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6 Awesome L.A. Sports Leagues You Can Join

See also: *10 Places in L.A. to Draw Nude Models *Top 10 Gyms in L.A. *Top 10 Bars With the Hottest Women in L.A. For all those sick of the gym but who are still holding tight to their New Year's resolution to get in shape, there's Zogsports. The social sports organization that brings together you ... More >>

Henry's Tacos: A Historic Last Stand in the Valley

As anyone who's followed L.A.'s food scene this year can attest, 2012 was marked by the demise of some near-and-dear classic restaurants. Of course, restaurants shutters are a fact of life -- some face an inevitable decline, while some seem to disappear overnight. Nothing quite compares to the con ... More >>

Music Picks: Robert Glasper, Nick Waterhouse, Omar Rodriguez Lopez

Aloke Dutta Just Wants to Bang on His Drum All Day. By Himself.

Aloke Dutta, the world's foremost solo tabla player, lives in a tiny one-bedroom apartment in Studio City.By far the most important spot in the apartment is the one occupied by the rug on which Dutta practices, composes and teaches. In the 15 years that Dutta has lived there, the rug made a slow ... More >>

Obama Totally Screws Up Gay Activists' Plans to Protest His L.A. Visit Tomorrow

The best part about President Obama's frequent ATM stops in L.A. are the myriad protesters who storm Beverly Hills and try to seek out his motorcade. Among them, always, are the LGBT activists, angry that the president still hasn't come out in support of gay marriage (perhaps in fear of further ali ... More >>

Lauren Berger Interned at MTV, Fox and 13 Other Places. Now She's Turned Her Experience Into a Business

Lauren Berger has gotten coffee at MTV. She's gotten coffee at Fox. And yes, she's done it at several other agencies that may not have as much brand recognition. She even broke the darned coffee pot once. These days, the 28-year-old entrepreneur gets others to fetch the java for her. Her web-based ... More >>

Samurai in L.A.: Actors in Iki Company Train in the Art of Japanese Sword-Fighting

The would-be samurai of Iki Company are waiting for their master, doggedly whacking at each other with wooden sticks at a park in Westwood. It will be months before he arrives.The company members are mostly young, aspiring actors trying to break into the U.S. market. All but one are Japanese; m ... More >>

Ben Flajnik: Winemaker First, TV's The Bachelor Second

Sonoma MagazineIn the vineyard with The Bachelor and partners​Most people dream of quitting their day job to be on TV. ABC's The Bachelor Ben Flajnik says his reality star turn is a means to an end: His heart is in winemaking. (He auditioned for The Bachelorette originally as a way to pursue ... More >>

Top 5 Local Farmer-Made Jams and Preserves

Felicia Friesema​Farmers markets and the vendors who populate them with table bending piles of bumper crops and hard-to-find seasonal produce rarely sell every last item before it's time to collapse the pop up tents and head home. Portlandian pickle jokes aside, what do farmers do with all th ... More >>

Clare Fischer, Grammy-Winning Composer/Arranger for Chaka Khan and Prince, Is Dead at 83

clarefischer.comBrent Fischer and his father, Clare Fischer​Less than a month after suffering cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home, two-time Grammy winning composer/arranger and pianist Clare Fischer died Thursday in Burbank at the age of 83. Fischer had been a highly-regarded figure in jazz ... More >>

Lana Del Rey - The Troubadour - 12/7/11

Timothy Norris​Lana Del Rey The Troubadour December 7, 2011 See also: The Problem With Lana Del Rey (Is You) Better than...I ever even knew. Then again, what do I know? "I have my fingers crossed that LDR lives up to all this hype. Girl's got talent," said my friend after I told her I was s ... More >>

5 Local Farmers Who are Doing it Right

Felicia FriesemaThe Hollywood market earlier this year.​After reading Beth Barrett's piece about farmers markets this week, it might be tempting to hang up the locavore hat and head out for an angsty and cathartic mouthful at the local McDonald's. We're envisioning an army of market goers as ... More >>

307 Restaurants Participate in dineLA Fall 2011 Restaurant Week

Anne FishbeinSpicy chicken pops at Lukshon.​Ever wanted to try the Lukshon's squid stuffed with fermented ground pork or spaghetti at Scarpetta but can't afford it? dineLA, which returns for 12 days in early October, might be your chance. The restaurant promo returns October 2-7 and 9-14, and ... More >>

Black Mission Figs from Pudwill Berry Farms

A. ScattergoodBlack Mission Figs from Pudwill Berry Farms​ Though Randy Pudwill has spent decades in the fields as owner of Pudwill Berry Farms, as a child, his first taste of figs reminded him of the supermarket. "I thought, 'Wow, that tastes like a Fig Newtons. And then I realized they were ... More >>

Venn Food Diagrams: L.A.'s Idea of Armenian Food Vs. What Armenians Eat

The Venn Food Diagram train has ventured west of India and landed in Armenia, the ancient landlocked country wedged between Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey, which recently produced the world's earliest leather shoe and wine-producing facility. Steady immigration from Armenian communities in Lebanon, Ira ... More >>

Happy Summer: Top 10 Paletas and/or Popsicles

J. KoslowPopshop Creations​ With Southern California's sunny climate and proximity to Mexico, the paleta has been alive and well for decades. Now that the NYT has conveniently proclaimed that ice cream sandwiches are out and frozen-treats-on-a-stick are back in, we thought we'd look around L ... More >>

Screwed by Blue Note, Van Hunt Still Rocks. and Funks. With Soul

Theater Reviews: Divorce! The Musical, Grand Motel, The Jazz Age

Also, Call Me Mister Fry, Blues for Central Avenue and more

Lonnie Kane

In a land of sweatshops, Karen Kane Inc. stands out by paying its workers full medical benefits even in hard economic times

Rehab or Bust: A Guide to L.A.'s Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers

Movie Reviews: Bra Boys, Super High Me, Alexandra

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Thomas Perry's Silence: Lost and Lost

Perry’s fiction of place and displacement

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If You Build It, They Will Come

Notes on film festivals, north and south of the equator

Absinthe & Old Lace

A local clothing line heralds the rebirth of vintage

Curtain Call

Can anyone save the Derby?

My Way or the Highway

Get Me to the Airport On Time

Japanese

Ay! The Jury

Robert Blake goes home

Losing Our Shirts

An unhappy New Year looms for American apparel makers

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HOLLYWOOD REUNION: Behind the Musical

Life Studies

Legends urbane and urban

Don’t Look Back

Hedda and the Pussycats

Watching the Detectives

How a couple of middle-aged P.I.'s and world-class raconteurs survived the DEA, the mob and the tabloid wars to take on their most elusive target yet -- Hollywood

Winter Restaurants 2002

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The Crash of Civilizations

12 highlights from 365 days

Wanted: A Real Mayor

Two issues could make Hahn history

The City So Nice They Named It Twice

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The Race to Succeed Richard Riordan -- and to Shape the Future of Los Angeles -- Has Already Begun

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