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The Clowning, Wilding-Out Battle Dancers of South Central L.A. | NYT
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Top 10: Special men's fashion issue
Men reading fashion magazines, oh what a world it seems we live in, where stories about straight men who wear skirts and a holy man who wears flowing gowns dominate our most popular stories of the week. Here are the...
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Al Pacino And His Interminably Boring Stories [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("altalk_defamer.flv", 463, 387,"");· Al Pacino made a guest appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman last night to promote his new film, 88 Minutes (aka Nick Of Time 2: Nicked Again!). Let this clip of Al Pacino putting Dave Letterman and the rest of the viewing…
metro.net | Trip Planning, Transit Services & Information for Los Angeles County
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'Bold & Beautiful' Actress Susan Flannery Tries To Set AFTRA-SAG Record Straight
Is this the proof that AFTRA's stated reason for pulling out of joint negotiations with SAG (because SAG tried to poach the B&B cast from AFTRA) was just b.s.? The SAG/AFTRA members who slipped me this letter sure think so: From: Susan Flannery of THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Re: Statement of…
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Expat comfort food: The quirky mix at L.A.'s Hong Kong-style coffee shops - Los Angeles Times
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We talk to Our Man Elli about the woeful news that there won't be pro baseball in Israel this summer
Our Man Elli in Israel kept in touch from the road during his recent lecture tour (and ballpark tour) of America and broke a few stories along the way, but he waited til he was back home in Jerusalem to drop the bombshell— his exclusive report yesterday that the Israel Baseball League nor the…
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Doughboys Lite opens Wednesday at El Rey theater
Although it looks like Doughboys on Third St. won't be reopening, dough eaters west of Hollywood can take some comfort with the opening of a new mini-Doughboys in the space formerly known simply as Diner, attached to the El Rey theater on Wilshire. We'll dub it Doughbabies, and it opens Wednesday…
Extra, Extra: 29 to Give Away
Photo by WishByNight via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Screen Actors Guild began contract talks today with one of the issues being new media. Will there be a strike or will this go through? Answer: A large natural gas leak. Question: Why was San Fernando Road closed this…
McGough: God's answer to Mr. Blackwell
Listen in as our own Michael McGough does his best impression of Joan and Melissa Rivers catting it up on the red carpet. Hot off his popular story "Papal dress code," McGough schools NPR (a bed of Unitarians if ever...
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Giant quake will trash Los Angeles, say forecasters - earth - 15 April 2008 - New Scientist Environment
"The study finds a 99.7% chance that an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 or greater will hit California by 2037, while the probability of a quake of magnitude 7.5 or greater is 46%."
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Say, Who Wants to Buy This Here Ferris Wheel?
Photo by Jonathan Alcorn (sundogg) via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr You can find all kinds of stuff on eBay, from trash to treasure, and so long as you are the highest bidder and can cough up the shipping fee, it's yours. How'd you like to be the proud new owner of a piece of local…
Expat comfort food: The quirky mix at L.A.'s Hong Kong-style coffee shops - Los Angeles Times
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Arrest Made in 110 Freeway Murder
A 30-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Samantha Padilla, the 19-year-old LAX employee who was gunned down last week on the West Slauson off-ramp of the northbound 110 Freeway late at night. Jessica Ortega faces arraignment this afternoon for one count of murder. According to…
Exclusive: Debunking The Marilyn Monroe 'Sex Tape' Hoax [Exclusives]
Yesterday, news broke that an ancient sex tape allegedly showing Marilyn Monroe giving a blowjoy to an unidentified male had not only surfaced, but had also been sold to an anonymous New York collector for $1.5 million. The NY Post's Hasani Gittens broke the story after interviewing Keya Morgan, a…
TRACKING: That's 'Iron Man' Crazy Talk
I've been seeing insane projections for Iron Man's domestic gross when it opens May 2nd just because it's come on very strong tracking-wise. Not that the sight of Marvel and Paramount people tearing their hair out over these too-high expectations isn't immense fun for me to watch. But there's a…
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Found in LA: 1985 on Sunset
"Yes, this was taken on Sunset Strip... Could have been 1985," LAist Featured Photos contributor davehodg said of his photo he took last night. Previously on Sunset - Glam Rock fiction on Sunset Blvd with Rock of Ages - In the 90s, the River Phoenix Wall
I Heard There Were Enough Chairs...
Joint SAG and AMPTP statement: Los Angeles, CA, Apr. 15, 2008 -- Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers held a full day of meetings today and exchanged proposals. We will meet again tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. We have no further comment at this time.
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And The Survey Says... [Surveys]
Top five answers on the board, people! We know we just asked you take a survey about a month ago, but we have another quickie that we would REALLY like you all to take. Do us this solid, won't ya please? Everyone who completes this survey will put you in the running for a $300 AMEX gift…
Paul Wall, June Casagrande, Vilmos Zsigmond [To Do]
· Grab yo grillz and go see Paul Wall at Crash Mansion, Subhumans at the Echo or Rocco DeLuca at Spaceland (for the latter two, grillz are optional only). · June Casagrande is signing Mortal Syntax: 101 Language Choices that Will Get You Clobbered by the Grammar Snobs: Even if You're…
Mötley Crüe Annöünce Crüe Fest ‘08,Saints of Lös Angeles
The original Mötley Crüe lineup unleash the 2 month Crüe Fest tour on North America, kickstarting July 1 in West Palm Beach, FL. The tour makes its Greater LA area stop out at the Glen Helen Pavillion on August 2. The Citi Cards preferred seats tickets presale is on now: Motley Crue (Crue…
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Video of the Day: Travails of the Tuxedo Travelers
Los Angeles resident Douglas Campbell embarked last year on The Tuxedo Travels (subtitled: Two Fools. One Adventure. No Idea), along with a crazy British chap named Heath. It's all well-documented in these photos and often-hilarious videos. The clip above has been nominated as one of the…
'Wild Hogs' Helmer Walt Becker Exits ICM
I hear CAA, William Morris and Paradigm are hot on this director's trail...
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Humiliation! Boston University bigwig bitchslaps Barry Nolan; calls Bill O'Reilly "an evenhanded journalist" who deserves local Emmy honor
"Bill O’Reilly was then and continues to be a remarkably evenhanded journalist of whom we at BU continue to be proud. He is a credit to our school and a worthy mentor to students." Yeah, we'll run a few more items on our former colleague, the former tabloid television host Barry Nolan (we…
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I'm off to Berkeley for the week
So I'm off the rest of this week to attend a training fellowship on digital media at UC Berkeley and I will leave the Mean Streets blog in the capable hands of my collgeauges in crime, Rachel and Brandon. Enjoy... So I'm off the rest of this week to attend a training fellowship on digital media at…
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I'm off to Berkeley for the week
So I'm off the rest of this week to attend a training fellowship on digital media at UC Berkeley and I will leave the Mean Streets blog in the capable hands of my collgeauges in crime, Rachel and Brandon. Enjoy... So I'm off the rest of this week to attend a training fellowship on digital media at…
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Deputies probe death of 13-year-old boy
A kid was shot out Ventura County way... From Captain Ross Bonfiglio: It was reported in the 1100 Block of East Collins Street in El Rio yesterday at 4:23 p.m. A 13-year-old boy was shot in the head at a... A kid was shot out Ventura County way... From Captain Ross Bonfiglio: It was reported in…
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Afternoon update
As you could have probably guessed by the lack of entries, Jason is off for a couple of days. I have been stuck in a two hour police commission meeting where the LAPD unveiled - after more than two years... As you could have probably guessed by the lack of entries, Jason is off for a couple of…
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Photo Gallery: The 29th District Delegate Caucus, or "Oh! The Humidity!"
There's a primary afoot and, if reports from all over the country can be believed, voter turnout in every state has consistently exceeded expecations. That ought to come as no surprise, considering that we're still talking about it, instead of fending off the latest iteration of Swift boating.…
Breaking: Film Industry Sources Still Cannot Predict Future as Scary Summer Looms [Box Office]
We always love a good box-office panic story this time of year, with studio execs smiling in your face and shitting in their pants while some exhibition insider somewhere blames the coming collapse on a batch of rotten tentpoles. Thank goodness for Carl DiOrio, whose Hollywood Reporter survey…
List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beachwood Sparks Reunion Slated for SubPop 20th Anniversary Show Nowhere Near Los Angeles
Although taking place in Redmond, this show will eventually get the “Heads Up” once we get all the official details. For now, enjoy a snippet from Seattle’s The Stranger: The SP20 Festival is happening July 12 & 13 at Marymoor Park just outside of Seattle in Redmond, WA. In…
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TV Junkie: Tuesday
If you saw my SNL post yesterday, you know I'm all high on live TV (always have been), and lookie, lo-and-behold, we're going to start getting live ads on TV: the Hollywood Reporter says that Jimmy Kimmel (featured below tonight) will start running at least one live ad per episode starting in…
Head Gear Regret [A Call To The Bullpen]
boomp3.com Rhys Ifans and Sienna Miller's trip to Malibu hit a snag as Miller discovered that Ifans planned on wearing that hat to beach. Ifans told Miller that if she objects to his choice in hats, then she shouldn't buy them for him. He then was able to throw another word in edgewise that he…
LA Misses Mark on Top 100 Restaurant List, But Does it Matter?
Restaurants and Institutions' released their list of the top 100 highest-grossing independent (non-chain) restaurants in the United States. Totaling $1.53 billion, all restaurants on the list at least grossed $11.3 million. The Los Angeles region really didn't make an impact, but San…
Flavorpill Museum Series: Fridays Off the 405 @ The Getty Center, LA
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Ollie Johnston, animation pioneer was 95
Animation specialist Charles Solomon writes in the LAT obituary: Oliver Martin "Ollie" Johnston Jr., the last living member of the celebrated "Nine Old Men" of...
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Hotel Cafe Tour 2008 w/ Greg Laswell, Priscilla Ahn, William Fitzsimmons & Joshua Radin @ Henry Fonda Theater, 4/12/08
Part one of three. Today: Greg Laswell, Priscilla Ahn, William Fitzsimmons, and Joshua Radin. Tomorrow: Meiko, Jim Bianco, and Jessie Baylin. Thursday: Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, and Jesca Hoop. This past weekend, the 2008 installment of the Hotel Cafe Tour (MySpace) rolled back into…
'LAT' Oscar Blogger Rehashes 80 Year Old Argument For Reasons No One Quite Understands [Hack Attack]
The Uwe Boll of Oscar bloggers, Tom O'Neil, is at it again over at Gold Derby, where his idle hands on the slowest of slow news days has him making all kinds of trouble for one of the undisputed classics of American silent cinema. "Undisputed," that is, until today, when O'Neil asked and…
Sheriff Baca: Yes, Latino gangs killing blacks
Fox 11 reporter John Schwada has posted quotes from a video where Sheriff Lee Baca tells a mostly black audience in Compton that some Latino...
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