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Boston Marathon's Los Angeles Runners Listed

Here's a list of Los Angeles area runners, along with their ages and towns, entered to race in today's tragic Boston Marathon. The list does not suggest any of them were injured -- it's just a list of who was at least planning to be there. At least half the field had finished before today's blasts ... More >>

The Neighbourhood: The Group's Rise Culminates in Coachella

When Zach Abels played Jesse Rutherford a guitar riff two years ago in his parents' living room, the two of them knew they were onto something. They immediately recorded the song, and that track, "Sweater Weather" turned into a radio hit. The Neighbourhood have received strong radio support locally ... More >>

Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including Family Strife and Sexual Taboos in Machu Picchu, Texas

Family trauma drama Machu Picchu, Texas (pictured above) grabs our Pick of the Week this week. Good reviews also for Noel Coward's Fallen Angels at the Pasadena Playhouse and David Henry Hwang's Chinglish at South Coast Rep. For all New Theater Reviews, and this weekend's comprehensive listing ... More >>

5 Dance Shows to See in L.A. This Week Including a New Festival, Awakenings and Beginnings

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *5 Best Comedy Shows to See in L.A. This Week *Our Latest Theater Reviews *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. This week's dance highlights includes the answer to the question, Does L.A. need another dance festival? 5. ... More >>

Texting During Yom Kippur Services? How One L.A. Rabbi Is Bringing Social Media to His Synagogue

Congregation Or Ami's Rabbi Paul Kipnes is the type of plugged-in religious leader who peppers his sermons with references to Star Trek and jokes about the NFL's replacement refs. Standing on stage at the Fred Kavli Theater at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza this past Wednesday, with a vibrant pu ... More >>

Adam Weiss Is Decidedly Caucasian. He Also Throws Some of the Grimiest Parties in L.A.

Somewhere right now, Adam Weiss probably is spazzing out and shouting the word "swag" over sleazy rap songs with hooks that have to do with eating pussy. The 31-year-old party promoter, who lives in Echo Park, is perhaps best known for his outfits: tie-dyed T-shirts, DayGlo windbreaker jackets, a r ... More >>

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Dan Behar, Agoura High Student, Dies in Second Reported Suicide at Malibu Creek; Community in 'State of Shock'

FacebookDan Behar was only 17.​Yesterday around noon, Dan Alexander Behar, 17, became the third young Agoura Hills man to die by his own accord in less than a week. Last Wednesday, former Agoura High student Josh Feinberg committed suicide off the Rindge Dam at Malibu Creek, reportedly upset a ... More >>

Music Picks: NKOTBSB, Mixed Message, Earthless

Also, Catwalk, Holly Miranda, Darwin Dees, and others

Top 5 Matzo Ball Soups in Los Angeles

J. RitzNate 'n Al​ Matzo ball soup is a comfort food with a relatively simple taxonomy. Camps are mostly divided along the lines of sinkers vs. floaters, clean broth vs. noodles/crackers/carrots/etc. Opinions range and styles vary, and a perusal of the literature by authorities such as Claudia ... More >>

Stage Raw: Camino Real

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON THE BREAK OF NOON, AND CRACK WHORE GALORE -- LIVE!NEW PARTNERS ​CalArts teams up with the Theater @ Boston Court to present CAMINO REAL  (reviewed here on Tuesday) at the Pasadena theater. Photo by Ed Krieger. Another new pa ... More >>

Stage Raw: Furious Theatre Company and Pasadena Playhouse part ways

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON SPIDER-MAN, ON BROADWAYFURIOUS AND PASADENA PLAYHOUSE PART WAYSFor reasons having to do with Pasadena Playhouse's needs to lease its second space, The Carrie Hamilton Theater, and the need of Furious Theatre Company for a space with h ... More >>

Stage Raw: Caught

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS and OPENINGS THIS WEEKSTAGE FEATURE on Vieux Carre at REDCATNEW REVIEW GO CAUGHT ​Photo by Michael LamontIn the aftermath of Proposition 8 passing in November 2008, one of the regrets of those who fought valiantly for gay marriage and against the p ... More >>

Hollywood PR Guru Howard Bragman Signs JetBlue's Steven Slater

Kevin ScanlonHollywood PR guru Howard Bragman​Hollywood PR guru Howard Bragman has announced today that he's representing JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, the Thousand Oaks resident who made national headlines last week for telling off passengers at the end of a flight. Bragman writes ... More >>

Steven Slater: The JetBlue Flight Attendant Goes From Hero To Possible Zero In 24 Hours

Hero or zero?​Only Thursday we were marveling at the speed at which a Thousand Oaks flight attendant named Steven Slater became a national hero for giving the verbal finger to an allegedly abusive passenger aboard a JetBlue flight. Just as fast, however, his story of take-this-job-and-shove-it ... More >>

Stage Raw: McNulty/SLM Colloquy Reaction

NEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Opus, at the Fountain TheatreMcNULTY/SLM COLLOQUY REACTION The L.A. Times devoted print space in last Sunday's paper to an email discussion of small theater in Los Angeles that transpired between the Times' Theater Critic, Charles McNulty, and me. The reactions ... More >>

Jet Blue's Steven Slater, Who Allegedly Told Off Entire Flight Before Dramatic Exit, A Homegrown Hero

FacebookSteven Slater.​The wise philosopher Ferris Bueller once said, "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." We blinked and Thousand Oaks flight attendant Steven Slater became a national hero for his major, take-this-job-and-shove-it move t ... More >>

Teen Sailor From Thousand Oaks Missing In Indian Ocean

Abby Sunderland.A shot from Sunderland's yacht.​The teenager who had set off from Marina Del Rey to become the youngest person to sail around the world appeared to be in trouble Thursday as she hit rough waters, lost contact with her family and set off an emergency beacon in the Indian Ocean. ... More >>

Heather Locklear Cited In Alleged Hit-And-Run

​Actress Heather Locklear, who has had trouble behind the wheel in the past, was cited on suspicion of misdemeanor hit-and-run over the weekend in her hometown of Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Star newspaper. The 48-year-old actress allegedly ran into a street sign in the 110 ... More >>

Great Harvest Bread Company Opens in South Pasadena

With the nearest Great Harvest Bread Company more than 40 miles away in Thousand Oaks, the western San Gabriel Valley's ripe for a bakery that mills its own wheat. Co-owner Patricia Diaz spent ten years researching franchises that would give her creative control without compromising corporate suppo ... More >>

Alleged Mistress Of Tiger Woods Pulls Out Of Press Conference

Tiger Woods Foundation​Gloria Allred canceled a press conference scheduled for Thursday that was to showcase Rachel Uchitel's denials of an affair with golfer Tiger Woods. TMZ managing editor Harvey Levin stated on KNX 1070 (AM) Newsradio this morning that Uchitel had an ongoing affair with Wo ... More >>

Tiger: I Did Have Sex With That Woman ... Or Something Like That

Jaimee Grubbs​As a Los Angeles reality show hopeful revealed voice-mail left by Tiger Woods as proof of their affair, the golf legend finally came clean Wednesday, stating on his site, "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart." Jaimee Grubs told Us Wee ... More >>

Tiger Woods Controversy Heads To Southland

Tiger Woods Foundation​Rachel Uchitel, the woman reported in tabloids to have had an affair with Tiger Woods, came to Los Angeles over the weekend to meet with attorney Gloria Allred. "We're going to meet and at some point we'll decide what the next step is," Allred told reporters at LAX Sunda ... More >>

Tiger Skips Trip To The Land Of 'TMZ'

Tiger Woods Foundation​The big question on a lot of people's minds following Tiger Woods' bizarre accident over the holiday weekend was whether the golf legend would attend the annual tournament he hosts this week in Thousand Oaks. The answer came Monday in the form of a resounding 'no.' "I a ... More >>

INCHES007: New Wax from EELS, Widow Babies, Night Horse, Eternal Tapestry ( MP3s, video)

In the unpredictable wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many (with delicious irony) as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES seeks not only to review the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and ... More >>

In Sounds From the Far Out

Riding with Night Horse, Spindrift and Tee Pee Records

GO LA, the Leonard Cohen Alternative: Mustache Dodgeball and Ron White on Klonopin

Plus, PaleyFest09 and other events to make you forget you fucked up over Leonard Cohen, April 10-16

The Edge in Malibu; Rape and the LAPD

A Pasadena Author Researching Jogging Trails Cracks an Old Serial-Killer Case

Weston Dewalt's amazing year

L.A.'s Racial Redlining of Black Children

When a horribly tortured boy enters child protection, does skin color hurt his safe ticket out?

Rock Picks: Lucinda Williams, Fuck Buttons, The Sword

Also, Kanye West, The Black Heart Procession and more

Hey! You! Get Off of My Lap!

What to do in L.A., April 4-10

The New Du-par's: Over Easy

A not-too-extreme makeover, and a new spin on French toast

Aquarium Connection: Exotic-Fish Emporium Makes Waves

Owner Andrew Bunya-Ananta is an industry name at 22

Proposition 93 Fails: They're Outta Here!

One-third turnover of California's unpopular Legislature now guaranteed

Patti Smith Is Starting to Annoy Me

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Heart and Sole

Marcello Toshi shoes are labors of love

Flat Line, Bottom Line

Is a hospital chain cutting corners for profit?

Two Guys Walk Into a Bar . . .

The Silent Campaigns

Gubernatorial candidates aren’t going out of their way to address the environment

Letters

Hanging On

Davis’ flawed strategy for staying in power

Smoking Guns, Hot Pussy

Miles To Go

Another Pallotta TeamWorks’ setback leaves kids in the dust

Broken Hearts Club

Points and Lines

Architecture and Orange Peels

Sunny Days, Sultry Nights

Highlighting the events of the season

Letters

The Smoke Police