"The unfathomable depths of homogeneity shared by modern chain hangouts will be a big theme of the sequel. 'A great example of this new era of bizarre was the reconstructed Don the Beachcomber [the granddaddy of Polynesian-themed eateries] in Disney's California Adventure,' Maranian says. 'They re-created the original in a theme park. It was so many steps removed from reality that you could barely wrap your mind around it.'"
Jessica Gelt in the Los Angeles Times interviews authors Matt Maranian and Anthony Lovett as the two prepare an updated version of their 1997 book, L.A. Bizarro.
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