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Our Diary of the Getty's Architecture Project: 'Everything Loose Will Land,' the A D Gala and Machine Project

This is the third installment of our Pacific Standard Time Presents diary, tracking modern architecture happenings all over the city. Check out our previous entries: *The Getty's Big, New Exploration of L.A. Architecture *SCI-Arc's Gala and a Concert at Jackie Treehorn's House High temperatures mig ... More >>

Veteran Producer Sir Jinx is the Missing Link

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] See also: Edward "Apple" Nelson Is a Legendary L.A. Drummer and 70-Year-Old Yoga Enthusiast Sir Jinx is the missing link. He is a vital nerve. Remove th ... More >>

Fred Thompson's Southern Sides: Your Quick Fix For Thanksgiving Side Dish Monotony His Sweet Potato "Guacamole" (!) Recipe

If you're feeling uninspired by the same Thanksgiving sides, you've still got time to order a copy of Fred Thompson's Southern Sides for express delivery before the turkey oven timer goes off. Sure, California is miles from the South, at least last we checked the election results. And the topic of ... More >>

5 Scary Halloween Cocktail Recipes: Candy Corn Vodka! Gummy Eyeball Martinis!

Halloween is the holiday where we can be as creepy, gory and gross as we want -- and that applies to cocktails as well. When else would you even consider drinking a cockail made with Midori AND grenadine AND chocolate syrup (assuming you are no longer a college freshman)? Or infusing perfectly good ... More >>

L.A. Weekly Web Awards 2012: We've Got Some Finalists!

We asked for your help finding the best and brightest online in Los Angeles, and you delivered. After combing through thousands of nominations for the L.A. Weekly Web Awards 2012, we're happy to announce our finalists. But we can't do all of this ourselves. We've got a panel of judges to help us pi ... More >>

Q & A With Lisa McManus, America's Test Kitchen's Gadget Guru: OXO Tongs (Yes), the Garlic Rocker (No) Why 9-Year-Old Girls Should Have Strawberry Hullers

Some know Lisa McManus as the senior editor in charge of equipment testing at Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines. While others have seen her as the Gadget Guru on America's Test Kitchen TV. But we were first introduced to McManus from her information-packed "Hot and Not" segments on t ... More >>

Annoying Orange Creator Dane Boedigheimer Tells Us How His YouTube Series Made the Jump to Cartoon Network

Annoying Orange is one of the biggest successes of YouTube, as the series that started as a lying-in-bed revelation from creator Dane Boedigheimer eventually found 2.4 million subscribers and more than 1.2 billion views online. The series follows its title character as he interacts with other food i ... More >>

Rock of Ages Review: Why Hair Metal Is 'Bone Stupid, Creatively Bankrupt, Morally Debased Pop Trash'

Rock of Ages, a new star-clogged pop-musical diversion, is a cinematic event. It's not every day, after all, that you get to see two great American traditions--guitar/bass/drums rock music and Tin Pan Alley musical theater--so thoroughly, mutually degraded. This mess originated as a stage productio ... More >>

Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] Song: Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" Preemptive Note: Before we get into this, and I don't think this is weird to mention because it's so obviously true, but you'l ... More >>

L.A. Geeks Sue Google Over Bad Android Apps

If it weren't for geeks keeping tech companies honest we'd still be using Windows 95 and paying AOL for dial-up. Two L.A. men, Dodd Harris and Stephen Sabatino, are seeking class-action status for a suit against Google. Their issue? The duo claims that some Google Android phone apps don't work, an ... More >>

Fuck SXSW: 10 Ways to Re-Create It in Los Angeles

South by Southwest (or just "South by" if you're cool and/or in a fake hurry) is well under way, with the interactive and film portions kicking off last weekend and the biggest draw, the music, just beginning. Couldn't make it all the way to Texas? Fuck it. For those of us left behind, we bring you ... More >>

Tupac's "Dear Mama": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] See also: Our Tupac Week coverage from earlier this year. Song: Tupac's "Dear Mama" Background: "Dear Mama" is Tupac's most beloved song. It is considered to ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Brand New Track from The Mark of Cain

See also: *Henry Rollins: The Column! The Time I Drank The Sweat From My Socks Onstage *Henry Rollins, Scott Ian, Mike Watt, Corey Taylor, Dave Navarro - Avalon - 11/30/11 KCRW Broadcast #143 for Saturday, December 3, 2011 Fanatics! What a week. Finally. We have arrived at our meeting place, Satu ... More >>

Stolen MacBook's Software Lets Cops Know Where it is, Gives LAPD Screen Shots of Suspect Abimael Garcia Using it, Police Say

Oops, looks like this suspect forgot to wipe.​A 29-year-old who allegedly bought a stolen MacBook computer was busted ... by the computer, cops say. Abimael Garcia was arrested by the LAPD after tracking software installed by the notebook's owner captured him using the machine and came up wit ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews L.A. Weekly Pancake Breakfast

Dry Creek Olive Company: Tim Bucher Knows How To Make His Olive Oils Rich

trattorewines.comSerial Entrepreneurs Make Pizza, Too​Among the benefits of being a "serial entrepreneur," as Tim Bucher, owner of Trattore Estate winery in Healdsburg, aptly describes himself, is having the financial chops to take advantage of those 150 year-old olive trees you happen to "dis ... More >>

Huffington Post is Optimistically Off by Several Years in Naming its Baby Boomer Section 'Huff/Post 40'

Wilson!​While some news organizations are known for inventing a generation every time Apple introduces a new product (the iPad generation!), there are limits. Historians William Strauss and Neil Howe have come up with perhaps the most cited and widely trusted framework: A generation is a coho ... More >>

Nude Webcam Shots of College Girls Taken Remotely by Computer Technician Trevor Harwell, Cops Say

Carter S'​Take note, Anthony Weiner. Pervs are getting higher and higher tech these days. When it comes to sex, nerds can now program their way into your bedroom, it seems. SoCal police allege that 20-year-old Trevor Harwell is a computer technician and former Biola University student who in ... More >>

VIDEO: Bikini Flash Mob Gets 'Irresponsible' to Passion Pit Mashup at the Grove in L.A.

YouTubeOK, we can get behind this​We thought flash mobs couldn't get more corporate than that bubblegum stunt last month in which the Disney stars from "Lemonade Mouth" gave Apple Store shoppers at the Grove their most exciting memory since the release of the white iPhone. But as of yesterday ... More >>

Another One Down in Old Town: Dish Bistro & Bar Closes

​Much to the chagrin of us locals, Old Town Pasadena continues to be a gamble for independently owned restaurants, something we desperately need. You'd think with all of the high-end and trendy stores now lining Colorado Boulevard, at least some shoppers would want -- dare we say demand -- a ... More >>

Craigslist iPhone Robbery in L.A: Suspect Daniel So, 19, Alleged Accomplice, Arrested

AppleObject of criminal desire?​One week ago we told you about a Craigslist iPhone buy gone sideways: The victim met with a man who advertised an iPhone for $500 on Craigslist. Only when he showed up he saw a gun instead. And his $500 bought a scary lesson. But the law didn't sleep on this ... More >>

'Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration' App as Non-PC as They Come (Glitch: 100s of Anchor Babies Spill From Truck Bed)

YouTubeAdditional "cargo" pops out along the way​"Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration," the self-proclaimed "premiere smuggling game on the App Store" (we'd hate to see all the not premiere ones) has initiated a half-assed online debate over how lightly the border-hopping situation between Me ... More >>

A Cure for the Monday Funk

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Music Picks: Haroula Rose, Jimmy Webb, Adler's Appetite, Nikka Costa

Also, The Melvins, Graf Orlock, Dudamel/Mahler 9th, Lissie and others

(Video) Miley Cyrus Smokes Salvia From Bong, Everyone Gives A Shit

Somebody get this girl a drink of water​Updated after the jump: One college kid traded Miley's reps his copy of the SHOCKING salvia vid for a new MacBook pro. Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one who needed paying off. Originally posted on Dec. 10 at 11:50 a.m. OK, we know, we're part of the ... More >>

Machine Project's Pie Pop-Up Shop: DIY Pie Doing Good for the LA Food Bank

Flickr/Caitlinator​ Artists' center Machine Project in Echo Park will host a pop-up pie shop on Thursday, November 18th from 7 to 10 p.m. to benefit the Los Angeles Food Bank. The one-night-only event will transform Machine Project into a stylish pie shop where you can pick up a do-it-yourself ... More >>

Take Me to Your Apple Breeder

Jessica RathDeacon Jones​ A Deacon Jones is a large, oblong apple with juicy, coarse-textured flesh. A Kazakhstan Elite refers not to the ruling class of Borat's home-country, but one of the original, edible apple varieties hailing from its wilds. They're all part of Jessica Rath's Take Me t ... More >>

Is AT&T Dangling Next iPhone In Front Of Customers?

gizmodo.com​Reports (like this one from Yahoo) indicate that AT&T has quietly revised upgrade eligibility dates to allow current customers to get a new handset at a discount on June 21 -- the same day a new AT&T-enabled iPhone is rumored to be released. Echo Park hipsters rejoice: The new iPh ... More >>

iBallz: Protective Balls for Your Tablet Device

This Saturday, Apple will begin selling the much-hyped iPad and new users of the tablet device will begin wondering, how am I going to protect my new, expensive gadget. L.A. DJs Derek Michael and Lee Doerr think they have the answer and it's called iBallz. ​ Consisting of four balls attached ... More >>

Top 10 Places to Buy a Pie For Thanksgiving (And Then Say You Made It Yourself)

Thanksgiving is a food-lover's holiday. Everywhere you turn, there's talk about what to eat or cook for the big day. Scan the food sites and you'll find discussion boards dedicated to the topic of turkey, stories of family food traditions, and lots, and lots, of recipes. What's a food loving person ... More >>

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Stage Raw: The Post-Play Discussion

AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS(THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LISTINGS)Also, this week's INTERVIEW with playwright Richard GreenbergFOOD FOR HEARTBURN: THE POST PLAY DISCUSSIONAfter watching the opening night production of Vern Thiessen's Apple at Th ... More >>

La Vida Loca: Monsters, and Cory Kennedy's Socks

Plus, Obama socks take off big time

The Weekend Report: Robyn at the Wiltern

Robyn: built to last (Photos by Timothy Norris) Swede pop darling Robyn capped off her spring 2008 tour at the Wiltern on Saturday night with a propulsive, mechanized set of dance pop numbers about falling in love, falling out of love, falling for the wrong man, longing for a good one. Love: the u ... More >>

The Last Days of Disco

Nightranger’s welcome to the jungle

Passages

The coming of Gustavo Dudamel

The Year Blogs Got Lame, Business Got Hip and Nostalgia Was King

Microsoft Wants to Kill Your iPod, Summer Goes Pop!

Live in LA

The Material World

One Wilshire: Hotel Cyberspace

Just To Play

Manic Monday

Raging against the Establishment

Get Back

Yoko Ono in an exclusive interview on the new Let It Be . . . Naked

Art & Commerce

At an intersection near you

Smack My Glitch Up

Up Close

And personal

It Boy

Letters

...One point of view he fails to discuss at all is the enormous potential Y2K represents in terms of creating enough chaos to enable the corporate entities that pull our strings to manipulate a confused public into acting against its own interests...