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License Plate of the Day: Back to the DeLorean Future
It's been 26 years since active production of the DeLorean -- yet there are an estimated 6,500 (out of 9,000 built) still on the road. Here's one of them. (A new round of DeLoreans were supposed to be manufactured this year by the car's enthusiasts -- any of them actually hit the road?)Meanwhile,…
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The Great French Dip Mystery
(Flickr pic by mseratt99.)As Philippe The Original -- better known, simply, as Philippe's -- turns 100, the debate over how the French dip was invented rages on. According to the L.A. Times magazine, three theories are in the running:here are three stories connected with how Philippe's French…
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Emerald City: A sequel to An Inconvenient Truth
Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com >> Beyond the CFL bulb: Al Gore’s new slideshow. Can you face the challenges posed by the climate crisis with “profound joy and gratitude”? That’s what Gore encourages you to do — even though he’s quick…
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It’s So Hard To Find Good Help These Days…
When nannies attack!! Rob Lowe’s former glorified babysitters for are the two worst things to happen to the guy since, well, those girls he slept with that he could have been babysitting. Zing! First, Rob publicly outed one old nanny for trying to blackmail him out of $1.5 mil, for what he…
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LoLo trades Star of David for Lone Star baseball
The Laredo Broncos of the Texas-Louisiana United League Baseball have signed Israel Baseball League veteran Johnny Lopez for the 2008 season. Big "Johnny Lo-Lo," the first- and third baseman from the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox, came highly recommended by his former manager Ron Blomberg as well as the…
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L.A. Times Pays For Itself Today
Before it's too late, pick up today's paper and make sure you grab both the Starbucks and McDonald's ads. McDonald's is offering a free medium ice coffee, while the Starbucks insert -- promoting the chain's new "Pike Place Roast" -- offers free tall coffees every Wednesday through the end of…
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Tender is the Night of the Living Dead
“The best way to kill a zombie is with a rocket launcher,” Brent insisted from the back seat. “You know that as well as I do so I don’t see the argument here.” The Packard hurtled down Hollywood Boulevard. Ace was the wheelman, his eyes darting about nervously for…
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EXCLUSIVE: SAG Natl Board To Consider "Affected Member Voting" This Weekend; Petition Drive Softens Original Proposal
I'm told that the actors behind that SAG petition drive for "affected member" voting have made what they're calling a "significant change" in their proposal to soften its impact. As you know, DHD has been active in this debate by letting actors post their positions pro and con this idea of an…
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Can Somebody Buy Me This Outfit?
I feel like dressing like a 2 year old hooker later… Seriously though - can someone get me those shoes? Tags: Brits, Celebs, Fashion, Jordan, Katie PriceShare This
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Extra Extra: We Have Seen the Moon in Lonely Alleys
Photo by James Herman via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Some countries shun and abhor the strange and grotesque. Some countries take two-faced babies as a sign from god! Be like India! Worship the two-faced baby! Maybe they'll get some William Carlos Williams and Hart Crane…
UPDATE: HBO Locks Up UTA's Sue Naegle
My latest information is that HBO may make an announcement as soon as tomorrow that it's hired United Talent partner and veteran TV lit agent Sue Naegle in the job of president of HBO Entertainment. She replaces Carolyn Strauss who exited with a production deal. Naegle's big clients include Alan…
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MySpace.com - LEMON FROG SHOP - 78 - Female - Echo Park, California - www.myspace.com/lemonfrogshop
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MySpace.com - Ooga Booga - 29 - Female - LOS ANGELES, California - www.myspace.com/oogaboogastore
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Another batch of Villaraigosa commissioners
Labor's Dave Sickler adds the CRA to his resume, which previously logged stops at the city's Board of Public Works and the executive suites at...
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Photo Essay: Bamboozle Left - Sunday
As promised, the second day of photos from last weekend's Bamboozle Left punk festival. See the pictures from Saturday here. All photos by David Greenwald / LAist
Somebody, Anybody, Everybody Scream! [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("screamman_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); · First there was Ninja Warrior. Then came Unbeatable Banzuke. Now, we are holding our collective breath in hopes that the G4 Network brings Screaming Japanese Man to these fine shores. Until then, this will have to do. [YouTube]…
More Hot Air From Lobbyists
Will the Balloon Council – there’s a lobbying group for everything -- please just suck it up? And I don’t mean helium. Every year, hundreds of those metallic helium balloons that some little kid lets go of by accident, or...
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The Balloon Council vs. State of California
California to Metal Balloons: "You're Fiscally Evil" | Photo by Iain Farrell via Flickr Those cute and innocent helium-metallic balloons we give to kids may soon be outlawed by California legislators. Yes, that's right, the great State of California is outlawing fun. Apparently, if you want…
Unfair Hollywood Accounting To End?
The WGA issued this news release just now: California Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Fair Market Value Bill Landmark Legislation Aims to End Unfair Accounting Practices in Hollywood Sacramento --The California State Senate Judiciary Committee today passed Senate Bill 1765, the Fair Market Value…
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Paris Hilton Wants to Give Us Bunions Just Like Hers [Ego Fashion]
Every girl wants to look like Paris Hilton. Well, probably not, but she certainly thinks they do. The - what are we calling her these days? Actress? Singer? Socialite? - is now also the "designer" of her own hideous line of shoes. With names like "Fierce" and "Hamptons," the shoes are just another…
Schindler's Houses' spotlights Rudolph Schindler's L.A. designs - Los Angeles Times
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Cantura St. Studio City, CA
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Cantura St. Studio City, CA, originally uploaded by Here in Van Nuys. This is one of the most scenic and charming streets…
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Shiloe, El Olio Wolof, Rademacher & The Monolators @ Mr. T's Bowl, 4/4/08
Last Friday, LA-Underground presented a showcase with Shiloe (MySpace), El Olio Wolof (MySpace), Rademacher (MySpace), and The Monolators (MySpace), at Mr. T's Bowl (MySpace) in Highland Park. El Olio Wolof and Rademacher also performed on Sunday at Spaceland (MySpace) in Silver Lake as…
Anyone who saw his appearance on Ellen today ... [Indecent Exposure]
Anyone who saw his appearance on Ellen today knows that Thomas Haden Church is a real laugh riot. Just ask Thomas Haden Church. His favorite joke? Showing his dick to people. After flashing his junk on the set of Sideways — not exactly the indie version of Porky's — the numbnuts…
Paula Poundstone, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Living Legends [To Do]
· Legendary comedienne Paula Poundstone and less legendary comedian Bobby Collins aim to make people laugh tonight in order to benefit McKinley School at Shutters on the Beach. For the low low price of $40 you get access to the after-party with dinner buffet and live music, which includes…
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Whatever's Going On South Of Gwyneth Paltrow's Ankles Is Our New Greatest Fear (5,822 views, 17 comments) Tom Cruise's Career In…
LAPD Says 'No Thanks' to Paparazzi Law
The paparazzi's extreme Britney coverage is costly to taxpayers | Photo by pointnshoot via Flickr Citing that there are already laws on the books, the LAPD opposed a proposal to make a "personal safety zone" paparazzi law to the Police Commission today. 3rd District Councilman Dennis Zine…
Further accelerating his apparent collapse ... [Box Office Revisionism]
Further accelerating his apparent collapse from coveted leading man to salt-and-pepper has-been, revised opening weekend figures for George Clooney's Leatherheads put the screwball gridiron comedy at a lackluster $12.6 million — a full million below Universal's original report and only…
David Mamet Will Eat Your Soul! [A Call To The Bullpen]
boomp3.com Playwright/filmmaker David Mamet warned the press line at the premiere of his latest film Redbelt to refrain from making references to his prior work. Mamet told the studio's publicist to be on the watch for some wise ass from one of those "Extra Inside Access Entertainment" show who…
USC SpringFest 2008 to Rock Mcarthy Quad This Sat., April 12
Del tha Funkee Homosapien | Photo via Definitive Jux LAist loves free shows, spring time festivals, good music and Trojans so we nearly shit a brick when we heard about the USC SpringFest 2008 this Saturday, which will have one bad ass line-up including Lupe Fiasco, De La Soul, Saosin, Del…