L.A. Weekly is determining the best L.A. novel ever by holding a tournament featuring 32 of our favorites in head-to-head matchups, until there's only one novel standing. For further reading: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Brackets *Best L.A. Novel Ever: More Matchups Any true rambler knows ... More >>
Umami Burger New Year's Special Umami Burger locations in Los Feliz, Pasadena and Hollywood as well as Umamicatessen downtown will all offer $5 glasses of Champagne, $3 Singha and discounted burgers and food specials all night until closing. WHAT: Umami Burger New Year's Special WHEN: Monday, Dec. ... More >>
Olives are on the pressing block. Earlier this week, the U.S. International Trade Commission held a public hearing to launch an investigation into the olive oil industry that was largely fueled by a UC Davis study two years ago. The study reported many of the imported olive oils on our supermarket s ... More >>
A stampede at a Steve Aoki show in Madrid, Spain last night has left three women dead. Two more fans remain in critical condition after a crowd rush during the Thriller Music Park Halloween event, which also featured Autoerotique and other electronic acts.
Monday, August 27 Summer Twins THE SATELLITE Summer's here and the time is right for a pure-pop escape. Sisters Chelsea (lead vocals and guitar) and Justine Brown (drums) lay down a simple, unabashedly irony-free form of pop that layers '60s garage rock with dreamy harmonies. "I'm just a piece of g ... More >>
Also Echo Rising, Shlohmo, Divine Fits and others
Outside a Pico Union gas station, Valla Vakili is reading William Gibson's Spook Country: "Close to the tents under the freeway, Mr. Sippee catered to an eclectic clientele of the more functionally homeless, sex workers of varied gender and presentation, pimps, police officers, drug dealers, office ... More >>
Also, Harry Partch's Bitter Music, Jonneine Zapata, Alan Pasqua Trio and others
The tragic death of 4-year-old Miriah Cobb in Westchester yesterday is being investigated by the LAPD's Abused Child Unit. A member of Cobb's family called 911 around 11:30 a.m. -- and when paramedics from the L.A. City Fire Department arrived, they found her hanging in the back of a bedroom closet ... More >>
Anta BanderasHe's no longer merely the voice of the Nasonex allergy-fighting bee. Actor Antonio Banderas is now the spokesman for Anta Banderas, a line of Spanish wines he introduced this weekend at the annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Florida. Before heading to the Oscars in Los ... More >>
GMlynarczykGabriella Flaming An Orange PeelWhat does a former New York City mixologist think of life on the L.A. cocktail circuit? Gabriella Mlynarczyk, now at Eva after nearly 15 years on the New York scene (most recently, she was behind the now-closed Manhattan speakeasy Woodson and Ford), ... More >>
GMlynarczykGabriella Flaming An Orange PeelWhat does a former New York City mixologist think of life on the L.A. cocktail circuit? Gabriella Mlynarczyk, now at Eva after nearly 15 years on the New York scene (most recently, she was behind the now-closed Manhattan speakeasy Woodson and Ford), ... More >>
It's time to jam.Traffic in L.A. is about as fun as a trip to the dentist's office, and yes, we usually rank at the top when it comes to American metropolises with the worst "gridlock." But on a global scale, we're actually a walk in the park. At least according to IBM's latest "Global Commu ... More >>
T. Nguyen We love Salina's Churro Truck and Mr. Churro and other wonderful places that offer Mexican-style churros, but every once in a while, our sweet tooth gets a hankering for the type of churros you'd find served in parts of Spain and Venezuela. These are a smaller, a bit more delicate ... More >>
KTLAUnidentified object of desire, in courtTo Michael Lallana, or you who will forever be remembered as The Guy Who Jizzed in His Co-Worker's Water Bottle: You're sick. But you're also pretty brave. And if you had to jizz in someone's water bottle, you picked a pretty fine candidate (pictured ... More >>
GastronomyCacao Sampaka, MadridAn international team of scientists has sequenced the genome for criollo, a cacao variety that reportedly produces some of the best chocolate in the world. The results, published in the latest issue of Nature Genetics, could eventually lead to new and improved v ... More >>
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 >>
It's hardly surprising that a cookbook that begins with a pig slaughter and ends with trying to sneak a whole ham past airport security (TSA officer: "Is this human?") had us hooked from the word "ham." Ham, An Obsession with the Hindquarter by the culinary duo Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scar ... More >>
​The trend of local tax incentives luring filmmakers to shoot everywhere from Toronto to Tuscany is nothing new. And it's costing the Los Angeles film industry hundreds of millions of dollars a year. What is new is that producers are increasingly willing to rewrite scripts in order to fit a cost-e ... More >>
When I stumbled upon Emily Gordon's Lemondrop post "A Secret Most Dark (I Was a Teenage Goth)," I read it eagerly. While it was an amusing, slice-of-life piece, I couldn't understand why Gordon would be embarrassed by her goth past. Is it any different than having been a hippie in the '60s or a punk ... More >>
Fried-dough dessert is best at its plainest
Fried-dough dessert is best at its plainest
What to do in L.A., May 29-June 4
Wandering Spain with Jim Jarmusch's lone wolf
By Julienne Gage Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled ... More >>
Jazz in L.A., October 3-9
Sexy hitmen, gay life after 40 and French promiscuity
This is a woman's world
Scion Installation L.A.’s “To the Masses”
Scion Installation L.A.’s “To the Masses”
Scion Installation L.A.’s “To the Masses”
Scion Installation L.A.’s “To the Masses”
Including Lassie, Princesas and Crossover
Los Super Elegantes at Safari Sam’s, August 12
Los Super Elegantes at Safari Sam’s, August 12
Al-Jazeera reporter who interviewed bin Laden runs into trouble in Spain
Al-Jazeera reporter who interviewed bin Laden runs into trouble in Spain
Al-Jazeera reporter who interviewed bin Laden runs into trouble in Spain
Al-Jazeera reporter who interviewed bin Laden runs into trouble in Spain
Al-Jazeera reporter who interviewed bin Laden runs into trouble in Spain
Al-Jazeera reporter who interviewed bin Laden runs into trouble in Spain
Rejection of the politics of lies starts abroad
A summer of anti-American paranoia
A summer of anti-American paranoia
I wish Councilman Joel Wachs would get the message about Maria Luisa Forester
Twenty-five years of Latin soul
Spanish films, new and old
A week in the life of food
State Republicans talk the talk, can't walk
State Republicans talk the talk, can't walk
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