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Best of Coachella 2013: Weekend Two

The Visual Stimulations for People Who Were High Coachella's art installations -- the ones designed to impress you while you're high, aka all of them -- were particularly impressive this year. There was the tesla coil, the crane that was formerly a flower but now a praying mantis, the giant floresce ... More >>

Icons & Legends: The Photography of Michael Childers,

Now Out: Zagat's 2013 Los Angeles Restaurant Guide

In case you missed the arrival of the distinctive rectangular maroon book in your mailbox, you should probably know that the 2013 edition of Zagat's Los Angeles restaurant guide is out. Noteworthy for many reasons, not least of which because Michelin no longer publishes in Los Angeles. So what's n ... More >>

LA Weekly's Second Annual Pancake Breakfast

It's that time of year again, time to save the date on your calendar, consider a juice fast and, when said date arrives, to head downtown to Vibiana's to eat one seriously big breakfast. LA Weekly's Second Annual Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday, August 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Why Vibiana' ... More >>

L.A. Gay Pride 2012: Organizer Vincent Jones Answers 'What Does It Mean To Be Gay?'

'What does it mean to be gay?' A seemingly simple question, but one that's not often asked. With Los Angeles Gay Pride starting this Friday, various gay folks give us their answers in a weeklong series. Vincent Jones is a community organizer who shapes LGBT programs at the Liberty Hill Foundation, ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Sequoia Cherries USDA SNAP Access

The big news at farmers markets this week had little to do with actual fruits and vegetables as much as our access to them. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced $4 million in awards to help states expand availability of wireless technology in farmers markets so they can particip ... More >>

Quiara Alegria Hudes wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Good People at the Geffen, and More New Reviews...

David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-nominated play about class rifts in America, Good People, now playing at the Geffen, is this week's Pick of the Week, by Neal Weaver. Paul Birchall was also taken with Doug Knott's autobiographical solo show at the Asylum Lab Theatre, Last of the Knotts Find all the lates ... More >>

What's In Season at the Farmers Market: The Many Colors of Rhubarb

Rhubarb doesn't do well in L.A. gardens. The sleeping rhizomes that sit dormant underground in winter need many chilly days and nights in order to even think about poking above ground in spring. Freezing, chilly weather doesn't help either, as they are barely frost tolerant. Their ideal situation ... More >>

SoCal Gay Men Arrested For Sodomy During Caribbean Cruise Released

Two Southern California men initially arrested in the Caribbean for having gay sex pleaded guilty today to indecent exposure, reports Associated Press. The men were each fined $900 and driven to the airport. Whew. The duo was identified as John Robert Hart, 41, and Dennis Jay Mayer, 43, of Palm Sp ... More >>

Roy Choi of A-Frame and Kogi on How Cookbooks Changed His Life

The Gold Standard 2012: Save The Date, Start Fasting

Anne Fishbeinglasses at the 2011 Gold Standard​It's that time of year again. No, not movie award time -- note to foodists: you may want to bring a bag of macarons to The Artist, just to keep yourself awake -- but time to gear up for the 2012 Gold Standard, that glorious event in which Jonathan ... More >>

John Lautner's 100th Birthday Celebration

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Hadley's Fruit Orchard (Day 27)

The road to Palm Springs is dotted with three inevitable roadside attractions: Indian casinos, outlet malls and date shakes. None of these are much fun, but date shakes may be the worst. Date palms aren't native to the region (you'd have to travel to the Persian Gulf area to find their roots), but ... More >>

Hardcore Heroes Fucked Up Stage Anti-Coachella at Nearby Hipster Motel

Fucked Up's Father Damian and his mangina: Soon appearing at a nice hipster motel near you?​ We are getting word that Fucked Up will be playing at the Ace Hotel on April 15th, trying to bring in the hardcore to compete with this year's poppier Coachella slate. The cult Canadian punkers, maste ... More >>

New Coachella Passes Go On Sale! (If You Got $975 to Spare for VIP Service)

We're in the money! We're in the money! We're in the money and we got what it takes to get to Indiooooo!​While for you, me, and everyone we know Coachella has been sold-out for months, for members of an exclusive VIP website called GiltCity, this might not be the case. A tipster pointed us to ... More >>

Charles Phoenix Talks Kodachrome Slides and Retro Vacations at Palm Springs Modernism Week

Jena ArdellCharles Phoenix takes us across America​ While Angelenos were getting pummeled with rain on Friday, attendees of Palm Springs Modernism Week were enjoying sunshine and chrome at the Vintage Travel Trailer Show before heading to Charles Phoenix's Retro Vacation Slide Show Tour of the ... More >>

Master Food Preserver Class: Jarring Return After 10-Year Absence

Flickr/Susy Morris​ Thanks to the efforts of Master Food Preserver Ernest Miller and UC Cooperative Extension Nutrition Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor Brenda Roche, L.A. is finally relaunching its own Master Food Preserver (MFP) program after more than a decade of dormancy. While the USD ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Nutella Cakes, Desert Food, Papa Cristo's New Look Pot Soda

-- Papa Cristo's finally renovating their old (and beloved) space. [Eater LA] -- Pot meets pop: Soquel entrepreneur plans medical-marijuana soft drinks. [Mercury News] -- Molten Chocolate-Nutella Pudding Cakes. Nutella. Need we say more? [Noble Pig] -- Palm Springs eats: What's new in the desert. ... More >>

The Growlers Debut New Live Videos, Announce Dec. Tour Dates

Long Beach-OC-ish band the Growlers bring to mind Jonathan Richman's famous quote about the Velvet Underground: "They made an atmosphere, and I knew then that I could make one too," he said way back circa the banana LP, and the Growlers now exist amid the same strange fog and smoke. Listen yours ... More >>

American Apparel Gives Los Angeles Neighborhoods Their Own Nail Polish Colors: What Shade Is Your Community?

americanapparel.netThe color of downtown L.A?​So Los Angeles, tell us, what color are you? West Hollywood would be a rainbow of light, of course. And Compton? Red or blue. Beverly Hills? Gold. Maybe platinum. Huntington Park? The "tricolor" array of the Mexican flag. These are just guesses. B ... More >>

Prop 8 Movie Exposes Mormon Meddling

​ Reed Cowan used to be a Mormon missionary, with, he says, "knowledge of Mormon strategy at the highest levels." Now he's an activist against the Mormon church, working to out what he sees as the Church's violation of civil rights against gays. When his documentary 8: The Morman Proposition p ... More >>

Getty Foundation Gives Out $3.1 Million In Grants

LACMAReenactment of Allan Kaprow's 'Fluids' (1967) at LACMA.​The Getty Foundation Wednesday announced it's giving out $3.1 million in grants to support a massive, Southern California-wide series of exhibitions, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, to take place in 2011 and 2012. The ... More >>

A Guide to Dressing for Classic Cocktail Fans

Deborah StollIt's Easy When You Don't Have A Body​If you love L.A.'s booming cocktail culture but aren't sure how to dress the part, below are some fashion tips courtesy of Sarah Dale, proprietress of Pull My Daisy in Silverlake. Carrying predominately local designers with predilections towa ... More >>

LA Flashback: Live at Jabberjaw

​Mike Desert, guitarist and vocalist from San Francisco-based punk band Jack Saints, has the coolest YouTube channel I've seen yet. Since the band originally formed in Palm Springs in the mid-1990s, the members bore witness to tons of cool Southern California shows at venues that no longer exi ... More >>

But How's the Food? Ricki Kline Talks Bar Design in L.A., Part II

In part 2 of our interview with Ricki Kline, the designer discusses travel, his favorite local spots, and the inspiration behind his design of 213's next bar, the tequila and mezcal-focused Las Perlas, which will be located across the street from Cole's on East 6th Street. Squid Ink: What are your ... More >>

Jim Isermann at Richard Telles Fine Art

Coachella Saturday: Off-site Parties, On-site Tripping, M.I.A's Dayglo Circus & Do-Lab Love

Almost as soon as it began, sponsors and magazines have tried to find ways to promote themselves to Coachella's massive audience (as well as its performers), and there's no better way to do that than a party. Booze, food, DJs and other amusements are laid out at some swank Palm Springs/Indio pad, an ... More >>

The Ultimate Whitewash for L.A.?

According to an environmental report in today's Guardian U.K., Los Angeles may go green by painting its roofs and roads white. The article features U.C. Berkeley scientist Hashem Akbari, whose mission is to reduce "urban heat islands" by painting rooftops, parking lots and roads with reflective pain ... More >>

Queer Town: Tracking the Money for Prop. 8

While Brad Pitt's $100,000 contribution to the "No on 8" campaign made big news last week, the larger money picture for the anti-gay ballot measure doesn't look so good for opponents of Proposition 8, and may be why gay and lesbian activists are still concerned about defeating the proposed gay marri ... More >>

Coachella by the Numbers

Digging deep into the Valley

Voter Guide: the Pros and Cons of the Initiatives, February 5 Ballot

Making sense of the issues

Michelin Tires

The tour guide’s L.A. detour

Cool in the O.C.

Visions of a modernist past

Tribal Purge

State Dems back gambling-rich Indians’ greedy wars of expansion

Bush's Big Bluff

The end of Internet gambling

Never Say Neverland

Michael Jackson’s fan army and the California rapture

Ballads of the Thin Man

alaska!’s Imaad Wasif talks about near-death touring experiences, the pros and cons of tomahawks, and what it doesn’t mean to be skinny.

Greatest SoCal Accidental-Remarkable Human-Made Visionary Environments

Laugh Factory

Edited by Kateri Butler

No Time for a Sucker

Arnold needs to play tough with the Indians

Gaby Boom: Rainbow Sprites

Primate of the Century

Cheeta in the Springs

The Adelphia Story

Leisure Copworld

LAPD officers dream of a three-day week

Amnesty!

Labor leads the battle to grant legal status to millions of America’s — and L.A.’s — undocumented immigrants

Naked Brunch

Packing light for Palm Springs

Baile Otra Vez

The life and laughs of Lalo Guerrero

Canter’s

Automatic Rounds

The Krispy Kreme Doughnut invasion

L.A. Mob Does Vegas

Mickey Mouse Mafia still kicking