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Los Angeles As Brazil: L.A. Ad Town
Thanks to Franklin Avenue reader Stuart, who notes that this commercial -- for the Dodge Journey -- supposedly follows the U.S. Women's Soccer Team as they drive to Brazil for a rematch.But that's no Brazilian stadium in the final shot -- that's the Home Depot Center in Carson!
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Yoga Deficiency
I figured it would at least be a few more years before the Kid Formerly Known as Blogger Toddler mastered a skill before me. But there I was this weekend, learning Yoga moves from a three-year-old. They're teaching Yoga at his pre-school, and he's already mastered downward dog and a few other…
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Lit Blogging 5.5
– SHARPEN YOUR GAZE: Over at Blogging L.A. yesterday, I gave Faboomama a Nathanael West-inspired lecture (second comment in) on why she should not openly laugh and guffaw at L.A.’s faux architectural styles; as is par for the course at BLA, any attempt at intellectual discourse has…
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Locke High School & Green Dot: After the Explosion
Working. Back with more posting later this morning. In the meantime…. After Friday’s 600 student melee at Locke High School that was reportedly started by two rival tagging crews, yesterday afternoon, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa slammed LAUSD for being reactive—instead of…
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Are L.A. freeways the roads less-traveled? - Los Angeles Times
Gas prices, impending economic depression. If L.A. traffic is easing up, oh SNAP!
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Judge a Cupcake Challenge With Me
Flickr Shot by dotsara New year, new cupcake challenge. Last year my informal cupcake challenge conducted in my small apartment crowned the best red velvet, the best chocolate and the best wild card winners. This year drinkeatplay’s own cupcake challenge will crown “L.A.’s best…
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Tale of two books
Actually it's just one book, the new novel set in Los Angeles by fabulist James Frey. But look at how differently it's being read. LAT...
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Los Angeles as Envisioned by eBoy
Pretty accurate, down to the lack of prominence of the LA Times.
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Readers respond: Drugs, whining, salt water and more
Some recent mail, courtesy of these newfangled interwebs: Our favorite letter in a long time comes from Pam Anderson (not that one, the one in Glendale), who uses a David Lazarus column as a departure point for a CAPS-HEAVY critique...
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Win Tickets To La Vida Sake Now
Have you ever wondered what might happen, were the Losanjealous editorial staff to consume way too much sake in a museum? Find out this May. Every year, the Little Tokyo Service Center throws a benefit fundraiser featuring an inordinate number of sakes for the imbibing and foodstuffs for the…
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Lindsay Lohan Simplifies the Blow-J
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s when I’m all coked out and then just when I need ‘em, I can’t find my knee pads! Well thank goodness for Lindsay Lohan, because she has finally invented pants with the knee pads built right in! Lilo got some good head…shots and…
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LUXE GUIDE TIPS: The cool guide to Florence, New York, LA and Paris - Times Online
Florence, New York, LA and Paris
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Things I’ve Learned From GSN’s “Bingo America”
1. I’ve learned that Patrick Duffy must hate his life. Patrick Duffy Hates You on FunnyOrDie.com 2. I’ve learned that Game Show Network really likes asking questions about types of apples. I can’t find any proof of this to show you, but trust me. Apples are…
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Swinging With Indy [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("indyswing_def.flv", 463, 267,""); · There are 27 different movies in this Indy-themed swingstravaganza. (And at least one classic Activision Atari 2600 title.) How many can you name? [Black20] · Dennis Farina was so preoccupied worrying about gels and liquids, he had…
Britney’s Triumphant Return! (To Bad Acting.)
What’s the best way to explain Britney Spears’ latest turn at ruining How I Met Your Mother? You know how it’s really sad when there’s, like, a tired old circus bear that’s pulled out of its cage and paraded around in front of the crowd and then it has to do its…
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Live, From New York, It's Saturday Night: Defamer Pays A Visit To Studio 8H [Saturday Night Live]
newVideoPlayer("snlfunky_def.flv", 463, 387,""); It's difficult to properly convey to you the excitement level that hits you the second you walk through the revolving doors at 30 Rockefeller Center before a live taping of Saturday Night Live. After all, it's one of the hardest tickets to get in…
IS THIS A MELTDOWN? More Big Actors And Directors Caught In Capitol Crunch
Now I've learned that stars and directors like John Cusack, Helen Mirren, Gina Gershon, Joe Pesci, Jan de Bont, and Taylor Hackford have been, and Jennifer Lopez with writer-helmer Don Roos may be soon, affected by this cash crunch surrounding Capitol Films. So it wasn't just Jessica Biel…
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Extra, Extra: Curveballs and Quakes
untitled, by jtstrathdee via LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr. News of the Chinese quake that has reportedly killed more than 8,500 people, has rattled some Chinese-Americans in L.A. who are struggling to learn the fate of relatives and friends back home. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo…
Jim Gianopulos/Tom Rothman Form New Unit, Fox International Productions; Panitch Leaves Regency To Head FIP
Sanford Panitch has left Regency to run Fox International Productions (FIP), a newly formed international production umbrella unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment that will produce, acquire and distribute local language films around the globe. Fox Filmed Entertainment chairmen/CEOs, Jim Gianopulos…
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'Scriptland' writer moves to Hollywood Reporter
Jay Fernandez will join THR as a senior film reporter to concentrate on breaking news, says Hollywood Wiretap. He has written the "Scriptland" column in...
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LA's Pop Culture in 3 Blocks
See the larger version | Via eBoy's website Along with their art opening last week in London featuring the new "LA" work, pixel art group eBoy released the artwork as a poster in a series of many including Tokyo and New York City. The piece pictures Los Angeles' pop culture in a…
‘Twilight’ May Look Sexy On-Screen, But The Only Action On-Set Involved 'Runny Noses' And 'Hail Globs' [Sexual Fevers]
As we noted last week, the highly anticipated Twilight franchise appears to be far steamier and sexier than the books’ tween fans may have expected. And a profile on the film in yesterday’s LAT suggests the series’ author Stephenie Meyer may be just as surprised. Described by the article's…
Emerald City: Soy story
Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com >> Your house without you, or nature’s demolition job. Visualize your house without you via this 2-minute animation. How long do you think it would take your house to disintegrate, leaving no trace of your having lived in it? Pick a…
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'Sex And The City' Premiere Upstaged By World's Stupidest Head-Corsage [The Birds And The Bees And The City]
If you're feeling a little cheated by the fact that Sex and the Movie (try it! It's catching on!) had its world premiere today in a town better known for Black and Tans and battered cod than Cosmos and Sushi Samba, there is some comfort to be taken from the fact that London's splashy red carpet…
China Earthquake is a Good Reminder for LA
Earthquake Photo via Shanghaiist The nearly 10,000 person death toll (and rising!) after yesterday's massive 7.8 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China is a good reminder for Los Angeles that we are just as vulnerable to such a large shaker. It was just last month that scientists said…
Of Breakthroughs In 3-D Technology [To Do]
newVideoPlayer("todo3d_def.flv", 463, 387,""); Little known fact about our fearless Defamer Videographer Molly McAleer. When she isn't cutting the high-larious videos you see here on the site each and every day, she works as a part of a top secret thinktank that's dedicated to bringing every…
Primetime Pilot Panic: 'The Unit' On CBS, 'Reaper' On CW, Both Renewed
CBS renewed The Unit at an appropriate time: the drama series' cast is over in Iraq for a week to visit with U.S. soldiers. Robert Patrick arranged the whole thing through the USO. And the CW gave Reaper a mid-season 13-episode renewal.
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End-Of-Monday Tallies Put 'Racer' At Third, UTA Minus One Emile Hirsch [The Day After]
It seems as if our reconnaissance on Speed Racer—quickly shaping up to be one of the biggest turkeys in recent Hollywood history—proved correct: The film was indeed third at the box office this weekend, taking in $18.6 million, $1.6 million short of the bloated studio estimates…
Found in LA: You'd Be Home By Now
We're already home, are you? | Photo by Morgan Strauss, used with permission A follow up to the earlier story on freeway biking. The group of riders on Friday also put up this banner. "We hung a 20 X 6 foot banner on the 17th street overpass that read 'RIDE A BIKE: YOU'D BE HOME BY NOW,'"…
Finally Every 'SATC' Fan's Dreams Come True: The Mr. Big Vibrator Is Here [Sex And The Vibrator]
Sex And The City mania is beginning to crest this week, as plot spoilers, leaked footage and Sarah Jessica Parker magazine profiles assault us at every turn. But one sign that all this hype just may have jumped the shark comes in the form of “a happily orgasmic ever-after:” the official Mr.…
State Supreme Court rules for prosecutor who advised filmmakers
A Santa Barbara prosecutor who consulted in the making of the movie "Alpha Dog," about an accused killer facing the death penalty, may stay on the case, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously today. Ruling against the capital defendant, the... A Santa Barbara prosecutor who consulted in…
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