A Considerable Town

iPhone Wizards: Duo FInd Success Programming Apple i-Products

December 25, 2008

App yourself silly

Jordan Belfort: The Wounded Wolf of Wall Street

December 25, 2008

Still howling

Warrengate: Obama's First Fuckup as President Elect?

December 25, 2008

Black is the new white

Dame Edna, Makeup Muse: Painting the Town Varicose Violet

December 18, 2008

Think Possum Nose Pink

In Surprise Move, Moca Board to Turn Over Operation of Museum to Machine Project Gallery

December 18, 2008

Gendy Alimurung Recalls September 11, 2001, at L.A. Weekly

December 18, 2008

The rumbling

"Roadblock" and Other Cyclists Revolt at LAPD Ticketing for Bike Riding Without a License

December 18, 2008

Ticket to Ride: Fighting over a $3 license, midnight riders claim harassment

WeHo Couple Who Hung Sarah Palin Mannequin at Halloween Now Want Gay Designers to Boycott Straight Weddings

December 11, 2008

A Wedding Day Without Gays: "Good luck trying to find a designer who's not gay!"

O.J. Simpson's Day of Infamy: A Holiday Timeline of O.J. News From Every December 5 Since 1994

December 11, 2008

From Greta Van Susteren's boasts to the Vegas sentencing

L.A. People: Phil LaMarr, the Voice

December 11, 2008

He's Cartoon Network's Samurai Jack, Green Lantern and Futurama's Hermes Conrad

The $850,000 Crosswalk, a.k.a. the Island of Dr. LaBonge

November 27, 2008

Your Los Angeles City Council at work

How I Got Banned From the Nokia at the Elevate Film Festival

November 27, 2008

Tale of a rogue benchwarmer

LACMA Deconstructed

November 20, 2008

Machine Project rethinks what a museum is for

Night Out: Man's Spiritual Journey Begins With Prada

November 20, 2008

Of man scents and caviar

Pompeii in L.A.: After the Firestorm

November 20, 2008

Photographs by Ted Soqui

Extreme Inner-city Arts Makeover

November 20, 2008

Bob and Bob Make It Legal: The LA Arrival of the Milwaukee Tax Attorneys That Saved Wesley Snipes

November 13, 2008

Don't fall into the prosciutto — Robert Bernhoft and Robert Barnes set up shop in Century City and throw themselves a cocktail party

Prop 8: Blacks and Gay Marriage — The Wrong Kind of Unity

November 13, 2008

A messy new alliance — tag team for intolerance

The Ex-Mormon Factor

November 13, 2008

Diary of a Gay, Traffic-Snarling Sore Loser

November 13, 2008

A married man's protest

The End of Fashion Week as We Know It: Wailing Outside Lauren Conrad, the Dead Ferret Con and Other Scenes From L.A.'s Last Smashbox Catwalks

October 23, 2008

With IMG and Smashbox parting ways, L.A. Fashion Week's Culver City era comes to a close

Alter Eco's Eco-MacGyver, Peter Fonda and Anna Getty on the Green Carpet for Josh Tickell's Oil Doc FUEL

October 23, 2008

Eco and Narcissus

Among the Size-0 Crowd at Fashion Week

October 16, 2008

Painful stilettos, accreting around Mandy Moore, and more

Florida, Florida, Florida: Where Hillary Supporters Turn to Palin and Working-Class Men Love Joe Biden

October 16, 2008

A week in the battleground

L.A. Weekly Follow-Up: A Tortoise Reprieve — High Casualties Put Halt to Fort Irwin's Expansion Plans

October 16, 2008

"Sadly, we've been proven right," says spokesperson from Center for Biological Diversity, which is suing to stop tortoise moves

Drive, Baby, Drive: Obama Voter's Car Gets a "Drill, Baby, Drill" Paint Job

October 16, 2008

Practical joke forces liberal to explain to female Prius driver, "It's not my fault!"

The Next Big Thing at the Detour Festival: Buraka Som Sistema's Kuduro Beats and the Sound of Tomorrow

October 9, 2008

The Portuguese DJ collective's rhythms have yet to catch on here, but they will

Banking on Disaster: A Day in the Life at the End of the World

October 9, 2008

What do you do when it seems as though you're the last man on Earth with a savings account?

Going Door-to-Door for Obama in North Vegas

October 9, 2008

The silver-lining state

It's Her Party: Sarah Palin Rallies Fans in Carson

October 9, 2008

Jon Voight appears in support, declaring, "I'm blessed to have met John McCain"

Addicted to Ormus: Gold Fever at the Raw Spirit Festival

September 25, 2008

Between the bee-pollen vendors and superfoods seminars, one light body gets her fill of monatomic gold

After the Frogtown Artwalk, Talk of the Apocalypse While the Jacuzzi Bubbles

September 25, 2008

A "river liver," art shows without the Two Buck Chuck and Cormac McCarthy's The Road

Infinite Loss: David Foster Wallace and the Troublesome, Inescapable "I"

September 18, 2008

"Was he a good writer?" asked the young sales clerk at Borders

Misery's Witness: A Photographer's View of the Chatsworth Metrolink Crash

September 18, 2008

When to shoot and when to pause and reflect

What Would Patton Oswalt Need Most If He Traveled Through Time? And What's the Weirdest YouTube Video That Seth MacFarlane Has Seen Recently?

September 18, 2008

Questioning the comedians at Yuk-Fest and the premiere of Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoons

Michelle Obama's Night Out in L.A.: Malia and Sasha Meet the Jonas Brothers

September 11, 2008

Dream come true for Malia, and indirect reference to Sarah Palin from Michelle, who says her husband is "not afraid of smart people."

The Latest Republican Cover-Up: The Presidency of George W. Bush

September 11, 2008

Ready to hit the reset button: At the GOP convention, plenty of Mac and cheese, no W

Sam and Dave's Living Half Holds Back at Sunset Junction

August 28, 2008

Less is Moore for this soul man

"Fill her up": What a Girl Must Pay to Pump

August 28, 2008

High-poontang fuel

Seeking the Rage: Among the Protesters at the Democratic National Convention

August 28, 2008

The group Recreate '68 tries to ignite the passion of another generation

Remembering Bo Taylor

August 21, 2008

Death of a street sentinel

Bryan Rabin

August 21, 2008

When heavy hitters want to tap into L.A.'s vast and idiosyncratic cultural reservoir, here's the man they call

Retired Russian Army Colonel Criticizes U.S. Actions in Iraq Even as Tanks Roll in Georgia

August 14, 2008

Yuri Yuryevich, also a former journalist, says idea of Russian censorship was concocted by the West — investigative journalism no problem as long as president isn't criticized

Signs of the Dov: The American Apparel Flea Market and the Search for the Next Top Billboard Model

August 14, 2008

Shoppers wait five hours just to browse for T-shirts

For Those Who Stand Long . . . A Led Zeppelin Reunion?

August 7, 2008

Checking out the rumors at the Sunset Marquis' Gibson Through the Lens reception

Dogtown Days: Memory of a Skateboarding Youth

August 7, 2008

Living Room On the Street: Public Parking on a Sofas Level

August 7, 2008

San Francisco landscape architect takes the indoors outside in L.A. neighborhoods

Obama: "Ich Bin Nicht Ein Berliner"

July 31, 2008

Live, from the front

Riding With the C.R.A.N.K. Mob

July 24, 2008

Partying on wheels with pirates, Team Zissou and a bike-riding giant chicken

Glow '08: Blinded by the Light

July 24, 2008

Santa Monica's take on Paris' White Nights festival -- music and art all night on the pier

At L.A.'s E3 Summit: The Business of Beautiful Killing Games

July 24, 2008

Faster, Dracula! Kill! Kill! Bloodthirsty peeks at the latest versions of Flock, BioShock, Borderlands, WolfQuest and Castlevania, plus Konami designer Koji Igarashi

No Dark Knight: Salute to Sir George Martin, and His Ears

July 24, 2008

Legendary producer receives Grammy Foundation Leadership Award

PETA's Lady in a Cage: Protesting Animal Treatment by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus

July 17, 2008

Hold that tiger! Foot traffic pauses on Hollywood Boulevard as reporters, tourists and photographers catch a glimpse of near-naked activist in painted stripes

Monthly Crowd Gathers to Stargaze at Griffith Observatory

July 17, 2008

Celestial close-ups courtesy of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society

Variations on a Theme Building: Revealing LAX's Exoskeleton

July 10, 2008

Photo essay and observations on L.A. Airport's iconic dome under repair

The Lennon Year: Mr. Fish Anticipates 40

July 10, 2008

Goodnight Pete: An Appreciation of L.A. Weekly Co-founder Pete Kameron

July 10, 2008

Former publisher Michael Sigman remembers tough love, Zen calm and a nice assist with forming the paper's "no-hitting" policy

In This House That He Called Home: Remembering Jack Marquette

July 3, 2008

Host of the floating parties Brave Dog, Theoretical, Phenomena and the Anti-Club

Underwater Mystery: The Last Swim

July 3, 2008

At an infamous Hollywood hotel, a 15-year-old makes a tragic discovery

You Could Even Say It Glowed: The Electric Daisy Festival

July 3, 2008

The green-lit masses at the L.A. Coliseum, the pulsing beats of Paul Van Dyk, Moby and Benny Benassi

The Gayest Wedding, at La Brea Tar Pits

June 26, 2008

With doughnuts from Bob's for afters

Standup Night at Santa Monica's Olympic High School

June 19, 2008

Class cutups pack the house for Laughlinks-sponsored youth event

Carnality Circa '82: A Dave Naz Joint

June 19, 2008

XXX movie, by ex Chemical People band member, delivers punk-drenched, suburban-angst, back-then realism — with a Circle Jerks soundtrack

Hot Topic? At Hollywood & Highland, Perez Hilton Unveils His New Fashion Line

June 12, 2008

I see Perez underpants

Tossing Cock Rings at the Christopher Street West Gay Pride Festival

June 12, 2008

Recruited by the LAPD?

June 5, 2008

One woman's lunch with L.A.'s finest

Hollywood, UFOs and the Occult: The Impending Something

May 29, 2008

Coast to Coast's George Noory and other out-there researchers talk Rosemary's Baby, Eyes Wide Shut and worlds beyond our own

Sugar Highs and Lows at Hollywood's Cupcake Challenge

May 22, 2008

If you give a guy a cupcake ...

WeHo Reacts to California Supreme Court Gay-Marriage Ruling

May 22, 2008

God bless Gavin Newsom

Lakers Beat: Team Dinner

May 8, 2008

Crowd at Mozza saw the Lakers squad gather in a private dining room to study the Jazz-Rockets game over pizza. Guess who paid?

L.A.'s Newest Gay Night Out: Tom Whitman's Cherry Pop

May 8, 2008

Opening of West Hollywood's "ridiculously fun" Saturday-night party at the Ultra Suede club

Former UN Weapons Inspector Takes the L.A. Stage

May 8, 2008

Scott Ritter, peace monger

Chihuahua Crazy

May 1, 2008

The Los Angeles Regional Races in Montebello

Missing Hollywood

May 1, 2008

What's great (and not-so-great) about our old hood

At the Integraton With Vibrational Healer Don Estes and Friends

May 1, 2008

Breaking the sound barrier, or, soaking up the oogie-boogie of natural harmonics

First Cut: Big Fish Compete at SushiMasters

April 24, 2008

The Really Friendly Skies

April 24, 2008

Poet Billy Collins Charms the Skirball Crowd

April 24, 2008

Ride This: Confessions of a Whore on Santa Monica Public Transport

April 17, 2008

The bluest bus of all

Miss Hooker's Tricks Aren’t for Kids

April 10, 2008

Miss One Dolla No Holla!

Dirty Fruit

April 3, 2008

Papilloma virus, filth-encrusted fingernails and more

Tommy Lasorda: The Lion in Spring

April 3, 2008

Off-White Like Me

March 27, 2008

Biracial? Tell it to the hosts of Fox and Friends. Obama is black.

Nashville Star Search

March 27, 2008

Hollywood style

Women's Art Takes to the Streets

March 27, 2008

Outdoor exhibition features four artists

Undead, Again: Buffy Reunion

March 27, 2008

Welcome back to the Hellmouth

Thinguma-Bobs: A Dylan Exhibit

March 20, 2008

Tabloid Takeover: L.A. Fashion Week's Celebrity Overdose

March 20, 2008

Is there a designer in the house?

Barack Obama and the Company We Keep

March 20, 2008

Many blacks have a Jeremiah Wright in their past ... and are better men for it

Who Bought Cory Kennedy's Socks?

March 13, 2008

Wrinkle-Free Fresh Faces at Fashion Week

March 13, 2008

Botox - your alternative to sweating

When Grim Ghosts Grin

March 6, 2008

Haunted Mansion fans manifest at Disneyland's Blue Bayou

America's Next American Gladiators

March 6, 2008

Rome, by way of Venice (Gold's Gym)

Conversations on Foster Care at an Oscar Party

February 28, 2008

Adios, Pio Pico: Doors Close on California Historic Park

February 28, 2008

One of five local estates targeted by Schwarzenegger's budget cuts

Q&A With The Realist's Paul Krassner at Chicago 10 Screening

February 28, 2008

"Communicate without compromise," says the man who coined "yippie"

Lunar Eclipse, L.A.-Style

February 28, 2008

The dark side of the moon

The Killing of a Gay Oxnard Student

February 21, 2008

Lawrence King: Punch-drunk Hate

Hollywood's Magic Castle Goes Adobe for a Day

February 21, 2008

Plus: The Owl that guards the entrance is a hoot

Casablanca on St. Valentine's Day

February 21, 2008

Play those heartstrings again, Sam

Jean Nouvel Unveils Century City Condo Plan

February 21, 2008

If you lived there, you'd be home by then

Grammy Hair Talk: Night of the Long Bob

February 14, 2008

If you're doing Pink's hair, even if you're not doing her hair in pink, you have to remember she's still Pink.

Workmen's Circle's Search For the New Young Radicals

February 14, 2008

What is to be done?

Singer-Songwriter John Stewart: 1939-2008

February 7, 2008

"Johnny Stew" to friends, the Kingston Trio member with more than 25 solo albums penned "Daydream Believer"

Leonard Nimoy's Heavy Conversation

February 7, 2008

A man in full

StoryCorps' Oral Historians

February 7, 2008

Lift Every Voice

¡Ask a Mexican! Special Sexy Edition

February 7, 2008

ELECTION NIGHT AT PINKS

January 31, 2008

Six Inches of Soul

Ice Follies

January 24, 2008

Fatherhood Lessons From Money Guru Robert Kiyosaki

January 24, 2008

Rich dad invents money, poor dads watch

David Sedaris at UCLA

January 24, 2008

The Summer Glau Chronicles

January 17, 2008

Summer Night's Dream at the Terminator TV Premier

A Dark and Stormy Night at the Museum

January 10, 2008

The Ninja

January 3, 2008

"He was 5 feet eleven inches, lean, muscular, with jet-black hair... And he was wearing a Ninja costume."