Nadya Suleman

Farrah Abraham Rejected By Sugar-Daddy Dating Site

That slippery slope from C-list celebrity to straight-up XXX video vixen? We have identified how it appears to work, at least for one reality TV personality turned porn star. The sugar-daddy website SeekingArrangement.com said this week that MTV Teen Mom Farrah Abraham, whose sex tape was released ... More >>

KDAY, the Gangsta Rap Oldies Station, Breaks New Ground by Playing Music From the Bad Old Days

KDAY's Tattoo Explains Why He Got a Forehead Tattoo That Says "I Slept With Shaq"

See also: KDAY, the Gangsta Rap Oldies Station, Breaks New Ground by Playing Music From the Bad Old Days Our big story this week is on L.A. radio station KDAY, one of the only terrestrial outlets in the country playing classic hip-hop. The station -- which is independent but gets great ratings -- c ... More >>

Sun Araw, Eagles of Death Metal, Lil' Kim

Also, Harry Partch's Bitter Music, Jonneine Zapata, Alan Pasqua Trio and others

Serengeti's Chin Music

See also: *Anticon MC Serengeti: The Quirkiest, Deepest Rapper *Free Download: Serengeti's "Tracks" Serengeti is wisecracking at Rex's Batting Cages in Inglewood, while hacking at 90 mph heaters. The Chicago-raised, Mount Washington-based rapper riffing on a character in his raps, 45-year-old, Dit ... More >>

Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to 1.5 Years For Claiming 20 Nonexistent Children on Tax Returns

It wasn't her.​Now, if you read this particularly author you know we have defended the undocumented as a necessary and sometimes-abused cog in our unjust economic system. You can't diss 'em and still get your car washed, eat out for dinner, or even buy lettuce. Just can't. Well, for all you i ... More >>

Casey Anthony Porn Video Offer Withdrawn by L.A.'s Vivid Entertainment

A photo said to be of Casey Anthony and OJ Simpson posted at Yfrog.​She might be (somewhat) innocent, at least according to a Florida jury. But at this point it looks like Casey Anthony couldn't get arrested, even in the porn capital of the world. Vivid Entertainment, the nation's biggest ad ... More >>

Pippa Middleton: L.A. Adult Video Company Vivid Offers Kate Middleton's Sister $5 Million to do Porn

Pippa Middleton with Prince Philip.​We always wondered what (quasi-) royal porn would be like. Pardon me, Jeeves. Would you pass the liter-sized bottle of lube, please? There would surely be white gloves everywhere. Anyway, looks like our favorite porn king, Steve Hirsch of Vivid Entertainmen ... More >>

Alexandra Wallace Porn: Vivid Entertainment Casts UCLA Racist in 'String Thongs and Ding Dongs' Opposite Blackie Chan

Co-Ed MagazineWallace is a 'natural,' says Vivid​Who said "Asians in the Library" hottie Alexandra Wallace wouldn't be able to land a job? L.A. porn king Vivid Entertainment, apparently tired of knocking down Octomom's door for a train-wreck celebrity cameo, made a trip to Wallace's Sacrament ... More >>

Shooting Leads L.A. Deputies to $1 Million in Marijuana in La Habra

Troy HoldenEven though it's practically legal, weed still sometimes inspires violence.​Eh, who called the cops? You're fired! Nothing like 911 call to harsh the mellow of what might appear to be marijuana-related gun play in beautiful La Habra (home of Octomom, BTW) recently. Turns out an ... More >>

30 Burgers in 30 Days: Fun with Buns at Rounds Premium Burgers (Day 4)

Sitting at the windowside counter at Rounds Premium Burgers in West Hollywood, watching drunk and soon-to-be-drunk clubgoers flit from bar to bar, we couldn't stop thinking about buns. Specifically, brioche buns, the de facto frame for every upscale burger, often lending them an unearned gravitas. ... More >>

ATM Keypads Are As Dirty As Toilet Seats (And Charlie Sheen's Sheets)

You dirty girl. Now where's my money?​Here's something you didn't need to know: ATM keypads are as dirty as public toilet seats, according to British researchers. The enterprising scientists put their gloves on and took swabs from England's cash machines and finest porcelain and found both to ... More >>

Top 10 Hollywood Couples You'd Like To See Do Sex Tapes

Mr. & Mrs. Smith​Now that the holidays are over and your warm-and-fuzzy feelings for family and friends have given way to a massive, week-long hangover, we've got just the tidbit to brighten your day. That's right, we've got porn news to kick off 2011 right. Steven Hirsch, honcho at the world ... More >>

Stage Raw: L.A. Theater Aesthetic?

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on The Event and Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSGROUNDLINGS SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN ​is one of almost a dozen new productions being reviewed this weekend. For the complete slate, hit the More tab at the ... More >>

NOW THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A PLAYDATE

Lisa Germano's Dark Magic

An artist best known for her classic work for 4AD returns with a lush new record

Not the Usual Haunts

WE-HALLOWEEN!

Stage Raw: L.A. shows NYC-bound

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsL.A. SHOWS HEADING EAST ​SoulArt Productions presentation of Alex Lyras' The Common Air - a nominee in last year's L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards solo performance award for its 2008 run at the Asylu ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Altar Boyz, the Apple Tree, Chariot, Sprung: A Love Story

Also, Stop Kiss, Billie and Bogie, God Box and more.

Stage Raw: As You Like It

THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso see this week's STAGE FEATURE on Polish theater unmaskedNEW REVIEW GO AS YOU LIKE ITAs You Like It Photo courtesy of Aquila TheatreSummer is in full heat across the Southland, which brings out amphitheater producti ... More >>

Stage Raw: Pericles Redux

 THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEW THEATER PICK PERICLES REDUXPhoto courtesy of Not Man Apart ProductionsScholars have long discussed whether Shakespeare wrote  the entirety of Pericles, Prince of Tyre or collaborated with another writer. (Given the play's convoluted elements, most commentators ... More >>

Stage Raw: Mr Merkin to be a Tony Award Voter!

THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSMR. MERKIN BECOMES TONY AWARD VOTER! Mr. Merkin's father, also named Mr. Merkin, ruminating upon why his son is such an idiot. His dog, Scrapper, feels exactly the same way. Our guest blogger-critic Mr. Merkin reports ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Cinco de Mayo to Flu: Bring It On! Several large Cinco de Mayo celebrations scheduled across America will not hold de Mayo, despite fears that swine flu could spread in crowds of densely packed people. Los Angeles'  festivities will take place on Olvera Street, although a Chicago celebration ha ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Maywood RFD California Attorney General Jerry Brown is seeking a court order to impose and monitor reforms on Maywood's troubled police department. L.A. TimesGetting the Lead Out The Department of Toxic Substances Control has discovered San Fernando warehouses containing jewelry that has higher than ... More >>

Should L.A. City Council Agree to Slash Its $178,789 Salaries?

15 richly paid politicians are happy to cut their pay — by 2.5 percent

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Phil Spector Found Guilty Famed music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of sometime actress Lana Clarkson. He faces a prison sentence of 18 years to life. L.A. DailyUrban League The L.A. Dodgers' opening home game was marked by a parking-lot stabbing and v ... More >>

EMT Cover Story a Salve

Plus, Octomom and Little Dom's: for and against

Rescue Me Comedy Tour's Denis Leary Exercises His First Amendment Rights, And Then Some

To kick off the fifth season of his FX drama Rescue Me, star Denis Leary brought a collection of fellow stand-ups (who just happened to be series regulars) together for the 11-city Rescue Me Comedy Tour... his first large-scale jaunt in 12 years. While the Saturday-night crowd seemed to be comprised ... More >>

Octomom as Reproductive Lightning Rod

Do the prolife and prochoice sides in L.A. finally agree on something?

Ten Successful Industries Discovered!

Listen up everybody! Los Angeles-based research group IBISWorld has actually found 10 industries that are making a buck in our freefalling economy. The hard-headed bunch at IBISWorld are not types given to cheery assessments ("Rotten Eggs For Retailers This Easter" is one of their recent reports), ... More >>

Mo' Babies Mo' Problems

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Cedillo Rolls Up Another Opponent Longtime San Gabriel Valley politician Ed Chavez has removed his name from the Congressional race to replace Hilda Solis. Chavez announced his support of state Senator Gil Cedillo, who faces a tough challenge May 19 from Judy Chu, who sits on the State Board of Equa ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Hope Doesn't Float "Don't bury me in Venice" might be the lesson to come away with after the state's Climate Action Team issued the results of computer modeling showing much of California's present coastline underwater by the end of the century. L.A. TimesPrint Bad, Twitter Good Ex-L.A. Times biz ed ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Dodgers Offer Stimulus Package to Manny Club owner Frank McCourt is offering the Scott Boras-repped Manny Ramirez a $45 million deal over two years. L.A. TimesShowdown on Sunset Drive Nadya Suleman's Whittier neighbors are fed up with the invasion of their street by cigarette-butt-flicking paparazzi ... More >>

Octuplet Blacklash

It had to happen. Immediately after the birth of the Bellflower octuplets, TV anchors cooed and newspapers trembled with feelgood reports of the miraculous C-section. It wasn't long, however, for the births to reveal the fear and anger about immigration and race that simmer just below the surface of ... More >>