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May 26, 2012
The Internet, Kilo Kish - The Echo - 5/25/12
See also: Odd Future's Syd the Kyd Joins The Internet The Internet, Kilo Kish The Echo 5/25/12 In September, Odd Future subgroup The Internet (producer Matt Martians and DJ/producer/engineer Syd the Kid) quietly released "Love Song - 1." Already a pretty wisp of a track, Syd elevates it to remark ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List
*Top 20 Worst Bands Ever: The Complete List *Top 20 Musicians of All-Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List Considering that most all of today's popular music -- be it roc ... More >>
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May 24, 2012
Linda Didn't Know Her Dad Was a Serial Rapist. Then She Discovered Joel Engel's New Book
When you investigate the life of a rapist based on a decades-old case file, you don't expect to be confronted by the rapist's family member. Yet that is exactly what happened April 11, when author Joel Engel read from his new book, L.A. '56: A Devil in the City of Angels, at Book Soup on the Sunset ... More >>
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May 24, 2012
Mysterious Case of the Downtown L.A. Sunbathers Solved!
An anonymous tipster (who we would totally bear-hug if he weren't so damn anonymous) has lifted the veil on yesterday's big street-art mystery: Who planted three paper-mache sunbathers in the abandoned lot at 1st and Broadway? Curbed LA, the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly and LA Observed all joined i ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
Joon Lee: The Jazz Junky
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Anyone willing to open a jazz club these days must be a little crazy, but if Joon Lee is nuts, he's doing a great job of hiding it. In fact, since its late 2009 debut in Little ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
The Law & Order & Food Tumblr: Justice, with a Side of French Fries
Last month, we introduced you to The Chewing, in which New York magazine hilariously spliced together scenes of the The Killing's characters chewing on gum, chewing on chips, chewing on burgers -- well, you get the idea. To this growing list of Internet compilations dedicated to television characte ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2012
Tales of the Cocktail Nominees Announced: Congrats, Los Angeles
For ten years, Tales of the Cocktail has been doing for cocktail culture what the James Beard Foundation has been doing for food culture: advancing the craft of the drink through education, networking, promotion, as well as a bit of sanctioned mayhem. Each summer the organization throws a massive pa ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2012
Cannes Film Festival: Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly and Gael Garcia Bernal in No
The opening credits of the Brad Pitt-starring Killing Them Softly are set to snatches of Barack Obama's 2008 Democratic Convention speech, focused on the notion of "the American promise," jarringly jump-intercut with scenes of Frank (Scoot McNairy) making his way through a tunnel onto a dismal Ameri ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
Lena Dunham's Girls and Her Dad Carroll's Drawings: Two Approaches to Making Us Uncomfortable
Before the New York Studio Program moved from lower Manhattan to DUMBO, art students there used to gaze from their studios into the apartment painter Carroll Dunham shared with his wife, photo artist Laurie Simmons. Sometimes, they could watch the two eating dinner. Maybe they could see the artists' ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
Bert Chan: These Shoes Were Made for Tapping
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Eight is considered a particularly lucky number in Chinese culture, so Bertha "Bert" Chan's 88th birthday on Feb. 8 should have signaled the beginning of her most fortuitous ye ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
Mayita Dinos: Much Ado About Water
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Mayita Dinos' soft hands belie the fact that she's dug through acres of stubborn subsoil on a one-woman crusade to mulch, harrow and hoe as much of Los Angeles as possible. She ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: 15-11
See also: *Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: 20-16 *Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time 15. Michael McDonald A yacht-rock refugee, McDonald took the blandest elements of his former bands Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers -- smooth jazz keys, pinched falsetto harmonies, bass lines kidnapped from d ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
The Jocks of L.A.
Los Angeles loves its sports as much as any city does; there's no shortage of folks who will begin seething at a misspoken word about a favorite team or player. Say hi to the jocks of Los Angeles, who inspire that fervent brand of rage and rapture that can only come from a glance at the scoreboard.
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May 22, 2012
Jesus on a Popsicle: Artist Makes Wine-Flavored Christsicles
Faith can restore a fractured soul. When temperatures skyrocket, it can also be quite refreshing. Over the weekend, at a pre-Design Week party at Gallery R'Pure in New York's Flatiron District, Chilean-born artist Sebastian Errazuriz's latest work -- 100 wine-flavored popsicles molded around cross ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
10 People Making L.A. a Better Place
From to a 70-year-old woman teaching others how to use medical marijuana to a man dedicated to saving the sea lions, these Angelenos prove that do-goodery can be vastly more interesting, creative, and fulfilling than writing a monthly charity check or two. Check out our entire People 2012 issue her ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
Cannes Film Festival: The Korean Woody Allen, and an Iranian Game-Changer
After operating at maybe 75 percent of its potential for almost its first full week, on Sunday the Cannes Film Festival kicked into full auteurist gear, with the premieres of three formally audacious new works from three contemporary international art film stars: Michael Haneke's Amour (which we alr ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
Free Wi-Fi Comes to Los Angeles' Comcast, Time Warner Customers (Sort of)
Five of the nation's biggest cable companies today announced they're rolling out free wi-fi hotspots for customers. The markets covered including Los Angeles, New York, Tampa, Orlando, and Philadelphia. The participating companies include Comcast and Time Warner Cable in L.A. and Cox Communication ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
Aubrey Plaza: Stare Appeal
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Nobody does "jaded twentysomething" better than Aubrey Plaza. The 27-year-old NYU- and UCB-trained actress has mastered the art of the dry wit and judging stare. And that's no ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
A Convention for Photo Booth Enthusiasts
The 2012 International Photobooth Convention was held this past weekend at the Electric Lodge in Venice. Yes, a gathering for hard core enthusiasts of booths where you sit and get your photo taken. But let's clear things up. These are not the digital photo booths of today. They are not the kind you ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
Franklin Sirmans: His Fun Is Showing
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. The art world sometimes takes itself too seriously. Franklin Sirmans doesn't. But that doesn't mean he isn't a serious player. He just knows how to have fun, even while doing s ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Matt Kemp: Fan Favorite
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. By late afternoon, most of the players have already left the Dodgers' spring training campus at Camelback Ranch in Arizona, but Matt Kemp is still standing. After signing autog ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Dum Dum Girls Have Left The Building
See also: *A Girl Group of One: Unveiling the mystery of Dee Dee and the Dum Dum Girls *Top 10 LA Albums of 2011 A brief history of Dum Dum Girls and their fearless leader, Dee Dee. Act I (2010): The Dum Dum Girls help popularize the throwback girl-group sound, along with acts like Vivian Girl ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Q & A With Joel Stein: The "Intolerable Foodie" on Organics, Foodie Culture Man Food
Readers of Joel Stein's column in Time Magazine may remember when Stein hobnobbed with the super-rich over bottles of wine valued more than $5,000 each. The night he sampled dishes in the Alinea kitchen inspired by Escoffier's 1903 cookbook. Or the time he gobbled up KFC's Double Down sandwich, made ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani: Nerds of a Feather
Two of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. When Kumail Nanjiani was 18, he came halfway around the world from Karachi, Pakistan, to one of the whitest places on Earth, Grinnell College in Iowa. Appropriately, at 34, he' ... More >>
Music
May 17, 2012
Father John Misty Just Quit Fleet Foxes: We Get High in His Van
Two of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. When Kumail Nanjiani was 18, he came halfway around the world from Karachi, Pakistan, to one of the whitest places on Earth, Grinnell College in Iowa. Appropriately, at 34, he' ... More >>
News
May 17, 2012
Could Fracking in Los Angeles Cause an Earthquake?
Two of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. When Kumail Nanjiani was 18, he came halfway around the world from Karachi, Pakistan, to one of the whitest places on Earth, Grinnell College in Iowa. Appropriately, at 34, he' ... More >>
Film+TV
May 17, 2012
The Dictator Review
Sacha Baron Cohen is back
Blogs
May 17, 2012
Katy Goodman: Ya Gotta Have Heartbreak
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Katy Goodman makes breakup albums. Her latest, Sees the Light, largely concerns her failed relationships with two former beaux. Sure, there are some happy tracks, about a third ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
Lloyd Kaufman, Indie Film Legend of Toxic Avenger Fame, Wants You to Watch His Troma Movies for Free
See also: "Why Self-Publish? Artists and Writers Explain at Long Beach Comic Expo" Lloyd Kaufman wants you to watch Troma Entertainment's extensive film catalog for free. Yes, really. The independent film company he co-founded almost 40 years ago with Michael Herz has uploaded a number of its cult ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
Michael Voltaggio Named Artist in Residence for 2012 LA Film Festival
Not only will the LA Film Festival feature prominent cinematographers, directors and movies, but the annual week-long string of events will celebrate other art forms -- like food. To that end, Los Angeles chef Michael Voltaggio (Ink, Ink.sack) has been chosen to be an Artist in Residence for this ye ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Chuck Philips, L.A. Journo Who Said James Rosemond Was Behind Tupac Attack, Removed From 'Henchman' Drug Trial
L.A. journalist Chuck Philips was kicked out of court yesterday as he covered the New York trial of alleged drug dealer and longtime rap industry manager James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond. Rosemond, was indicted on federal drug charges in what authorities alleged was a New York-to-L.A. cocaine ring w ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
Q & A With Roy Choi: Slinging Tacos at Midnight, Calling Out Jamie Oliver Choi's Vegetable Moment
On a bench outside Handsome Coffee Roasters in downtown Los Angeles' arts district, after the requisite coffee inside and under the (also requisite) California sun, Roy Choi sat down late last week to talk about, well, lots of things. He wanted a cigarette, or a few of them. He wanted to be close to ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Could Fracking in Los Angeles Cause an Earthquake?
Conversations about fracking, the controversial technique for natural gas extraction (alternately known as "that thing that turns your tap water flammable") are typically confined to Pennsylvania, where the critically acclaimed documentary Gasland was set, or the state of New York, currently debatin ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories
You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Valiant Comics: Two Students Did Not Want to See Their Favorite Comic Book Brand Die. So They Bought the Company
In 2005, Dinesh Shamdasani and Jason Kothari, two slight, sleep-deprived undergrads from USC and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, respectively, sat in Kothari's dorm room surrounded by the towering boxes of legal documents that had consumed their lives for the past six mo ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
2012 James Beard Foundation Award Nominees Announced: The Mozza Edition
Yesterday the James Beard Foundation announced its 2012 nominations for book awards, journalism, design and graphics, broadcast and media, and restaurant and chefs. It is a very long list. There were also awards given for lifetime achievement (Wolfgang Puck!) and humanitarian of the year (Charlie Tr ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
John Cage: Here's a Rundown of Local Events Celebrating America's Most Influential Composer
See also: The Classical Music Concerts We're Most Looking Forward to in 2012 This year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of America's most influential composer, John Cage. He was born and raised -- and studied composition with Arnold Schoenberg -- right here in L.A. The man was one of the great ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Weegee Strips Hollywood Naked
Courtesy of MOCALiz Taylor, ca. 1950 "Hollywood is Newark, New Jersey with palm trees." So said crime photographer and full-time self promoter Arther Fellig, who was also known as Weegee. He was New Yorker to the the core, having grown up in the bitter poverty of the Depression-era Lower Eas ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Live Review: The Postelles at the Echo
Jena ArdellDaniel Balk of The Postelles. WHO: The Postelles WHERE: The Echo WHEN: 6/28/11 "Come on L.A., prove to me you're louder than New York!" Postelles lead singer Daniel Balk yelled to the crowd at Tuesday night's gig at the Echo. Met by modest cheers, he continued to evoke the age-o ... More >>
Eat+Drink
November 11, 2010
A Movable Beast: L.A. Weekly's 99 Essential Restaurants
The modern L.A. restaurant, unleashed
Blogs
June 9, 2010
Stage Raw: The Other Festivals
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCurrent STAGE FEATURE on Anton Chekhov's 150th Birthday BashTHE OTHER FESTIVALS Running concurrently with the Hollywood Fringe (June 17-27) is Arts Olympus (June 17-20) on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach. AO includes a contemporary Russian exhib ... More >>
Stage
June 3, 2010
Theater Reviews: It Ain't All Confetti, Tracers, Road to Saigon
Also, Crimes of the Heart, The Maids, Skylight and more
Blogs
June 3, 2010
Stage Raw: Lease Subsidy Program Gets Another Lease
COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT FEATURE ON BORN TO BE ALIVE and THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACELEASE SUBSIDY PROGRAM GETS ANOTHER LEASE A recommendation by L.A.'s Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana to restructure (eliminate) the city's Lease Subsidy Program for non- ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
Stage Raw: Tracers
COMPREHENSIVE THEATRE LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSCURRENT FEATURE ON AUDIENCESNEW REVIEW GO TRACERS Photo courtesy of the Loft Ensemble Thirty years after its Los Angeles debut, writer John DiFusco's anti-war drama retains its relevance and power. Written collaboratively in the 1970s by DiFu ... More >>
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December 17, 2008
Weiss' 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2008
25. Prafit-"Nice Weather" The nice weather is long gone--the ostensibly immutable Los Angeles sun blotted by kidney colored clouds and cold rain. So Prafit's ode to the sizzle of July feels like an antique postcard documenting endless light, chicken breasts smothered in BBQ sauce, and basement ... More >>
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June 18, 2008
Stern Defiantly Promises Appeal in Burkle Lawsuit
Only hours after a New York State judge tossed his defamation lawsuit against Beverly Hills Billionaire Ron Burkle and Bill and Hillary Clinton, former New York Post reporter Jared Paul Stern wrote to LA Weekly in an email, "We will file an immediate appeal. The judge's opinion was biased and disgra ... More >>
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March 6, 2003
Prodigal Son
Aaron Rose is back, and he's brought his merry band of art-world outlaws with him
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July 1, 1999
Crown and Punishment
Aaron Rose is back, and he's brought his merry band of art-world outlaws with him
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