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  • Blogs

    January 11, 2013

    There Are Three Incredibly Geeky Conventions in L.A. This Weekend

    If you're looking to relive television shows from the '70s through the '90s and profess your fandom for long-forgotten action heroes, this weekend offers a bevy of conventions to satisfy your inner geek.

  • Stage

    November 29, 2012

    The Coarse Acting Show and Dirty Filthy Love Story, Reviewed

    If you're looking to relive television shows from the '70s through the '90s and profess your fandom for long-forgotten action heroes, this weekend offers a bevy of conventions to satisfy your inner geek.

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2012

    Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Smoked Salmon

    Salmonella has nothing to do with salmon. Until now. Smoked salmon tainted with the bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands and the United States, sparking a major recall, the Associated Press reports. (Fascinating fact: The genus Salmonella was named after Daniel Elmer Salmon, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2012

    Handbags of Ostrich, Crocodile, Elephant Skin Seized at LAX

    Kate Spade. Chanel. Hermes. Girls got to have their four-figure designer handbags these days. But ostrich, stingray, crocodile and elephant skin purses? Maybe some ladies are taking the high-end handbag trend a little too far. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said today that they have seized sev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2012

    Three Horses Die in Stable Fire in Unincorporated South L.A.

    Three horses and one goat died in a stable fire in the unincorporated Athens area of South Los Angeles last night, according to the L.A. Fire Department. What were horse stables doing in such an urban area (right around the corner from the Rio Gentlemen's Club)? It's not clear. We found a Google Ma ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 12, 2012

    Barbarians Destroy Broadway

    Three horses and one goat died in a stable fire in the unincorporated Athens area of South Los Angeles last night, according to the L.A. Fire Department. What were horse stables doing in such an urban area (right around the corner from the Rio Gentlemen's Club)? It's not clear. We found a Google Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Ashley Huizenga on Sex, Starvation, and Art

    Our music feature this week focuses on Ashley Huizenga, an L.A. musician and performance artist known for her academic-minded -- and also quite flithy -- shows under the guise of her alter ego Actually Huizenga. Trained as a classical pianist, she creates epic '80s inspired dance scores that featur ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    April 5, 2012

    Attenberg Review

    Our music feature this week focuses on Ashley Huizenga, an L.A. musician and performance artist known for her academic-minded -- and also quite flithy -- shows under the guise of her alter ego Actually Huizenga. Trained as a classical pianist, she creates epic '80s inspired dance scores that featur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    L.A. Weekly Theater Awards 2012: Greece is the Word

    Blending droll wit and broad farce, sketch-comedy troupe Lost Moon Radio hosted the 33rd annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards Monday night in a taut show at Avalon in Hollywood, handing out more than 30 awards in less than two hours. The "Lawees" honor the best stage work in theaters of 99 seats or le ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2012

    33rd Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards

    Blending droll wit and broad farce, sketch-comedy troupe Lost Moon Radio hosted the 33rd annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards Monday night in a taut show at Avalon in Hollywood, handing out more than 30 awards in less than two hours. The "Lawees" honor the best stage work in theaters of 99 seats or le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    L.A. Members of Congress Paid Hundreds of Thousands in Campaign Cash to Themselves, Relatives

    You contributed cash to your favorite U.S. representative's campaign, hoping he'd use the money to fight the good fight and knockout his foe. But in many cases a lot of that money is going to "babysitters, five-star hotels in Athens, six-figure salaries for candidates' family members and thousands ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Food News Roundup: Greece's "Potato Movement," 60 Cool People Homemade Booze

    The Guardian: In Greece, consumers save money by buying straight from farmers. It's called the "potato movement." The Daily Meal: The 60 "coolest" chefs, restaurateurs, bartenders, farmers and food writers. Plus a food performance artist (think cheese block sculptures; a room stuffed with cotton c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Kevin Barnes: Of Montreal's Front Man Is Depressed

    It's no secret that some of the most creative and talented artists have also harbored intense feelings of anxiety and depression. (See Whitney Houston.) Kevin Barnes, lead singer of Athens-based indie rock group Of Montreal, has managed to channel his depression in to spontaneous whirlwhinds of cr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2012

    The Great Greek

    It's no secret that some of the most creative and talented artists have also harbored intense feelings of anxiety and depression. (See Whitney Houston.) Kevin Barnes, lead singer of Athens-based indie rock group Of Montreal, has managed to channel his depression in to spontaneous whirlwhinds of cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Aliki's Greek Taverna: Lemon Potatoes

    When we visited Greece at the age of 20, we ate well without spending much. There were nests of fried smelts piled around puddles of skordalia. There was blistered octopus served next to the foil-wrapped brick that once smashed it against the grill's grate. There were yellow loaves of dense-crumb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Cookbook Review: Saveur's Got The New Comfort Food Down

    ​Yes, we know we are supposed to be at the farmers market cooing over those Blenheim apricots meant to be slowly savored and imagining the simple tomato-basil salads that will satisfy us after just a few bites with their intense summer flavors. But even this time of year, some nights all we re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Here Comes the Sun (and the First Course): The Solar Kitchen

    First Day in Milan from LapinKultaSolarKitchenRestaurant on Vimeo. What does a solar kitchen have in common with the pop-up restaurant, the foraging party, and the neighborhood butcher shop? They're all artistic statements, necessities and practicalities born of economic and environmental circumsta ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2011

    Geeky on the Radio

    First Day in Milan from LapinKultaSolarKitchenRestaurant on Vimeo. What does a solar kitchen have in common with the pop-up restaurant, the foraging party, and the neighborhood butcher shop? They're all artistic statements, necessities and practicalities born of economic and environmental circumsta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Do You Know What 'Austerity' Means? 250,000 People Searching Merriam-Webster.Com In 2010 Sure Didn't

    How does a musty old dictionary business stay relevant in the age of Spell Check, auto-correct and the all-important educated guess? Zimbio"Austerity" in Greek? Why don't you go search it or something​In the case of Merriam-Webster this year, the answer was to track all online free-dictionary ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Maui & Sons Bar to Open in Egyptian Theatre Courtyard

    The long-dormant space in the courtyard of Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre is finally seeing some life. The space that several years ago housed the short-lived but fantastic frozen custard shop Lickity Split, will re-open as the beach-themed Maui & Sons bar on January 8th. Think grass-hut decor, wai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Grouplove Relocates to Los Angeles, Releases Free MP3

    A Little Grouplove Feels So Good [MP3]

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Gladys Bloodworth, Jeremy Bloodworth, L.A. Homicides No. 209, No. 210: Mother And Son Shot To Death At Home In South L.A.

    Google Maps​A black woman and her son, who were fatally shot on Thursday, Oct. 21, have been identified as 64-year-old Gladys Bloodworth and 25-year-old Jeremy Bloodworth. The shooting took place at about 2:30 a.m. in their single-story home at 12613 South Harvard Boulevard in unincorporated A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Stage Raw: Free Man of Color

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS STAGE FEATURE on Opus, at the Fountain TheatreNEW REVIEW GO FREE MAN OF COLOR ​Photo by Michael LamontA young, well-spoken and highly educated black man is tapped to become the leader of a nation. But it's not who you think. The year is 1828, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Tonight: Phosphorescent, Villagers, Jesca Hoop, Midnight Juggernauts, Polls, Twin Sister

    Sebastian MlynarskiPhosphorescent​Good things some to those who ... make good music? Ah, it'd warm our blog band-besotted cackles if it were always so. But there is a happy story to tell about Phosphorescent, the Brooklyn-based, Athens, Ga.-born alt-country band who this spring released the t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    You Wear Eyes On Your Ears: Cracked Eye Earrings

    ​This week's Etsy Weirdness of the Week: cracked eye earrings. Lots of people wear those "evil eye" amulets to ward off evil, but this particular execution seems especially disconcerting. Why are they eyes? Why are they cracked? Did the person cry too much, thus resulting in dried out eyelids? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Is Your Olive Oil Really Extra Virgin? U.S. Called a "Dumping Ground for Cheap Olive Oil"

    Flickr/Kevan"Extra virgin" olive oil may contain safflower, canola or peanut oil--and there's nothing you can do about it.​BP isn't the only disreputable oil company in the United States. Apparently there are no rules regulating olive oil here. Which means that purveyors can sell consumers any ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Momed Explores the Eastern Mediterranean

    Momed, the new Mediterranean restaurant in Beverly Hills, was lucky. It inherited a wood burning oven from the previous occupant, the Italian restaurant Rosti. And so you can have Turkish flatbreads straight from that oven with such toppings as oven-roasted wild mushrooms, akawi cheese and broccoli ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    Yellow

    Momed, the new Mediterranean restaurant in Beverly Hills, was lucky. It inherited a wood burning oven from the previous occupant, the Italian restaurant Rosti. And so you can have Turkish flatbreads straight from that oven with such toppings as oven-roasted wild mushrooms, akawi cheese and broccoli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Top 10 Places To Watch the FIFA World Cup

    ​Tomorrow begins the the most widely watched sporting event in the world, the 2010 FIFA World Cup. And for the next month, from June to July 11th, even Laker mania will take a back seat to soccer. The World Cup, held for the first time in Africa, showcases 32 countries. And while you can of co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    L.A. Council Once Again Puts Off Tough Choices

    ​Surprise, surprise. The Los Angeles City Council on Friday put off a vote on the city's budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1, opting instead to issue dire warnings while threatening to finally make a move on Monday that could result in hundreds of job cuts. City Hall is facing $585 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    George F. Will Compares City Of L.A.'s Economic Situation To That Of Greece

    Newsweek​Fiscal conservative and widely read author George F. Will is comparing the city of Los Angeles' economic situation to that of Greece, the debt-ridden European Union nation that many believed touched off last week's roller-coaster stock-market ride. Will makes his comments in a piece f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Plate Spinnings: Listings From the Past Week

    Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Portrait of the Food Trucker as a Young Man. [Time] --I'll have a slice of cheese with pigs-in-a-blanket crust, please. Ketchup and maple on the side. [This is Freaking Ridiculous] --Hesperia's Banan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Peace

    Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Portrait of the Food Trucker as a Young Man. [Time] --I'll have a slice of cheese with pigs-in-a-blanket crust, please. Ketchup and maple on the side. [This is Freaking Ridiculous] --Hesperia's Banan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER GYRO

    Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Portrait of the Food Trucker as a Young Man. [Time] --I'll have a slice of cheese with pigs-in-a-blanket crust, please. Ketchup and maple on the side. [This is Freaking Ridiculous] --Hesperia's Banan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Go Greek at the Astroburger

    Photo credit: Barbara HansenAstroburger's Greek shake​The Astroburger on Melrose Avenue has two of the coolest drinks in town. And they're both Greek, which is not what you would expect from a corner sandwich shop. The Vissino Shake blends milk, vanilla ice cream and sour cherries from Greece ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2009

    Underworld Posts Statement on Hard Fest Shut Down

    Hard Summer 2009 headliners Underworld have posted a statement on their website regarding the events that led the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Inglewood Police to shut down the massive party. Underworld websiteThe Forum before last night's Hard Summer shutdown​ It reads, in part: ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    February 26, 2009

    Flagging Interest: Renée Petropoulos at Rosamund Felsen Gallery

    Stars and stripes and plaids

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    JOURNALISM'S DEAD-- LET'S LEAVE TOWN!

    Stars and stripes and plaids

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    It Must Be Belly, ‘Cuz Jam Don't Shake Like That

    Stars and stripes and plaids

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Sissystrata

    Stars and stripes and plaids

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Top gymnasts show their stuff

    Stars and stripes and plaids

  • Columns

    October 25, 2007

    The World on Fire

    Something wicked this way will come again

  • Eat+Drink

    November 2, 2006

    Ask Mr. Gold: Favorite Cookbooks

    Something wicked this way will come again

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2005

    Local Bands, Man

    Viva K

  • News

    March 6, 2003

    Unconventional Fear

    Viva K

  • Music

    November 29, 2001

    The Deep End

    First AIDS, now genocide . . . Diamanda Galás won’t lighten up

  • Music

    August 23, 2001

    Mythos

    Angelique Ionatos’ odyssey of the heart

  • LA Life

    May 24, 2001

    Identity Crisis in Athens

    Angelique Ionatos’ odyssey of the heart

  • Columns

    November 11, 1999

    Season's Greetings

    Angelique Ionatos’ odyssey of the heart

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