GENE DE CHENE TOURED FRANCE during World War II and came back home to Los Angeles with nothing to do. He started looking for the meaning of life... More >>

MAYBE THIS IS HOW THE INSANITY started. "Remember, honey. We're in the zone tonight, so no matter what happens or how late you get home, the... More >>

THE NATION WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT RAY WALLACE, THE MAN who owned the construction company in Northern California where the tracks that... More >>

THE VEINS ON HENRY ROLLINS' THICK NECK POP AS HE PUFFS HIMSELF up onstage at Amoeba Music on Sunset like a black-T-shirt-clad god of war.... More >>

ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS FARRAH FAWCETT'S 1997 PLAYBOY SPREAD AND concurrent pay-per-view special All of Me — the one in which she daubs paint o... More >>

HIS EMINENCE IS MOST CERTAINLY IN HIS ELEMENT THIS TUESDAY EVENING: chatting up blue-haired contributors under the glare of chandeliers;... More >>

Dear Chief Bratton, Welcome to Los Angeles. My name is Peter Fletcher and I live in a section of Hollywood called Little Armenia. In bygone... More >>

THE CROWD FILLS IN. ABOUT HALF could pass as fighters. The girlfriends may not all be trouble, but they have perfected the look. Think deep... More >>

MR. WINKLE IS THAT CHARMING LITTLE DOWNY PUFF OF A DOG WHOSE big warm marbles for eyes and russet fur make him look like a living stuffed... More >>

EVERY SATURDAY IN THE BIG OPEN SPACE IN THE OLD FARMERS Market (where it's still possible to pretend that the new Vegas-like Grove shopping... More >>