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May 22, 2012
LA Weekly Nominated for Over 20 National, Regional Journalism Awards: Read the Stories That Got Us Here
It's award season again for America's journalists, and LA Weekly is racking up the noms like a fat chick on Pinterest. On a national scale, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia just released its list of finalists for the annual AltWeeklies Awards, the most coveted alt-plaques around. At that Ju ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
L.A. Weekly People 2012: The Covers
The L.A. Weekly's People issue is our most eagerly anticipated of the year -- and, as much as it kills the wordsmiths around here, much of the anticipation is about the cover. Who's been chosen? And just how fabulous do they look? This year, we've got five covers, all shot by Kevin Scanlon and desi ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
The Manny Pacquiao Misquote: A Timeline
Salon's sometimes media critic Mary Elizabeth Williams just wagged her mighty finger at the rumor mill that has become online journalism -- a system that allowed Manny Pacquiao to be misquoted as saying gay men should be "put to death" yesterday. In truth, Pacquiao's original interviewer deceptively ... More >>
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May 15, 2012
Ask a Teen Raver: Our Teen Raver's Last Column
Kerah Rose is a 19-year-old college student from Riverside and EDM aficionado. Ask a Teen Raver appears on Tuesdays in West Coast Sound. Send your questions to teenraver@laweekly.com. Dear Teen Raver: Do you like any crusty old DJs like Sasha and Digweed and Paul Van Dyk and all them? Don't you thi ... More >>
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May 10, 2012
Comment: Darling Dita
Kerah Rose is a 19-year-old college student from Riverside and EDM aficionado. Ask a Teen Raver appears on Tuesdays in West Coast Sound. Send your questions to teenraver@laweekly.com. Dear Teen Raver: Do you like any crusty old DJs like Sasha and Digweed and Paul Van Dyk and all them? Don't you thi ... More >>
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May 10, 2012
L.A. Overspends by $27,378 an Hour
Two key perks: free gas and cars
News
May 3, 2012
Car Talk
Two key perks: free gas and cars
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April 27, 2012
From the Archives: LA Weekly's Original Coverage of the L.A. Riots May Surprise You
This week's print edition of LA Weekly is a "Then and Now" retrospective on the L.A. Riots -- a seven-page dive into the scenes of destruction across Los Angeles 20 years ago, and the state those places find themselves in today. All this reminiscing led us to wonder: What was the Weekly's immediate ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Bizarre Hermosa Cop vs. Motorist Case Crumbles
This week's print edition of LA Weekly is a "Then and Now" retrospective on the L.A. Riots -- a seven-page dive into the scenes of destruction across Los Angeles 20 years ago, and the state those places find themselves in today. All this reminiscing led us to wonder: What was the Weekly's immediate ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Mark Berndt's $40,000 Payoff
Arrested as sex pervert, former LAUSD teacher settles into retirement
News
February 16, 2012
Corruption at Los Angeles Building and Safety
FBI probes whether a Koreatown inspector did business via cash-stuffed envelopes
Blogs
February 10, 2012
L.A. Weekly Poetry: 'Silver: 4 Connotations' by Jena Ardell
LA Weekly is now taking poetry submissions. Interested in having your work posted right here on our arts blog? Send previously unpublished poems along with an image to go with it to poetry@laweekly.com. Check out today's poem after the jump.
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February 9, 2012
10 Condom Reviews for the Well-Endowed Man
See more from L.A. Weekly's Sex Issue: "Condoms Suck," "The Swingers' Story: How Two Married People Found True Love While Swapping Partners," "9 Best High-Tech Vibrators to Buy for Your Valentine, Reviewed by our Experts," "Twelve Tales of Sexual Mortification," and "UCLA vs. USC Sex Survey 2012: Wh ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
L.A. Redistricting: Eric Garcetti's District 13 Looks Like an Evil Squirrel
Simone WilsonWhile gazing at the recently proposed boundaries for L.A.'s 15 voting districts -- which is clearly what we like to do in our spare time -- we realized that the gerrymandered City Council District 13 is the spitting image of an evil squirrel. And so begins our (badly Photoshoppe ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
We Open in Venice
Simone WilsonWhile gazing at the recently proposed boundaries for L.A.'s 15 voting districts -- which is clearly what we like to do in our spare time -- we realized that the gerrymandered City Council District 13 is the spitting image of an evil squirrel. And so begins our (badly Photoshoppe ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
The Gold Standard 2012: Save The Date, Start Fasting
Anne Fishbeinglasses at the 2011 Gold StandardIt's that time of year again. No, not movie award time -- note to foodists: you may want to bring a bag of macarons to The Artist, just to keep yourself awake -- but time to gear up for the 2012 Gold Standard, that glorious event in which Jonathan ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Sexy Sex Writers Wanted
L.A. Weekly is seeking new contributors who are willing to write on the wild side. Our NSFW blog is recruiting freelancers of all stripes: essayists who can write about their own experiences, reporters who know how to track down the experts and punchy stylists who don't mind riffing about sex, even ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Buscaino vs. Furutani
L.A. City Council race is about preserving lifer politicians
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December 28, 2011
LA Weekly's Top 11 News Stories of 2011
And here we thought 2010 was a sexy one for Los Angeles. Our most popular news stories in 2011 make last year's fare -- alleged John Travolta sightings at a gay spa, Vegas broads who sell sex to make rent -- look wholesome by comparison. Los Angeles was a blur of nude pics and racy murders these la ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Kinde's Crimes
And here we thought 2010 was a sexy one for Los Angeles. Our most popular news stories in 2011 make last year's fare -- alleged John Travolta sightings at a gay spa, Vegas broads who sell sex to make rent -- look wholesome by comparison. Los Angeles was a blur of nude pics and racy murders these la ... More >>
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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 >>
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December 5, 2011
Occupy L.A. Arrestees Say Bathrooms Off Limits For Hours so They Went on Buses: Sheriff's Department Looking Into it
Ted SoquiAllegations that Occupy L.A. detainees were not allowed to use the restroom for hours as they waited on buses headed to jails are being checked out this week by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, says spokesman Steve Whitmore. Accusations of rough and inhumane treatment of Occupy ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Fairey Tales
Ted SoquiAllegations that Occupy L.A. detainees were not allowed to use the restroom for hours as they waited on buses headed to jails are being checked out this week by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, says spokesman Steve Whitmore. Accusations of rough and inhumane treatment of Occupy ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Pulling the Trigger on Failing Schools
Parents aim for revolution — again
News
November 17, 2011
Outing Lemon Teachers at LAUSD
33,000 teachers, now always stamped "satisfactory," might finally get graded
News
November 10, 2011
Charter Schools Do-Over
Preferred-parent policies get the ax
News
November 10, 2011
L.A. Farmers Markets Exposed
Often, produce sold at stalls isn't organic, grown by small farms — or even spray-free
Blogs
October 24, 2011
The Three Best Karaoke Bars in L.A.
Tiffany Rose We can't promise James Franco doing karaoke in drag, but you never knowDid you catch our Best Of issue and snag our free Best Of app? Even if you did, we're betting you didn't make it through all of our write-ups; there are about a billion. So in the coming weeks we'll walk you t ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Carmen Trutanich's War on Art Murals
Can a bumbling L.A. City Council revive the local street art form?
Blogs
October 13, 2011
The Ramen Map: A Guide to Ramen in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is in the middle of a ramen renaissance. From new outposts of old favorites to noodle concepts that are avant-garde even by Tokyo standards, these last two years have been a ramen lover's dream. You want deeply rich pork broth Hakata-style? Bare, thick tsukemen noodles with condensed sa ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Ryan Adams Responds To Our Interview
See also: Ryan Adams performs at Hollywood Forever, October 10, 2011 Update: Author Drew Fortune's response to Adams' assertions has been added to the bottom of this post. Earlier today West Coast Sound ran an interview with Ryan Adams, written by Drew Fortune. Adams took issue with the account, a ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Porn Defends the Money Shot
Critics gain ground, demanding condom use to control AIDS
News
August 11, 2011
Helping the Rich
Critics gain ground, demanding condom use to control AIDS
Blogs
June 29, 2011
Earl Rhodes, L.A. Homicide No. 21: 'Eccentric' Man Shot and Killed by LAPD in Front of Green Meadows Home
Los Angeles TimesEarl Rhodes was shot and killed by police in Green Meadows.By Annabel Martin A 48-year-old black man killed on January 24 by two LAPD officers was later identified as Earl Rhodes. The victim, who officers claimed was acting aggressively, was beaten to the ground and Tasered ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
LA Weekly Poetry: Monday the new Millennium
Photo by Eric Demarcq via the LA Weekly Flickr pool.LA Weekly is now taking poetry submissions. Interested in having your work posted right here on our arts blog? Send previously unpublished poems along with an image to go with it to poetry@laweekly.com. Check out today's poem after the jump.
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June 16, 2011
Everything is Street Art: Send us Your Photos and Art Criticism of Stuff Around L.A.
Flickr/Guzzle & Nosh Driving around L.A. and walking around our neighborhoods, we see all kinds of stuff that stirs our emotions: That billboard that almost made you crash. That perfectly-designed facade. That heinous-looking parking lot. That message someone scrawled on a stop sign. That pal ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
LA Weekly Poetry: After Four Days of Hammering Rain
Photo via Karol Franks via the LA Weekly Photo Pool on Flickr.LA Weekly is now taking poetry submissions. Interested in having your work posted right here on our arts blog? Send previously unpublished poems along with an image to go with it to poetry@laweekly.com. Check out today's poem after ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Behind the Scenes of Tearist's LA Weekly Cover Shoot
Remember when L.A. electronic duo Tearist turned up on the cover of LA Weekly two weeks ago? Now you can go behind the scenes of Jennie Warren's photoshoot with the band. Check out the video by LA Weekly Creative Director Darrick Rainey after the jump.
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April 24, 2011
Overheard At Big 4
Metallica takes the stageEarly afternoon alcohol consumption in direct sunlight, followed by a Ziploc bag full of assorted pills, can lead to a totally awesome "Wooo!" inducing time--in your head. It can also lead to a painful trip to the Porta-Potties and some creative commentary. Walking ... More >>
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April 22, 2011
Graffiti Crossword: Eine Paints LA Weekly Building
Shannon Cottrell The street artist Eine, in town for MOCA's "Art in the Streets" show, was looking for a place to paint, and, well, LA Weekly answered the call. The piece, which occupies the outside of our Sepulveda Blvd.-facing wall, took almost a week to complete, as challenges included pai ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
10,000 Cell Phones Smuggled Into California Prisons in 2010 (BONUS: How You, Too, Can Go Into the Smuggling Biz!)
TIME MagazineA California prison guard chills with some confiscated cell phonesCell phones and prisons -- just call 'em "jail cells"! -- are a real winning combo. It's the ideal situation for any criminal who can stand to conduct business without the rush of the live hunt: Mobile phone in ha ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Hollywood Club Shooting: Firsthand Account Of Chaos At Kress
thekress.netThe rooftop at Kress.Every wonder what it's like to be scrambling amid the chaos of a shooting? An LA Weekly reader was there when shots rang out at the otherwise upscale club Kress on Hollywood Boulevard Saturday night. A security guard who tried to break up a fight on a dance f ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Punk Rock Mini-Riot on the Sunset Strip! (Is TSOL Bringing Actual Punktitude Back?)
A small riot broke out outside the Key Club last night between the crowd at a TSOL concert and da police. The LA Weekly's news team reports on The Informer blog that It started about 10:30 p.m. outside the Key Club, which was hosting a punk rock show by TSOL and Youth Brigade, Sgt. S. Ruda t ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Arnold Schwarzenegger backs down on gutting of California's Green Chemistry Initiative
By Michael Collins Schwarzenegger goes green again on chemical initiativeIn the face of withering media coverage in LA Weekly and elsewhere, the Schwarzenegger Administration has pulled an about-face on the gutting of new chemical regulations by the state's Department of Toxic Substances Con ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
Henry Rollins Column: Live from "The Obama Resort," Avoiding Malaria At All Costs
Maura Lanahan [The one and only Henry Rollins contributes a column and far-reaching reportage to the music section of the LA Weekly. Look for your weekly Henry Rollins fix right here on West Coast Sound every Friday and make sure to tune in to Henry's KCRW radio show every Saturday evening, ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Journos Dan Walters, Dan Morain Have Dueling Takes On 'LA Weekly's' Story About Felipe Fuentes -- 'Worst Legislator In California'
Felipe Fuentes: The worst or just the norm?There's a small debate brewing in media circles about whether LA Weekly's story this week on "The Worst Legislator in California" -- San Fernando Valley Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes -- constitutes true news. The story is based on a San Jose Mercury Ne ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
(Video) Discussing Pot Legalization, Jimmy Kimmel Gives A Shout To LA Weekly (Thanks)
Jimmy Kimmel obviously reads LA Weekly.We here at LA Weekly world headquarters have been on top of California's failed attempt to legalize marijuana like Charlie Sheen on a porn-star bender. All. Over. It. So it was nice to see that the namesake host of Jimmy Kimmel Live this week recognize ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Could L.A. Murder-Spree Suspect John Wesley Ewell Be Sloppy 'Grim Sleeper' Copycat?
In August 2008, the LA Weekly broke the story of the Grim Sleeper serial killerHis name is John Wesley Ewell. He's a 53-year-old handyman from Harbor Gateway, and L.A. County sheriffs suspect he committed four cold-blooded murders during home-invasion robberies from Sept. 24 to Oct. 20. Now, ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
When Holding Pot Is Just A Ticket-Worthy Offense In California, Why Do We Need To Legalize It?
Listen, bud, do we really need to legalize you?Ah, Prop. 19, the law that would let you carry an ounce of weed (if you're 21 or older) and tax cannabis for the benefit of all Californians. Sounds irie to us, mon. Except that ... Gov. Schwarzenegger just signed a law making it a misdemeanor t ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Los Angeles Red-Light Cameras Cost Taxpayers $2.6 Million With Little Gained
Updated after the jump with comments from city Controller Wendy Greuel. First posted at 9 a.m. Those red-light cameras that have you gunning through yellows with a baseball cap over your eyes, your car's visors flipped down (to avoid being photographed and sent a ticket) appear to have done litt ... More >>
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