Featured LA Vida Stories
A Cook's Garden
Marta Teegen is turning L.A.'s front lawns into kitchen larders
By GENDY ALIMURUNG
Once you drive the winding roads to Marta Teegen’s house in Mount Washington, it’s easy to shake the city off. Inhale the steamy, earthy garden smell, then gaze upon the abundance of her front yard. In place of the usual grassy lawn, 16 types of tomatoes grow, along with five kinds of green beans… Keep Reading »
A Cook's Garden
Marta Teegen is turning L.A.'s front lawns into kitchen larders
By GENDY ALIMURUNG
Once you drive the winding roads to Marta Teegen’s house in Mount Washington, it’s easy to shake the city off. Inhale the steamy, earthy garden smell, then gaze upon the abundance of her front yard. In place of the usual grassy lawn, 16 types of tomatoes grow, along with five kinds of green beans… Keep Reading »
L.A.'s Newest Gay Night Out: Tom Whitman's Cherry Pop
Opening of West Hollywood's "ridiculously fun" Saturday-night party at the Ultra Suede club
By PATRICK RANGE MCDONALD
Tom Whitman, looking trim and muscular, walked up to the bar at the opening of his brand-new Saturday-night party Cherry Pop in the West Hollywood nightclub Ultra Suede, and ordered a short glass of Red Bull with a splash of vodka. It was still early, but DJ Josh Peace blasted Top 40 songs across… Keep Reading »
Seven Days to a Better, More Culturally Aware You!
Things to do in L.A., May 9-15
By Libby Molyneaux
FRIDAY, May 9 … Keep Reading »
This Is Not a Shrimp: Extreme Snacking, Japan Style
Green tea pie and lots of jellies
By GENDY ALIMURUNG AND MARK MAUER
Have you ever wandered the candy aisle of an Asian supermarket and wondered WTF is that? And who would eat it? We would, that’s who. Welcome to the world of Japanese processed sweets, where a treat that looks like shrimp might just taste like nuts. Where potato is a candy, and chocolates look… Keep Reading »
Little Tokyo's Cheap Thrills
Adventures in frivolous pursuits
By GENDY ALIMURUNG
The voyage to Little Tokyo so often begins with a craving for ramen and ends with (best-case scenario) a souvenir maneki nekko ear pick, or (worst-case scenario) an inflatable bug wrist bracelet that serves no other function than scaring the pets. You saw it. You knew you didn’t need it. But you definitely could… Keep Reading »
La Vida
This Is Not a Shrimp: Extreme Snacking, Japan Style
By GENDY ALIMURUNG AND MARK MAUER
Green tea pie and lots of jellies
Rescue Me: How to Save a Cat
By GENDY ALIMURUNG
“Do you want a cat?” the e-mail read. I’d sent this message out, en…
Forget the Mustache: Beauty-Shop Quartets
By GENDY ALIMURUNG
Some postquaint, teenage-girl harmonies
Savage Love
Kiss Me Undeadly
By DAN SAVAGE
Safe sex, safer bondages and readers' comments on the "campsite rule"
Lube It, Lube It, Lube It. And Smoke Some Pot
By DAN SAVAGE
Male-on-male jones; anal advice; piss fetish
BEK
Pucker Up
The New Wave of Trans Cinema
By Tristan Taormino
I spent my weekend watching transpeople fuck on film. A lot. OK, a lot…
In (Partial) Defense of Eliot Spitzer
By Tristan Taormino
Is it cheating if it's with a sex worker? Is it preferable to a full-blown affair?
Behind the Green Door
By Tristan Taormino
Parsing a splendid, lurid memoir of life at S.F.'s O'Farrell
Comedy
Artie Lange: The 300-Pound New Jersey Comedian in the Room
By Ryan Ritchie
Artie Lange is a 300-pound New Jersey native who’s battled cocaine, heroin and alcohol…
24/Seven
Best of L.A. '07
Best of L.A. 2007 Armageddon it!
The last things we'd ever do
Hoopla
Seven Days to a Better, More Culturally Aware You!
By Libby Molyneaux
Things to do in L.A., May 9-15
The Shop
L.A. Fashion '07
King Jeremy the Wicked
By LINDA IMMEDIATO
Around the world and back with designer Jeremy Scott, guest-starring Karl Lagerfeld, Cory Kennedy, Mario Testino and the FedEx lady
Column Dave
Small Child, Cute, Ages Normally
By DAVE SHULMAN
MILAN JIANQI LADMAN-FRYKMAN is a small, cute, nonfictional child. You should enjoy reading about…
Lingua Toluca
By DAVE SHULMAN
ELIZA JANE SCHNEIDER has her own fingerprints, Social Security number, employment history, references, everything.…
A Considerable Town
L.A.'s Newest Gay Night Out: Tom Whitman's Cherry Pop
By PATRICK RANGE MCDONALD
Opening of West Hollywood's "ridiculously fun" Saturday-night party at the Ultra Suede club
Lakers Beat: Team Dinner
By MICHAEL KRIKORIAN
Crowd at Mozza saw the Lakers squad gather in a private dining room to study the Jazz-Rockets game over pizza. Guess who paid?
The Kids In the 'Secret Show' Hall
Thu, May 8, 10:41 am
CFIWest / Steve Allen Theater, HollywoodMay 7(l-r) Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, Bruce McCullochA line of comedy fans dozens deep snaked around the corner of Berendo […]
Tim & Eric's Awesome Show live @ the Echoplex 5.5.08
Tue, May 6, 7:04 am
They're so sweet and innocent. Photos by Rena Kosnett.Writing about the experience of seeing Tim & Eric’s Awesome Show Great Job! live on tour […]
Coachella Fashion: Sundress Mess, (No On) Neon and The Headband's Last Hurrah (We Hope!)
Mon, Apr 28, 11:42 am
Props to those who actually managed to write coherant blog posts from Coachella on a daily/nightly basis. After spending about 1 1/2 hours in traffic […]
Ask a Mexican
Not As Seen on TV
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Hispanics and high-speed chases — bad boys, bad boys, or just a bad rap?
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