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  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Cookbooks: Eastbound and Down's Final Episode, The (New) White Trash Cookbook Tribute A Memorable Sandwich Recipe

    How fitting, in a marshmallow salad sort of way, that 25 years after Ernest M. Mickler first published White Trash Cooking, the final season of HBO's Eastbound and Down has wrapped up. If you've missed "the best f--king show on HBO," as MTV's James Montgomery neatly summed up in Kenny Powers-appr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Emerson College Is Building a Giant See-Through Film School on Sunset Boulevard

    Remember when we told you, about a year ago, that East Coast film schools were pining for westward expansion? Well in the case of Emerson College, whose mothership is situated in Boston, that day has come. On Thursday morning, Emerson officials, along with Councilman Eric Garcetti and L.A. Mayor An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    James Beard Awards 2012: Semifinalists Announced

    Los Angeles chefs made a strong showing among the semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Awards, which were announced today. Local nominees for the Best Chef, Pacific award include Josef Centeno (Lazy Ox Canteen), Michael Cimarusti (Providence), David Feau (The Royce at the Langham), Matt Molina (M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ 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), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    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), it's where most of your content comes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    dubh/Flickr​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. Los Angeles Times: dine like a Vietnamese emperor at Huong Giang; avocado wood bacon; eggplant osso buco. Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Does Soda Make Teens Violent?

    fimoculous​Stay away from high schoolers in Boston who drink more than five cans of soda every week. A Boston-area study found that teens who consumed five or more sodas in a week had a higher tendency for violence. They were also more likely to have consumed alcohol or smoked within the month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Study Finds Coffee May Decrease Risk of Depression in Women

    LA Weekly Flickr pool/REcappucino​ Time to throw out the Prozac and buy some more Ethiopian Yrgecheffe instead. According to a report in yesterday's Archives of Internal Medicine, increased consumption of caffeinated coffee appears to decrease the risk of depression in women. Which is kind of ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2011

    Amanda Palmer talks David Lynch and Neil Gaiman

    LA Weekly Flickr pool/REcappucino​ Time to throw out the Prozac and buy some more Ethiopian Yrgecheffe instead. According to a report in yesterday's Archives of Internal Medicine, increased consumption of caffeinated coffee appears to decrease the risk of depression in women. Which is kind of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ 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), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ 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), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Cheese Expert Needed: Anywhere, Anytime, Any (American) Cheese

    Gourmet.comAmerican cheese​ Thanks to Mediabistro for this one, which is a hilarious want ad from Craigslist in Boston. If you read (past tense) Gourmet magazine, you may remember this lovely ode to square cheese. Although a working knowledge of Proust, irony, and actual cheese may or may not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Last Night: Second Glass Wine Riot at Santa Monica Place

    ​ They came with their propaganda and their party fever. They welcomed everyone, invited the masses into the cavernous space where they assembled at Santa Monica Place mall, jamming to the driving beats of DJ Andie Cassette. And they poured wine. Lots of wine. Wine from all over the world. Sec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    DJs, Sips and Apps: Second Glass Brings Wine Riot to L.A.

    ​ 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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Food & Wine Best New Chef 2011, The People's Edition: Ricardo Zarate Wins Pacific Region

    ​ The results are in for Food & Wine magazine's "The People's Best New Chefs" awards, and Ricardo Zarate has won for the Pacific region. Congratulations, chef. Hope you're back from Peru for the party. Jamie Bissonnette of Coppa in Boston is the overall winner. Zarate and the other finalists ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    December 9, 2010

    Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench: Swing Time

    Busby Berkeley meets Breathless in a new indie musical

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Cookbook Review: Flour Bakery, Where Boston Gets Its Homemade Nutella Fix

    ​Does the cookbook world need another baking book? Probably not. Do we? Maybe, depending on how much chocolate and pastry cream are stuffed into that Flour Bakery breakfast brioche. The just-released book, Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery Cafe, by Boston bakeshop owner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Q & A With Chris Kimball of Cook's Illustrated: Jello, Calf Brain Appetizers His New Book

    J. GarbeeKimball, Unseasonably Sans Bow Tie At Fig At The Fairmont, Santa Monica​When you have lunch with Chris Kimball, otherwise known as the Executive Chef of America's Test Kitchen, you expect a little analysis. No, a lot of analysis. After all, the man has managed to transform the rather ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 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

    September 23, 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

    July 15, 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 >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    DOMINATRIX OR TREAT?

    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

    April 6, 2010

    Food Bloggers Honored by Saveur: Winners of the Magazine's 1st Annual Food Blog Awards Announced

    Saveur​Food blogging, as many of our readers and fellow bloggers know, is an activity where you can express reactions to the latest restaurant you attended, or simply share your penchant for baking chocolate chip banana bread pudding as a peace offering to your ticked-off husband. In recogniti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's 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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    Disco Winter

    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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's 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 on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2009

    Probation for Shepard Fairey

    Associated Press reports that Echo Park graphic artist Shepard Fairey has pleaded guilty in a Boston court to three counts involving the destruction or defacement of property. In exchange for the pleas, prosecutors dropped 11 other charges and Fairey received two years probation and a $2,000 fine th ... More >>

  • LA Life

    April 23, 2009

    LA People 2009: The Shadower — Ellei Johndro

    Associated Press reports that Echo Park graphic artist Shepard Fairey has pleaded guilty in a Boston court to three counts involving the destruction or defacement of property. In exchange for the pleas, prosecutors dropped 11 other charges and Fairey received two years probation and a $2,000 fine th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Louis CK and Ye Shall FInd

    Associated Press reports that Echo Park graphic artist Shepard Fairey has pleaded guilty in a Boston court to three counts involving the destruction or defacement of property. In exchange for the pleas, prosecutors dropped 11 other charges and Fairey received two years probation and a $2,000 fine th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    JetBlue Comes to LAX

    Cheap, friendly and nonstop. Did we mention cheap? Those qualities have endeared JetBlue to Los Angeles travelers ever since the airline began flights out of Long Beach in the 1990s. Starting June 17, JetBlue is finally coming to LAX, from where it will fly two flight daily to Boston's Logan Interna ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    It's Only Rock and Roll but I Like It: Music as a Soundtrack to Life

    Music is exceptionally - my wife may say irrationally - important to me. I can walk into a store, determined to spend hundreds of dollars, only to turn around and walk right back out if something horrible is playing inside. Music has never been disposable background noise; it's defined me, inspired ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2008

    More Than a Feeling

    Music is exceptionally - my wife may say irrationally - important to me. I can walk into a store, determined to spend hundreds of dollars, only to turn around and walk right back out if something horrible is playing inside. Music has never been disposable background noise; it's defined me, inspired ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    Shame

    Music is exceptionally - my wife may say irrationally - important to me. I can walk into a store, determined to spend hundreds of dollars, only to turn around and walk right back out if something horrible is playing inside. Music has never been disposable background noise; it's defined me, inspired ... More >>

  • LA Life

    June 28, 2007

    ¡Ask a Mexican! Polysyllabic Puzzler

    "Why do wabs have to use so many goddamn syllables just to say, 'Yes, I will clean your toilet for $6.50 an hour'?"

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    Ganging Up On City Hall

    Is this really a surge in gang crime, or is Villaraigosa peddling fear?

  • Film+TV

    December 28, 2006

    The Critics Speak

    The First Annual L.A. Weekly Film Poll

  • Columns

    October 20, 2005

    California Dreamin’

    The First Annual L.A. Weekly Film Poll

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    We Rule, You Don’t!

    Lovin’ L.A., angrily

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    Blessed by the Devil

    Orange’s dirty deal threatens to brush away the priest scandal

  • News

    September 2, 2004

    Grand Old Illusions

    Exposing the secrets of an empire

  • News

    July 22, 2004

    The Boston Braying Party

    The Democratic Convention misses the point

  • Art+Books

    February 26, 2004

    Capitain Hook

    The Democratic Convention misses the point

  • News

    February 26, 2004

    Cardinal Sins

    How the Catholic Church, legal community and PR machine are conspiring to protect Roger Mahony

  • Art+Books

    June 5, 2003

    Russell Greenan’s Genius

    The return of It Happened in Boston?

  • Music

    February 20, 2003

    Monomania

    The return of It Happened in Boston?

  • Stage

    January 23, 2003

    The Site and the Sound

    The return of It Happened in Boston?

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Speculations

    How about immortality?

  • Columns

    January 25, 2001

    The DeWayne Project

    The best of Sitegeist

  • Columns

    August 10, 2000

    Now, I Tell You What

    The best of Sitegeist

  • Art+Books

    November 11, 1999

    God Bless the Xerox Machine

    The best of Sitegeist

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