For those of us who have spent WAY too much time lost near the Burbank airport, driving down one street or another in the concrete tangle of one-way streets chasing Bob Hope's ghost, searching, often in vain, for Rocio Camacho's latest mole palace and maybe a stack of bright green tortillas made in ... More >>
One in five Americans are concerned that the world will come to an end on Friday. Please, world, take this 20 percent with you when you leave. But seriously, a Harris Interactive poll commissioned by California online data-storage company Backblaze finds that Americans are indeed idiots:
Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 38: Papri Chaat at Jay Bharat. As sort of shameful as it is to admit, I drove to all the way Cerritos this weekend just ... More >>
Next time you stab your girlfriend (and we really recommend you try not to do that), remember that the iPhone is a virtual GPS-tracking device. That thought, apparently, didn't enter the head of one Juan Juarez-Castro, 33, who was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence early today after he was ... More >>
For anyone who wants to augment his or her iPhone photos, there's an app for everything -- except mounting them in a gallery. Daria Polichetti and Nathaniel Park, co-founders of the artists' community and sharing platform iPhoneArt.com, decided to take up that task. The pair collected the iPhone-c ... More >>
Google just unveiled 3D maps that let you virtually fly over Los Angeles and Long Beach. The cool visuals, however, aren't available for iPhone and iPad users yet; they're only good for Google's own Android system for now. According to the company, L.A. and Long Beach are among 15 American cities ... More >>
On the eve of Cinco De Mayo, a smartphone app maker wants you to know before you go: Bars are the second most likely place to lose your beloved iPhone (or, if your a dork, something Androidy). Yep. You get drunk, put it on the bar, turn to annoy that hottie next to you and, faster that you can say, ... More >>
A rash of iPhone thefts has hit downtown L.A. this year, the LAPD says. The crooks could be taking advantage of what could be perceived as a security flaw in the new iPhone 4s: It has an easily accessible SIM card slot on its right side (the iPhone 4 does not): Its card can be tossed, rendering th ... More >>
If you're walking around Venice at night listening to tunes on your iPhone, your ears plugged with white "buds," you're an idiot, of course. And cops this week are warning you not to do it because a) it looks retarded, b) it keeps you from hearing potential criminals sneak up behind you and c) it a ... More >>
I get you to the airport, I get you to the Valley, I get you out of the West Side, and what do I get in return? Nothing but loogies and cigarette butts. Well, suck it L.A., because I hate you too. Oh, I've overheard you on your fancy iPhone, calling your family back in the Midwest while you sit th ... More >>
Kids who grow up with iPads, iPhones and computers will not be the same as you and I. Oh no. They're going to be "quick-acting multitaskers who count on the Internet as their external brain and who approach problems in a different way from their elders," according to a summary of the latest technol ... More >>
Did you know that a little over 90 percent of Generation Y does the smartphone while sitting on the toilet? This survey says so! (We realize we're like two weeks late on this, but our favorite AM station just mentioned it this morning, and it's way too newsworthy and hard-hitting and relevant to pa ... More >>
Courtesy of MofonesHow cool would it be to talk into this Fossilfishfone? Like it or not, the Christmas shopping season is upon us. For those who prefer not to get pepper-sprayed by kamikaze shoppers at big box stores, however, there are thankfully other options. Even better -- there are opti ... More >>
This stupid (alleged) criminal got narc'd on by an iPhone. That's right. Cops say that after the suspect robbed a woman at gunpoint and took her purse, they tracked him down with the help of the device's "Find My Phone" app. Dude actually had the phone on him when they found him at ...
AppleThe real deal.Does anyone remember when the hot part to steal was the rim off a car or its air bag? Old school, we know. Well, here in 2011, the new contraband of the criminal realm, it seems, is iPhone parts. (Another sign of nerds triumphant). Authorities in the San Gabriel Valley ... More >>
Ay mamacita.So you're one of the legions of Echo Park hipsters who proudly threw down your summer internship stipend for the boxy iPhone 4? Haw-haw. The smart guys and girls at Macrumors have put together illustrations of what they think the next iPhone will look like, and it's so much cool ... More >>
chef emoticon Wanna know what this emoticon is? Turn your head, or your iPhone or laptop. It's a chef. With toque, smiling. Just in case you were wondering how to code the text message that you're now sending your friend, along with the postage-sized picture of a bowl of tonkotsu ramen or wil ... More >>
hotgirlswithiphones.comDo tell.In the hood they say snitches get stitches. But what if they can tell all with the push of a few keys on their iPhones? You'll never know, pelon. This could change the whole game, player. Look here, my snitches, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced th ... More >>
AppleThe iPhone can't tell time, apparently.It can help you find a parking space, video chat with your mom, and find you the best restaurants nearby. But apparently the iPhone still can't tell time. The device was a FAIL again this weekend after it didn't automatically register the "spring f ... More >>
Who said wine tasting had to be full of stuffed shirts? Add a few DJs, a photo booth, and snacks from L.A.'s cool food trucks, and you've got Second Glass's Wine Riot, wine tasting for the iPhone generation. And, yes, there's an app for it, too. "The average wine event was in a stale borin ... More >>
The catalog of great food apps continues to grow, now with another one that is specific to Los Angeles. The EAT: Los Angeles iPhone app hit the app store last night. The information on the app is the same as in the terrific guidebook, only sortable and searchable, with Google maps, touch phon ... More >>
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 >>
Most map apps rely on people to check in and tell you what's happening, where. An iPhone program to local open parking spaces called "Parker" takes the human element out of it: And during a demo this week in Hollywood, it seemed to prove itself. Spaces were quickly sought and found. What s ... More >>
Flickr/FidelioWith Killer Paper these peanuts will stay good well into October, unlike the Mets The world is sorely lacking in mad scientists. If there were more brilliant but twisted lunatics in white lab coats, we'd all be flying around on jet packs chatting on our brain-implanted iPhones ... More >>
Object of desire, Craigslist bait.Craigslist earned a bad reputation for late-night transactions after a suspect dubbed the "Craigslist Killer" allegedly struck an escort in the Boston area in 2009. The site took down its "erotic services" ads. Authorities say a transaction claimed another ... More >>
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 >>
iPhone apps for wanderers
hotgirlswithiphones.com [nsfw].What she really wants is an emotionally available parking space.The can-do train that is City Hall can't keep libraries open on Mondays, give cops enough overtime to help solve murders, or get a grip on hundreds of out-of-compliance pot shops. But if you need t ... More >>
You know how wine tasting goes. You spend a lovely afternoon sipping Chardonnay and Pinot, making mental notes of what you love. But inevitably, you find yourself in the liquor store a week later going, "Was it this vineyard's Syrah or Zin that we liked? And where did we have that great sp ... More >>
Flickr/norwichnuts If you're a woman reading this, you may have used the PMS excuse for anything from binging on breathtaking amounts of Valrhona to being in a terrible mood to, well, just fill in the blank ______. If you're a man, you may be sympathetic, or you may think PMS is a lot like R ... More >>
YouTubeYou can already vote naked from home; why not throw a laptop into the equation?We wondered aloud this week why, in an era when you can order a pizza with a few touch-strokes on your iPhone, voting is still so 1950s. Look through your voter guide, fill out bubbles on the Scantron-like s ... More >>
AppleWe would vote with this thing. Would you?Every two years or so you hear somebody whining about how antiquated America's voting system is. Well, here's our turn: Voting sucks. No, we know, it's a privilege and we should thank our lucky stars we live in such a democratic society. We do. B ... More >>
This is a real iPhoneFederal and local law enforcers arrested 30 suspects throughout the Southland in connection with millions of dollars worth of fake jewelry, leather goods, sunglasses, clothing, iPhones and other items that were confiscated, authorities announced at a press conference Tues ... More >>
An iPhone application allowing people to search for their favorite stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Wednesday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced. Those eager to find the stars of Lucille Ball, Clint Eastwood or Mark Wahlberg can now do so with a few strokes of the ... More >>
Strapya WorldBento iPhone, anyone? From celebrity chef apps to video cooking tutorials to mapping the whereabouts of L.A. food trucks, it's no secret that the iPhone pretty much doubles as a mobile kitchen. But now, thanks to Japanese cell phone accessory-maker Strapya, your iPhone can take ... More >>
Steve La Hundreds of geek boys, techies, computer neophytes, Apple lovers, PC haters and the common Everyman in between eagerly lined up to get their hands on the 4th generation iPhone hitting Apple stores today. At the Pasadena Apple Store, it was pre-ordered-haves versus pre-ordered-have-no ... More >>
anarchosyn via FlickrSo you're headed downtown, even though Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and police Chief Charlie Beck told you not to come to the Staples Center area unless you have tickets to tonight's game? You're brave. As longtime observers of the Los Angeles Police Department, ... More >>
gizmodo.comReports (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 >>
Ensuring that your tax dollars are hard at work, the state of California on Monday unveiled an iPhone app that lets drinkers too impaired to dial a cab use their touch-screen iPhones to catch a ride. It's just in time for Cinco de Mayo. The California Office of Traffic Safety calls it Taxi M ... More >>
Brooke Burton The list of necessary kitchen utensils - whisk, wooden spoon, fish spatula, immersion circulator, nitrogen canister - now seems to include an iPhone. Because now not only must the celebrity chef have the de rigueur stack of cookbooks and (ideally) a reality television show, but ... More >>
We caught up with Richie Hawtin, a.k.a. Plastikman, at Coachella over the weekend and asked him a few questions about technology and the state of North American dance music. Hawtin has pioneered the use of Ableton Live software to atomize and reconstruct tracks on-the-fly during DJ performanc ... More >>
Jeff MillerJason Bentley playing the Virgin Freehouse, SXSW 2010KCRW's music director Jason Bentley is one of the patron saints of bands at South By Southwest. Countless bands playing the fest got their start from DJs at the station, and Bentley himself has championed dozens of them on his da ... More >>
-- Matt Armendariz gets inside a pastry box. [MattBites] -- From Good Bite, Top 10 Most Disturbing Foods. Blech. [Good Bite] -- Pat Saperstein on Viet food truck Eat Phamish. [Eating L.A.] -- Eddie Lin cooks an Avatar fish. Well, make that a parrot goby. [Deep End Dining] -- A Vegan Superbowl S ... More >>
If your iPhone is a little slow you can probably blame fellow users are staging a protest Friday to send a message to AT&T that they're not going to be happy if the company start charging usage fees for those who use the internet and email functions of their devices more. The protest was act ... More >>
It's Friday night and you drove out to Hollywood, found your secret parking spot, got in line and after an hour of waiting, realized that there's no way you and your friends will be getting inside the club. The night is still young, so what do you do? Fear not, dear reader, L.A. Weekly is here to he ... More >>
It's Friday night and you drove out to Hollywood, found your secret parking spot, got in line and after an hour of waiting, realized that there's no way you and your friends will be getting inside the club. The night is still young, so what do you do? Fear not, dear reader, L.A. Weekly is here to he ... More >>
Stuck in the San Gabriel Valley without your copy of the Weekly or that dog-eared, garlic sauce-spattered copy of Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential LA Restaurants? Can't imagine trying out a noodle house or bistro or taqueria without finding out of it's earned an imprimatur from your favorite restaurant ... More >>
Caro's Lines'Before the iPhoneIn yesterday's Dear Prudence column in Slate, the online advice columnist is asked a dining question. "How do you have a group dinner, with conversation, when some still have their phones on and are checking texts and e-mails?" Prudence, or rather Emily Yoffe, w ... More >>
After a meal of Mediterranean Mussels, Roasted Monkfish with Saffron Sauce, and Olive Tapenade-crusted Rack of Lamb with Mustard Sauce at The Little Door in Hollywood this weekend, my date and I eschewed the carb-laden desserts in favor of t ... More >>
On May 2 Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor broke the news via Twitter that Apple had rejected the updated NIN iPhone app because it contained "objectionable content," specifically lyrics on the album The Downward Spiral. Needless to say, Reznor is pissed. After posting Apple's rejection e-mail on the NI ... More >>
