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Midnight Movie: Tommy Tiernan Does 'Something Mental'
All this talk of the Olympics and whether we should boycott or not has got us thinking about the fact that all this hubbub is being generated without a single mention of steroid or performance-enhancing drugs - just wait until the first positive test comes back from the lab and then we'll…
Doug Dowie surfaces
PolitickerCA has a blind item saying that Doug Dowie, the former president of Fleishman-Hillard in L.A. whose conviction on wire fraud is on appeal, is...
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a monumental trip
Last weekend I traveled to the Nation’s Capital for the D.C. Lindy Exchange (DCLX) which is a yearly swing dance event that takes place in conjunction with the Cherry Blossom Festival time period, essentially early April. It’s one of the...
The Church of Rock and Roll
I realize I was quite slow in posting on Wednesday morning. The truth is I was too sleepy and happy to focus on the rights and wrongs of the world because…. …..I went to see Bruce Springsteen Tuesday at the Honda Center in Anaheim. (BRUU-U-U-UUUUUUUCE!!!!!!!!!) As anyone reading…
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The 64 Reasons You Love L.A.: Round Three
And then there were 16.Los Angeles mag's irreverent attempt to find the best thing about L.A., March Madness elimination style, continues. Biggest news: Langer's has survived another round of voting.The Sweet 16, according to the mag:Amoeba Music, which beat In-N-OutDisney Hall, which beat Getty…
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They Say The Neon Lights Are Bright on 4th Street
The Museum of Neon Art is celebrating their move to a new home with "Paused, Refreshed, Reopened!" -- three new exhibits:"Soda Pop Neon Signs: from the collection of Mario Pancino," "POP: Group Exhibit of Neon Kinetic Art" and "Soda Neon Sign Series: Photographs by Tom Zimmerman."The exhibits…
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James M. Wood, Revealed
A few years ago we ran a tongue-in-cheek post highlighting the many James Woodses of Los Angeles -- the actor, the Getty museum executive and the former labor leader, whose name adorns the Boulevard Formerly Known As 9th Street.As we wrote then: A community activist and labor leader, James M. Wood…
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Inside L.A.'s newest cult: 'The Order'
Oops, The Order isn't a cult. It's "a gateway to ultimate enlightenment and fulfillment," as our Lexus-driving, subway-craving, ladies-loving mayor Russell Napolitano learns in this...
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A layoff tale from the Daily News
Matthew Kredell was a Daily News sports writer who lost his job in the Feb. 29 payroll purge. A kid from El Camino Real High...
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Pellicano wrap: Bernie Weinraub too
Former New York Times Hollywood correspondent Bernard Weinraub, who had teamed with Anita Busch at one point, also took the stand today in the Anthony...
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Grammatical error o' the day
No, not at the Daily Journal — yet. In yesterday's print edition of the L.A. Times, the headline on the third editorial — about religion...
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Street Gangs Resource Center - Los Angeles and California | The Gang Experts
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Two new L.A. food blogs
Two new blogs are joining the foodosphere... Writers Jenny Hontz and Victor Chi have launched Grubtrotters, and it's already got a healthy amount of content. They live in Venice, so it's heavily Westside-centric, but I'm sure it will eventually cover many bases. From a quick read, it looks like…
Extra, Extra: Future So Bright
Photo by Arlette via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr 19-year-old alleged gang member Pedro Espinoza entered a not guilty plea today for the murder of Jamiel Shaw. Shaw, the 17-year-old high schooler, was gunned down near his home early last month. Mayor Tony's former lady friend…
DotDotDash: Wandering Main Street
Next to the alley of the big city, old neon will light the dark shadows while punch lines from the inner psyche under stark harsh lights. It’s April . . . and spring finds Spring Street still running alongside Main. As music fills the night air and art hangs on the wall, the streets will be…
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Joint IATSE/AMPTP Statement Re Talks
IATSE, AMPTP CONCLUDE THREE DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS LOS ANGELES, Apr. 9 -- IATSE and AMPTP have concluded three days of productive negotiations on a new Hollywood Basic Agreement. The parties held extensive discussions on new media, minimums and the pension and health plans, including the impact of…
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'Monk' Star, Stanley Kamel, Dies
Yesterday, the 65-year-old actor Stanley Kamel died in his Hollywood Hills home of a heart attack. In the hit TV show "Monk," there was an episode where Monk and another patient were competing to show who was the most insanely devoted (and stalkerish) patient to Dr. Charles Kroger played by…
Winners! Winners! We've got winners!
The excitement never ends in the Opinion L.A. Quiz. You'll recall that last week we had a holdover trivia stumper on L.A. mayoral history. We finally have a winner, but first, let's take a look at our Multiple Choice results...
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'Project Runway':There Will Be Tears [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("cryingrun_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); By now, we've all heard the news that Project Runway is headed to Lifetime. In advance of the 2009 launch, Intrepid Defamer Videographer™ Molly McAleer has crafted a touching look at the subtle ways in which the show will change when it…
Animals in the voting booth
The November ballot just got bigger. Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified an initiative measure on humane treatment of farm animals. Here's the title and summary from the attorney general's office: Treatment of Farm Animals. Statute. Requires that an enclosure...
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iPods, lingerie and Uncle Sam
Your tax dollars hard at work. From the Washington Post: Federal employees used government credit cards to pay for lingerie, gambling, iPods, Internet dating services, and a $13,000 steak-and-liquor dinner, according to a new audit from the Government Accountability Office,...
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Alianza de los Pueblos del Rio
nice idea but no apparent recent activity
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Another One Bites the Dust (Jacket)
Photo of inside Acres of Books by LWY via Flickr Ray Bradbury once called Long Beach's Acres of Books "a labyrinth, a tomb, a catacomb, a maze," and "a watering hole" of bookish treasures. The store, founded in 1934 by Bertrand Smith, has spanned over an acre of land at its Long Beach…
Tori Spelling Steps Into Pregnancy Photo Spread Spotlight, Minus Glossy Magazine Covers And Public Interest [Family Photos]
Major names like Britney Spears and Demi Moore have memorably posed for controversial pregnancy pictures in the past, but something tells us Tori Spelling's decision to bare her knocked up belly won't stir up quite as many arguments. It's pretty simple: we don't want. While shooting her (yes, it…