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Best L.A. Novel Ever: If He Hollers Let Him Go vs. The Revolt of the Cockroach People, Round 2

L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Every 25 years or so, L ... More >>

Cocktail Nerdom: It's National Margarita Day!

See also: 5 Best Margaritas In L.A. We all know that the true national margarita day is Cinco De Mayo, but because every food thing under the sun must have a day of its own (Why? Who the hell knows?), today is the official National Margarita Day. This seems a tad counter-intuitive. If it were marga ... More >>

10 Best Finds at the Los Angeles Antiques Art Design Show, aka a Flea Market for Rich People

A peek inside this weekend's 17th annual Los Angeles Antiques Art Design Show, which runs through Sunday, should be enough to convince anyone that there really is such a thing as the 1 percent, because those of us covering the opening-night party at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar clearly weren't amo ... More >>

April Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closings

Adding more raw fish to Sawtelle Boulevard, morinoya is Little Osaka's newest "authentic hole in the wall izakaya," serving tapas dishes including yakitori and oden as well as sushi and sashimi. The Slice Truck is also settling into the area with its first brick and mortar restaurant, fulfilling own ... More >>

Tantalum: Best Beautiful Bar in an Ugly Strip Mall

Lost in a corner between a Loehmann's and an Acapulco, Tantalum is an Asian-jungle-oasis-escape from the SUV-driving hordes at Best Buy, Ralph's, and Sports Authority. As you enter with the less-than-zero expectations inspired by the front façade, you are greeted by a huge, open series of rooms wi ... More >>

Real Mex Files For Bankruptcy

Courtesy of El Torito.​If you've ever wondered why the food at El Torito, Chevy's and Acapulco tastes remarkably similar, it's because they all have the same corporate parent, Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.. The company, which owes $49 million to its employees and food suppliers but only has $1 mi ... More >>

LinA In LA Club/Party Picks: Booze and Boobs On A Boat To Mexico!

Lina Lecaro Crookers crank it out at Control, Friday​There is never a better excuse for excess and revelry than a birthday or anniversary. This week, two such occasions are mark-the-calendar-worthy, at the Avalon Hollywood and at the new Los Globos. An overnight excursion, a popular Italian DJ ... More >>

John Lautner's 100th Birthday: L.A. Celebrates its Forgotten, Space-Age Architectural Giant

Courtesy of the John Lautner FoundationLautner's Marbrisa house in Acapulco, Mexico​ Our print edition this week features a story about John Lautner, L.A.'s forgotten architectural giant, written by Lautner-obsessed Evelyn McDonnell. LACMA and the John Lautner foundation are celebrating Lautne ... More >>

Marijuana Purchases in Southern California Cut Off by American Express?

American ExpressShould Bruins be offended that there's a Trojan on this bitch?​Yes stoners, leave home without it. Turns out the popular practice of using mom's gold card to pay for that Acapulco gold is no longer possible, at least not if that card is issued by American Express. LA Snark vi ... More >>

Can a Gabacho Become President of Mexico?

Lawsuit: Woman Claims a Princess Cruise Line Employee with a History of Sexual Misconduct Assaulted Her

​Did Princess Cruise Lines have a serial sexual predator working aboard one of its ships? According to California resident Marisa Foppoli, who filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Los Angles Superior Court against the third largest cruise line in the world, the answer is yes. It was the wee hour ... More >>

The Other Red O: The Original Red Onion

Parking is plentiful. There are no bouncers to prevent you from entering before your allotted hour. Here, the unwashed masses are welcome. With the much hyped and much criticized opening of posh Mexican restaurant Red O, we thought it was time to take a look at the other Red O, the one that doesn't ... More >>

"Buen Provecho" Tamale Cooking Class at MOLAA Mr. Gold's Two Cents

phil_g/flickr​As part of an ongoing series that celebrates Latin American cooking, the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) will host a cooking class this Saturday, November 6th, that will teach participants how to put together the perfect tamale. And what does a perfect tamale look like to J ... More >>

'LULAC,' Huge Latino Group, Endorses Prop. 19, California's Marijuana Legalization Initiative

A big Latino group on Friday endorsed the legalization of marijuana: Surprised?​Updated again after the jump with some debate about whether the endorsement is official. First posted Friday at 1:17 p.m. Surprise surprise. Latinos are getting behind the California ballot initiative to legalize ... More >>

Sergio Mendes: Q&A

Brand-Name Bud? Gold Rush To Patent Marijuana Strains Gets Snuffed By U.S. Patent Office

Brand-name bud?​A gold rush to obtain federal patents on strains of marijuana such as Acapulco Gold, Maui Wowie and even straight-up "Chronic" was snuffed out last week by the federal patent office, according to a report in Monday's Wall Street Journal. The move came following inquiries by th ... More >>

Hurricane Surf In SoCal This Weekend?

​Stranger things have happened, but the website Surfline has a rarity for June: possible hurricane surf hitting the Southern California coast. Hurricane Celia is rotating 750 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and, although she's getting weaker as water to the north gets cooler, Celia c ... More >>

Can Placido Pull It Off?

With a secretive Domingo convalescing, L.A. Opera faces a high-stakes Ring Festival

Mexico A No-No For Spring Break?

Acapulco.​After two Americans connected to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez were gunned down, the U.S. State Department issued a warning regarding travel to Mexico, particularly its northern cities and states -- including Tijuana. The attack in the city opposite El Paso, Texas, included on ... More >>

L.A. Opera’s $14 Million Imbroglio

Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

New Guac City: Rosa Mexicano at L.A. Live

Today in Photographs: March 19, 1958

Back from Acapulco: Actress Lana Turner and Los Angeles businessman Johnny Stompanato return from a Mexican vacation. ("But there is no romance, Lana says," according to the original caption.) Turner's 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl, right, is on hand to greet them. Stompanato had been linked to mobst ... More >>

Recession Reality Bites -- The Whole Enchilada

Thanks to some prodding from KNX radio, the L.A. County Economic Development Corp. has crunched the latest unemployment figures and states that a true picture of those out of work in L.A. County is 20 percent -- not the "mere" 10.5 percent we'd been told. Now comes even more staggering news from the ... More >>

LAPD Detective Testifies in Witchcraft Murder Trial

A Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective testified yesterday in the witchcraft murder trial of 22-year-old Carla Mendez who is accused of killing a local snow-cone vendor who allegedly put an evil spell on her female lover. Detective Luis Rivera, who looked dapper in a beige suit, blue s ... More >>

Key Witness Testifies in Witchcraft Murder Trial

Opening arguments began yesterday in the strange witchcraft murder trial of Carla Mendez accused of the Silver Lake murder of a local snow-cone vendor who she believed had put an evil spell on Mendez' female lover. Deputy District Attorney Hyunah Suh described the slight 22-year-old Mendez, who wa ... More >>

Why Mexicans Love Elvis

Aside from the pompadour, no gabacho can sing "Guadalajara" like he does

Hardcorey

Corey Hart, Moby and Tarina Tarantino's “Tokyo Hardcore”

Theater Listings

For the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1

Theater Listings

For the week of Oct. 19-26

Theater Reviews: The Drawer Boy, Hollywood Hellhouse, Max Maven

Also Jim Morrison's Swimming to the Moon and this week's pick, Innocent When You Dream.

Whoa, Nellie! You're the Best!

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Film Reviews: Delirious, Death at a Funeral, 7 Dias

Death of the Snow-Cone Man

Norberto Castro made a good life here, but a witch spelled his doom

Where To Eat Now

Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants - Part 2

From The Hungry Cat to Providence

Chicanos and the Man

Comedian Paul Rodriguez and his skateboarding son, Paulie, are rich and famous. But where would they be without Pablo?

Really Big Packages

Forget what EW says, it’s the moguls’ perks that are out of control, not the stars’

New to the List

Love, From Los Angeles

Behind the Scenes

Phil Stern shows what a “dumb-fucking illiterate schmuck” can do with a camera

Los Angeles: June, 2002

A semi-comic fantasy about an aspect of the future that may prove pertinent to L.A.

The Realm of the Open-Ended

Farmers Market in the shadow of “The Grove”

Black Film Resources

Heart Attack

Love to the death

Shavian Wisdom

Law and Disorder

Mexican politics, corruption and a little too much cinéma vérité

Delicious Huge Love

Third Ear

Bossa Nova Hunchback Corpses on the Moon

Letters

Ludwig Lives