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U.S. Open of Surfing, the Sport's Super Bowl, Rides in to Huntington Beach

Over the past nine days, hundreds of thousands of fans, more than 100 professional surfer and dozens of pro skateboarders descended upon Huntington Beach for the Nike U.S. Open of Surfing, an unapologetic ode to Southern California culture complete with plenty of sun, skin, and sex appeal. Equal par ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 7/2 - 7/6

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "If you still look confused, you may be offered a free sample." 10 Best Tamales in Los Angeles. "But, as one might predict, the law barely lasted one full business day before a lawsuit was filed against it." Lawsuit Claims ... More >>

Rogue Brewing Beer from Beard Yeast: Specifically, Their Brewmaster's Own Beard

It all started as an effort to increase the terroir of their beer. In a press release that is equal parts repulsive and fantastic, Rogue Brewing Co. in Newport OR, announces they are testing recipes for a beer that will be fermented by yeast that was growing spontaneously in their brewmaster's beard ... More >>

Alfonso Ribeiro's 'Carlton Dance' Flash Mob Attempts Record (For Dorkiest Moves): VIDEO

Updated at the bottom with crowd estimates. First posted at 5:30 a.m. Alfonso Ribeiro of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air might do the nerdiest, preppiest dance of all time. But that didn't stop hundreds if not thousands of followers from joining him yesterday at Universal CityWalk and other locales in ... More >>

Top 5 Spirits for Beer Geeks: Belgian-Style Rum, Hoparitas and Moonshine IPA

The relationship between beer and spirits is closer than you think -- and not just for the growing beer cocktail trend or the "pint and a shot" special at your local dive. Mainly, the two crafts thrive on the same fermentation science with spirits beginning life as a fermented-sugar liquid similar ... More >>

James Cameron Is Racing a British Billionaire to the Deepest Point on the Ocean Floor

A race to the heart of the underworld is revving between Hollywood darling James Cameron and Virgin mogul Sir Richard Branson. The stakes are high. Only one submersible has ever touched the deepest point on the ocean floor, dramatically labeled the "Challenger Deep". That vessel was named Trieste, ... More >>

Tina's Mouth: A Graphic Novel That Gives Indian-American Stereotypes the Finger

Tina's Mouth: An Existential Diary (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)"I'm an alien (but my parents are Indian.)"​ Tina Malhotra's journey through a high school existential crisis was difficult. Bringing her world to life was just as wrenching. Author Keshni Kashyap and illustrator Mari Araki spent f ... More >>

GV30: An Epic Interview With Social Distortion's Mike Ness

​See also: Goldenvoice: The Hazy Punk Rock Early Days. Founder Gary Tovar recalls the unlikely beginnings of the influential concert production company Thirty years in, Social Distortion are as vital and voracious as ever. Their shows continue to sell out, and their material still speaks to p ... More >>

Q & A With Nancy Silverton: The Mozza Cookbook, The Problem of Gelato Doing One Thing at a Time Very, Very Well

A. ScattergoodNancy Silverton and her new cookbook at Mozza​ Nancy Silverton, who is an over-achiever in much the same way as is, say, Malcolm Gladwell, has had a productive summer even by her standards. Mozzas in Newport Beach and Singapore recently opened; Amy Pressman's burger project, Shor ... More >>

Pizzeria Mozza Opens in Newport Beach An Interview with the GM

MyLastBite​Late yesterday afternoon, word that Pizzeria Mozza opened in Newport Beach spread like lightning on Twitter. This writer broke the news on OC Weekly's blog, and headed to the restaurant for the opening-night madness. Barring a few first-night jitters, the menu, food and service wer ... More >>

Cy Twombly and Los Angeles: A Shaky Relationship

Photo credit: Paula Goldman. Courtesy MOCA LA. A view of the 1995 Cy Twombly retrospective at MOCA​ The painter Cy Twombly, who died Tuesday at the age of 83, has always, perhaps unfairly, been associated with high culture headiness. Sure, he came of age in New York alongside pop forerunners ... More >>

Bob Dylan Turns 70

An L.A. Weekly birthday tribute

Party-Foul Fines Could be Reality in Newport Beach This Summer

Dennis Rodman would be kicked out of this game.​Your next hangover just might come with an $8,000 price tag. That's right. The city of Newport Beach gave preliminary approval last night to an ordinance that would put the "party foul" into law there -- including tickets with fines as high as $ ... More >>

Why Esperanza Spalding Matters (Sorry, Justin Bieber Fanatics--She Does)

TheGrio​ [Here at LA Weekly, we're honored to count with the services of LA's Top Jazz Journalist, the inimitable Brick Wahl. We asked Brick to weigh in on the Esperanza Spalding Grammy upset. Brick has been an Esperanza fan from way back, and he was happy to put it all in context for us (and ... More >>

SoCal Man Tells Police Someone Stole His Marijuana

Sir, we heard there was a burglary. "Dave's not here."​For some reason the adage "don't get high on your own supply" comes to mind here. A Newport Beach man told authorities somebody stole 25 pounds of weed that he had grown at home. Twenty-five pounds, sir? No, it's cool officer, I have a ... More >>

99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die

Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos

Cemetery Desecretation Suit Goes Forward

The class action lawsuit against Eden Memorial Park is going forward, plaintiff lawyers said today at a Century City news conference. The suit, brought last Thursday by the Newport firm of Eagan O'Malley & Avenatti, alleges that EMP, one of the country's largest Jewish cemeteries, "intentionally ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Big Man Japan, Management, Not Forgetten

Also, Brothers at War, The New Twenty, The Skeptic, The Brothers Bloom and Next Day Air

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: The Haunting in Rhode Island

Matthew McConaughey is scary — scarily bad, that is

Brick's Picks: Roy Haynes, Ernie Andrews and Others

Jazz in L.A., May 30-June 5

Heads and Tails: Salt-Baked Shrimp

Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#5-1)

5. Dungen-Tio Bitar [Kemado] Dungen did not tour this record in America. This is because the band's mastermind, Gustav Estjes was rumored to be alone in the snowy Swedish hinterlands, ingesting enough hallucinogens to give Hunter S. Thompson pause, and trying to untangle the beautiful mess of sou ... More >>

2007’s Best Untethered (Unprotected) MP3s

Singles streaming steady

Gone With the Wind

Santa Anas at night, surfers’ delight. Santa Anas in the morning, homeowners take warning.

The Rhythm Method

Producer Joe Boyd learned it in the folkie ’60s, but it’s still the key to making global music in the new millennium

Heaven's Gate: The Sequel

Ten years after the 39 suicides, the sole survivor is back – and he has something urgent to tell us.

Alive With Pleasure!

Newport Seafood’s spicy lobster

No Peace in the Valley

According to former porn star, Kulak’s Woodshed is barely legal

Mickey Avalon’s True Hollywood Stories

Death, drugs, rap and redemption

Sources

Curatorial Ecstasy

MOCA’s Paul Schimmel on his new big show, his old big show (“Helter Skelter”) and everything in between

Bay Watchers

Mouse-surfing swells, breaks and Sheilas

Quik As F**k

The violent life, tumultuous career and fundamental goodness of DJ Quik

Tender-Fried Juicy Love Bits

Ask Mr. Gold

Ready To Rumble

The Northern California seismic threat to the Southland

Casino Nation

Indians and tribal war over a club in Compton

Surf Report: Billabong Threatens an International Incident

Thugs on Film

Suspect Entertainment helps Hollywood keep it real

A Loss of Originality

The Elixirs

Charles Lloyd on ultrapolation, dehumidification and the sound

Altered Chords

Artie Shaw on music, God, sex & fame