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  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Equality Symbol Inspires Memes (PHOTOS)

    That "equals" symbol all over Facebook is the brainchild of the Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign, which set out to make social media "awash in a sea of red" to support marriage equality as the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the legality of California's Prop. 8. The viral change from blue t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    The Crucial Mistake Most Bands Are Making With Facebook

    Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2013

    Facebook 'Likes' Can Reveal If You're Gay, Straight, Black, White, Republican Or Democrat

    Researchers at Cambridge University say they can tell if you're gay or straight, black or white, Republican or Democrat just by analyzing your Facebook "likes." Scary? The study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America looked at .. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2013

    Lessons From Last Night's Convention of L.A. Dating Startups

    "I want to start a dating app for people over fifty. I know a lot of hot guys over fifty," one woman pitched to a small group last night. She was in the right place to get feedback, at the Dating and Social Networks Startup Showcase and Digital Dating Etiquette Panel, hosted by Kevin Winston, Found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2013

    Tips on Cutting Down the Amount of Food You Throw Away

    When news first broke on the 40% of perfectly good food we throw away as waste on an annual basis, the shock was enough for the news to stay circulating for a few days -- a feat rare in online journalism these days. If we expand the circle of perpetrators to include other countries, the stats grew e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2013

    Pliny The Younger Coming To Town: 6 Locations Confirmed

    Mark your calendars or gird your loins, the top-rated American craft beer arrives to select locations in L.A. as early as this weekend. Pliny the Younger, a triple IPA, has been topping best-of lists since Russian River Brewing Co. initially released it in 2005 and continues its reign this year on R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2013

    Eating Hot Foods in Plastic Bowls May Pose Health Hazard

    That Hello Kitty bowl may be adorable, but plastic dishware appears to be a very bad idea healthwise. A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. finds that eating hot food from melamine bowls can expose you to high amounts of melamine, according to Fox News. Melamine is toxic crap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2013

    10 Best Yoga Studios in L.A.

    When it comes to yoga, L.A's reputation precedes it. Ask any east coaster, and they'll tell you that we're a bunch of Lululemon-wearing, namaste-saying hippies who have jobs that allow us to practice Iyengar at 11:30 on Tuesday mornings. And in some cases -- like that of the freelance writer -- th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2013

    How Should I Promote My Shows?

    Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2012

    Beer May Help Fight Cold Virus

    Instead of reaching for that box of Kleenex, maybe you should grab a six-pack. According to a new study, beer has anti-viral properties, being particularly effective against the respiratory syncytial (RS) virus, which can cause pneumonia and bronchitis in young children and symptoms similar to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2012

    A Less Reverent Latke Recipe: A Bubala YouTube Video

    Hanukkah is upon us, with its gift-giving, candle-lighting and most importantly -- a focus on eating fried food. For European Jews, that fried food is the latke. It's a time-honored dish and one that's tied to family memories and childhood. When it comes to making your own, you can pour over Joan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2012

    Claudene Christian: HMS Bounty Crew Member Was USC Grad, South Bay Local

    A crew member whose body was found after the HMS Bounty sunk in hurricane Sandy off the North Carolina coast was a local woman who attended USC and co-owned a defunct Hermosa Beach bar. Claudene Christian's body was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday afternoon after the vessel, a Hollywood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2012

    HMS Bounty, Pirates of the Caribbean Tall Ship, Sunk By Hurricane Sandy; 2 Missing (VIDEO)

    Updated at the bottom with a body recovered. First posted at 12:22 p.m. A Hollywood treasure known for its roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Treasure Island and Mutiny on the Bounty has sunk off the coast of North Carolina, a victim of hurricane Sandy. Two crew members were missing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2012

    Grouper, the Blind Online Dating Service You Do With Your Friends: A Story in GIFs

    I've written a few things about about online dating and encouraged numerous friends to try it, but, having been in a series of relationships since college, I had never done so myself until I tried Grouper a few weeks ago. I had also never been on a blind date, and certainly not on a blind group da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2012

    626 Night Market Tomorrow, Vendor List And Map Announced

    The 626 Night Market is up and running for the third time this year. It's this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. respectively, and as usual, the two day-long market will showcase a variety of pan-Asian food and businesses. Orga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2012

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Trattoria Neapolis

    Italian restaurants with big, crowd-pleasing menus are generally safe territory for vegetarians, and Trattoria Neapolis, the subject of this week's restaurant review, is no different. The wide-ranging menu offers staples like caprese and beet salad, as well as a strangely re-imagined panzanella wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2012

    Texting During Yom Kippur Services? How One L.A. Rabbi Is Bringing Social Media to His Synagogue

    Congregation Or Ami's Rabbi Paul Kipnes is the type of plugged-in religious leader who peppers his sermons with references to Star Trek and jokes about the NFL's replacement refs. Standing on stage at the Fred Kavli Theater at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza this past Wednesday, with a vibrant pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2012

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 9/24 - 9/28

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "'It was like me being back home and having a shish kabob.'" Q & A With Homeland's Abu Nazir: Navid Negahban on Israeli and Persian Cuisine, Looking for Hummus in L.A., Shimon Peres' Facebook Page Getting Detained by the Rea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2012

    Myspace Was Better Than Facebook (For Music)

    With Facebook's stock and growth rates skydiving, it's time to say something that should have been said a long time ago: Myspace was better. Maybe not when it came to its coding or those garish "personalized" pages, but definitely when it came to music. Back in the day -- say, about 2004 or so -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2012

    Domo: From Japanese TV Mascot to International Superstar

    One of the most curious icons of the early 21st century is Domo. A large, brown creature with a wide open mouth stuck somewhere between a growl and a guffaw, Domo is the mascot for Japan's public television station, NHK. He came to life in a television spot back in 1998 and, by 2004, had appeared in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2012

    'Scott Hollywood', Man in Zebra Spandex, Banned From Two Glendale Malls for Allegedly Perving on Teen Girls

    A 44-year-old man named Scott Basko, who goes by "Scott Hollywood" on Facebook, was banned from the Glendale Galleria yesterday for allegedly perving on a group of teen girls -- while allegedly wearing the perviest outfit in the history of mall creepers, according to a report in the Glendale News-Pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2012

    Cornell Seeks Your Help in Naming Two New Wine Varietals

    We learned via NPR's Morning Edition this morning that Cornell University's grape breeding program is looking for names for two brand new wine varietals. And they're hoping the public will help. The two varietals are a cold-hearty white-wine grape, which has aromatic qualities similar to Gewürztram ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2012

    Facebook Censors Kaskade's Body Paint Photo of This Girl

    See also: *Rave Standoff in Hollywood: Cops Move in to Disperse Crowds That Came to See DJ Kaskade *Our slideshow: Kaskade @ The Palladium *LMFAO 'Bikini Girl' Says She Was Fired For Being 'Big Boned' Earlier this week EDM DJ and producer Kaskade posted a photo on Facebook from the Miami stop of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2012

    Scientists Decode the Genome of the Tomato

    In what gives us high hopes for the future of the tomato, Reuters reports that scientists in the Tomato Genome Consortium have decoded the entire genome sequence of a domesticated tomato breed named Heinz 1706 that, yes, is the same breed used to make Heinz ketchup. The genome of its closest wild r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2012

    Jaclyn Swedberg, Chino Hills High School Graduate, Named Playmate of the Year

    Updated with Jacyln Swedberg's top ten Facebook photos. Originally posted at 10:24am. Meet Jaclyn Swedberg, Playboy's newest Playmate of the Year. Or, if you're a graduate of Chino Hills High School, get re-acquainted with your former classmate. Swedberg, who was awarded the honor at a ceremony a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    8 Craft Beer Bars in the San Fernando Valley Happy Hour Specials

    The glorious San Fernando Valley. Spatially vast, heavily populated, and wildly lacking in proper places to drink. Or so we thought. Today, it's time to put your ignorance to bed and minimize the attitude long enough to see the truth -- that from Burbank to Agoura Hills you can always find a decent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Mysterious Case of the Downtown L.A. Sunbathers Solved!

    An anonymous tipster (who we would totally bear-hug if he weren't so damn anonymous) has lifted the veil on yesterday's big street-art mystery: Who planted three paper-mache sunbathers in the abandoned lot at 1st and Broadway? Curbed LA, the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly and LA Observed all joined i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Bryan Barnes, Accused of USC Murders, Claims UCLA Allegiance: Party Crew Tied to Suspects

    One of the suspects accused of killing two USC grad students last month says on his Facebook page that he attends archrival school UCLA. Bryan Barnes says he attends UCLA and that he was scheduled to graduate with the class of 2014. This comes as the Los Angeles Times reported that he and suspect J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    14 Essential Items to Bring to Every Fan Convention

    It's that time of year where it seems like there's at least one big fan convention going on every weekend somewhere in the country. Whether you're planning on heading to New Jersey for The Steampunk World's Fair later this month or counting down for San Diego Comic-Con in July, there are a few esse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Nude Photo of Female Agoura High School Staffer Ends Up On Facebook

    A nude photo of an Agoura High School administrator might have ended up on Facebook and before the eyes of underage boys, prompting the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to investigate. It appears that, this time around, the school employee in question wasn't a former porn star: It's not clear how t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    626 Night Market Organizers Respond To Community Feedback

    For many, the 626 Night Market was a logistical nightmare. Tens of thousands of people poured into Oakland Avenue between Colorado Boulevard and Union Street on Friday evening. Lines for vendors were impossible to maneuver through and many compared the turn-out to that of Coachella and the Pebble Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Skateboard as 'Deadly Weapon' in Venice Attack: Ashley Berg, Savoy Anderson Charged

    Skateboards are for riding, not for fighting. But the L.A. City Attorney's office today said that a Venice homeless couple -- 21-year-old Ashley Berg and 33-year-old Savoy Anderson -- was involved in using a board as a weapon in an attack on another pair last week. It happened on a street becoming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Abdul Arian: 19-Year-Old Leads LAPD on Crazy Chase, Shoots it Out With Cops, Dies: VIDEO

    Updated at the bottom: The LAPD says suspect told a 911 operator he had a weapon and was "gonna have to pull out my gun on them." First posted at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday As L.A. watched it live on TV, a 19-year-old man engaged in a shootout with police in which he ultimately died. He appeared to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Top 10 Strip Clubs in Los Angeles

    So you're curious to go to a strip club, but unless your buddy is a regular and brings you along, how are you going to pick which one? Yelp? Give me a break. Thankfully for you, our L.A. Weekly experts have compiled the top ten strip clubs in L.A. But don't get too excited -- save it for the girls.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Shaima Alawadi, SoCal Iraqi Muslim, Dies After Possible Hate-Crime Beating

    The death of a Southern California woman from Iraq over the weekend set off a national furor, mostly via social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old Muslim woman, was beaten in her El Cajon home east of San Diego last week and died in a hospital Saturday, according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Chianti Morgan, Young TV Assistant, Goes Missing in Hollywood

    Updated at the bottom with Morgan found. First posted at 8:07 a.m. Monday. Friends and family are looking for a petite young woman who they say never returned after taking out the trash Saturday morning in Hollywood. Chianti Edward Morgan, who calls herself Chianti Love, says on her Facebook page ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Lots of Facebook Friends? Study Suggests You're a Self-Absorbed Douche

    Are you "excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity"? Welcome to Los Angeles, fellow narcissist! You're one of us. But seriously, a study unleashed today says that having lots of Facebook friends is a strong signal of your narcissism. You better cut someone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    MasterChef Mashup: Toasty. Nutty. Rubbery. Slimy. [Video]

    Mashup genius Swede Mason has transformed clips from the British version of MasterChef into a two-minute techno groove that any post-rave-era food fan can appreciate. The sight of Gregg Wallace's giant, softball-like head forced to endlessly repeat "buttery biscuit base" is enough to make us smile o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Lingerie for All Women, No Matter What Skin Tone, Says L.A.'s Tara Raines (Amen)

    Okay fellas, here's what you're getting your girl for Valentine's Day: A bra that matches her skin tone! Ah!? No? Well, anyway, if you're in the market, you might have a hard time fulfilling that wish, even if the gift was going to be for yourself. That's because it's difficult to find bras that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Facebook Emotions Are Contagious, and You Just Might Be Bringing Your Friends Down

    You know that Debbie Downer friend on Facebook who posts each day about being unable to sleep well, stand the pain or, worse, find true love? Oy vey. Turns out she's bringing everybody down with her. New research presented in Southern California recently concludes that "emotional contagion" can go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    50 Most Ridiculous Vanity Plates in L.A.

    Forget 140 characters: try eight! In a city full of networking self-promoters and wannabe celebs, it's no surprise that ridiculous vanity license plates abound. That little space on the back of your car represents a precursor to the away message and the Facebook status, albeit a near-permanent one. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    What Are You Listening to on Spotify? Guess What, Nobody Cares!

    In the late aughts and the early teens, or whatever we're calling these decades, streaming music and social media began to merge; this, the geniuses of Silicon Valley, Alley, and Beach declared, would be utopia. Not only would it rain cash, but everyone's musical taste would improve. And thus soon, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Bree'Anna Guzman-Ruiz Is Missing: Young Lincoln Heights Mom Went Out for Cough Syrup, Never Came Home

    Bree'Anna Guzman-Ruiz via Facebook​LAPD detectives are trying to track down a 22-year-old mother of two who went missing Monday night in Lincoln Heights. Bree'Anna Guzman-Ruiz, as she spells her name on Facebook, told her family on the evening after Christmas that she was going out to buy cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    John Atterberry, Music Exec, Died Today Following Friday's Sunset & Vine Shooting Spree Caught on Video

    Tyler Brehm on Facebook.​Updated at the bottom with victim John Atterberry dying today. First posted at 11:12 a.m. Friday. A suspect was dead this morning after at least one LAPD officer responding to a "man-with-a-gun" call at the iconic intersection of Sunset and Vine opened fire, police to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Prop 8 Overturned? Nope: Year-Old HuffPost Article on California Gay Marriage Goes Viral

    PHOTO BY TED SOQUIFrom our own West Hollywood slideshow on victory day 2010.​Come on, guys -- this is how rumors get started! A Huffington Post article from August 2010 (and updated in May 2011) was littered all over Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and the rest of the Internet this morning. "Prop 8 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    5 Dirtiest Facebook Posts We Tried to Get Posted on the 91 Freeway's Robbins Brothers Billboard

    Earlier this week, our news blog The Informer reported on ​the Robbins Brothers jewelry store Facebook campaign that lets people use Facebook to post rather bland messages of love to an electronic billboard over the westbound 91 freeway in Corona. It's not known as the most happening part of town, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    California Pole Dance Championships at Highlands: Sport Says Sayonara to Strip Clubs and Sets Sights on the Olympics

    George GrigorianAnjel Dust, a dancer for more than a decade, also is an organizer of the California Pole Dance Championships.​With her Lucite heels, cheeky schoolgirl pigtails and silky, hot pink disco shorts exposing admirable curves, the petite dancer is a textbook picture of urban erotici ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 17, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Le Comptoir

    Chef Gary Menes' latest appears, for a bit, at downtown's Tiara

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Aim High, the First Facebook 'Social Series,' and Why Web Shows Still Fly Below the Radar

    Jackson Rathbone takes charge as Nick Green: a high school student/CIA assassin in Aim High​Have you heard of the new WB/Facebook web series Aim High? You know, the show about a high school student/CIA operative that actually allows you to incorporate your own pictures and data into the story? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    PHOTOS: Kitten Rescued From L.A. River

    Small Animal Rescue Team Los Angeles via Facebook"The kitten was safely rescued and is dry and warm at the East Valley Animal Shelter."​Cigarette butts and fake fingernails weren't the only human run-off that last Friday's rain tried to sweep out to sea. The Small Animal Rescue Team Los Angel ... More >>

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