sunday short stack

"I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it." - Sir Laurence Olivier

• Sophie Tucker is profiled on the occasion of a new anthology of her early recordings.
• Must Pop Words
• Awhile ago, Mark Leyner laid out what he knows for sure about women. (via @shockozulu)
• 21 Songs About Booze
• Elina Shatkin compiles L.A. restaurants, bars, and chefs on Twitter.
• 10 Cardboard Boxes That Are Worth More Than Your Soul
• Watch the trailer for East of Sunset, a documentary on the Silverlake/Echo Park music scene.
• Watch the film The Gits.
• The New York Times has a slide show of the Annenberg Community Beach House. (I must have those rhinestone sunglasses.)