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Should My Boyfriend Get Checked for STDs?

Editor's note: Rap pioneer and Geto Boys member Willie D dispenses sage advice, for free! Something on your mind? Ask Willie D! Dear Willie D: I'm in a long-distance relationship with a good man, but the miles are starting to wear on my patience -- not to mention my pocketbook. We met at a busine ... More >>

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Was Ruined By Rush Fans

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired on HBO on Saturday. Hopefully you didn't watch it, because it was bad. But pity us: We actually attended the damn thing, at the Nokia Theatre last month. So, for the sake of catharsis, let's briefly run it down. It's the only way we can move o ... More >>

Rolling Stones - Staples Center - May 3, 2013 (With Photos and Set List)

Rolling Stones Staples Center May 3, 2013 The Rolling Stones still put in the work, as was demonstrated by their stint here in Los Angeles over the last two weeks, which included a series of rehearsals in Burbank -- Falling James lurked outside -- and their secret show at the Echoplex. See also: ... More >>

5 Awesome Free Things To Do in L.A. This Week

See also: *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week Fans of a good laugh, Tom Sizemore and the realm of the fantastic need not break their wallets this week. Check out these free offerings that make even the dullest weekday interesting, f ... More >>

The Deep Throat Sex Scandal Celebrates a Famous First Amendment Victory But Ignores the Bigger Issue

InvaderCon II: DOOMCON: Animated Series Invader ZIM Was Canceled a Decade Ago, But Fans Still Want to Bring It Back

It's Saturday afternoon and nearly 1,000 people are at the Torrance Marriott South Bay celebrating a cartoon that was canceled ten years ago. Fans of Invader ZIM, the short-lived, sci-fi animated series from famed comic book creator Jhonen Vasquez (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee) have traveled f ... More >>

Davy Jones, Monkees' Frontman, Is Dead

Singer-songwriter Davy Jones, best known for his stint in The Monkees, died today in his sleep at his home in Indiantown, Florida of a massive heart attack. He was 66 years old. While primarily associated with The Monkees and their eponymous television show, Jones enjoyed a solo career arguably more ... More >>

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Review

Is Whitey Bulger Southern California's Bank-Robbing 'Geezer Bandit?'

Sky NewsBulger vs. Geezer.​Is Whitey Bulger Southern California's famous "Geezer Bandit" bank robber? The notorious Boston mob boss portrayed by Jack Nicholson in The Departed did allegedly have $800,000 in cash stashed in his rent-controlled Santa Monica pad when the authorities finally trac ... More >>

Celebrating National Salsa Month: 5 Places to Salsa

LA Weekly Flickr pool/R. E. ~Mexicali Taco & Co.'s salsa fresca​ It's May, which means it's National Salsa Month, (it's also National Hamburger Month, but we already pre-celebrated in our original burger round-up in February). Apparently, this commemorative holiday comes courtesy Pace Foods, ... More >>

Celebrity Chef Scandals: Pastry Dude Pleads in Plot to Pop Wife His Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

​One of the more twisted stories in fooddom came to a near-close today when Juan-Carlos Cruz, the former Calorie Commando host on the Food Network, pleaded no contest to the charge that he solicited three homeless men at the Santa Monica Promenade to rub out his wife, Jennifer Campbell. Sen ... More >>

The American: As American as Existential Dread

Anton Corbijn turns the tried-and-true thriller inward

If It's Lakers vs. 'Los Suns,' Does L.A. Boycott?

​If the they beat Utah Monday night, the Los Angeles Lakers could complete a rare postseason sweep for the squad, matching the purple and gold against ... Arizona's pro team in the Western Conference finals. That's the state that enacted a controversial law empowering police to ask people they ... More >>

Councilwoman Hahn Asks Lakers Not To Spend Money In Immigration-Embattled Arizona

Councilwoman Janice Hahn.​With a sweep of the Utah Jazz Monday, the Lakers would be facing a team from Arizona, the state in the cross-hairs of the Los Angeles City Council for its new law that allows cops to ask people they stop for proof of immigration status. In the face of a proposed city ... More >>

Stranger Than Fiction: The Hurt Locker's Many Surprises

Seen Behind the Scene: On the Set with Mary Ellen Mark

Brando and other legends immortalized in photographer's new book

Snarking the Awful Golden Globes

... because they have zero integrity and credibility

Joe Carducci's Book Enter Naomi Recounts History of SST Records

Recalling label's photographer Naomi Petersen, rock critic looks back at his roots in the L.A. punk explosion of the 1980s

"And the Award [for Worst Oscars Ever] Goes To ..."

Academy needs a face-lift, not just Botox

Last Resort: Pasadena Ritz-Carlton Faces Developer’s Makeover

Could it be last rites for the legendary hotel?

Theater Reviews: Astroglyde2007, Polaroid Stories, Tango

Also The Rat Pack: Live at the Sands, A Christmas Carol and The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Movie Reviews: 30 Days of Night, Canvas, Futbaal

Also Golda's Balcony, The Price of Sugar, Things We Lost in the Fire and more

Grindhouse Gang

Quentin Tarantino summons the masters to historic summit

Mommy Issues

Because I Said So hurts the ones we love

Your Own Private Cable Channel

Essential DVDs for a personalized TV Land

The Holiday: Trading Spaces

The awful truth about Nancy Meyers

Fashion Weak

Must the show go on at Smashbox?

Not of This Earth

American Cinematheque fetes Roger Corman at 80

Oscar Hangover

Finke’s five-step program will end the misery

The Problem With Oscar

First of all, the Academy Awards started at 3, and that means drinking started at 3 and so last night was a very long night. I don't have a television, and I wasn't invited to the Oscars, an oversight on somebody's part I'm sure. But that didn't stop me from inviting all my friends to Stuart's house ... More >>

All the World’s a Stage

What to do from February 24 to March 2

Letters

East of Western, North of Hollywood

Finding community in a Starbucks

Anime Magnetism

Jon Robin Baitz's play about artists and eclipse

Jon Robin Baitz's play about artists and eclipse

When Moore Is Not Enough

The Oscars give peace a glance

Penis Dentatus

Dreamcatcher is for the boys

About Brent

Pushing paper at The Office, a new British comedy

The Year in Film

The Intangibles

Mr. California

Un Certain Disregard

The 55th Cannes film festival

Eyes Wide Open

No rest for the wicked in Christopher Nolan's Insomnia

Homage to Catatonia

A history of drugs and the movies

Hollywood Requiem

John Gilmore asks the musical question: Can a serial killer find happiness in L.A.?

Landmarks

The Dark Ages

Sculpture garden honors the Hollywood 10

Grin 'n' Spin

Millennial yarns from the Holy Modal Rounders

The Trip

Globular

Hollywood at its most, er, golden. Plus, the latest disco-era lesbian heroin-addict supermodel biopic