Czech Republic

Dangerous Levels of Lead Found in Imported Rice

Researchers have found unacceptably high levels of lead in rice imported into the U.S., particularly from China and Taiwan, BBC News reports. Some samples exceeded the "provisional total tolerable intake" (PTTI) set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a factor of 120.

Horse Meat Found in IKEA Swedish Meatballs

Across the Atlantic, the horse meat scandal continues to rock Europe -- and now it appears that IKEA's Swedish Köttbullar meatballs are the latest ready-made product found to contain horse meat. The Czech State Veterinary Administration alerted the public to traces of horse DNA found in meatballs p ... More >>

Random Notebook Dump: The Year In Metal 2012

A lot of monumental things in metal this year. Some of them involved actual music. Many did not. In honor of the year's end, we gave our notebook a good shaking to help us remember the most important stuff. Top 20 L.A. Metal Albums of All Time -Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe was jailed for a mo ... More >>

The Best Concerts To See in L.A. This Week: Oct 29-Nov 2

Monday, October 29 The Monolators, et al. THE ECHO In a week already oozing with Halloween events, this particular Monday oozes very competitively with four decades of alt-classics via five much-loved local bands. Most intriguing is the warhorse indie-pop band Monolators' Bee Gees set. Will they do ... More >>

Top 4 Weekend Food Events: Build-a-Beer, Yelloween, LACO a la Carte Pumpkin Decorating

Machine Project's Build-a-Beer Home brewers Andrew Hong and Nick Clute-Reinig host an evening of beer education, deconstruction and, of course, consumption. The duo will discuss the ingredients that come together to create that amazing brewed goodness, then take beers and play around with different ... More >>

Homeboy Sandman on His Black Thought Man-Crush

Five years ago, you could find an aspiring New York rapper named Homeboy Sandman bombarding the subway cars of the 7 train with promotional material claiming that rappers Mos Def, Big Pun, and The Roots' Black Thought considered him the next great rapper. It was a promotional ruse, but one that seem ... More >>

The Films of Czech Surrealist Legend Jan Svankmajer Are Totally Nuts in All the Right Ways

If surrealism -- or, more specifically the freakish, fucked up and fantastic kind -- is your thing, then your September is about to get a whole lot better thanks to Cinefamily. This month, they're hosting a full retrospective featuring the works of Jan Å vankmajer, a Czech filmmaker, born in 1934, ... More >>

Randy Blythe, Ahead of His Manslaughter Trial, Talks About Losing a Child Himself

Randy Blythe, lead singer of Richmond, Virginia-based heavy metal band Lamb of God, spent most of the summer in prison in the Czech Republic. It happened due to a strange series of events culminating in late June, when he arrived in Prague to play a show. There, he was arrested by Czech police for t ... More >>

Three L.A. Designers Who Do Green Fashion Right

More stories from our 2012 Fashion Issue on dressing ethically: *West Hollywood's New Fur Ban *Does L.A. Still Have Sweatshops? *Yael Aflalo's Reformation Makes Vintage Cool *Santa Monica's Main Street, a Green Fashion Hub *Three L.A. Designers Who Do Eco-Fashion Right It's not easy being green. Bu ... More >>

You Can Bro Your Own Way: The Best Brocore Bands

*Everything You Wanted to Know About Metal but Were Afraid to Ask *Top Five Best Post-Hardcore Records What is "brocore," you ask? Well, brocore bands are usually white guys wearing baggy clothing and, often, gauged earrings. Their screamed lyrics are aggressive or brooding, and they tend to pace, ... More >>

Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Rock Hudson, Robert Bresson and all-night avant-garde

Rick Steves, Famed Travel Writer and Pot Advocate: 20 Questions

"I'm a travel writer, and for me, high is a place"

Humans, Dogs Can Now Eat Together in L.A. County Restaurants

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Monday that, effective immediately, dogs will be permitted to join their owners on restaurant patios and in outdoor cafes. The agency previously prohibited canines from county eateries. Guidelines were established after numerous requests ... More >>

Alina Szapocznikow at the Hammer Museum: Sexy Sculptures of a Forgotten Polish Genius

How & Nosm, German Graffiti Wonder Twins, Paint the L.A. Weekly Building

Shannon Cottrell​For more photos check out our slideshow, How Nosm Paint the LA Weekly Building The L.A. Weekly celebrated Valentines day 2012 like no one else could, with a new red, black and white façade painted by artists Raoul and Davide Perre, known as How & Nosm. In October, during ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 1/23-1/27

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "I'm not sure that what you're looking for exists." Bouillabaisse: Meant for the Poor, Now for the Rich. "And so, he borrowed the three-inch rock from an 'American collector' and tossed it in a barrel full of Cabernet Sauvign ... More >>

10 Best Romantic Restaurants in L.A.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, thus it is time to book reservations at your favorite swank restaurant. Assuming you have a date for the evening. If you do not, well, check back later for our Best Dive Bars in L.A. list. Of course your significant other may not be the white tablecloth sort, s ... More >>

Fela! at the Ahmanson Reviewed

The life of a Nigerian Afrobeat legend

Paul Koudounaris' "Empire of Death"

How an art historian became fixated on ossuaries

EXCLUSIVE Interview: Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull Talks About Aqualung, His Duet with an Astronaut and Why He Doesn't Attend Concerts

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.​In 1967, Ian Anderson traded a Fender Stratocaster that previously belonged to Lemmy from Motorhead for a flute, since he felt he would never be as good of a guitar player as Eric Clapton. The rest is history. We caught up with Anderson to chat about the album Aq ... More >>

OG Slick, the Link Between MOCA's 'Art in the Streets' and Gears of War 3

dissizit.comOG Slick canvas created for Gears of War 3​ What do MOCA's "Art in the Streets" and Gears of War 3 have in common? OG Slick. Slick, the L.A.-based street artist who has been painting for, he estimates, about 25 years and is part of MOCA's current show, designed the 2010 Gears of W ... More >>

Golem Comes Alive

OCTOPI HAVE BALLS?

ALIEN GIRL

Theater Reviews: The Limitations of Genetic Technology, Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein

Also, Roccopella, Crimes of the Heart

BEST EXCUSE TO SAY "ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER"


Won Ju Lim at Patrick Painter Inc.

A playground for the mind

WHO'S YOUR GOLEM?

Czeching Out at the Silent Movie Theatre

Cinefamily screens four rarely seen Czech trip-outs

GO LA: Gay Fusion, Jackie Kashian and the Gold Standard Food Festival

Plus, lots more to see, hear and consume in town, March 6-12

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

Theater Reviews: Bohemian Cowboy, Tartuffe, Black Women — State of the Union

Also, American Guilt, The Taming of the Shrew and more

The Four of Us

Movie money vs. music money. Also, more evidence of why Dylan rules.

Glenn Hansard on the prospect of moving to LA post-Oscar: "Everybody just assumed we were going to move to Hollywood, and next year try to get another one. Dude, this is once in a lifetime. I'm going straight back to making music after this."

Jeffrey Lewis (Interviewed) & Crass (Covered): Part 1 of 3

Jeffrey Lewis: "For myself it's not so much that there's been a resurgence because...don't call it a comeback I've been here for years."

Nagano: On the Road

Art thou not Kent?

Wanderlust

Hitch Couture drives fashion home

¡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'?"

Beauty of the Ordinary

Bernhard Fuchs, Götz Diergarten

Once Upon a Time

Nameless romantics sing of love and loss in a beguiling Irish fairy tale

How Deep Is Your Fried Avocado?

Art Fair City

Photo L.A. kicks off the season

How Am I Not Myself

Welcome to AFI Fest 2005 — all of them

International Menu

Peppermint Twist

Edited by Kateri Butler

The Year in Film

The Annual Mozart Love Letter

How To Be a Rock Promoter

And not get punched in the face more than once

In Praise of Witchy Women

Spirits in the material world

Global Warming

The internationalist aesthetic, from Santa Fe