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  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Best of Coachella: Sunday, April 22

    See also: Our complete Coachella coverage By the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more or less learned to ignore the dust and the heat. Here are our intrepid writers' favorite things about the final hours of the 2012 event.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Cookbook Of The Week: Mighty Spice That Mighty Big (Recipe) Legal Disclaimer

    Yes, we chose our Cookbook of the Week, Mighty Spice: Fast, Fresh and Vibrant Dishes Using No More than 5 Spices for Each Recipe, in part for the publisher's legal disclaimer (more on that later). It waives them not only from potential recipe disasters but also includes medical warnings (?!). Keep i ... More >>

  • Stage

    January 5, 2012

    Danny and the Deep Blue Sea at Crown City Theatre, Reviewed

    Yes, we chose our Cookbook of the Week, Mighty Spice: Fast, Fresh and Vibrant Dishes Using No More than 5 Spices for Each Recipe, in part for the publisher's legal disclaimer (more on that later). It waives them not only from potential recipe disasters but also includes medical warnings (?!). Keep i ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Marouch: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    Yes, we chose our Cookbook of the Week, Mighty Spice: Fast, Fresh and Vibrant Dishes Using No More than 5 Spices for Each Recipe, in part for the publisher's legal disclaimer (more on that later). It waives them not only from potential recipe disasters but also includes medical warnings (?!). Keep i ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Mantee: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    Yes, we chose our Cookbook of the Week, Mighty Spice: Fast, Fresh and Vibrant Dishes Using No More than 5 Spices for Each Recipe, in part for the publisher's legal disclaimer (more on that later). It waives them not only from potential recipe disasters but also includes medical warnings (?!). Keep i ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    August 25, 2011

    Bi-curious Girls in Tehran, in Circumstance

    Yes, we chose our Cookbook of the Week, Mighty Spice: Fast, Fresh and Vibrant Dishes Using No More than 5 Spices for Each Recipe, in part for the publisher's legal disclaimer (more on that later). It waives them not only from potential recipe disasters but also includes medical warnings (?!). Keep i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Don't Call It a Comeback: Red Hot Rio 2's Paul Heck

    ​Since the late 1980s the Red Hot Organization has released over a dozen music compilations to help raise funds for AIDS research with help from artists as varied as George Michael, Wu-Tang Clan, Nirvana and Alice Coltrane. This year the Organization will be releasing Red Hot Rio 2 - a star- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Taste of Beirut: Shanto's Bakery

    Photo courtesy of Shanto's BakeryFreshly made manakish bread with a variety of toppings bubble up in the oven at Shanto's​ Before Shaunt Adessian opened Shanto's Bakery in La Crescenta, he traveled thousands of miles from Los Angeles, arriving in Lebanon to discover the Levantine culinary meth ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Beyond Egoyan

    Photo courtesy of Shanto's BakeryFreshly made manakish bread with a variety of toppings bubble up in the oven at Shanto's​ Before Shaunt Adessian opened Shanto's Bakery in La Crescenta, he traveled thousands of miles from Los Angeles, arriving in Lebanon to discover the Levantine culinary meth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Lebanon vs. Israel: World Record Set For Bowl Of Hummus

    CNNworld record hummus​ It seems as if Lebanon and Israel have moved the battlefield to the kitchen. This past Saturday Lebanon set the world record for the largest bowl of hummus in the village of al-Fanar, near Beirut, surpassing the previous record set four months ago by Israel in the Arab ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 1, 2010

    Middle Culver: Mezza, After Mosque or Movie

    CNNworld record hummus​ It seems as if Lebanon and Israel have moved the battlefield to the kitchen. This past Saturday Lebanon set the world record for the largest bowl of hummus in the village of al-Fanar, near Beirut, surpassing the previous record set four months ago by Israel in the Arab ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 25, 2010

    Sunnin: Westwood's Middle East

    New digs and a new vibe at lebanese cafe

  • Eat+Drink

    January 7, 2010

    Far From the Lebanese Crowd

    Mantee, via Beirut, on Ventura Boulevard

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Gold from the Treasure Island Festival

    ​ Despite the auspicious image above, the only green spotted at the Treasure Island Festival this weekend, was that being smoked by the heavy hippie and hipster quotient that swarmed San Francisco's finest former Naval base cum music festival grounds. Indeed, for any wayward Angelenos incubat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Stage Raw: Comedies About the End of the World

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHE LATEST NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsCOMEDIES ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD​Poland's Theatre ZAR rehearsing Gospels of Childhood at the Barbican in London, where they performed last month. That piece is the first third of the ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 10, 2009

    Zahle in the Valley: The Middle-Eastern Polish of Alcazar Express

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHE LATEST NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsCOMEDIES ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD​Poland's Theatre ZAR rehearsing Gospels of Childhood at the Barbican in London, where they performed last month. That piece is the first third of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Sunday Sunset Junction by the Numbers (Approximately)

    Sunday's Sunset Junction seemed a little empty. West Coast Sound investigates...

  • LA Life

    April 23, 2009

    Messy Shoppers, Guatemalans and Lebanese Wannabes

    Sunday's Sunset Junction seemed a little empty. West Coast Sound investigates...

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Coachella Friday Set Times Leaked? Are These Real?

    Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk. The Coachella message board lit up this morning when someone posted a pretty convincing list of Friday set times, one of the last big secrets the festival reveals. For those of us going, the set times are obviously important because they dictate what we'll be missing, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Coachella 2009 Announced: Amy Winehouse, Paul McCartney, My Bloody Valentine ... Throbbing Gristle! Leonard Cohen!

    Yeah, so all the silly speculation probably isn't done yet, as Goldenvoice always adds a few heavy-hitters after the initial announcement, but the initial line-up is up. Click through to see it in all it's glory. We'll start analyzing it soon, but for now: Throbbing Gristle! No Pavement? Let the ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    December 25, 2008

    Dogs of War: Waltz With Bashir

    Both documentary and animated feature, and a remarkable bubbling up of repressed violence

  • Film+TV

    June 19, 2008

    DIY MTV: Music Videos Struggle to Keep Up With YouTube

    Both documentary and animated feature, and a remarkable bubbling up of repressed violence

  • Film+TV

    May 29, 2008

    On the Road in America: Hearts and Minds and Reality TV

    Young, attractive and Arab in Sundance Channel's 12-part doc series

  • Film+TV

    November 1, 2007

    Middle East and Adjacent at AFI Fest

    New Films from Israel and Its Neighbors Shine

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    Awesome Music

    What might the classical music establishment learn from pop?

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Beirut free show at Amoeba tonight

    Missed the sold out Beirut shows? Ahh, lucky you. They're playing at 6:30 tonight at Amoeba Records. Go on over and check it out or read Rena Kosnett's review to convince yourself not to miss it. Photo by Rena Kosnett Amoeba will have a webstream of the performance on their website, but come o ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    July 26, 2007

    No Reservations: Light Dining

    Sweet and savory fare — without the foam

  • Music

    June 7, 2007

    Love Each Other So, Androgynous

    Sweet and savory fare — without the foam

  • Eat+Drink

    March 15, 2007

    Good, Better, Best

    In search of the Armenian gold standard

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Nowhere to Hide

    Scenes From Lebanon

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Reuters' Image Problem

    L.A. blog unmasks Hezbollah propaganda

  • Columns

    July 20, 2006

    Did You Hear the Boom Boom?

    L.A. blog unmasks Hezbollah propaganda

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    Shit, Meet Fan

    Middle East goes to brink while Bush fiddles about

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Literary Armenia

    Harout Yeretzian

  • Film+TV

    March 2, 2006

    Let's Not Get Everyone Killed

    David Mamet’s American soldiers

  • News

    February 16, 2006

    The Butterfly Effect

    Islam, cartoons and the ongoing battle

  • Eat+Drink

    February 9, 2006

    Out of the Flames

    L.A.'s best roasted, grilled sizzled and wood-baked cooking

  • News

    December 15, 2005

    Guess Who’s Coming to Iftar

    A meal to remember with Hezbollah

  • Eat+Drink

    October 20, 2005

    I Am Arak

    A meal to remember with Hezbollah

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    A Beirut Diary

    Inside the forest of the Cedar Revolution

  • Eat+Drink

    July 29, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Inside the forest of the Cedar Revolution

  • Eat+Drink

    July 22, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Inside the forest of the Cedar Revolution

  • LA Life

    May 29, 2003

    Harmonize World Peace

    Inside the forest of the Cedar Revolution

  • News

    April 10, 2003

    What’s Gone Wrong in Iraq?

    How we lost the peace in this illegal war

  • Film+TV

    November 7, 2002

    As the World Turns

    Not your regular news

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Stranger Than Fiction

    A reality check on the rumors . . . and reality itself

  • Eat+Drink

    June 8, 2000

    Keba-ba-ba-bin Along

    Lebanese food in Sherman Oaks

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Piecemeal Peace

    Shifting politics end 14-year siege in Lebanon

  • Eat+Drink

    June 24, 1999

    Fava Knows Best

    Lebanese bean stew in Pasadena

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