The Jetsons

How Pasquale Rotella Built His Rave Empire

The man behind EDC is not going away, felony charges be damned

5 Great Hidden Cocktail Bars in Los Angeles

With so many bars to choose from across L.A., some owners have opted to make themselves so special that you almost can't find them -- or maybe they've been there for years, but you just didn't know it. Groping around in the dark or stumbling down a back alley may be some people's idea of an unforget ... More >>

Why Are L.A. Places So Popular on Instagram?

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament *50 Reasons Los Angeles Is the Best City in America Just before the end of Instagram's wild year — bought by Facebook for $1 billion, publicly eviscerated by its community for new privacy policies — ... More >>

Fury over Plummer Park Historic Destruction

West Hollywood politicians set to destroy historic buildings for Jetsons look

Get Cracking: Squid Ink Helps Out Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani At 28th American Food & Wine Festival

Celia SoudryTerra's onsen tamago​ In Japanese, tamago means eggs and onsen are hot springs. In the tourist town of Beppu - Japan's bubbling geothermal version of Yellowstone Park - onsen tamago is often prepared by sticking eggs in steaming mineral pools and letting them cook so slowly that ... More >>

Echo Park Residents Resistant to Proposed Development Plan

Steve La​ Echo Park residents showed up in force at a neighborhood meeting to oppose a proposed development that many locals fear would eliminate the historical character of one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

The Empire Gives Back: Red Carpet 30th Anniversary Screening of 'The Empire Strikes Back'

Erin BroadleyHarrison Ford (Han Solo) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) together again​ Last night, stars and fans of The Empire Strikes Back gathered at Hollywood's Arclight Theater for a one-night-only screening of the classic film. The Empire Gives Back, a benefit for St. Jude's Children's Hospi ... More >>

Las Vegas Grows Up: Architecture Review

Scary Silver Lake Motel Doomed?

Silver Lake residents know the Jetsons-era Sunset Pacific Motel has not aged gracefully -- especially since it's been allowed to sit and rot for the past few years, ever since it was shut down as an attractive (!) nuisance. Which is why, with its psycho aura of sex, drugs and menace, and its Bates S ... More >>

Whither the Econocalypse? Scenes From L.A. Tech Month

On the precipice of a tech revolution

Last Night: On the Precipice of Tech Revolution at Twiistup 5

Erin BroadleyZannel's street superherosWalking into Twiistup 5 was like walking into a tech-set Disneyland -- the high security, lasers, fog machines, and neon props from Bladerunner adding to the surreal experience of being surrounded by the latest in groundbreaking technology. In fact, it would se ... More >>

Roller Coaster of Wub

Disneyland goes all Chili Peppers and shit

Hip-Hop Is Dead

...and other reports that have been greatly exaggerated

Features

Meat on a Stick

The Westside of the Eastside

La Luz de Jesus, Pink and Circle Elephant Art

Wiener Take All

Failed Promise

The Concorde crash mummifies the ghost of supersonic air travel’s once-bright future

Shafted!

A Where’s Where of dead meat on a stick

Back to Bataan

A brief history of one of the thousands of DIY singles released in 1979

My Favorite Things

Part 1: Bread, and things that go better with bread. Some things, anyway.