1:05 p.m., Thursday, August 19. Topics Covered: Difference between sharing and selling pot, what judges find amusing, shit that's fucked up, why one......