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At Sé San Diego: 1047 5th Ave, San Diego; 619.515.3000
Sé just opened a swanky fourth-floor outdoor infinity pool w/ bottle service cabanas, deckside beds, an underwater surround-sound system, and attached VIP lounge with a bar made from a single tree trunk. There'll be rotating entertainment Thu-Sun, including contortionists, high-flying above-pool ribbon acrobats, and a robed geisha who does lantern dances on a clear acrylic platform that floats atop the pool, so she can walk on water like Jesus, and you can go to hell for swimming underneath and looking up.
All the hotel's info is at SeSanDiego.comThis hella detailed shirt goes 8-bit on the classic sketch "DaVinci’s Views of the Fetus in the Womb", replacing Leo's baby study with intricately drawn renderings of piranha plants, magic mushrooms, and Mario in the fetal position -- look extra close, and you can see his little Yoshi.
Order it up at DaVincisMario.com5515 Wilshire Blvd, Mid-Wilshire; 323.936.7070
Located in the same building as the El Rey, this Indian spot from the guy behind Electric Karma offers up both traditional dishes (tandoori chicken skewers, samosas, etc) as well as fusiontastic fare including American-ish naanwiches (flatbread folded over rice and tikka masala), curry-covered masala fries, and Indian burritos/quesadillas/tacos, which you will find to be Delhicioso.
Get hungry at CowboysAndTurbans.comSat at Canvas: 441 N Fairfax, Mid-Wilshire; 323.944.0678
Known worldwide for his colorful full-body art, the Japanese ink master's using this open-bar event to launch an exhibit with over 50 of his intensely-detailed paintings, his tat-influenced line of clothes, and 10 of his "Body Suits" -- actual people he's arted up from head to toe, who are flying in straight from Japan, and would make a wonderful conversation piece for your apartment, if they'd stop asking for food.
The flier's at CanvasLA.comThis matte black shuriken magnet has one point lopped off, making it look like some sweet hooded mercenary flung and embedded in your fridge, perhaps in retribution for eating his leftover lo mein.
They're just in at MollaSpace.com