In the days of yore—when flirty messages were exchanged over Snapchat and anonymous insults via AskFM—there was a sure-fire way to let everyone online know you had the quintessential Los Angeles weekend.

After hitting the Trading Post, you’d meander down Melrose, maybe acquiring a new pair of ’Chella-ready plastic sunglasses on the way. When you’d finally hit the famous pink Paul Smith wall, you’d pose nonchalantly, popping one leg against the bubblegum backdrop. You can’t choose a favorite, so you add them all to your Facebook album, “California Gurls <333.” All that walking has made you hungry. Luckily, an oasis beckons: the umbrella-shaded patio of Urth Caffé. While you wait for your chicken curry sandwich and mac and cheese, you suck down your green tea boba. You snap a selfie, making

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