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Broccoli May Help Fight Arthritis

Eating lots of broccoli may slow down the progression of arthritis or even prevent it altogether, according to a new study by British researchers. Lab tests showed that a compound in broccoli, which is also found in Brussels sprouts and cabbage, blocked a destructive enzyme that damages cartilage, ... More >>

Chemical in Red Meat Could Damage Heart

On Meatless Monday, here's another reason to make yourself a nice soyrizo burrito: A new study shows that red meat makes bacteria that can lead to heart disease proliferate in your gut. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine on April 7, showed that a substance in red meat called carnit ... More >>

Dustin Thomason on His Novel 12.21, a Maya Calendar Doomsday Thriller

L.A. author Dustin Thomason wrote the bestseller The Rule of Four with Ian Caldwell. He's now going solo with 12.21, published in August, about a doctor trying to save civilization from destruction on Dec. 21, 2012, which is when the world will supposedly end, according to the Maya calendar. Publish ... More >>

DIY: These Curing and Smoking Eggs and Poultry Books Show You How

The cottage food law buzz is a timely reminder: Not all good books come in glossy, high-dollar commercial packaging. Consider two new releases from Canadian publisher Firefly Books' "Made at Home" series, Curing and Smoking and Eggs and Poultry. Both novel-sized paperbacks are written by Dick and ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Get Your Ruts Records Out

KCRW Broadcast #173 for Saturday, July 14, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Obamacare vs. the American Death Machine Fanatics! A great show tonight! In both hours we salute the mighty Ruts and acknowledge the passing of the band's legendary front man Malcolm Owen, who passed away on this ... More >>

The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest of 1957: An Educational Video

When one thinks of Switzerland, one conjures images of a happy, armed and yet war-adverse people who wear chic watches, carry fussy little knives and hike in majestic mountains while eating milk chocolate bars. (Hopefully we crammed every possible stereotype in to that one sentence.) Who knew they'r ... More >>

Tesla's $130,000 Roadster Could Become Giant Paperweight if Battery Dies

So you paid nearly $130,000 for your new, environmentally friendly, Ed Begley Jr.-orgasm-machine known as the Tesla Roadster: Al Gore will be stopping by any minute to give you an autographed driving glove. But while you're waiting for the ex-vice president to congratulate you for saving the planet ... More >>

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Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: A British Invasion

KCRW Broadcast #149 for Saturday, January 21, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Are You Collector Scum? Fanatics! Sitting on the tour bus here in raining Wolverhampton UK. I am well into the Long March Tour and things are going well. I am sorry to put you Fanatics through a pre-taped show ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: L.A.'s Experimental Punk Band Bark Bark Bark

KCRW Broadcast #148 for Saturday, January 14, 2012 Fanatics! As you know, I am on the road and will be for some time. Engineer X, the Young Will Bentley and I got together recently at the Auxiliary Wing of the Jasonic Temple and put together a fine show for you all. As you can see below, we have a ... More >>

Bushmeat Smuggled Into U.S. Poses Virus Threat

Flickr/freedom-studiosLeave the wildlife eating to the wildlife.​Eating monkey meat is a really bad idea -- that's the bottom line. According to BBC News, scientists have documented potentially dangerous viruses entering the U.S. through illegally imported "bushmeat" (African wild animal meat) ... More >>

San Diego Comic-Con 2011: Torchwood Miracle Day

Dianne Garcia​ Torchwood: Miracle Day is about a day when people keep aging or getting hurt but no one on Earth dies. Having already established itself through its Doctor Who following and growing as its own show, Torchwood is taking this unique sci-fi series from the BBC to the United State ... More >>

Carmageddon, Day 1: Cyclists, Joggers, DUI Suspect Brave Empty 405 Freeway; Rest of L.A. Stays Home

John M. via FoursquareThe Wolfpack, high off their big win against JetBlue (and a city of cars) today.​The first day of the big 405 closure was disgustingly sunny, carefree, car-free, and otherwise lovely. We'd go so far as to say there's been a magical warm-and-fuzzy feeling in the air -- ma ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: A Whole Lotta Hendrix

Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #122 for Saturday, July 9. Fanatics! Another week goes by and we find ourselves contemplating the sonic bounty of another Saturday get down. We approach this mountain of sound that awaits us, we must ponder this thought: what keeps bringing us back together ever ... More >>

TCM Classic Film Festival: 12 Highlights

Strippers, junkies, mummies? Classic

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Saturday Night: Kaoru Abe, Acid King, Pontiak

Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #111 for Saturday, April 23. Fanatics! It is Friday, early afternoon and I am just now getting a chance to write these brief notes up for you. One of these days I'm going to get some sleep. Just back from Ann Arbor, Michigan where we had a major blast at the Stoo ... More >>

Foo Fighters: Live Review PLUS Where to Find the 'World Exclusive' CD Edition of Record Store Day's 'Medium Rare' Covers Album!

Jena ArdellHey Dave Grohl, cut your hair so we can get a better look at you!​ Two hundred fans who pre-ordered the Foo Fighters' new album, then raced to Fingerprints record store in Long Beach on April 4th, were given wristbands to attend an intimate show inside the store last Saturday, where ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Saturday Night: Ludos, Buzzcocks, Joy Division

Timothy Norris​KCRW BROADCAST #109 for Saturday, April 9. Fanatics! If you notice, our show tonight does all it can to evade all classification. Perhaps the single song that embodies the idea behind the overall is track two, our Ludus. Check that arrangement! That's what tonight's show is all ... More >>

Kill It, Cook It, Eat It: Slaughtering In Your Living Room in HD

Kill It, Cook It, Eat It​Just in case your meat guilt wasn't powerful enough, here comes Kill It, Cook It, Eat It, a BBC show premiering in America January 11th at 7 p.m. on Current TV. Each episode, volunteers will head out to the farm to meet, care for, and then slaughter and eat a wide var ... More >>

Johnny Marr to Conservative British Prime Minister David Cameron: "I forbid you to like The Smiths"

"You are forbidden!": Marr to hip-wannabe David Cameron​ Conservative politicians and non-conservative pop musicians are always having altercations about the former's use of the latter's music and hipness for nefarious political purposes. The latest spat concerns UK Prime Minister David Came ... More >>

Dance Club Pick: Hard Off

Best Picnic Wine Pairings For The Hollywood Bowl, Corkscrew Required (Mostly)

Flickr user optionthisBowl Essential: A Sturdy Wine Bag​ The BYOB Hollywood Bowl season officially began a few weeks ago, but we consider the 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular the true season kick-off. And unless you get a thrill out of paying $7 for wine, a dollar more for beer (which appears ... More >>

Stage Raw: The Habit of Art

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT STAGE FEATURE ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WAYNEW REVIEW GO THE HABIT OF ART By Paul BirchallIf you want to see director Nicholas Hytner's smart and compelling production of Alan Bennett's new drama at the National Theater of Great Britain, you co ... More >>

Ex-Motley Crue Manager Joins Guns 'n Roses, Sebastian Bach Saves Axl's Life

Ex-Motley Crue Manager Joins Guns 'n' Roses & Sebastian Bach Saves Axl's life

Interview: Former Chameleons Frontman Mark Burgess on His Spontaneous US Comeback, YouTube and Pirate Bay

​ Mark Burgess, former frontman of cult-favorite The Chameleons, was simply taking a vacation. He had traveled to the US to meet a friend in Maine, ended up in Boston through a twist of events and was asked to play with some musicians who were also fans of his old band. Word spread and people ... More >>

Armando Iannucci: Political Satirist

That's How the Scottish Comedy Director Stays in the Loop.

Helen Stickler

Destroyer of myths

The Whitest Kids U'Know, Fighting to Offend

Conform or disappear

So Long, Summer 2007, We Hardly Knew You

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Forget the Alamo

Dear Mexican: How hard can Spanish be to learn if Mexicans know it?

Esa's New Program

The L.A. Philharmonic's music director previews his latest work at the Santa Monica Apple Store

Flying the Friendly Skies

Family Viewing

At the movies and on TV, the changing face of American domestic life

The Calm After the Storm

Viktor vs. Viktor, Live From Independence Square

Democracy’s Heroes

Love and Politics Actually

Murder, sex and crusading journalists in the BBC’s State of Play

Graham Crackers

Edited by Kateri Butler

World Without End

Michael Winterbottom’s refugee saga

Leopard Colony

Top 10 TV Events of 2002

As the World Turns

Not your regular news

Law and Disorder

The roughing-up of a handcuffed 16-year-old in Inglewood

Reading Between the Lines

Nicholas Shakespeare on S.P.B. Mais

Today, on a Vicious Blue Planet

Katie Couric, Britney Spears, Lou Reed and Alastair Fothergill. Alastair Fothergill?

Great Walls

Chinatown revisited

Or Watch It on TV

Road Movies

Susan Sarandon in Anne Tyler's Earthly Possessions, Kirsten Dunst in The Devil's Arithmetic, plus Strange World

Memorial

To war reporters and Chasen's chili

Music Reviews