The accidental gift of LAโs terrible urban plan is that if we ever wake up and decide to embrace good urbanism, we have so much public land just in the roads that you could actually use it for public spaces without displacing houses.
The Obamas unveil their first-ever commissioned portrait together, painted by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, in the lobby of the new Obama Presidential Library.
Victor Wembanyama is officially the new face of the NBA.
Kareem won his first NBA title at 24. Jordan won his first at 28. LeBron won his first at 27. Wemby has a great chance to win his first at 22. He's on a GOAT trajectory.
Sean McVay told @KyleBrandt and @PSchrags that he wasnโt angry Thursday night after his team used the 13th overall selection on Ty Simpson; he was trying to be respectful to NFL MVP Matthew Stafford.
me: these are headphones. they go over your ears so you can privately listen to music or podcasts
time-traveling pilgrim: so then why do people play stuff loudly off their phone in public spaces?
me: okay, you're actually picking up on things way faster than I thought
Liftoff.
The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.
Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap โ astronauts on Mars.
@drvictoriafox 3-6 story residences along all boulevards and allow missing-middle (4โ6 plex, walk-ups) and limited commercial one street off in each direction. Then hard preserve SFH pockets beyond that.
@mnolangray LA is naturally set up to be elite. Between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Harbor, there aren't many meaningful impediments (e.g. Baldwin Hills) to building out a perfect city with much more density & transit in the core, lower density pockets along mountains and edges.