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Country Star Brad Paisley's Veiled Liberalism

By Alan Scherstuhl Editor's note: Alan Scherstuhl sometimes writes about country music for our sister blog at the Village Voice. Brad Paisley, "Southern Comfort Zone" Current Billboard Country Singles Chart Position: 10 The Verdict: Holy shit, songs on the radio can still be important! In this ... More >>

Temple Adat Elohim Feeds Hundreds in Community on Christmas Day

When things seem impossibly dark and sad, it's nice to be reminded that there is still good in the world. As we noted already, there are ways in Los Angeles to help feed the hungry. One example takes place Christmas day, when, for the 18th year in a row, Temple Adat Elohim will be serving several hu ... More >>

Target's New 'City' Stores in Downtown and Westwood Preserve the Outsides But Whitewash the Insides: Our Review

See also: *Fugly Buildings: Our Series on the Most Hideous Buildings in L.A. *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Our Best of L.A. issue and our Best of L.A. app Target's new "City" store opened this week in the the sunken shopping center at the corner of 7th and Figueroa downtown. The multi-l ... More >>

Top 5 Kitchen Gadgets on eBay Right Now

For guitar amps, gently-used "attitude tees" and vintage poster art, eBay is that ephemeral, endless Target in the sky. Most of us also know by now that there is no better source (save a millionaire foodist's estate sale) for odd and esoteric kitchen gadgets. Whether you're looking for a new addit ... More >>

Is Westwood Really 'Dying'? Twitter Account Mourns Neighborhood's Decline

Ever since the beginning May, a morbid Twitter account called @westwoodisdying has been forming an unofficial file of all "the closed and closing storefronts in Westwood Village," and just documenting the neighborhood's cultural decline in general. (For example: the buffing-over of a Shepard Fairey ... More >>

Most Meat Is Full of Antibiotics, Survey Finds

Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York has released the results from a survey of more than 60 fast food, retail, production and grocery companies asking them about their policies on the use of antibiotics in meat and poultry, Forbes reports. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate their level of transp ... More >>

Three Strikes? D.A. Candidate Jackie Lacey and the Teen Who Got Life for a Stolen Cell Phone

In 1997, 18-year-old Andre Wilks broke into a Nissan Maxima parked outside of a Target store in Granada Hills and stole a cell phone. The vehicle burglary qualified as a third strike for Wilks, who had been convicted in 1995 for a purse-snatching spree committed one week after he turned 16. If the ... More >>

Bert Rodriguez at OHWOW Gallery: Prankster Artist Cooks Toilet Pudding with Mom and Unveils Film making sh*t up

On Saturday night, in the all-white, otherwise empty space of OHWOW gallery, Bert Rodriguez, a conceptual prankster widely known for his boyish charm and big heart, did a collaborative piece with his mother in which they cooked and served a traditional Cuban meal of rice, beans, picadilllo (a tomato ... More >>

McDonald's, Target Drop Egg Supplier Over Cruelty Concerns

Flickr/Calgary ReviewsMcDonald's will find a new egg source for its McMuffins.​ McDonald's and Target dropped one of the nation's largest egg suppliers after an animal rights group released an undercover video last Friday of the egg producer's farms in three states, according to the Associated ... More >>

U.S. Still a Dumping Ground for Crappy Honey, Study Finds

Flickr/Joelk75​ They're calling it "honey laundering." More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores is filtered to the point where it contains no pollen -- which would make it flunk the quality standards set by most of the world's food safety agencies, according to testing ... More >>

Missoni At Target: Shoppers Go Apeshit For Zigzags

L.J. Williamson$380 Worth Of Joy​Is Missoni in line to become the next Ed Hardy? The well-established Italian fashion house's special Target line of clothing and housewares debuted this morning, on the same day I needed to hit the store for an early-morning toilet paper run, and zigzags were flyi ... More >>

Six L.A. Neighborhoods With the Most Distinctive Fashion Styles

Jason Levesque​ How we dress can send messages not only about who we are and what we like but also where we're from. There is no singular "L.A. look," and Silver Lake isn't all beards and ironic T-shirts, either. Still, there are certain aesthetics -- in the form of everything from accessorie ... More >>

Wal-Mart Buys Up Monster Lot in Burbank; Facebook Protesters Say 'Hell No'

Facebook​There comes a time in every sleepy suburban town's life when it must go head-to-head with the Wal-Mart empire. There is the initial outcry -- the sidewalk picketers, the angry speeches at City Council meetings -- and, too often, the inevitable defeat. (Followed by a sheepish midnight ... More >>

Larry Crowne Review

Granny Bandit: In Light of Arrest, We Honor Her Bold SoCal Legacy (and Sweet Head Scarf)

Making Louise proud​We see a lot of unlikely bandits come through these parts. Few, however, are as head-turning as the elusive (well, until her arrest today) Granny Bandit, a 50- to 80-year-old blur of badass suburban crime, circa 1950s, with a dark Dodge Neon for a getaway vehicle. Various ... More >>

Shoddy Downtown L.A. Mall May Be Getting Target

​Los Angeles Downtown News reports a Target store may be moving in to the 7 Fig mall, which, despite the pretentious name, has been struggling of late. Downtown residents, who rejoiced when the area became a bit more livable with the opening of a Ralph's grocery store in 2007, can now look f ... More >>

'Booster' Crews Under 'Hernandez Organization' Shoplifted $6 Million Worth Of Goods In Recent Months, Says LAPD

​Los Angeles police this week said a theft ring that commanded several "booster" crews of shoplifters took more than $6 million worth of loot from the likes of Wal-Mart, Target, Ralphs, Vons and other stores. Despite a several-months-long investigation and arrest and search warrants arrest fo ... More >>

5 Most Disgusting Items In The Trader Joe's Freezer Aisle

Trader Joe's is really inexpensive. To be honest, it is at times somewhat frighteningly so. But we continue to shop there, mainly because of those low prices, their large wine selection, snappy packaging and generally friendly staff. It is a brand we've come to trust, without ever really stopping to ... More >>

West Hollywood Target Stabbing Suspect Charged

​A 34-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed four people at the West Hollywood Target store Monday was charged Wednesday in connection with the attack: The District Attorney's office filed a case in Beverly Hills Superior Court that included four counts of attempted murder and five counts of ass ... More >>

Suspect Arrested for West Hollywood Target Stabbings

When you think of a violent rampage happening inside one of those big box stores, you don't necessarily think of that kind of thing happening in West Hollywood.  But that's exactly what happened a few hours ago.Target Store in West Hollywood​The details are still sketchy, but according to Cit ... More >>

Trader Joe's Switching Over To Sustainable Seafood in 2012

Word is in, via the Mother Nature Network that Trader Joe's has changed their tune, and plan to sell only sustainable seafood by the end of 2012. Within the last year, Trader Joe's has been under fire from Greenpeace, who did not look kindly on their practices in aquatic protein sales. When Greenpe ... More >>

Nightranger Looks Back at '09 Fashion and Music

THE LAND OF GIANTS: PMK-HBH AND BNC

A new Hollywood PR merger and best-ever box office

Bruce Lisker: Rip Van Winkle in a Target Store

Check out Iris Schneider's shop-along piece in L.A. Observed. Schneider went with Bruce Lisker to a Valley Target store for some buy time. Lisker, of course, was recently released from prison after serving 26 years for killing his mother -- a crime he has denied committing. (A judge declared Lisker' ... More >>

Price Wars: Southern California Supermarkets Slash Prices

In an effort to regain customers who are shopping at discount stores and watching their ever-tightening budgets, supermarket chains are lowering prices, sometimes dramatically. Today Vons dropped the prices on 15% of its products in the chain's 274 stores. Ralph's also announced that it's reducing p ... More >>

Jimmy On the Edge of Town

A Homeless Christian-Muslim From Palestine Pitches a Tent Behind Bed Bath & Beyond in Northridge. Then Come the Railroad Men and Feral Cat Activists.

12 Consumer Products That Should Not Have Exploded But Did: Recall-a-rama

In honor of April Fools, I give you a dozen consumer products (and one nuclear battleship) that should not have exploded but unfortunately did. Or, in the case of the ship, could. These are all true. (Except for the last one.) As usual, the joke is on the hapless consumer. 1. Electrolux Vacuum Cle ... More >>

Last Night: Exclusive Press Preview of Prince's 3 New Albums, Plus Info on His 3 shows in 1 Night at L.A. LIVE

Prince fans rejoiced when it was announced that his royal highness would be putting out a budget-minded musical trifecta at Target -- three brand new CDs packaged together for only $11.98 -- but after hearing each album in its entirety last night at an exclusive press listening event, we're thinking ... More >>

When Cute Isn't Pretty: "Cute With Chris," the Web Show for Misfit Teenage Girls and Women in Their 30s Who Like to Knit

A ride-along on satirist Chris Leavins' Internet highway

Night Out: Man's Spiritual Journey Begins With Prada

Of man scents and caviar

Stanton Kaye: Father of Reinvention

Could tracking technology save the Hollywood dreams of a former golden boy?

Hollywood Schmoozer Meets Internet Geek

Agents 2.0: The new generation of dealmakers at UTA Online

Lovely Lady Lumps

Fashion tips and alternatives for knocked-up knockouts

Rings of Fire

How to heat up your summer nights

A Love Song for Aron's

Darwinian days for indie L.A. record stores — but maybe that’s okay

The Big Red One

What’s the matter with Oklahoma?

A Creek Flows in Compton

In a city famous for gangs and hardcore rap, it’s hard to imagine how a heron soaring above you can improve your life

Welcome to Inglewood — Leave Your Aspirations Behind

For Erin Aubry Kaplan, coming home has been a labor of tough love

Martha and Barry’s Big Britches

Supersized Celebrity Crimes

Brave Newsom World

Gay Marriage Mania

To Speak or Not To Speak

A mixed week for free-speech rulings

Sam and His Pals

L.A. is a Wal-Mart town. Get used to it.

Closing Time

The Howling Monk’s last wail

Port in a Storm

Dealing with the polluting ways of world trade

Black on the Block

Can Degnan have its world stage and Wal-Mart, too?

25 Reasons I Returned to L.A. from Sweden, Las Vegas, and Texas

Style Council

DON'T CRY FOR ME, MEXICO

Cattle Call

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