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This L.A. Golf Course Was an Internment Camp. Should It Get Historic Monument Status?

L.A.'s Cultural Heritage Commission met at City Hall Thursday morning to determine whether to designate Tujunga's Verdugo Hills Golf Course a historic-cultural monument, not because it's a golf course, but because it was the site of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station, Immigration, and Naturalization ... More >>

If Hipster Cameras Are So Popular, Why Did L.A.'s Lomography Stores Close Down?

As early as 15 years ago, if you wanted to take a picture, you'd need to bring your film into a lab and wait to see how the images developed. A semi-working knowledge of film speed helped, as did a bit of familiarity with shutter speed, aperture settings, and other variables required to produce a de ... More >>

The Best Grammy 2013 Swag, Including a Vagina Steamer

I don't know who won the Grammys, and I don't really care. What interests me is what people had in their swag bags. Luckily, as a reporter I was invited to cover the Official Backstage Talent Gift Lounge, where I was chaperoned like a 13-year-old at a Bar Mitzvah. See also: Our Best Tweets From the ... More >>

12 Best Gifts for People Who Love L.A.

See also: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Our Best of L.A. issue and our Best of L.A. app What do you get someone who has everything: a beautiful home, great food and legal marijuana? From endless gift certificates to countless books and DVDs, there's ... More >>

Paul V.'s Born This Way Blog Becomes a Book About Growing Up Gay

Long before Lady Gaga's second full-length album ever hit the charts, thousands of kids across the globe played out its title song in real life, showing friends, family members and themselves they were "Born This Way" -- namely, gay. In January, 2011 Paul V. Vitagliano (aka DJ Paul V.) launched Born ... More >>

10 Political Things to Do in L.A. Before (and After) the Election

This year's election has the public voting for everyone from Roseanne Barr to Hello Kitty, with Mitt Romney's Binders of Women the projected costume-winner for Halloween. While the 2012 presidential election is the biggest reason people are hitting the polls, we all know that local campaigns can be ... More >>

A Perfume That Smells Like Fraggle Rock

When she was 12 years old, Beth Barrial had a life-changing experience in a park after dark with some friends. "A scent passed me by that sparked a strange, unfocused memory from early childhood," she describes. "I had a sudden recollection of one perfect moment of joy and complete freedom, unfett ... More >>

10 Best Finds at the Los Angeles Antiques Art Design Show, aka a Flea Market for Rich People

A peek inside this weekend's 17th annual Los Angeles Antiques Art Design Show, which runs through Sunday, should be enough to convince anyone that there really is such a thing as the 1 percent, because those of us covering the opening-night party at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar clearly weren't amo ... More >>

Political Prankster Steve Lambert Brings His Interactive Signs to Charlie James Gallery

Old Railcars at Union Station Are Ready for You to Charter for $5,000 a Day

Los Angeles Union Station isn't just a mass-transport hub. It's also a semi-retirement home for a cluster of vintage railroad cars that occupy the station's annex, also known as "the garden." Most of the trains won't move. A few get lucky and land the occasional film permit, scoring a cameo in a sce ... More >>

10 Groundbreaking Celebrity and Music Photographers

Right now, there are at least three music-themed photo exhibits going on in L.A., and a few celebrity-themed ones, too. Peter Fetterman Gallery is showing "Forever Young: The Art of Music Photography" through September 8, while Kana Manglapus Projects is exhibiting "Factory 77" through September 10, ... More >>

Advanced Style: The California Women Designers Behind Barbie, Bikinis and the '84 Olympics

Among a healthy-sized group of reporters, photographers, and other members of the press, five fashionable female artists turned up for the media preview of "California's Designing Women, 1896-1986" at the Autry National Center last Wednesday. Even though everyone had name tags, the lady designers di ... More >>

Gordy Grundy 'Burns' Off All His Art in a 'One-Day Retrospective' in Chinatown

Beneath glowing lanterns along Chinatown's Chung King Road on Friday the 13th, more than 400 people passed through the doors of Coagula Curitorial to check out Gordy Grundy's one-man, one-night-only art-show, "BURN." Two bartenders and a spokesmodel poured lemongrass-tinged Bombay Sapphire East Gin ... More >>

A Boardwalk Vendor Who Sells Stories, by Request

While the Hammer Museum debuted the Venice Beach Biennial as part of the museum's "Made in L.A." exhibit this past weekend, Chicago-based Franki Elliot jostled for a spot on the Venice Boardwalk in order to collect material for her own project, Typewriter Stories. Saturday afternoon, the 20-someth ... More >>

L.A.'s Craziest Hats, at an Awesome Retro Kentucky Derby Viewing Party

An American tradition since 1875, the annual Kentucky Derby is a high-profile horse-racing event in Louisville, Ky., and the first installment of the U.S. Triple Crown -- the equine equivalent of the Super Bowl, World Series and NBA Finals. But here in Los Angeles, more than 2,000 miles from the Chu ... More >>

Amtrak's Ancestors: The Huntington's Exhibit on the History of the Transcontinental Railroad

Long before studios, hippies, method actors and reality-show wannabes headed out west, the Pacific Coast was a destination for farmers, miners, prospectors and other wagon-wheeling homesteaders who were looking for a new way of life. Two years after California struck gold in 1848, it became a part o ... More >>

Top 10 Weirdest Stores in Los Angeles

Looking for a book about the Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society? Perhaps you need a Jolly Roger doormat for the house. Maybe you just want to pick up some time-travel sickness pills, a spray-bottle of barbarian repellant or a few fresh dinosaur eggs before you blast to the past. Whatever yo ... More >>

10 Awesome Photos of Space, From 'The History of Space Photography' Show in Pasadena

Four hundred years ago, stargazing was practically illegal. The Roman Inquisition sentenced Galileo for supporting Copernican astronomy, and most people still believed the earth was flat. Fortunately, science has since come a long way, and now, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena has made space e ... More >>

10 Best Reasons to Visit Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley (Besides Coachella)

The Coachella Valley was once known as a fantastic spot for a getaway from L.A., especially during its high season in winter, when it features almost-certain sunshine and better temperatures. In recent years, Coachella has become synonymous with just one thing: Coachella. But this year, the music f ... More >>

Wilshire Boulevard Temple's Revolutionary Murals Get a Facelift

If you've ever cruised along Wilshire Boulevard between Western and Vermont, you've probably noticed a massive, domed structure at Hobart Avenue, kitty-corner to an indoor golf driving-range. That building is the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, aka the Best Jewish Reform Synagogue Built by Hollywood, acc ... More >>

Richard Jackson Flies a Plane Into a Wall...Creating Art

Whoever said there are no accidents in art obviously never heard of Richard Jackson. On a clear Sunday afternoon in a field southeast of Pasadena's Rose Bowl, the 72-year-old artist literally launched his newest work of art: a flight-based performance piece that examines the nature, trajectory, scal ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Meat Desserts, The Hatfields Cook Breakfast Why You're Eating Pork Belly Right Now

-- Quinn and Karen Hatfield to open a breakfast spot on La Brea. [Daily Dish] -- Unsettling desserts made out of meat. Unsettling is an understatement. [Flavorpill] -- Saturated Fat Helps People Deal With Negative Emotions, Study Says. (Which is why we're all eating pork belly while we read this ... More >>

5 Food Events for Memorial Day Weekend: Beer, Food Trucks Ice Cream

Guzzle & Nosh​It's Memorial Day weekend. You've got three days off. (We do!) Here are a few ways you might want to celebrate. Turn the page for 5 food and beer events held over the long holiday weekend...

"Tonight at Silverlake Lounge: Who Gives a Fuck": The Fold (Silverlake Lounge, The Bootleg Theatre) Gets Punked Online With Savage Parody Site

foldsilverlake.netHey now, our listings are the jam!​ Sometimes revenge is a dish best served on the internet. This afternoon we were made aware of a website that viciously mocks the Fold operation. The Fold is an organization that books shows primarily at The Silverlake Lounge, The Bootleg ... More >>

Top 5 Hottest L.A. Lady DJs in 2010: The Sequel (Now with More Supertalented Spinnin' Hotties)

Daisy O'DellThe Divine Miss O: Daisy O'Dell being awesome​ One of the amazing things about the aughts (aka, the '00s) is that there are too many female DJs for me to fit on yesterday's Top Five Hottest L.A. Lady DJs in 2010 list. Yes. This was not the case ten years ago, and I am happy to rep ... More >>

Today in Magnetic Fields News: Illustrated '69 Love Songs' Blog Fan Videos From Spanking New Album 'Realism'

Flavorpill has found "How Fucking Romantic," an amazing UK website that encourages artists to illustrate every single one of the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs. From Emily Temple's writeup at Flavorpill: Like these artists, we fell in and out of love to these melodies, so each of these artistic in ... More >>

Ape Escape: Bikini-Clad Gorilla Girls Strike a Pose

Downtown Los Angeles is known for its hidden nighttime gems. With its after-hour speakeasies and never-ending supply of street meat (specifically the "illegal" bacon-wrapped hot dog) -- this city is a treasure trove of late night indulgences. Last Saturday, however, I stumbled across one of its fine ... More >>

More Gorillas and Girls at Ghettogloss

Ghettogloss pretty much understands what's going on in the subconscious depths of an urban-dwelling 21st century human when it's 100 degrees outside. It's this: (Photo by: Magda Wosinska Model:Jenny Mollen) Or something like the above. They also sent the best press release of the week, beating t ... More >>

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