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West Hollywood Bans Flannel

After weeks of controversy and much public comment, the West Hollywood City Council gave final approval last night to its ban on flannel. This ban comes hot on the heels of West Hollywood's ban on fur sales, voted into law in 2012 and effective earlier this year. One important difference is that th ... More >>

Warm-Up Comics Have the Toughest Job in Comedy

Getting sitcom audiences laughing -- by hook or by crook

Why This Songs Sucks: The Worst Rap Tracks of 2012

Welcome to another installment of the worst rap songs of the year, brought to you by Why This Song Sucks. See also: Why This Song Sucks: The Worst Rap Tracks of 2011 They are all here this year: The all-the-way aged king, the suddenly mortal demigod, the former darling, the current darling, the m ... More >>

The Lion King's "Hakuna Matata": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] Song: The Lion King's "Hakuna Matata" History: "Hakuna Matata" is from Disney's The Lion King. The first time I saw The Lion King was as a preteen with a childh ... More >>

Test Kitchen's Spooky Offal Night: Lamb Hearts, Blood Pasta Chocolate Salumi

At last night's Test Kitchen dinner at Bestia, the phrase "vegetarian options are not available during this special meal" printed on top of the menu was something of an understatement. Cooked by some of L.A.'s top "underground" chefs, the focus of the 5-course meal was a selection of offal-centric d ... More >>

Meth Candy Bars Seized at LAX; Rogelio Mauricio Harris Arrested

Updated at the bottom with details, including the possibility the suspect was a former military cop. First posted at 2:06 p.m. Kids, we know you're hooked on the energy drinks. But have you ever tried a meth bar? Just wait. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that one Rogelio Mauri ... More >>

Completely Useless New California Law Says You Can Use Siri to Text While Driving

In a time-wasting attempt to earn back an ioda of public approval, California Governor Jerry Brown just OKed a new law that (sort of, not really) allows texting while driving. The law, proposed by L.A.-area Assemblyman Jeff Miller, says that you can now send and receive texts on the road -- as long ... More >>

5 SoCal Artists Who Succeeded on Fiver.com, Selling Their Art (and Alter Egos) $5 at a Time

Fiverr artist Professor Hans Von Puppet created this video above, to introduce this article. Can you dance a jig in spandex while playing the accordion, craft words in water out of tiny boats, or speak the Dothraki language from Game of Thrones fluently? Then call up Mom and give her a big I-told-y ... More >>

5 Great Pancakes in Los Angeles: For L. A. Kings' Fans

Over the next week or so, it might be fun to wander into some place for breakfast, look around the room at the heavily bearded men eating pancakes and play "Hipster Guy or L.A. Kings Fan Growing Out His Playoff Beard?" Because although the city's closet is stuffed with jerseys in purple and gold, d ... More >>

10 Best Cupcake Shops in Los Angeles

The gourmet cupcake bubble should have burst -- long ago. For some reason, it hasn't. New bakeries claiming they specialize in cupcakes seem to pop up every month. How do you separate the wheat from the chaff? How do you know which bakeries are selling desiccated supermarket cupcakes at inflated pri ... More >>

Mars to Eliminate King-Size Candy Bars

Shrink-size me? Candy bar maker Mars Inc. has announced that it is doing away with king-size candy bars. The company says that by the end of 2013, it will only sell chocolate products that have 250 calories per portion, the Chicago Tribune reports. While some might see the move as a cost-saving me ... More >>

10 Best Beer Bars In Los Angeles

With craft beer L.A.'s current unyielding obsession, it seems crazier than a 55% ABV beer that four short years ago that we were celebrating, along with dozens of tube sock-clad homebrew club sorts, the first local bars to land coveted cask-conditioned ales on tap. My how that fedora-topped draft be ... More >>

Dastardly Deeds in Darts

One angry man brings Southern California Darts Association to its knees

Junk Food in Schools Not Linked to Childhood Obesity

Fat kids everywhere, rejoice! There's no link between childhood obesity and junk food sold in schools, a new study has found. Cities all over the country have been busy banning the sale of sweet and salty snacks in public schools in a bid to fight childhood obesity (thanks, Mrs. Obama). But a new ... More >>

Top 5 Halloween Candy Urban Legends

T. NguyenWhat evil lurks in this year's bag of Halloween candy?​Trick-or-treating is a time-honored, once-a-year tradition when, just for this one night, children are ask for, and receive, candy from strangers. Reliance on the kindness of strangers, only goes so far. Every Halloween, parents Q ... More >>

Top 5 Classic Halloween Candies

Thinking about what to give to the mini-super heroes, pirates and wannabe princesses bound to show up at your doorstep on October 31st? Here's a list of classic candies that deserve a second chance this year. Try keeping it old school and original with these underrated sweets. Move over, Snickers an ... More >>

When You Litter Anywhere in L.A., It Ends Up in the Ocean: 100K Pounds of Your Crap to Be Removed This Coastal Cleanup Day

Californians Against WasteYou did this. Now undo it.​L.A. County has the nastiest water in California, and many other parts of the country, according to Heal the Bay. And it's not because annoying tourist children won't stop pissing in the ocean, or gay parties are getting too trashy up at Wil ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Millions of Milkshakes (Day 28)

Where an ice cream shop like Milk builds layered, elegantly crafted milkshakes replete made with superlative ingredients in carefully constructed combinations, Millions of Milkshakes devotes itself to diversity, an array of candy, fruit and syrup toppings in a mind-boggling array of permutations. ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV: The V Best Least Annoying Food Commercials

Guzzle & NoshSuper Bowl XLV as seen on television.​ Whether it was the angry Ewoks of middle earth sharing a Coke with a fire-breathing dragon or Adrien Brody crooning to bar full of weepy women (nice to see him finally bouncing back from that Oscar win), this year's bunch of Super Bowl spots ... More >>

Scientists Discover Least Appealing Diet Ever

Flickr user Mrinmay Bhattacharjee mrintech​ Researchers out of Johns Hopkins have good news and bad news for struggling dieters. The good news is they can make unappetizing low calorie food seem really, really delicious. The bad news? It will only seem tempting if you have to work hard to get ... More >>

Best Turkish Delight: Nory Locum in Canoga Park

A. ScattergoodTurkish delight at Nory Locum​ If you've never had excellent Turkish delight, deceptively simple bits of chewy, gelée-like candy often flavored with bergamot or rosewater, sometimes shot through with pistachios, you haven't been spending enough time in Middle Eastern shops or r ... More >>

LA County Sheriffs Warn Narco Candy as Next Big Threat to LA Children's Health

Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentIt doesn't look anything like the real thing​ Just when you thought Halloween was safe for children again, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department issued a new health warning: your kids could be ingesting (gulp!) marijuana-laced goodies! This morning ... More >>

God Bless America: Where You Can Have Your Snickers Bar On a Stick AND Deep Fried!

Want Fries With That? Meet The Krispy Kreme Doughnut Burger

A Hamburger TodayKrispy Kreme Doughnut Burger​ The Orange County Fair ended last weekend, but throngs of fried food aficionados turned up to get their fair (sorry) share of deep fried Oreos, Snickers, Twinkies, and even fried cheese on a stick. While that might sound like groundbreaking fried ... More >>

Will Mourn For Food: Man Attends Funerals For The Grub

Signagistics/Christie Bishop​ Most of us have stolen food at one time or another. Maybe it was a Snickers bar from your neighbor's house when you were a kid. Maybe it was bubble gum from the school's candy jar. Or maybe it was the counter-intuitive lollipop at your dentist's office (scratch t ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- La Cañada Flintridge Community Center attempts to build the world's largest Rice Krispie. [the 818 Now] -- A bacon alarm clock? Yup, the Wake n' Bacon. [Gizmodiva] -- The Worst Beer in the World, i ... More >>

Sugary (and Corn Syrupy) Blast From the Past: A Look Back at Our Nation's Favorite Desserts

From banana splits and Eskimo pie to cake kits, ambrosia, and bacon-laced cupcakes, American society has always craved something to satisfy its ever-present sweet tooth. But what defines our taste in desserts? Cleverly packaged free "recipe books" published by companies like Pillsbury and Del Monte, ... More >>

I'LL HAVE THE SALAD ON A STICK AND A DEEP-FRIED MARGARITA

Henry Bay’s America: An Excerpt From The Enthusiast

Weekly Literary Supplement: Summer Fiction Sampler

Excerpts from Michelle Huneven’s Blame, Peter Gadol’s Silver Lake and Charlie Haas’s The Enthusiast

Bands and Brands

Your favorite band is playing the Roxy tonight — but you’re not invited

Girls, Girls, Girls

The Super Bowl Crew Not So Ready for Their Close-Up

James Brown, Boomer Esiason, etc. — all looked like they’d slathered skin-toned frosting on their mugs just before air. Makeup people, I feel for you in this new crisp-resolution world.

Blood, Sweat & Sexy Back

How Deep Is Your Fried Avocado?

Compton's Crash Course

Connecting the doubts about the failure of a community college

Theater Reviews

And Then There Was a Knock

The strange detention of a Hindu Afghan grandfather and his wife

The New Urban Frontier: A User’s Guide

Happy Balloons and Homicide

Entering the dangerous world of flier parties

Let It Be John McCain

Why not choose a VP who can carry an election rather than just a state?

Fast-Food Lettuce

Cheerleaders

Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk

Rufus Wainwright poses as rock star, makes an imperfect-summer record

The Go Club

Getting lost in the game

Saving Ricky Tovar (page 1)

He should have been in school. Instead, he was in jail. And it would take his family, friends and teachers a month to get him out.

A Little Bit o' Heaven

The Gospel Midgets reach for the stars

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