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O(h), Bananas!, Jackie Five-Oh! and more new reviews

​Our critics were in a upbeat mood this week, serving up a Pick of the Week to Jackie Hoffman's Jackie Five-Oh!" at the Gay and Lesbian Center​, with recommendations for the Actor's Company's O(h), the production company's The Beauty Queen of Lenane (at the Lex) Days of Wine and Roses at the Lou ... More >>

Is Brad Sherman A Scientologist? Wikipedia Says Yes

​Brad Sherman is engaged in a political battle to the death with fellow Congressman Howard Berman. But over the last month, he's also been waging an epic struggle against some anonymous guy on Wikipedia.On Sept. 15, Mr. Anonymous changed Sherman's religion from Jewish to Scientologist. The new ver ... More >>

Scientology Drug Rehab: Danette Elliott Sues Narconon Vista Bay for $1M, Says She Was Duped Into Church-Sponsored Program

​Like many people searching for alcohol addiction treatment, Danette Elliott turned to the Internet, where she found a site offering to help locate the "best drug rehab." The service recommended a program at the Narconon Vista Bay facility near Santa Cruz, trumpeting its effectiveness. According ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Mr. Governor: Jerry Brown's Low Rent Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday, Governor Brown. Jerry Brown tweeted his surprise (and characteristically low rent) birthday party yesterday -- the governor turned 73 on Thursday, April 7th -- which appears, via YouTube, to have involved a traditional sheet cake, a venue that resembles the setting of an AA meeting, ... More >>

Marijuana Pain Reliever Without 'Unwanted Highs' Possible: L.A. Pot Shops Frightened at Prospect

Pain relief.​Q: What do you call marijuana without the high? A: A waste of time. But seriously, results of a new study published at NewScientist suggest that the pain relieving qualities of weed can be isolated from the psychedelic qualities, rendering a more medically focused remedy. You ... More >>

Burton

Pain relief.​Q: What do you call marijuana without the high? A: A waste of time. But seriously, results of a new study published at NewScientist suggest that the pain relieving qualities of weed can be isolated from the psychedelic qualities, rendering a more medically focused remedy. You ... More >>

Mark Casanova: The Rescuer

Pain relief.​Q: What do you call marijuana without the high? A: A waste of time. But seriously, results of a new study published at NewScientist suggest that the pain relieving qualities of weed can be isolated from the psychedelic qualities, rendering a more medically focused remedy. You ... More >>

The 13th Step: Researchers Find That Chocolate Can Save Your Liver

Valrhona chocolate​ Your favorite 12 Step program just got a new step: chocolate. Reuters reports that Spanish researchers have found that eating chocolate after meals decreased abdominal blood pressure, which can reach dangerous levels in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. In other words, ... More >>

Woman In Crash With LAPD Laid To Rest; Questions Remain

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Talking the Pith Out of Kathy Griffin

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Talking the Pith Out of Kathy Griffin

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

IT'S NOT "CHOC-OHOLICS" — IT'S CHOCOLAT-ICS

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

THE UNITED STATES OF ADDICTS

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Thousand Oaks Is Too Far To Go See Chelsea Handler

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Last Dances

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Novel Gothic

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Trailerville

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Rehab or Bust: A Guide to L.A.'s Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers

​Devin Petelski, the 25-year-old Brentwood woman killed in a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser last month, was laid to rest during a small private ceremony Friday as questions remained about the Venice crash. Her family had retained the services of star attor ... More >>

Addiction: Buying the Cure at Passages Malibu

At upscale "rehab," all you need is faith. And $67,000 a month

After the Suicide: A Sorrow So Deep

Left behind and making peace

¡Ask a Mexican!: More On Dogs and DUIs

Left behind and making peace

Ask a Mexican! There Has Been Blood

Left behind and making peace

The Big Stuff

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Mississippi Madness

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Mississippi Madness

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Drugs & Race Index

Talking art, acting and life with L.A.’s grande dame of theater

Straight Time

The Battle for Drug Treatment in California Prisons

The Trip

The Battle for Drug Treatment in California Prisons