Smoking Diaries #5: Analog in a Digital World

by Sarah Hepola

I ordered a cheeseburger at the place known for pastrami. #contrarian

Your roving correspondent is in Los Angeles this week, staying with a friend in Pasadena. This disruption in our usual routine led to a few wild goose chases, including a search for an electrical outlet at McDonald’s and Del Taco (no dice), a visit to a local coffee shop that turned out to be a DryBar, and a very confounding trip to a Dunkin’ Donuts at 6:15am. On the way, we discuss trash cans on fire, the trash-can-on-fire that is the journalism industry, working for Uber Eats, and the new AP style guidance on person-first language. Trust me, it’s an adventure.