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Want Ad: Beautiful Minds: The Talk of the Town: The New Yorker - "Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster) is looking for a new cultural attaché."
"Grossman is thirty-two; owned tutoring business before taking job; Grazer said he is especially good at explaining things he's asked to learn about—bacteria or makeup or superdelegates....teacherlike quality...person who is a connector, who is liked
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Clicklist: They’ll do it anyway
>> John Stewart on abstinence only education. “The federal government has spent $1.3 billion on abstinence only education in US schools. But apparently, teenagers still wanna do it.” (via Blog for Choice) >> Let them drink already. “Seven US states are exploring lowering the…
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Judicial candidate's racial separatist past exposed
It just goes to show what can happen if you don't pay attention to judicial elections. Los Angeles voters could unwittingly end up electing white separatist Bill Johnson to the court. Vote-by-mail ballots are available Monday, so it's important for...
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29-Day Giving Challenge: Day 17 — Pop Rock & Roll earrings + Grey Goose + Modmix to Kristen
[Part of my challenge to give something away every day for 29 days] Last night started with happy hour at Bodega — to which Hannah and I wore the same Pop Rock & Roll earrings! I know you can’t really see them in the red light from the windows — which made all of us…
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Buzzie Bavasi, baseball exec was 93
E.J. Bavasi was the last general manager of the Dodgers in Brooklyn (and their first in Los Angeles), then created the San Diego Padres and...
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I C U: Los Angeles Connections - Map: Where the boys/girls are - Los Angeles Times
"A comparison of the difference in the number of singles - divorced, widowed or never married - by gender, according to the 2000 census"
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Thank you, Dr. Hofmannn
Though the old jape "I thought he'd died years ago" exactly described my reaction to the death this week of LSD inventor Albert Hofmann, the news was moving nonetheless. First, because the Swiss chemist's death at the age of 102...
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Young Child is the Victim of Hit & Run
Los Angeles: A 4-year-old boy was struck and killed by a hit and run driver Wednesday afternoon. On April 30, 2008, at about 3:30 p.m., Jaylynn Watts, 4-years of age, was in an unmarked crosswalk walking southbound at Clyde Street...
Extra, Extra: It's Taco Truck Night
'A False Sense of Security' | Photo by ~db~ via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr May Day, RSS Day, what the hell next? Oh yeah, it's Taco Truck Night! Never been eaten at one? Try LAist's basic guide to taco trucks. Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was arrested Wednesday night at a…
¡Oy, Eladio! Now the Mets get into the Israel act!
The excitement among Jewish New York baseball fans over Israel Baseball League batting champ Eladio "E-Rod" Rodriguez landing on the Yankees AAA team a step away Yankee Stadium is spilling over and everybody wants to get into the act-- including the New York Mets! The crosstown rivals (whose…
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More May Days
Today marks a few other holidays that I missed. President Bush marked the National Day of Prayer by recounting how past presidents prayed, and sort of taking a few shots at himself: [W]hen you think about our faith you can...
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Happy RSS Day! Wait, WTF is RSS?
There are thousands of people that read this blog via their subscription to LAist's RSS (Really Simple Syndication). But sometimes when people hear the word "RSS," their faces go blank. RSS is a pretty sweet tool to know how to use. Basically, instead of visiting a handful of your…
If You Work With Robert Downey Jr., Prepare To Duck And Rewrite [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("downyfav_defamer.flv", 463, 387,"");· Forgive us for being a couple days behind on Robert Downey Jr.'s Late Show appearance, but we were so excited that someone has finally found way to stop making bad movies, we simply had to share it with you: Simply start every shooting…
Learning the economic realities
The force driving the school reform movement is the conviction that if we don't college-educate more students, don't fare better on international tests of math and science, jobs will disappear and the U.S. economy will suffer. The actual picture is...
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This Weekend: Celebrate Outside
What are you up to this weekend? Friday, May 2 Grand Opening of the Americana at Brand in Glendale The mall that took $400 million and two years to make is finally opening tomorrow and shoppers rejoice. The first 300 customers into the new Urban Outfitters there get a free UO/Glendale tote.…
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Photo Essay: Last Night at the Edison's Incandescence Wednesday
Last night we hit downtown L.A. for the Edison's weekly event, Incandescence, where vaudeville circus/dance troupe Lucent Dossier was performing from the stage, from the rafters, from the floor amid the audience. We sampled the absinthe cocktails which were served to us in vintage-looking…
A Beautiful Day to Take to the Streets With a Few Thousand of Your Closest Friends
The May Day 2008 marches and rallies are underway and thousands of people have converged on downtown LA:You can expect massive traffic troubles through downtown during Thursday's events. Marchers will stage at 7th Street and Parkview at MacArthur Park, Olympic and Broadway, and Alameda and…
OMFG! I'm So Bored [A Call To The Bullpen]
boomp3.com Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester nearly fell asleep on set yesterday afternoon. Although Meester has been acting professionally for a while and understands the amount of time required for lighting and blocking and what not, the glacial pace of filming got the best of her yesterday…
Does It Offend You, Yeah, Comedy Fest, Jennifer Weiner [To Do]
· Music round-up: Does It Offend You, Yeah at the El Rey, Voodoo Glow Skulls at the Key Club, Camp Freddy at the Roxy. · The Los Angeles Comedy Festival kicks off at the at McCadden Place Theater with "three weeks of nonstop improv, sketch, and standup comedy." Who couldn't use a…
Uma Thurman's 'Happy Stalked Actress Day' Card: A Defamer Recreation [When You Care Enough]
After reading the vivid description of a greeting card plucked from the "Friendship - Stalked Actress" section of his local Hallmark store and presented by noted creep Jack Jordan to Uma Thurman on the steps of her My Super Ex-Girlfriend trailer, all we wanted was to catch a glimpse of the…
The Worst Dog Park In The World?
Photo by HeathBiter for LAist Right where the 134 meets the 5 is an atrocious dilapidated dirt lot known as The Griffith Park Dog Park. Despite being visible from the 134, and located at the intersection of two main freeways, it is near impossible to find or get to. On a recent beautiful…
Tougher immigration enforcement works!
Either that or nobody can afford to take a day off in this economy. The May Day march is a total bust. People are finally starting to arrive (police estimate 8,500), but for most of the day It looked like...
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March Traffic Disruptions Too Much for USPS
A sign posted in the Premiere Towers lobby tells residents that there's no mail collection today. Photo by Eric Richardson. Today's marches and the associated street closures were apparently too much for USPS, which decided to take a holiday from mail collection in at least one Historic…
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Uwe Boll 'Confirms' Boxing Match with Michael Bay, Sues Billy Zane For Good Measure [Bolled Over]
newVideoPlayer("uwemore_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); On one hand we're sick to near-death of German provocateur Uwe Boll, whose perverse viral antics have amused us barely enough to keep us watching over the last month. But today the son of a bitch is making actual news: First by suing his…
Wkd Prediction: 'Iron Man' A Strongman
According to Rotten Tomatoes, as of noon today, Marvel's Iron Man is the best reviewed wide release so far this year -- 95% positive reviews -- and the best reviewed comic book movie in the website's (albeit brief) history. Nice way to kick off the summer popcorn season and great validation…
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Small in Numbers, Large in Color
A cyclist looks back at the approaching Legalize LA march on 5th street. Photo by Eric Richardson. All blogdowntown coverage of today's marches is available in this May 1 topic. The May Day marches converged Downtown a little after 3pm, with crowds far smaller than many were predicting. …
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TV Junkie: Thursday
The New York Times says that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Screen Actors Guild will not be reaching an agreement anytime soon. In less than 60 days the SAG contract is up and all motion picture and TV production will stop on a dime with the exception of game…
Uma Thurman's Stalker Wooed Her With Doodled Harbingers Of Stick-Figure Doom [Love Letters]
It's safe to say that every celebrity, even Artie Lange, has their fair share of fans with crushes on them. But when the celebrity in question happens to be the Amazonian Tarantino muse Uma Thurman, this group of lovey-dovey fans will naturally include at least a few nutcases. Enter Jack Jordan,…
Big layoffs at Santa Barbara News-Mess
Blogger Craig Smith has details of the latest convulsion at Wendy McCaw's Santa Barbara News-Press: 16 staffers, including the sports editor and life section editor....
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Parks and Ridley-Thomas hit the sprint
There are four weeks weeks and change left until the June 3 primary showdown to decide who inherits the black seat on the Los Angeles...
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They went too far! Reader targets TMZ sponsors
TMZ targets the innocent. Now the innocent are targeting TMZ. The porn-pushing (and probably profiting) , the indiscriminate targeting of celebrities, the subliterate grammar and smutty jokes, the cruel mockery of the deceased, masturbation over Matthew McConaughey and overall offensive…
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Movie Review: Iron Man
Is there anyone on the planet who doesn't love Robert Downey Jr. as an actor? | Photo courtesy of Paramount I won't keep you in suspense a moment longer: Iron Man is a rousing start to the summer movie season. It succeeds not only as a visually dazzling popcorn movie, but as a human drama…
Renaissance Malibu Helps You Overcome Addiction...With Gold [Defamer Real Estate]
Of the many coastal wellness centers catering to Hollywood's well-monied, well-coke-dealered set, perhaps none swaths its patients in luxury like Renaissance Malibu ("Where currency is for spending, not rolling into little straws."™). The facility—which counts the likes of Daniel…
PETA Asking Hollywood To Whistleblow
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) today claims someone from the set of the upcoming Warner Bros film Speed Racer reported that one of the young chimpanzees used in the role of Chim Chim was beaten during filming. Now, PETA is officially asking other Hollywood insiders to take on…
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May Day rally is quiet ... so far
Things so far downtown during the May Day event seem to be quiet, but it's early still... We've got a couple reporters in the field reporting on today's event. Here's what we got so far. Jose Macias laid out... Things so far downtown during the May Day event seem to be quiet, but it's early…
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Art Openings: Patterson, Griffith Park Aftermath, Serenity
Friday As part of First Fridays on Abbot Kinney, Altered Space Gallery in Venice hosts an evening with Master Craftsman Richard Patterson. Patterson’s artistic furniture made with hand made dowels, and other joints (not a single nail!) along with many other hand crafted tools is…
Two Months After Its Oscar Win, Could Picturehouse Be Closing Its Doors? [Strictly Business]
A few notes kicked under the door at Defamer HQ hint that the end may be near for Picturehouse, the Oscar-winning art house shingle plunged into limbo in February after its parent company New Line was absorbed by the Warner Bros. mothership. We have yet to hear where company president Bob Berney…