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The Pot Smoker's Guide to Marijuana Delivery Systems

By Michael Goldstein From papers to pipes, bongs to bowls, filter tips to vaporizers, what are the latest in smoking accessories? Undoubtedly the most iconic way to consume marijuana is by smoking a marijuana cigarette. But no one ever says that. They say, "smoking a joint." Or a blunt. Or a fatty. ... More >>

Panorama City Shootings, One Near Marijuana Shop, Rattle LAPD

Bad weekend for Panorama City. Hours after cops announced the community's first homicide of 2013, another one was reported. The first murder happened about 10:35 Saturday night, according to the LAPD. The yet-to-be identified victim was walking ...

BMW Jerks Are Happy Jerks, Study Says

The stereotype of L.A. BMW drivers as self-satisfied jerks (nothing personal, boss -- just reporting the news) just got some scientific ammunition. AXA insurance's 2012 annual Motoring Census found that drivers of Bravarian lovelies were the most likely to express "enjoyment" behind the wheel durin ... More >>

Roc Marciano, In the Sunshine

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] The most cold-blooded and grimy New York rapper of the last decade lives by the Beverly Center. It's worlds removed from the drug-infested projects of hi ... More >>

L.A. Food & Wine Festival: Rosé, Ribs, and Summer Heat

After a weekend filled with many bottles of rosé and short rib sliders, the second annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival wrapped up Sunday afternoon at L.A. Live after four days of chef-driven tastings, demos, samplings and other events that featured some of the top culinary talents in the countr ... More >>

Did John Bryson Receive Special Treatment at His Wife's Hospital?

U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson will be taking a leave of absence from his post while doctors attempt to ascertain the cause of seizures that the former head of Edison International and founder of the National Resources Defense Council sustained on Saturday.The Weekly has learned that Bryson, ... More >>

John Bryson, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Involved in Bizarre Double Hit-and-Run in San Gabriel

United States Secretary of Commerce John Bryson sure ended the weekend with a bang--er, make that three. In town to give the commencement speech at a Pasadena school, Bryson capped off his trip to Los Angeles by hitting two cars a total of three times. The secretary was driving south on San Gabriel ... More >>

DUI Suspect Drives Lexus Through Wall of Cinder Block, Into La Puente Swimming Pool

The stop sign on Delvale Street and Orange Avenue wasn't enough to keep Modesto Cabral, a 40-year-old La Puente resident, from giving his 2006 Lexus GS430 a nice Sunday-morning bath in the Diaz family's (perfectly Lexus-sized) swimming pool. According to the California Highway Patrol, the family aw ... More >>

We Lost It at the Movies

Susanna Schick: L.A. Bike Community Rallies For Road Rage Survivor

Updated at the bottom with an eyewitness saying Schick crashed completely solo: First posted at 8:04 a.m. April 9. Friends of bicyclist Susanna Schick are raising funds to help her with her recovery and biking gear after she was injured in what some are claiming was an act of hit-and-run road rage ... More >>

Stolen Ferrari, Mercedes, BMW Headed For Asia Seized at Port of L.A: PHOTOS

A Gone In 60 Seconds-style stolen car ring saw a shipment to Asia disrupted by federal authorities, who seized a near-new Ferrari and other vehicles, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today. The 20-car haul at the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach was worth $1.5 million, according to a CBP ... More >>

Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #20-16

Physical appearance actually has little to do with sexiness. Sure, we've all been known to stare at a shirtless dude, but to give us whiplash he needs to arouse our minds. Whether it's a sidelong glance, the hint of a smile, a swagger that piques our curiosity or just the way he flicks his cigarette ... More >>

Flag Stop Art Fair: South Bay Lexus Dealership Becomes an Art Gallery

Gary LeonardBob Zoell's work​ The Flag Stop art fair at South Bay Lexus in Torrance over Labor Day weekend wasn't billed as an art fair, but instead as an "alternative art experience." In truth, it was both, with elements ranging from a major survey of the work of Bob Zoell curated by Howard F ... More >>

Sharon Renee Higgins and Otis Lee Hall -- SoCal 20-Year-Olds -- Killed by Semi on Shoulder of Pomona Freeway

Twitter20-year-old freeway victim Sharon Renee Higgins​A brutal accident at 3:15 a.m. this morning took the lives of two young victims and backed up traffic on the 60 East for more than three hours. Sharon Renee Higgins, a 20-year-old UC Riverside student, and Otis Lee Hall, a 20-year-old Upl ... More >>

Michael John Baldwin: Man Found Shot in Vehicle Near Fox Hills Mall

obits.dignitymemorial.comMichael John Baldwin.​ Updates: Victim Michael John Baldwin was a surfer known in Venice as "Frosty." His family posted a memorial photo album here. He was featured in a photo for a 1996 piece by this author about Venice surf-meets-street fashion. Police now say a man ... More >>

Beverly Hills BMW Moves Down Wilshire Blvd. to L.A: Shouldn't it be Called Miracle Mile BMW Then?

Mayor V. welcomes Beverly Hills BMW to L.A. Wednesday.​L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been all a-Twitter this week about Beverly Hills' BMW's long-planned move down Wilshire Boulevard to the city of Los Angeles. Tweetith hizzoner this week: "Beverly Hills BMW is the first dealership to m ... More >>

Did Joe Kurihara Get So Drunk He Lost His 3-Year-Old Son In Pasadena?

bistrosavage via FlickrThis isn't Joe Kurihara, who also allegedly had a few too many.​Updated after the jump with father being charged. First posted at 7:04 a.m. Monday You'd have to be pretty drunk to misplace both your SUV and your own, three-year-old son. But authorities in Pasadena are ... More >>

WeHo Nights: (Andy) Dick in a Box

We were prepared to laugh last night at Lexus' intriguing-sounding "Darker Side of Green" event at Palihouse, a party and lively debate about green issues with SNL funny man Andy Samberg moderating, but --as seems to be the case a lot lately in West Hollywood-- it hit capacity early and the door w ... More >>

Free Cupcakes: Sprinkles Has a Birthday Party

So what do you want for your birthday? World peace, a nuclear arms treaty, a trip somewhere, a job. Probably not a Lexus. But cupcakes, definitely cupcakes. We all want cake, especially if it's portable. Well, today Sprinkles is turning 5 years old, and they're celebrating their birthday by giving y ... More >>

Toyota Blames Some Customers Who Report Sudden Acceleration

​In one of the more anticlimactic communiques from corporate America this week, Torrance-based Toyota Motor Sales USA announced that it has formed "SMART" teams to spin claims of sudden acceleration in its vehicles and blame the victims help local law enforcement uncover the causes of sudden a ... More >>

Happy (Dead) Presidents Day!

Happy (Dead) Presidents Day!

Has L.A.'s Auto Show Overshadowed Detroit and Tokyo?

In the wake of the bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler, a downsized Detroit auto show that saw the likes of Nissan, Porsche and Mitsubishi pull out, and a Tokyo auto show subsequently passed up by the Detroit three automakers, is L.A.'s own annual showcase next the place to be for the auto w ... More >>

Mel Gibson's DUI Forgiven

​Call it an act of redemption, but today Malibu Judge Lawrence Mira agreed to expunge actor Mel Gibson's 2006 drunk-driving record. On July 28 of that year Gibson was pulled over for speeding on Pacific Coast Highway by LASD deputy James Mee. The Braveheart star's blood-alcohol level was a robust ... More >>

"Chicken that Tastes Like Lexus:" LA Chicken in Little Tokyo

Dawna NolanYes, you read that right.​ So what, exactly, does Lexus taste like? According to owner of LA Chicken, Masamichi Kiyomiya, it's obvious: "Lexus is the most expensive luxury car imported from Japan." He says a customer told him, "...you're like the Japanese Pollo Loco, man." Kiyo ... More >>

This Is Not a Screensaver: Final Arguments Begin in Phil Spector's Trial

When Phil Spector, his wife Rachelle and Spector's bodyguard emerged from their black Lexus this morning, it was, finally, to an awaiting squad of TV news cameramen huddled at the top of the Superior Court's pedestrian ramp. After half a year of testimony that went largely ignored by the media, Sp ... More >>

Angry About "Anchor Babies"

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What Would Erik Satie Do?

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The Devil's Own Steak House

The Lodge

A Strange Phone Call With David Johansen

The head New York Doll muses on celebrity culture and various cars

Yobs and Mobsters

Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake

Virgin Zombies

Bad Mercury Rising

The 'Future Boy' Is Now

Shaun White and the X Games come of age

Doctor Goodwrench

The Capital of Car Design

L.A. is, once again, where the action is

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In Hollywood, your car is who you are

Babes in Hummerland

What a Difference a Digit Makes

The No. 1 rule of American politics

Not So Blaine

Pac-Man Forever

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The L.A. Cinema Club and the Rise of Amateur Filmmaking

Ring of the Fellowship

Feel the Draft

We need a universal military call-up to start the real debate on this war

Seeds of Wrath

Silencing debate on biotech foods

Page Girls

Eydie Faye and how her new comedy came to be

Pumpin’ Circumstance

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Bush plan taxes decency, candor and virtue — but lays off the rich