Boston

Louis CK and Ye Shall FInd

The Site and the Sound

Grand Old Illusions

Exposing the secrets of an empire

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 >>

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 >>

More Than a Feeling

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 >>

Shame

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 >>

LA People 2009: The Shadower — Ellei Johndro

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 >>

¡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'?"

Ganging Up On City Hall

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

The Critics Speak

The First Annual L.A. Weekly Film Poll

California Dreamin’

The First Annual L.A. Weekly Film Poll

We Rule, You Don’t!

Lovin’ L.A., angrily

Blessed by the Devil

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

The Boston Braying Party

The Democratic Convention misses the point

Capitain Hook

The Democratic Convention misses the point

Cardinal Sins

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

Russell Greenan’s Genius

The return of It Happened in Boston?

Monomania

The return of It Happened in Boston?

Speculations

How about immortality?

The Passion According to Sofia

How about immortality?

The DeWayne Project

The best of Sitegeist

Now, I Tell You What

The best of Sitegeist

God Bless the Xerox Machine

The best of Sitegeist

TGIF at the Bowl

The best of Sitegeist

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

DOMINATRIX OR TREAT?

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 >>

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 >>

The Town: Townie Made Good

Ben Affleck and his bank-robber role, caught between redemption, action and hometown

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench: Swing Time

Busby Berkeley meets Breathless in a new indie musical

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Amanda Palmer talks David Lynch and Neil Gaiman

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>