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December 28, 2011
Christmas in Los Angeles: Why Do Our Xmas Lights Suck so Bad?
It's not always easy being a New York transplant in Los Angeles. I defend you a lot, LA, to everyone back home who hasn't eaten at your taco trucks, felt your gleaming afternoon sunshine or appreciated the sweeping vistas mid-hike through your urban mountains. But this holiday season I chose to stay ... More >>
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December 26, 2011
MacArthur Park Hotel Murder on Christmas: Woman Beaten to Death in Suspect's Room
Maids at the Olympic Hotel near MacArthur Park stumbled across a gruesome scene as the clock struck midnight, bringing Christmas to a close. A woman in her 40s whose name has not yet been released lay dead in a vacated room, LAPD homicide detectives tell City News Service. And the man who had rente ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
LinA In LA Party Picks: Have Yourself a Swingin' Triple-Xmas
Timothy NorrisA drink- and dance-filled little Christmas is assured with these pre- and post-holiday happenings! Even if you don't get what you want under the tree this year, these parties will bring you cheer ... and beer and beats. Seasons groovings to all, and to all, some good nights. Fr ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Jack Frost Nipping at L.A.'s Nose: Freezing Low Temps For Christmas Weekend
ElvgreOkay, you freakin' out-of-town whiners complaining about how un-Christmasy this sunny weather has been can stop now. Because Jack Frost will be nipping at your nose. The National Weather Service this afternoon has issued an urgent weather advisory to warn you that there will literally ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Henry Rollins: The Column! The War On Christmas Starts With Me
[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] I am a veteran of the War on Christmas. It's been a few days now, and I am just emerging ... More >>
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December 22, 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 >>
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December 22, 2011
First Person: Melting Down at the Happiest Place on Earth
In our new column, First Person, L.A. writers tackle the good, the bad and the funny about life as they know it. "No, you watch your fucking mouth!" Those were not words I ever imagined uttering at Disneyland, and particularly not while sporting sequined Minnie Mouse ears and clutching pink ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Merry Contrarian Everyone
In our new column, First Person, L.A. writers tackle the good, the bad and the funny about life as they know it. "No, you watch your fucking mouth!" Those were not words I ever imagined uttering at Disneyland, and particularly not while sporting sequined Minnie Mouse ears and clutching pink ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Santasia
In our new column, First Person, L.A. writers tackle the good, the bad and the funny about life as they know it. "No, you watch your fucking mouth!" Those were not words I ever imagined uttering at Disneyland, and particularly not while sporting sequined Minnie Mouse ears and clutching pink ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Do You Schmear What I Schmear?
In our new column, First Person, L.A. writers tackle the good, the bad and the funny about life as they know it. "No, you watch your fucking mouth!" Those were not words I ever imagined uttering at Disneyland, and particularly not while sporting sequined Minnie Mouse ears and clutching pink ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Sacred Fools' The Christmas Present: Who Spends Christmas With a Prostitute?
In our new column, First Person, L.A. writers tackle the good, the bad and the funny about life as they know it. "No, you watch your fucking mouth!" Those were not words I ever imagined uttering at Disneyland, and particularly not while sporting sequined Minnie Mouse ears and clutching pink ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Christmas Rapping: Jim Carrey, Busta Rhymes, And Eazy-E Bring The Ho, Ho, Hoes
While visions of sugarplum fairies might be dancing in your head this time of year, it's going to take a little more to bring your Christmas party to the next level. While the traditional seasonal standards are... standard, the surefire way to put the star on your tree -- or the eggs in you ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY BOY
GREG BEHRENDT
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December 15, 2011
Christmas Monster
GREG BEHRENDT
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December 12, 2011
Food News Roundup: Donut Robots, Gingerbread Typewriters What To Do With A Million Coffee Beans
Flickr/jazzylolobaking Christmas cookiesConsumer Reports: Ways to conserve energy in the kitchen during the holidays. BBC News: Does your kid like to watch Hayao Miyazaki movies more than eating actual food? Maybe if you spent 2 hours making your kid's lunch in the shape of Totoro (or Barac ... More >>
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December 11, 2011
Aimee Mann Christmas Show - The Wiltern - 12/11/11
L.J. WilliamsonSee also our preview: Aimee Mann's Christmas Show For People Who Don't Really Like Christmas Aimee Mann opened her sixth annual Christmas show with dialogue from A Charlie Brown Christmas, quoting Chuck himself: "I think there must be something wrong with me -- Christmas is co ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Aimee Mann's Christmas Show for People Who Don't Really Like Christmas
See also: Ho, Ho, Hoes? Garfunkel and Oates Have Our Number The annual Aimee Mann Christmas spectacular is becoming a venerable Los Angeles holiday tradition. Now in its fifth year, it's a "Christmas show for people who don't really like Christmas," in Mann's words. We'd call it a blend of comedy ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
The 1988 Nakatomi Corporation Christmas Party
See also: Ho, Ho, Hoes? Garfunkel and Oates Have Our Number The annual Aimee Mann Christmas spectacular is becoming a venerable Los Angeles holiday tradition. Now in its fifth year, it's a "Christmas show for people who don't really like Christmas," in Mann's words. We'd call it a blend of comedy ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like You're Ruining Christmas
See also: Ho, Ho, Hoes? Garfunkel and Oates Have Our Number The annual Aimee Mann Christmas spectacular is becoming a venerable Los Angeles holiday tradition. Now in its fifth year, it's a "Christmas show for people who don't really like Christmas," in Mann's words. We'd call it a blend of comedy ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
7 Ridiculously Tacky Commercialized Christmas Tree Ornaments
You know that complaints about the commercialization of Christmas are as unfashionable as figgy pudding when "Your Ad Here"-equivalent Christmas ornaments are popular store items. Companies like Coca-Cola pay big bucks to buy advertising space on billboards and bus stops, but they've cleverly figu ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Authentic Tamales, Fit to Serve Mom
Dear Mr. Gold: My mom is coming to my house for Christmas for the first time ever and I volunteered to cook, decorate, the whole nine yards. She is Mexican and is traditional on holidays, which means every year she makes tamales. I never learned or watched, unfortunately; I just showed up at the tab ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Go Craft Yourself
Dear Mr. Gold: My mom is coming to my house for Christmas for the first time ever and I volunteered to cook, decorate, the whole nine yards. She is Mexican and is traditional on holidays, which means every year she makes tamales. I never learned or watched, unfortunately; I just showed up at the tab ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
Weird Soda Review: Mistletoe Mist
It won't poison you or compel anyone to kiss you. It won't send mommy rushing into Santa's arms. In fact, it probably won't remind you of Christmas at all. We've spent January trying to bring Christmas back into our hearts, but Squamscot's Mistletoe Mist, despite its festive name and the mistletoe ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Hugh Hefner Can't Stop Tweeting About Engagement To 24-Year-Old Playmate Crystal Harris
Hugh Hefner's latest boob jobThe horniest old man in history has never let age be more than a number, and his youthful Twitter account -- clocking in at 21 Tweets yesterday -- is further testament to the man's utterly ageless, uh, text-erity. (Unless he's got a Playmate on smart-phone duty, t ... More >>
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December 24, 2010
Top 5 Metal Christmas Songs (Now With More Manowar!) \m/
TK Top 5 Metal Christmas Songs Ever (Now With More Manowar!)
Music
December 23, 2010
BRICK'S PICKS: A CHARLIE O'S CHRISTMAS
TK Top 5 Metal Christmas Songs Ever (Now With More Manowar!)
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December 22, 2010
(MAP) Watch Santa Fly! Love, Google Earth
NoradLive from the sleigh camIf the dark winter weather isn't enough to remind you of the season, Google Earth is here to force the holidays upon you with some nifty new gadgetry, wrapped and ready at NoradSanta.org. And it's the best kind of present -- the kind you can open Christmas Eve! O ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Ugly Christmas Sweaters: Cat Edition
You like cats. You like Christmas. You like sweaters. Put them together, however, and you have the unholiest of unholy unions. Here are 21 of the ugliest holiday cat sweaters available right now on Ebay. They ship promptly...from Hell. 1. Little White Angel Kitten...With Green Devil Eyes! "Hand kn ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Royal/T's "Christmas Is For Cupid" Holiday Party: Tacos, Ping Pong and Sexy Santa
Hot's KitchenA few of Hot's Kitchen's Tacos: (from left) Southern Bayou, Spicy Kennee & Original Tofu Nothing says Christmas more than... tacos, ping pong and sex parties? Suffice to say we wouldn't expect anything less from Royal/T -- Culver City's quirky combo of art gallery meets Japanese ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Nightranger: CHRISTMASSIVE
Hot's KitchenA few of Hot's Kitchen's Tacos: (from left) Southern Bayou, Spicy Kennee & Original Tofu Nothing says Christmas more than... tacos, ping pong and sex parties? Suffice to say we wouldn't expect anything less from Royal/T -- Culver City's quirky combo of art gallery meets Japanese ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
10 Great Restaurants Open on Christmas Day
Anne Fishbeinshellfish tower at Delphine What's our favorite thing to make for Christmas dinner?  Reservations. Pardon us if you've heard that one before. But we know that sometimes the whole gather-the-family-for-a-huge-sit-down dinner isn't exactly for everyone. For those who would prefe ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
4 Local Gingerbread Structures of Note: How Southern California Builds Christmas
Forever dreaming of a white Christmas that will never come -- unless we head to the Sierras, at the very least -- we Southern Californians do Christmas a bit differently than the rest of the country. Were we to go caroling, for example, we might consider wearing sandals, or Ugg boots with skirts, i ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Not The Same Old Plate Of Sugar Cookies: Top 10 Food Scenes In Xmas Movies
What is it with Christmas movies and food? Whether it's George Bailey borrowing his mother's good dishes for the high school dance in It's a Wonderful Life or Ralphie's little brother showing Mom "how the piggie eats" in A Christmas Story, eating is inextricably linked with holiday festivitie ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
Top 10 Ways To Not Electrocute Yourself With Twinkly Lights This Year, By SCE Electric
Avoid thisYour lifetime subscription to SoCal power supplier SCE requires you care about its grandmotherly new list of "Holiday Lighting Safety Tips," or how to avoid all danger and joyfulness while lighting your humble abode this holiday season. Unless you're a DWP baby, in which case we ha ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Interview: Teebs on Art, Ardour And The Christmas Records No One Wanted
eric coleman / mochilla.com Teebs' Ardour (Brainfeeder) is one of the most delicate and lovely albums of the year--all blooming tones, jingling percussion and subtle artful beats. Teebs joined us just before his record release party to discuss his art--his paintings on discarded record sleev ... More >>
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December 24, 2009
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CORPORATE EVENT MINIMUM!
eric coleman / mochilla.com Teebs' Ardour (Brainfeeder) is one of the most delicate and lovely albums of the year--all blooming tones, jingling percussion and subtle artful beats. Teebs joined us just before his record release party to discuss his art--his paintings on discarded record sleev ... More >>
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December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas: How to String Up Your Christmas Tree, With Pretzels
Squid Ink is taking the day off tomorrow, but will be back on Monday. We leave you with this look at the interior of 3 Square Café Bakery, on Abbot Kinney in Venice. Every year Hans Röckenwagner hangs his Christmas tree upside down, suspended from the ceiling and decorated with his signature pre ... More >>
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December 23, 2009
Top 10 Christmas Dining Options If You're Going Out This Year, For Whatever Reason
Because your mother-in-law is critical of your cooking. Because your mother-in-law always burns the roast. Because you've been finding Pepperidge Farm bread crumbs scattered about your kitchen since Thanksgiving. Because this year you just don't have time. For whatever reason you're not cooking or ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
Phil Spector's 'A Christmas Gift to You': A Seasonal Word Cloud
This week's musical word cloud is more festive and positive than last week's stunning explication of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton -- that is, if you ignore the fact that its creator is currently sitting in prison after having been convicted of murder earlier in the year. If you're new to th ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
GOOD KING WILLISLAS
This week's musical word cloud is more festive and positive than last week's stunning explication of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton -- that is, if you ignore the fact that its creator is currently sitting in prison after having been convicted of murder earlier in the year. If you're new to th ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
THE BABY JESUS WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS!
This week's musical word cloud is more festive and positive than last week's stunning explication of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton -- that is, if you ignore the fact that its creator is currently sitting in prison after having been convicted of murder earlier in the year. If you're new to th ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Funny, You Don't Look Funny
This week's musical word cloud is more festive and positive than last week's stunning explication of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton -- that is, if you ignore the fact that its creator is currently sitting in prison after having been convicted of murder earlier in the year. If you're new to th ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
S'Wonderful
This week's musical word cloud is more festive and positive than last week's stunning explication of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton -- that is, if you ignore the fact that its creator is currently sitting in prison after having been convicted of murder earlier in the year. If you're new to th ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
The North Pole Melts with R&B, Funk, Soul-Jazz, and Boogaloo on 'In the Christmas Groove' [MP3]
By Daniel Siwek Not everyone dreams of a white Christmas, if I have to hear Bing Crosby one more time I swear I'll make Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places look like Kris Kringle in the Miracle On 34th Street. Luckily Strut Records offers a surefire way to get some mistletoe smooching this yuletid ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Spreads Christmas Cheer: An Interview with Meatwad, Carl and Shake
For the bulk of this decade, the eleven-and-a-half minute adventures of anthropomorphic meal-time treats Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad and their tough-guy neighbor Carl on Aqua Teen Hunger Force have kept us in stitches. But, despite spending countless late nights watching and re-watching Aqua T ... More >>
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October 7, 2009
Downtown's Dueling Ice-Skating Rinks
In addition to Pershing Square's ice-skating rink, downtown L.A. will soon be home to a sparkling new rink at L.A. Live -- one that, according to the Downtown News, seeks to recreate the holiday season vibe of New York's Rockefeller Center. As opposed, say, to Pershing Square's feedlot-with-benches ... More >>
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August 14, 2009
Rush Street Celebrates Christmas in August with Traditional Dinner Naughty Elves and Deer Pong
Photo credit: Rush StreetLocal and seasonal?Today and tomorrow (that's August 14th and 15th), Culver City's Rush Street will be celebrating Christmas in August with a dinner and party in the spirit of the holiday, plus a few traditional activities, minus any of the Hannah Montana products tha ... More >>
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December 28, 2008
Candy Cane Lane Light Insanity in Woodland Hills
'Twas the night after Christmas, and all through the hood, people were driving super slowly, but this was pretty much understood. Kinda. Candy Cane Lane is an eight block stretch in Woodland Hills where the neighbors put up a plethora of Christmas lights and pay massive electric bills. (For mo ... More >>
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December 28, 2008
Over the Weekend: Candy Cane Lane Light Riot, Downtown on Ice, Automatico Party Cultivates Spanglish Underground, Boxing Fans Party for PacMan
If you're reading this, congratulations. It can only mean one thing -- you survived another holiday season of over-eating, over-imbibing and (probably) over-spending. So, welcome home, double-up on that espresso and let's get back to work. Somehow in the midst of our holiday haze, L.A. Weekly found ... More >>
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December 11, 2008
The Rooster Returns
If you're reading this, congratulations. It can only mean one thing -- you survived another holiday season of over-eating, over-imbibing and (probably) over-spending. So, welcome home, double-up on that espresso and let's get back to work. Somehow in the midst of our holiday haze, L.A. Weekly found ... More >>
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