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Eagle Rock Picks Its "American Idol" Contestant
Looks like they're rooting for Ramiele Malubay at the Eagle Rock Plaza. (Ramiele's from Florida, but as you know, Eagle Rock boasts a large Filipino population -- and don't count that big vote out nationwide.)Yes, I've started watching (hey, it's my job, people). Not sure any contestant has my…
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Ambassador Cam: New School, Coming in 2010
I've actually been meaning to post this for months, but never had the camera handy... so here goes, the recently revised LAUSD poster for "Central LA New Learning Center #1" -- a.k.a. the Ambassador Hotel school.Remember when the old drawings for the school made it look virtually identical to the…
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The James Q Wilson Factor
In Sunday’s LA Times Opinion section, famous conservative criminology prof, James Q. Wilson, is once again trotting out his contention that locking masses of people up is a fabulously effective tactic and that the fact that 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars, and one in 9 African…
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Two columnists quit CityBeat
I'm told that two of the original CityBeat columnists have given up their gigs in response to last week's dump of editor Steve Appleford. Natalie...
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McDonald's Now Overseeing Air Traffic Control at Bob Hope Airport?
Talk about a McDonald's destined to be on the "to see" list the next time my dad is in town. Located just outside the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, this newly built McDonald's sports two faux airport control towers. Meanwhile, speaking of McDonald's, big points to the first person who can figure…
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It takes a bookstore
A few hundred fans applauded Dutton's Brentwood Books on Sunday afternoon, filling the courtyard where so many authors have spoken on their L.A. tours. The...
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Royal Government
Three separate stories tonight—one on television, two on radio—addressed the idea that the Bush Administration has created what many have called an Imperial Presidency—a presidency that believes itself above the US courts, above the necessity to honor long-standing government…
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The Split: New SAG & AFTRA Explanations
Today's statements from SAG and AFTRA about this weekend's split. (Splitsville Over TV Soap: Why AFTRA Now Refuses To Jointly Negotiate With SAG): From: SAG President Alan Rosenberg Date: March 30, 2008 8:08:40 PM PDT To: SAG Members Subject: AFTRA ENDED JOINT BARGAINING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAG…
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Go Kings Go... Straight To The Cellar
With one week to go in the regular season, your Los Angeles Kings find themselves in last place in the NHL. With three games left, the Kings are two points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have also played one less game. Kings, your pathetic fate is in your own gloved hands. Go out…
By the way, "Rutles" rhymes with "shuttles"
We never expected we’d see a review of a Rutles-related event in which the reviewer has to spell out that “Rutles rhymes with shuttles,” but that’s where we stand when it comes to general knowledge of pop culture and history, and it might as well serve as a reminder as Eric Idle and Neil…
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Emerald City: Silver Lake’s gone green
Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com >> Reform School: Artsy recycled shopping without crunchiness. I love the handcrafted, one-of-a-kind goods made with recycled materials on Etsy, but to find the good stuff, you usually have to slog through all the crunchy-looking duds.…
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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox @ The Coliseum, 3/29/08
Yesterday, the Dodgers lost to the Boston Red Sox 7-4 in front of a historic crowd, some of whom spent all day reveling inside and outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The game itself was marred by lackluster pitching and an odd Dodgers outfield formation of two outfielders to try and…
Extra, Extra: A Strike for Hollywood and a Home Run for Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles, by kpe II via LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr. Hey, who's reader for another strike? The actors might be after the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists voted to split with the Screen Actors Guild, heightening fears that Hollywood may be in for…
Dolce Isola, Let's Be Frank, pupusas and more...
It's not quite as interesting as a week with Jonathan Gold's stomach...but for lack of any formal reviews this weekend, here's 36 or so hours with Pat's stomach. Every other Saturday, I'm stuck in the vicinity of La Cienega and the 10 for an hour and a half. The immediate area is a food wasteland,…
Week Around the Ists
Photo credit: sushiesque/Flickr Bostonist attended the Anime Boston convention and took some glorious pictures of anime fans showing off their costumes at the mall, much to the delight of civilians.Seattlest took a trip on Virgin America Airlines and lived to tell the tale of its…
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Dodgers transit a work in progress
Take a look at the line for the Dodger Stadium shuttle bus to Saturday's Coliseum game. Jon Weisman blogged that when he left the game...
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Top 100 Albums of 2007 (26-49)
photo by Julius Metoyer26. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of SilverAnyone who's anyone listened to this record in 2007. And if you didn't, then you're wronging yourself. James Murphy brought electro back like never before and it couldn't have come at a better time. Sound of Silver will forever remain…
Sunday Book Review Confessional: One Book I've Read & One Book I Haven't
Here's the challenge I face each week: which books to read now and which ones to read later? Most often, this takes the form of a long-ish book review that may convince you to read a book or not, to read it now or read it later. Instead of doling out a long-winded book review, today I thought…
Broadway Discussion Missing a Key Ingredient
By Eric Richardson Broadway, between 3rd and 4th, with Bunker Hill in the background. The discussion at Saturday's Zocalo event on Broadway was more notable for who was missing from the conversation than for the words said on the Orpheum stage. The great potential of Broadway was certainly…
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MetroRiderLA Forum - Transit Oriented Discussions - All Discussions
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Top 10: How can you get em back on the farm?
Slaves drivers, racists, greedy farmers, deluded business people and libertarians: The Opinion section was a real rogues’ gallery last week as the continuing history of Rev. Jeremiah Wright and the Stonehenge-like resurrection of a year-old David Ehrenstein piece proved, um,...
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Los Angeles Flower District flower market serves flower growers, wholesalers, floral designers, retail florists and more
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LaBonge Can't Sleep; Galanter on Development
Photo of Tom LaBonge by Greg Katz for LAist If you missed Tom LaBonge talking with Patt Morrison on KPCC Tuesday, you missed hearing the charismatic council member for Silver Lake, Miracle Mile, and North Hollywood say that he sleeps with his lights on. The subject of their chat was the…
LAT loses another top reporter
Stephanie Simon, a national reporter based in Denver for the Los Angeles Times, will roam the heartland for the Wall Street Journal starting April 14....
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