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we feast on 'gina tonight
At long last and after a false alarm, we have an open 'gina in Little Tokyo*. Jim and I will join other downtown bloggers and readers/'gina lovers at the Little Tokyo Pastagina tonight and hopefully it will live up to the hype. Because there are few things worse than getting all riled and up…
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get your ass and your camera over to the fashion district
You know how I can tell it's Fashion Week in Los Angeles? Scads of seriously hot women walking around the Fashion District. Seriously. I was walking down Los Angeles and when I hit the area around the Cooper Building, I was so distracted by the scenery that I had to stop and ask myself, "Wait,…
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"whoa, i'm surfing"
I blogged about it back in April, but that was in New York. Now the madness has spread to Los Angeles, specifically, downtown Los Angeles at 5th and Spring. I can't believe our luck, but Point Break LIVE!, the absurdist stage adaptation of the 1991 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme-sports…
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how do you reward yourself?
I've got a gift certificate for a massage at Burke Williams Spa. It was a present that was given to me a long time ago and I have yet to use it. Jim and I usually go to Pho Siam for Thai massages, but the BW massage I save for when I want to just treat myself. The gift box it came in is pretty…
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Old Van Nuys Library sold
Before it leaves Dailynews.com forever, don't miss the story that recounts the fate of the old Van Nuys Library -- the 1926 Deco/Spanish/Colonial mixed breed building that, unfortunately, is leaving the public domain for that of a new owner who's got a little money. Since, for reasons that don't…
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How does Blogger compare to Movable Type
Blogger kicks Movable Type's ass.But at the Daily News, we're getting Movable Type 4.0, if the upgrade ever goes through.Blogger will continue to kick its ass, but MT will at least be better (and eventually have Captchas to keep out the spam comments).
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Ilene update
Ilene has a lot going on. Besides teaching nutrition to five dozen or so at CSUN, her father is in a coma after falling from a ladder. In lighter news, she got a new bike.Other things we're doing: dealing with clutter. Ilene moved a bunch of our Lulu's boxes o' crap out of the living room and into…
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Van Nuys auto dealers shuttered
Have you noticed the now-closed car dealerships on Van Nuys Boulevard. One is the Suzuki dealer (who ever bought a Suzuki car, anyway?), and I'm not sure, but I think the other one is/was Miller Nissan. There's still Miller Infiniti a few doors North.Is it me, or is Van Nuys Auto Row (or whatever…
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Al fresco dining in Van Nuys adjacent
Four 'N' 20 Pies used to be in Van Nuys proper, in that funky, totally-early-'70s building that was replaced, I believe, by the Toyota dealership on Van Nuys Boulevard.After the demolition, Four 'N' 20 moved south of Burbank, into what is nominally Sherman Oaks. No matter.Anyhow ... they have a…
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2,000 Days, 10,000 page views
I'm almost never over here, yet this site manages somehow to draw 15 to 20 page views a day.Kinda makes you think. My Van Nuys-ish site under the auspices of the Daily News, Come on Feel the Nuys, is similarly neglected, and I bet it doesn't get as much traffic as this one.As has been the case for…
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Screen Printing Equipment, Screen Printing Supplies, Screen Printing
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How Could This Be???
A Marilyn Monroe sex tape?? Holy crap. Should anyone ever see this?? Shouldn’t there be some kind of statute of limitations for destroying the image of a Hollywood starlet? I know we’re kinda desperate for fodder - what with Britney being relatively boring and Lindsay having no real…
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Joilie Adams Partners with 944 Orange County
CEO and President of BlackBook Production, Jolie Adams is now with 944 Magazine and will be VP of regional marketing and operations, overseeing day-to-day business operations, special events, target magazine distribution and advertising sales. As part of this announcement 944 adds: …
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‘Cause Beauty’s On The Inside
I like when celebrities date regular people, because that means that I just might end up with George Clooney after all… Here is Sex In The City’s Cynthia Nixon with her real-person boy, er, girlfriend, Chris, er, Christine Marinoni. George - Call me! Tags: Lesbians, miranda, sex and…
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Win Tickets to Flora, the Red Menace!
The show is described as: Reprise Theatre Company is proud to present the very first musical collaboration from the legendary Broadway team of Kander & Ebb--Flora, The Red Menace, with Broadway star Eden Espinosa (Brooklyn and Wicked) and Tony Award Nominees Manoel Felicino (Sweeney Todd)…
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Extra, Extra: Ticket to Ride
Photo by hinducow via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Looks like the Hollywood sex tape predates YouTube and Betamax by a landslide. A sex tape featuring late film icon Marilyn Monroe--on 16mm film--sold for $1.5 million to a NY businessman. Did you check out the Songkran fest…
Berkeley law dean (kind of) defends John Yoo
What do you do when a guy high in the running for most hated man in the world teaches at your law school? If you're Christopher Edley Jr., dean of UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall law school, you half-heartedly defend the...
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Vajuniors, Chihuahuas And Evil Stage Parents [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("week1a_defamer.flv", 463, 387,"");· Intrepid Defamer Videographer™ Molly McAleer watches a LOT of TV during the course of her day. Unfortunately, she sees a lot of funny moments that, for one reason or another, we don't get around to covering. She found herself with a…
Earth Day parties across the US
Ready to celebrate Earth Day? The big day isn’t until April 22, but celebrations have already begun — I went to Santa Monica’s Earth Day on the Promenade on Saturday, for example. Lots of fun, free stuff’s planned across the U.S., so if you haven’t made plans yet,…
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Kristen Wiig, MVP of SNL [Snl]
newVideoPlayer("jamiesnl_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); If you're wondering why you're not seeing as much of popular SNL featured players like Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg these days, there's one simple reason why: Kristen Wiig. Since she made her debut on the show back in late 2005,…
BLACK MONDAY: 450 New Line Jobs Axed
This is an incredibly sad day for hundreds of New Line Cinema employees. Because Time Warner is notifying them today and tomorrow that 450 positions will be eliminated in the reorganization to absorb the studio by Warner Bros. Some 40 to 50 employees will remain with New Line and about 40…
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Mayor to Address State of the City
It's that time of the year again for Mayor Villaraigosa to make the annual State of the City speech at the LAPD's Parker Center. His third one since taking office, tonight's address is expected to focus in on the red-lined budget and crime, specifically gangs. In a poignant LA Times…
Barry Nolan goes silent after "attorney's" threat
It’s been 30 hours since former tabloid television host Barry Nolan has raised his épée or unloosed any cutting epigrams against any Tabloid Baby staffers or readers. The Hard Copy frontman-turned-radio quiz show panelist has, however, ridden the back of his successful former tabloid…
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Apatow Says He's Still At UTA (For Now)
Rumors were rampant today that comedy movie mogul Judd Apatow left UTA over the weekend. Well, the producer-director-writer just let me know: "I have not left UTA. I am in the middle of finishing a pass on a script and have chosen to deal with this issue when I am done in a month or two."…
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This Flight Isn't Cancelled [A Call To The Bullpen]
boomp3.com Hayden Christensen attempted to use "The Force" to make sure his American Airlines flight was not cancelled this weekend. Unfortunately for Hayden, each time the airline employee checked on the status of the flight, it still showed up as being cancelled. Christian explained to the…
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Three Things You Know You Want To Know About 'SATC: The Movie' (Even Though You'd Never Admit It) (9,618 views, 19 comments) Tom Cruise Wants Katie Holmes…
Spinning the pope
Both liberal and conservative Catholics are spinning Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to America and he hasn’t even landed. The website of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good offers a pre-visit briefing for journalists (listen for my question) featuring several...
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New Line Set To Slash 90% Of Its Workforce [Pink Slips]
Sad news to report. The rumors that we heard earlier this afternoon about impending layoffs at The House That Freddy Built have come to fruition. Variety is reporting that Time Warner is pinkslipping 450 New Line staffers, a number that equates to nearly 90% of their current payroll, as the newly…
Tommy Tang Spices Up Songkran Festival
Songkran is the celebration of the Thai New Year. It falls on or around the hottest day of the year in Thailand, and, perhaps as a show of sisterhood, this Sunday's Songkran Festival held in LA's Thai Town neighborhood, took place on what certainly felt like the hottest day of the year...thus…
Ben Silverman's Idea Of 'Family Friendly' Programming Includes Rockin' MILFs And Prepubescent Erections [Sex Ed]
Earlier this month, NBC's resident rock star Ben Silverman announced his plans to deliver a warm and cuddly hour of programming in NBC's 8-9pm block. But last week's triumphant return of 30 Rock and The Office was notably filled with "vulgarities" one doesn't normally associate with family fun.…
Stanton: Philips' future still in flux
Hours after Howard Kurtz dinged Russ Stanton for not talking about the first big scandal under his watch as Los Angeles Times editor, Stanton told...
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BULLETIN! DREAM OVER! NO PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN ISRAEL IN 2008!
Monday, April 14, 2008, 2:30 PM PST: SOURCES TELL OUR MAN ELLI IN ISRAEL THAT NEITHER THE ISRAEL PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE NOR THE ISRAEL BASEBALL LEAGUE WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE IN ISRAEL THIS YEAR. WHILE IT IS CERTAINLY NO SURPRISE WITH REGARD TO THE…
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