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  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Coors to Launch Iced Tea-flavored Beer

    Flavored iced tea has been all the rage for a while now (passionfruit-acai-goji berry comes to mind). So the brilliant minds at Coors thought: Why not iced tea-flavored BEER? Last week, Golden, Colo.-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. announced it will launch Coors Light Iced T in Canada next month ahea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Scientists Say They're Close to Lab-Grown Hamburger

    Dutch scientists have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with which they say they will be able to produce the first lab-grown "hamburger" by the end of the year, BBC News reports. Their goal is to find a more efficient (and cruelty-free) way to produce meat than rearing animals. At ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Cookbook Of The Week: Fish: Recipes from the Sea

    amazon​If like us, you're an enthusiast of simple, no-frills home cooking without gimmicky food television-type hooks, there's a new Fish: Recipes from the Sea that should be in your Italian kitchen arsenal. The 200 seafood recipes have been culled from The Silver Spoon cookbook series, with p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Burger Alert: More Five Guys Headed to L.A.

    Armadillo​ The East Coast burger chain Five Guys continues to zero in on Southern California territory, with plans for several more locations in the works. One of those is set to open near USC's campus near Figueroa Street and Adams Boulevard, and another on Wilshire Boulevard. According to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Dietary Salt Cutbacks Bring Few Heart Health Benefits, Study Finds

    Flickr/Sgt. Pepperedjane​ It's not an excuse to let it pour like the girl on the Morton's box, but cutting salt intake doesn't have a significant impact on cardiovascular disease, a British study has found. Limiting salt consumption may reduce blood pressure slightly, but the research, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    10 Places to Get a Damn Good Cup of Coffee

    T. NguyenA pretty cup from Espresso Cielo in Santa Monica.​ Intelligentsia's founder, Doug Zell, told us in 2009 that "LA got a later start in terms of the very best coffee can offer, but they seem to be embracing it with the religious zeal of a convert." The conversion didn't happen overnight ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    Return to Sender

    What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2010

    SMOKED ANY GOOD JOKES LATELY?

    What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Klaxons, Sebastien Tellier, Black Lips, Tokyo Police Club Confirmed for Filter Mag's 'Culture Collide' Fest

    Klaxons, Sebastien Tellier, Black Lips, Tokyo Police Club Confirmed for Filter Mag's 'Culture Collide' Fest

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Sporting Arena Concessions: Home To Health Violations

    Sporting arenas feed massive quantities of patrons, with the majority of the business taking place during specific, key moments of the game. A glut of health violations, when you think about it realistically, is in no way out of the realm of possibility. Employees are paid minimal wages, and operate ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 22, 2010

    The California International Theatre Festival

    Purl's pearl in Calabasas

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Q & A With Dan Aykroyd: Why He's Making Crystal Head Vodka, Tomorrow's Bottle Signing A Cocktail Recipe

    Crystal Head vodkaDan Aykroyd, with head​If you're the sort of person who has lost count of the number of times you've watched Dan Aykroyd's Julia Child SNL skit on YouTube, find yourself lurking at House of Blues to try and catch a glimpse of the actor, have seen Driving Miss Daisy an otherwi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Watch: Beat Music Brings Out the Beasts in New Vids from Take and Glitch Mob

    Taka, a.k.a. Sweatson Klank​We like Take. A lot. And though we've been harsh, we don't totally hate Glitch Mob. The former released his excellent new album, Only Mountain, on Alpha Pup this week. The record hearkens back to a time when Boards of Canada and Squarepusher were buzzing up-and-com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    MP3 Exclusive: Take, 'Don't Look Now,' Forthcoming on Alpha Pup

    Take cover: 'Only Mountain'​On Friday, Downtown's Alpha Pup Records announced the pending release of Only Mountain, a new full-length by L.A. beat scene affiliate Take. We know what you're thinking: With so much new music coming out of the Low End Theory crew (Flying Lotus, Gonjasufi, Free Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Happy Shrove Tuesday: Yet Another Good Reason to Eat Pancakes

    Happy Mardi Gras. But today is also called Shrove Tuesday, a time when many cultures celebrate this last day before Lent not by partying but by making pancakes. Of course, you can do both, depending what kind of pancakes you make. Making pancakes is a way to both empty the refrigerator of perishable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Stage Raw: Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, see the latest NEW REVIEWS and the current STAGE FEATURE on Adeline's Play at the Powerhouse Theater in Santa MonicaNEW REVIEW PICK ANITA BRYANT DIED FOR YOUR SINS ​Photo by Ty DonaldsonThe title of Brian Christopher Williams play suggests a slick, sassy gay com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Stage Raw: The Post-Play Discussion

    AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS(THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LISTINGS)Also, this week's INTERVIEW with playwright Richard GreenbergFOOD FOR HEARTBURN: THE POST PLAY DISCUSSIONAfter watching the opening night production of Vern Thiessen's Apple at Th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    I'D LIKE TO THANK MY STUFFED ANIMALS...

    AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS(THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LISTINGS)Also, this week's INTERVIEW with playwright Richard GreenbergFOOD FOR HEARTBURN: THE POST PLAY DISCUSSIONAfter watching the opening night production of Vern Thiessen's Apple at Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2009

    Today in Photographs: February 21, 1922

    Brother Isaiah Cudney, a charismatic faith healer from Canada who made his reputation in the Deep South, blew into Los Angeles in the early 1920s, setting up his shop of miracles in Venice. In 1921 he was arrested after a woman he cured of rheumatism died the next day. A trial was inevitable, at whi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    Mary's Wedding

    Brother Isaiah Cudney, a charismatic faith healer from Canada who made his reputation in the Deep South, blew into Los Angeles in the early 1920s, setting up his shop of miracles in Venice. In 1921 he was arrested after a woman he cured of rheumatism died the next day. A trial was inevitable, at whi ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    CD Underbelly: To Sell, or Not to Sell?

    On Randall Roberts' "Confessions of a Promo-CD Junkie"

  • Film+TV

    October 9, 2008

    Movie Reviews: City of Ember, Quarantine, Rocknrolla

    Also, Breakfast with Scot, The Little Red Truck, Quarantine and more

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Passchen-less

    The desperation of the Toronto Film Festival to land a high-profile new Canadian film for its annual opening-night gala has rarely been more palpable than in the case of this year's Passchendaele, an expensive exercise in maple-leaf patriotism set before, during and after the titular World War I bat ... More >>

  • Stage

    July 24, 2008

    National Choreographers Initiative Takes Charge at Barclay Theater

    Visiting choreographers show works in progress

  • Film+TV

    July 24, 2008

    Dances With Films: All Independent, All the Time

    In its 11th year, fest stays true to its mission

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Billboard Banter Gone Wild

    Los Angeles’ illegal billboard issue is clearly heating up in the press and cyberspace -- again. The Daily News recently published an editorial about the city’s botched 2002 billboard ban and the need for a list of billboard locations and owners. Today, Los Angeles Times reporter Veronique de ... More >>

  • LA Life

    April 3, 2008

    Bronze Typecasting

    The Mexican is back on the job

  • Columns

    October 25, 2007

    The World on Fire

    Something wicked this way will come again

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2007

    Justice, Teddybears, Satellite Party

    The show didn't end after Kinky, but my laptop battery did. After a full day of jogging up and down the streets to catch good bands, things seemed to slow after the sun went down - not in the quality of the music, but definitely set times. Satellite Party may not have started late, but they finishe ... More >>

  • News

    July 12, 2007

    Letters: Seeking No Shelters

    Our readers write back

  • Film+TV

    October 26, 2006

    Arpa International Film Festival

    Our readers write back

  • Columns

    January 19, 2006

    Fairy Lust

    Our readers write back

  • Film+TV

    January 12, 2006

    The Art of Bodily Horror

    A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    It’s All Happening!

    A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    More Lists

    A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

  • LA Life

    September 18, 2003

    Never Mind the Bottles . . .

    A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

  • Columns

    July 17, 2003

    Strom's Curtains

    A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

  • Stage

    March 6, 2003

    Those Little-Town Blues Are Melting Away

    A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

  • Film+TV

    January 2, 2003

    The Year in Film

    A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

  • Music

    October 10, 2002

    San Francisco and/or Bust

    Edited by Kateri Butler

  • News

    May 30, 2002

    Letters

    Edited by Kateri Butler

  • Columns

    March 28, 2002

    'N Scene: Lip Gloss, Cell Phones and Justin Envy

    Edited by Kateri Butler

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Notes From the Front

    The Wall defines two Americas in Quebec

  • News

    May 11, 2000

    Window on Death Row

    The Wall defines two Americas in Quebec

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Northern Touch

    The Wall defines two Americas in Quebec

  • Art+Books

    February 24, 2000

    Divine Comedy

    Alexis deconstructs despair

  • Columns

    January 20, 2000

    E*A*T

    Alexis deconstructs despair

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Canada Steals the Show

    Working-class jobs in film and television are hijacked north

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    Crash and Burn

    Tobacconists report rise in heists to match price hikes

  • Music

    December 31, 1998

    The Inner Mounting Flame

    Glen Meadmore saddles up

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