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Rev. Lee apologizes, denounces anti-Semitism
The Rev. Eric Lee, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in L.A., today sent an apology to Daphna Ziman, the philanthropist who stalked out...
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LA Weekly throws out the trash
Staffers began complaining a couple of weeks ago that the LA Weekly's history was being dumped in the parking lot. I don't know if this...
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Douche!
Vanilla Ice just got arrested. Is this really a surprise? According to his wife, Mrs. Ice, his crime of choice is domestic violence. What a guy! And not to make light of the situation (but more to kick the dog when he’s down) could he look like more of an S.O.B. in that mugshot?? Dude - the…
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Hope You Gave!
Did you all watch “Idol Gives Back” last night? If not, you missed Carrie Underwood singing one of the best songs ever written (seriously - check out the lyrics) George Michael’s “Praying for Time.” It’s amazing how little money it actually takes to…
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KFI AM 640 Podcasts
Feeds for the Bill Handel, Bryan Suits, John & Ken and weekend shows.
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Amazingly, He Didn’t Get Crabs
The guy that owns the Rock of Love mansion (you know, that’s the show where Brett Michaels gets the BJs from the skanky girls until he finds one that “rocks his world”) is suing mad because his house got thoroughly trashed during filming of the show. Those girls trashing a…
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Extra Extra: Just Like Us
Photo by Tyler S. Andrew via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr President Bush announced today that deployments to Iraq are being reduced to 12 months, down from 15 months: "The move was recommended by the Pentagon, concerned that the longer deployments were placing too much stress on…
Seven Reasons LA is the Best
As seen through the eyes of LAist Featured Photos contributors on Flickr.
Janitors Looking For A Living Wage
The Screen Actors Guild may be hitting the picket lines this summer... but today, it was someone else doing the picketing outside SAG's Miracle Mile headquarters.About 20 people are picketing this afternoon outside 5757 Wilshire, home to SAG/AFTRA, to protest the treatment of janitors in L.A.…
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Obama, Clinton are full of caucus
Don't be mad. I told you last week that you Democrats could go to Denver and be delegates to the convention August 25-29, if only you get yourselves elected at caucuses this Sunday afternoon. But Hillary and Barack had other...
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Key to the house of God?
That'll be $18.1 million, please. BBC reports: The key to the Kaaba - the ancient cube-shaped shrine in Mecca - went to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby's. The auction house said the price set a record for the sale of...
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Highland & Franklin Completes
View Larger Map Three decades and three million dollars later, the construction to fix the terrible and un-fun intersection at Highland and Franklin Avenues has been completed, save for 2% of it (translation: a few cosmetic improvements). But what's different now? The main point of the…
DGA's Q&A With Kenny Ziffren About DGA
I'm excerpting this Q&A with uber-attorney Kenny Ziffren [of Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf] which will appear in the forthcoming issue of the DGA Quarterly because he talks publicly for the first time about his…
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Emerald City: Free BBB rides for SMC students
Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com >> Albertsons gets organic: From organic milk to organic oreos. Albertsons is getting Wild Harvest, an organic line of about 150 different products, to become 250 to 300 products over the long term. >> Take a class at SMC, ride the Big…
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Teri Hatcher Attempts A Little Country, A Little Rock 'N Roll On 'Idol', Makes Us A Little Queasy [Hatcher Job]
newVideoPlayer("terriidol_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); Teri Hatcher has admitted that her performance on last night's Idol Gives Back was "nerve-wracking," and we couldn't agree more. Watching the bat-faced Housewife dry hump the mic stand and hearing her attempt to carry a damaged woman tune…
Guest Commentary by Amy Pagnozzi
Like we announced earlier FBLA should be getting our comments enabled by early next week. But until that happens, one of our readers, former columnist at Hartford Courant, Amy Pagnozzi sent us this which we thought was worth posting: I have no idea where to post comments or letters to editor…
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Reports today confirm that Natalie Portman ... [Girls On Film]
Reports today confirm that Natalie Portman will join would-be sexy nurse Scarlett Johansson as a first-time director in the short-film compilation New York, I Love You. First known as the movie where that Hasidic dude walked out on co-star Portman, then better known as the one where contributing…
Plan Your Next Vacation in LA Because You're Not Flying Out
Anyone like Amtrak? Road trips? Private jets? Really long bicycle rides? Because the airline industry is just not fun these days, especially for American Airlines customers. After yesterday's blow to the travelscape, it was announced this morning that an additional 900 flights were…
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'Candid' Paparazzi Pictures Prove Mischa Barton May Be A Decent Actress After All (4,594 views, 11 comments) Natalie Portman's New…
Comedians Going Legit
As we have been reporting - Randi Rhodes is not a stand up. She did stand up and it shattered her career...we've compared it to Micheal Richards. He wasn't a stand up. Did stand up. Now he'd be lucky to open for Gary Coleman in a truck stop lounge in Truckee. Not to put down truck stop lounge acts…
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Tranquility Base Opens with an Emotional Ribbon Cutting
Tranquility Base owner Dave Tardif thanks his sister and co-owner, Kelli Arriola. Photo by Ed Fuentes. New South Park restaurant Tranquility Base held its ribbon cutting Thursday morning, and the emotion shown by owner Dave Tardif made clear what a journey its been to get the stylish…
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Los Angeles PM media briefs
Jane Gross exits NYT Former L.A. Times reporter (and ex-New York Times L.A. bureau correspondent) Jane Gross takes the NYT buyout offer. Romenesko The Advocate...
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Dr. Ruehl's Bizarre News gets gum off your shoe
The Realm Of Bizarre News, Episode XVITabloid Baby pal, contributor, columnist and TV & movie star Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D. has bizarre news you can use this time around, and coincidentally points us to yet another hip hip-hop music video in which he makes a feature appearance: "It is The…
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LAist Interview: Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Within the family tree of hip hop royalty Del tha Funkee Homosapien has a permanent seat, with rap running in the family genes (Del's cousin is Ice Cube) and having been a huge influence in hip hop himself. Del flipped the script on mainstream rap in the 90's, and has since moved onto bigger…
Zankou Chicken - The best chicken in town at any price: moist, juicy and fragrant.
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TV Junkie: Thursday - Thank You NBC
The above is a clip for tonight's "30 Rock" that hasn't even been posted on NBC.com, check it out. Before the writers' strike, Thursday was comedy night, with "30 Rock" vs. "Ugly Betty", etc., so I'm glad this dry spell is over. In local TV-related news, KCET is gets props from LA County…
Artie Lange Quits Stern Show (Again), Cementing His Top Ranking On Celebrity Deathwatch [Artie Lange]
While we haven't been avid listeners of Howard Stern since he made the switch to Sirius a few years back (call us crazy or even cheap, but we're morally opposed to paying for radio), we still follow the show pretty closely. And as anyone who has been paying attention knows, Stern sidekick Artie…
THREE GIRLS AND THEIR BROTHER by Theresa Rebeck [Advertisement]
Three Girls and Their Brother is a sharp, perceptive, and brilliantly written debut novel from acclaimed playwright Theresa Rebeck. "In her first novel, playwright Theresa Rebeck satirizes the publicity-driven world of instant celebrity. Three Girls and Their Brother is pointed and funny, an…
Pickin'
Came across this dude way off in his own deal the other day hiking around Deb's Park. It's a great feeling to be up in the woods in our local hills. To be in your own little slice of nature strumming your guitar and harping your harp. No audience. No lame Los Angeles non-dancing crowd. No one…
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Harrison Ford, Mary Hart at Neptune's Net
Right this minute, Entertainment Tonight's Mary Hart is interviewing Harrison Ford out at Neptune's Net. Cuz Mary is such an biker. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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New Old 97's & Murry Hammond's Solo Album
Photo via Old 97's Myspace Everyone's (or certainly my) favorite country/rock band from Austin, The Old 97's, are back with a new album due out May 13th! I heard the news and got out my Alive and Wired cd (Disc Two is the best, in my opinion) and sang along in the car this past weekend. …
Human Giant, Julie Andrews, Laurie Anderson [To Do]
· The cast of MTV's Human Giant will be appearing in-store at Amoeba on tonight. If anyone goes, please be sure to pepper them with questions regarding the fate of Shutterbugs! · Julie Freaking Andrews presents her autobiography, Home: A Memoir Of My Early Years, at the Borders in…