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  • Blogs

    October 10, 2012

    Topless Maids Van Goes Viral Via Ellen DeGeneres; Sami Ammari Defends Eyesores

    A "topless maid" service has been under fire for advertising its business on hot pink vans in Los Angeles and Burbank. But with headlines galore and even a bit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Matthew Perry this week, the operators appear to be laughing all the way to the bank. A rep for the serv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2012

    'Gangnam Style' Flash Mob at The Grove Today; Psy Tells El Monte to Rehire Lifeguards

    As the whole world has gone "Gangnam Style," even Saturday Night Live over the weekend, a flash mob featuring the song's rapper, Psy, was planned for 2 p.m. at The Grove shopping center today. (Kind of takes the "flash" out of flash mob when you know all the deets hours ahead of time). But the big ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    The Moth's Experts Share the Secrets to Successful Storytelling

    The key to quality storytelling isn't necessarily to be funny. At least that's what some of the folks lined up to participate in The Moth Mainstage event Rush: Stories of Ticking Clocks at UCLA's Royce Hall on Thursday, March 1 are probably hoping is true. In addition to host Rudy Rush (Showtime at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    We'll Be Right Back After These Snacks: Food In 5 Talk Show Green Rooms

    Flickr/lauren ashleyJimmy Kimmel's green room​ What is a talk show green room? It is the TV-bedecked comfy-couched middle earth between dressing room and stage. It is sometimes (but not always) actually green in color. It is the place where its inhabitants can actually tell if the person who j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    Operation Cupcake: MI6 Secretly Replaced Al Qaeda's Bombs with Cupcakes

    Turning swords into plowshares is all well and good, but MI6 has a better idea: turning bombs into delicious cupcakes. In a sweet bit of counter-terrorism that also reads like the plot of a Kate Hudson rom-com,* the British spy agency got hold of Al Qaeda's first English language publication, Insp ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 11, 2008

    Michelle Obama's Night Out in L.A.: Malia and Sasha Meet the Jonas Brothers

    Dream come true for Malia, and indirect reference to Sarah Palin from Michelle, who says her husband is "not afraid of smart people."

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Queer Town: The Obama Pool Report

    Rather than watch the Republican National Convention or the U.S. Open in tennis, I covered Michelle Obama's visit to Los Angeles on Wednesday night as a "pool reporter." A pool reporter is someone who's chosen by a political campaign to cover an event that would otherwise be closed to the press. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2008

    Queer Town: The Televised Revolution

    In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and singer with a strong distaste for political apathy, released the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” It was something of a brass-knuckled, knock-out punch against anyone who didn’t fight the powers-that-be, with Scott-Heron delivering his lyrics w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Queer Town: McCain Plays Small Ball in California

    On the evening of June 26, with the right kind of ears, a steady, collective groan could be heard from thousands of gay Republicans throughout California…followed by an eerie silence. Their man, Senator John McCain, decided to play small ball in his quest for the White House, and came out with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    ELLEN'S GAY

    Two frosted haired ladies walk stiffly through the ebbs and flows of sidewalk traffic on West Alameda Avenue in Burbank. The street is lined with WGA strikers circling the Disney, NBC and Warner Bros. studios. The ladies, residents of the O.C. are here to enjoy their recent retirement. Tops on their ... More >>

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