Screaming from the White House rooftop

And being a tourist in your own city

I love being a tourist in my own city. My parents have been with me in LA all week, and there’s no better cure for the late summer doldrums than a highlight reel of your hometown’s best; here, that’s Courage Bagels, live comedy at Dynasty Typewriter, the philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Getty Museum, and a day trip to Santa Barbara. We can’t all …