Feb. 23. 2007
The Town the Law Forgot by JEFFREY ANDERSON. No Peace in the Valley by STEVEN MIKULAN. Li'l Dickens Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make Love to the Vice President by JERRY STAHL
{mosimage} The Town The Law Forgot: An L.A. ’burb is mired in gangs, cartels and south-of-the-border-style politics. By JEFFREY ANDERSON
No Peace in the Valley: According to former porn star, Kulak’s Woodshed is barely legal. By STEVEN MIKULAN
Li’l Dickens, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make Love to the Vice President. By JERRY STAHL
A Considerable Town
The Audacity: Barack Obama hits Los Angeles and, eventually, gets around to giving a speech. By DANIEL HERNANDEZ
Jet Blues: ROB HILL chronicles the tale of an airport refugee.
DAVE SHULMAN listens to Borgicci’s lament in COLUMN DAVE.
Plus, LOS ANGELOPOLIS by MAX KORNELL;
¡ASK A MEXICAN! Why does Arnold Schwarzenegger keep putting his foot in his mouth and talking smack about Mexicans? By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
A cartoonby BRUCE ERIC KAPLAN.
Newsroom
Clearing the Case: Ham-handed LAPD has trouble getting witnesses to talk in murder investigations, by CELESTE FREMON.
That’s Not Permitted: City Councilman José Huizar ignored the law, expanded his house, then used insiders to get away with it, writes DAVID ZAHNISER in
THE Z FILES.
That Bitter Aftertaste: Hate-crime victim’s mom wants answers, by KATE COE.
Plus, a cartoon by MR. FISH
LA Vida
Way Up in the Sky: LINDA IMMEDIATO on flying lessons for first-timers.
Plus, Craft Night at Akbar,
Eat & Drink
Sweetheart Deal: Providence’s night of happy endings, by JONATHAN GOLD.
Plus, FIRST BITE: Celadon
ASK MR. GOLD about naked ravioli
and WHERE TO EAT NOW
Books
The Crescent Moon Is Down: Suggested reading for the president, by MATTHEW FLEISCHER.
Art
Pink Elephants on Parade: Tim Hawkinson’s lost weekend, by DOUG HARVEY.
ART PICK: Sharon Ben-Tal, Wally Hedrick by PETER FRANK
MUST SEE ART: Nathan Hylden’s “Again and As If to Begin” and Aurie Ramirez by AMRA BROOKS
Stage
Who’s Afraid of Edward Albee? Don’t call it a comeback — the playwright was never gone; an interview by STEVEN LEIGH MORRIS.
Plus, new theater reviews including Bent, Altar Boyzand more.
ALAN RICH’s A LOT OF NIGHT MUSIC,
DANCE PICK: Lula Washington Dance Theater by ANN HASKINS
Ann Haskins
CLASSICAL PICK: Dead Man Walking: Scenes From an American Opera by MARY BETH CRAIN
Film
Great Scot: ELLA TAYLOR sips tea with James McAvoy; SCOTT FOUNDAS reviews his new film, Starter for 10.
Too Sweet the Sound: Amazing Grace ODs on sanctimonious idealism.
Plus, why The Number 23 doesn’t add up.By SCOTT FOUNDAS
Glastonbury: The Sound and the Filth. A muddled, wasted tribute to Britain’s infamous music fest by ROB NELSON
More reviews of new films, including The Astronaut Farmer, Gray Matters,and Reno 911!: Miami
SHORT RUN: Our Daily Bread by J. HOBERMAN
Screen
In SURF REPORT, ROBERT ABELE finds The 1/2 Hour News Hour comes up short.
Music
Focus Group: Blur’s Damon Albarn talks to JOHN PAYNE about his new project with former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, and MARK MAUER reviews the new record.
Plus, JOHN ALBERT on Explosions in the Sky.
DIGGIN’ YOUR SCENE checks in with Bloodcat Love,
LIVE IN L.A. goes out to see Camera Obscura by SCOTT STERLING
And also Neko Case by TIM GRIERSON
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