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Haiti

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Henry Rollins: The Column! Hands Are Groping Me, Breasts Are Pushed Into 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.] Time becomes fluid and is then smashed, compressed, elongated by miles and then slammed into a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    9 Appalling & Tasteless Gingerbread Houses

    See this gingerbread house? The one with turrets and bay windows, candy canes on the door, licorice piping on the windows and shingles lined with gumdrops and M&Ms. That's how a normal gingerbread house looks. Some people, however, like their holiday food tinged with grim reality, which is to say tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Henry Rollins: The Column! Curtis Mayfield
 Songs in Haiti

    ​[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 have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: A Time Change and Curtis Mayfield

    ​KCRW BROADCAST #131 for Saturday, September 10 Fanatics! I'm writing to you from Port Au Prince, Haiti. I have been here for about a week now and tomorrow will be flying back to Los Angeles, getting a few hours of sleep, and then coming into the studio at our new time of 8 pm to do the show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    NSFW Photo: Man Caught Smuggling 159 Pounds of Iguana Meat, Covered in Fish, Across Mexican Border

    www.jagendorf.comThe one that got away​And here we thought Tupac's alleged shooter was the man of the hour (closely trailed by a way-too-stoked John Edwards). Nope! The anonymous U.S. citizen trying to cross over from Mexico with 167 pounds of Iguana meat in tow on June 7 wins top blogroll hon ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2011

    Music Picks: Stiff Little Fingers, CunninLynguists, The Nubians, System of a Down

    Houses, Aloe Blacc, Krautrock Nite, The Radio Dept. and others

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Henri Ford: Doctor Sans Frontieres

    Houses, Aloe Blacc, Krautrock Nite, The Radio Dept. and others

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Death, Sun Ra, Boris

    Timothy Norris​ [For the rest of Henry's columns, go to our Henry Rollins archives. To subscribe to his RSS, click here.] KCRW BROADCAST #103 for Saturday, Feb. 26. Fanatics! Are you kidding? This might be one of the bestest examples of sonic supremacy we have ever assembled! Immediatel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2011

    SOME ENCHANTED FAUX-NAIVE

    Timothy Norris​ [For the rest of Henry's columns, go to our Henry Rollins archives. To subscribe to his RSS, click here.] KCRW BROADCAST #103 for Saturday, Feb. 26. Fanatics! Are you kidding? This might be one of the bestest examples of sonic supremacy we have ever assembled! Immediatel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    U.S. State Department on Haiti's Food Security

    United NationsChildren in Cité Soleil, Haiti receive meals​On Saturday, the U.S. Department of State released a fact sheet on the work they have been doing to improve food security in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January of 2010. While there is still incredibly depressing new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Should Celebrities Boycott Koi Restaurant After Owners Sued By State For 'Worker Exploitation?'

    Koi's dining room, via Facebook.​Koi restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard has become an A-list restaurant, if not in the minds of critics, at least in the minds of celebrities. Along with the Ivy and Mr. Chow, It's a go-to spot to get snapped by paparazzi. Except that its owners, the Sikder Fam ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    Haiti's Peanut Butter Miracles

    Amid that country's chaos, a St. Louis pediatrician has made ending child malnutrition her life's work

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Haitian Farmers to Burn Donated Monsanto Hybrid Seed

    MonsantoHelpful diagram illustrating crop hybridization​ Missouri-based agribusiness multinational Monsanto's latest attempt to cultivate good press is being met with widespread reproach in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, where the GMO giant is donating 130 tons of pesticide-coated hybrid and conven ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 20, 2010

    George Laguerre: From the Ruins

    MonsantoHelpful diagram illustrating crop hybridization​ Missouri-based agribusiness multinational Monsanto's latest attempt to cultivate good press is being met with widespread reproach in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, where the GMO giant is donating 130 tons of pesticide-coated hybrid and conven ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    George Laguerre: From the Ruins

    Kevin ScanlonGeorge Laguerre​First, there was the 7.0 quake in George Laguerre's native Haiti, which destroyed houses and businesses of his friends and family. Then, on the night Laguerre was packing for his first trip back to Haiti since the disaster, an electrical fire burned his beloved Ech ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    ONCE IN LOVE WITH HAITI . . .

    Kevin ScanlonGeorge Laguerre​First, there was the 7.0 quake in George Laguerre's native Haiti, which destroyed houses and businesses of his friends and family. Then, on the night Laguerre was packing for his first trip back to Haiti since the disaster, an electrical fire burned his beloved Ech ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 8, 2010

    Santee's Surprising Kitchen

    Kevin ScanlonGeorge Laguerre​First, there was the 7.0 quake in George Laguerre's native Haiti, which destroyed houses and businesses of his friends and family. Then, on the night Laguerre was packing for his first trip back to Haiti since the disaster, an electrical fire burned his beloved Ech ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Cooking With George Laguerre: A Lesson in Haitian Food

    On Wednesday, George Laguerre took a break from packing coffee beans for his wholesale business in the charred remains of his restaurant TiGeorges' Chicken on Glendale Blvd., and traveled south to give a lesson in Haitian cooking to a group of high school students. Erica Z. Wrightson​

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    L.A. County Fire Rescuers Heading To Chile

    L.A. County Fire rescuers in Haiti.​Members of the Los Angeles County Urban Search and Rescue task forces have to be some of the busiest first responders in the world. Last month they were in Haiti pulling people from the rubble of a devastating earthquake there. On Monday a task force prepare ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Bootleg of Radiohead's Haiti Benefit at the Fonda Surfaces

    Radiohead Haiti Benefit Free MP3 Bootleg

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs and Newsletters

    -- Celebrating the Marino family and their restaurants. [e*starLA] -- Goody's in San Gabriel shutters. [LA Observed] -- Haitian Libations Charity Event on February 6th at Vertical Wine Bistro. [Mattatouille] -- Robbie Burns' Address to a Haggis. [Deep End Dining] -- Ruth Reichl, The Movie? (Seco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Radiohead Dig Out the Big Guitars for a Haiti Relief Benefit at the Fonda

    Click here to view Timothy Norris's slide show from last night's Radiohead show at the Fonda. Can we give the bassist some? Please? Let's give the bassist some. His name is Colin Greenwood, and he's not either of the two Radiohead guys that most people, such as your mom, know. He's not the strikin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Dine Out & Bake For Haiti: More Fundraising Events Around Town

    Celebrities banded together for "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" telethon on Friday, which raised $57 million and counting. And on a bit of a smaller, but no less meaningful scale, local bakers and restaurants have been rallying support for those in need, suffering from t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2010

    Radiohead at the Fonda: Set List from a Night of Big Guitars

    Here is the set list for tonight's epic Radiohead show at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater, which was a benefit for Oxfam International's work in Haiti. They made, according to Yorke (who prefaced the number with a shocked "fuck me!"): $572,754. We'll have a review up shortly, but figured yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Jenny Lewis and Friends Present 'Song Circle for Haiti'

    Jenny Lewis and Friends Present 'Song Circle for Haiti' Tuesday at Largo

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: More Haiti Fundraisers Around Town

    TiGeorges'​Chefs and restaurant employees around the city are generously donating their time to raise money for Haiti. Here is a list of places you can donate while you dine. The Edison will donate all door proceeds this week to the Haiti relief fund. On Friday, Jan. 22th from 5pm-8pm, the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Mega-Telethon Broadcasting From L.A., Elsewhere

    CNNAnderson Cooper.​A Friday telethon to raise money for the victims of last week's earthquake in Haiti will be broadcast from Los Angeles, New York, London and Haiti, organizers announced Thursday. It will be everywhere: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Local Restaurants Fundraise for Haiti: A List of Places You Can Give Back While Eating Out

    E.Z. Wrightson​Last week, a fundraiser hosted by George LaGuerre pulled in $14,000 for Haiti relief efforts. Following TiGeorges' lead, restaurants around the city will be donating a portion of their proceeds to Haiti relief funds. Here's a list of places you can eat while supporting the cause ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Celebrate MLK Day with Mr. Fingers and "I Have a Dream"

    Nothing like dancing and preaching at the same time....Happy MLK day. To celebrate, here's some classic Chicago house for you. We're on a light posting schedule today because of the holiday, but we'll still be covering stuff as it comes up. Oh, and have you tossed $10 to Haitian relief yet? Just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    L.A. County Firefighters Make Weekend Rescues In Haiti

    ​The Los Angeles County Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue task force in Haiti rescued at least five women over the weekend in Haiti. The the saves, which upped the team's total rescues in the earthquake-devastated nation to nine, have put the unit "in high spirits," according to Inspec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    TiGeorges' Haiti Relief Fundrasier: More Press, Less Chicken

    At the bustling Haiti relief fundraiser Thursday night, two days after Tuesday's devastating earthquake, a parade of media vans parked in front of TiGeorges' Chicken on Glendale Boulevard. Reporters and community organizers crammed into the small restaurant, and while some managed to place dinner or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    L.A. County Search And Rescue Team Locates Six In Haitian Rubble

    L.A. County Fire DepartmentL.A. search and rescue crews in Haiti.​(CORRECTED to reflect that three have been rescued, not six). A Los Angeles County urban search and rescue task force deployed to Haiti Thursday has already helped to locate six people and rescued three of them tfollowing the na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 1/11 - 1/15

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "There's no phone system in Haiti right now." TiGeorges' Chicken Haitian Restaurant Hosts Earthquake Fundraiser Tomorrow Night. "The fan system at Park's BBQ could ventilate the chrome off a trailer hitch, but th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Arcade Fire, Josephine Baker, Alan Lomax, Wyclef on Haiti, Music, Love, Charity

    The Arcade Fire have released a statement urging everyone to donate to help relief efforts in Haiti. Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, whose family is from Haiti, have a strong connection to the island. Friends, Haiti needs your help in her darkest hour. We just got off the phone with our frie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Musician Tweets from Destruction in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    Musician Tweets from Destruction in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Who's Footing L.A.'s Recovery?

    File this contrast in the Just Sayin' Dept.An L.A. Times blog flagged an Argonaut story about county beach fees rising higher than today's mercury, while City News Service reports that the L.A. City Council seems ready to all but waive some business taxes. According to the Argonaut, which serves the ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    August 16, 2007

    Docuweek

    File this contrast in the Just Sayin' Dept.An L.A. Times blog flagged an Argonaut story about county beach fees rising higher than today's mercury, while City News Service reports that the L.A. City Council seems ready to all but waive some business taxes. According to the Argonaut, which serves the ... More >>

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Haiti's Hope

    A tortured country searches for a future

  • News

    February 16, 2006

    Waiting for Preval

    The would-be president urges calm amid claims of election fraud

  • News

    February 9, 2006

    Silent Streets

    Haiti takes a break from the violence and votes

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Losing Our Shirts

    An unhappy New Year looms for American apparel makers

  • Stage

    October 14, 2004

    The Revolution Will Not Be Compromised

    Ben Guillory and the Robey Theater Company give Haitian history its due

  • Columns

    September 9, 2004

    Water Torture

    Flooding and the future of the world

  • Film+TV

    April 22, 2004

    Making Sense

    Jonathan Demme presents Haitian crusader Jean Dominique

  • News

    March 4, 2004

    Aristide Development

    A black population with a slave past is done in by killing indifference. Sound familiar?

  • Art+Books

    May 8, 2003

    Dreaming in Chinese

    Cristina Garcia on culture-bending, poetry and her new novel, Monkey Hunting

  • LA Life

    July 6, 2000

    No Significant Features

    The Caribbean, the dark and a ghost

  • Music

    September 24, 1998

    Let's Get Dead

    Music for the modern zombie

  • Calendar

    September 3, 1998

    Raising Cane

    A conversation with Edwidge Danticat

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