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You're Next, a Slasher Flick for the Occupy Era

Tickets on Sale Now for Taste of the Farmers' Market on July 16th

The Original Farmers' Market at 3rd & Fairfax is already a varied dining experience, with everything from Korean BBQ and Brazilian sausage to brisket, tofu and gumbo. For dessert, there's tiny chocolate mousse, warm donut holes, root beer floats and lots, lots more. But at the 5th annual Taste of th ... More >>

49-Cent Slurpee at 7-Eleven During Memorial Day Weekend

Slurpee fans rejoice. To kick off the Memorial Day weekend -- and the beginning of summer vacation -- 7-Eleven will be slapping a 49-cent price tag on their medium-sized Slurpees beginning Friday, May 24. The deal will go on all weekend long until Monday, May 27, and has been timed in order to celeb ... More >>

One Dollar Coffee Wednesdays at 7-Eleven

Java junkies rejoice. For those unwilling to fork up more than a buck for caffeine, 7-Eleven is giving out coffee for only $1. The promotion is only on Wednesdays and lasts until the end of January. That means any size cup and all the sugar, flavorings, topping and cream you can possibly want are ... More >>

Domo: From Japanese TV Mascot to International Superstar

One of the most curious icons of the early 21st century is Domo. A large, brown creature with a wide open mouth stuck somewhere between a growl and a guffaw, Domo is the mascot for Japan's public television station, NHK. He came to life in a television spot back in 1998 and, by 2004, had appeared in ... More >>

Free Slurpees Tomorrow: 7-Eleven's National Holiday

Tomorrow is 7/11. That's right, you know the drill. It's Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven locations. Hallmark might not sell Slurpee Day greeting cards (yet), nor is the holiday pre-labeled on your kitten-themed calendar, but it goes without saying that America has come to embrace the day of free froz ... More >>

7-Eleven Introduces Slurpee Lite Free Slurpee Day

7-Eleven is introducing a new low-calorie, sugar-free Slurpee at its stores nationwide this week. The offering targets women in their 20s who have bought into the whole "skinny girl" hoopla. Right off the bat, we see a couple of problems with this move. One, we weren't aware that anyone over the ag ... More >>

L.A.'s Idea of Japanese Food vs. What Japanese Really Eat

Our Venn Food Diagram series has studied the people of Thailand, Armenia, Vietnam and most recently California, comparing what they actually eat with what Angelenos believe they eat. In this edition, we turn our attention to Japan, looking past ramen and sushi to see what foods Angelenos have left t ... More >>

Your July Sugar Rush: Free Slurpees, Lollipops and Dessert A Slurpee Recipe

Cheesecake Factory's newest Hershey's flavor & free 7-Eleven slurpees​ Café patios are jammed at mid-day, beach parking lots are more overcrowded than usual, and neighborhood teens are breaking into your pool at midnight. If you're reading this during "normal" business hours, you're most like ... More >>

Chang Qui, Teen BMW Driver, Cited When Three-Hour Mall Trip Ends in Death of Dog Who Remained in Hot Car, Authorities Say

mioi​A teenage driver was cited for suspicion of animal cruelty after her 1-year-old dog, left in a closed car while she went to a mall for three hours, died from apparent heat exposure, authorities say. It happened in the Ontario Mills Mall parking lot in Ontario Monday evening when security ... More >>

Hollandaised and Confused: Cooking with Keif, Your Latest Pot Cookbook

​ There was a time when pairing Slurpee flavors with Sour Patch Kids by their color was considered a gourmet marijuana experience. Discovering the perfect addition to your badly stirred bowl of mac 'n cheese (yup, it's fruity pebbles) was a master stroke of cannabis culinary brilliance. Thes ... More >>

Theater Reviews: The Limitations of Genetic Technology, Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein

Also, Roccopella, Crimes of the Heart

Stage Raw: Roccopella

NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on Watson (Sacred Fools) and Futura (Boston Court)COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW GO ROCCOPELLA ​ Embellished with funky MTV-inspired videos, writer/solo performer George Spielvogel's goofy good-natured comedy sports an array of ditzy characters who sha ... More >>

A Glee-Inspired Slushie Food Fight: Slurpee vs. ICEE

FOXGuilty pleasures: Glee & Slushies​ In a list of guilty pleasures about a mile long, two things rise to the top. First, the TV show Glee. Second, the slushie: a brain freeze-inducing, icy concoction sold at most convenience stores and movie theaters. Lucky for us, we can (sort of) enjoy bot ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/30-9/3

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "On the east side, it seems as if these chefs are trying to disguise the fact that their food comes from anywhere at all." First Bite: Looks Fusion, Cooks Orthodox, or Dip's Grill in Alhambra. "'No one remembers the art,' ... More >>

Craft Beer Road Trip: Brewery Tours of San Diego, Designated Driver Included

J. GarbeeMeet Your New Brewery Tour Friends​When you live in the capital of urban sprawl, it's hard to feel sympathetic when San Diego residents bemoan their half dozen traffic-free miles between weekend hangouts. But if beer is involved, they're more than forgiven -- it can seem like ten time ... More >>

7 Eleven Opens New Store: Free Pizza The Laker Girls

Who'd have guessed that the debut of a new 7-Eleven would be such a grand event? This Friday's opening of the new convenience store in Compton will occasion the kind of fanfare normally reserved for oh, I don't know, a celebrity-named community center or a new hospital wing. In addition to an appea ... More >>

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Indonesian convenience cuisine

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Singles Night

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