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    October 3, 2013

    Slash Explains How He Became a Horror Movie Producer

    Slash, the wild-haired guitarist who has played with everyone from Michael Jackson to Fergie to Iggy Pop, knew the perfect name for his new horror production company: Slasher Films. There was only one problem. He hates slasher films. "I'm not into violence," he insists. But he's no wimp. Born in Lon ... More >>

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    October 2, 2013

    How L.A. Just Criminalized Valet Parking

    The L.A. City Council has created a new law in search of a problem. In this case, the problem is valet parking. You know, the scourge of a town with fewer and fewer spaces and plenty of high rollers who don't mind having Mexicans find them one. Yesterday the council voted unanimously to enact stric ... More >>

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    September 29, 2013

    Fiery Crash at Santa Monica Aiport

    Updated at the bottom: The plane is connected to an area real estate firm. A firefighter indicated there are no survivors. First posted at 8:25 p.m. A twin-engine Cessna Citation crashed at Santa Monica Airport tonight, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor told LA Weekly. The plane was landing when it went of ... More >>

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    September 25, 2013

    Daily Marijuana Use Is Perfectly Healthy, Study Suggests

    Lord knows we have our share of daily pot smokers in L.A., the medical marijuana capital of America. But do they flood the emergency rooms and doctors' offices with requests for health care as a result of their cannabis habit. Nope. Not, at least, if you think a new study applies to all weed tokers ... More >>

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    September 24, 2013

    New Law Allows Teens to Delete Embarrassing Social Media Posts

    You know, when you create some social media accounts, the info you give up and the media you post can stay with the company forever. While you can delete posts and photos on major sites like Facebook and Twitter, there are others that scoop up public content and post it. A new bill signed by Gov. J ... More >>

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    September 23, 2013

    Culver City Cops Fatally Shoot Man at Police Station

    Two Culver City officers opened fire on a man who confronted them ... right at their own police station. That's the story from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department over the weekend: The suspect was fatally shot after pulling a gun on the cops in the Culver City Police Department parking lot early S ... More >>

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    September 19, 2013

    Marijuana Smokers Might Have Trouble Sleeping

    Despite its reputation as somewhat of a downer -- the slacker's drug, if you will -- marijuana can really screw with your sleep patterns and keep you up at night. Maybe. Sort of sounds like that other drug, cocaine. But California researchers say it could be the chronic that's preventing you from c ... More >>

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    September 18, 2013

    Texting While Walking Injuries Are an Epidemic

    In Southern California it's pretty clear we have a texting while driving problem. The activity actually became more popular after it was outlawed in the Golden State, according to a survey released this summer. And, of course, it's dangerous, adding up to thousands of deaths each year. But as the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2013

    Rape Survey Finds 1 in 4 Men From Select Asian Countries Have Done It

    Phew. It looks like parts of Asia might have a rape problem. A new study published in the journal Lancet Global Health found that, on average, more than 1 in 10 men (11 percent) from China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea admitted to having raped someone who wasn't t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2013

    Porn Production OK'd After HIV Scare, But Some Performers Are Wary

    The adult industry's health services arm last night lifted a voluntary work stoppage for porn, saying all of those who had "worked" with a performer who tested positive for HIV have come up negative. See also: Porn Star Cameron Bay's HIV Status Confirmed by Additional Tests. The organization, cal ... More >>

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    August 28, 2013

    California Prefers its Porn Young & Asian

    California likes its porn like it likes its smart people -- Asian. A recent analysis of search terms on the website Pornhub shows that California is fairly clean-cut compared to the adult desires of other states. In Cali we go for "Asian" followed by "teen" followed by "massage." Those are our top ... More >>

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    August 28, 2013

    #LAWebAwards: The 2013 Winners List

    The Internet just won't stand still. A few years ago it was all about Facebook and Twitter. Then Pinterest, then GIFs. Now we're all taking a crash course in something called Vine. Oh, and did you hear MySpace is back — and Yahoo is beating Google? But as online life continues to evolve, the ... More >>

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    August 21, 2013

    California is Not America's Medical Marijuana Capital?

    We always like to say L.A. is the medical marijuana capital of America, and it's true. We have an estimated 1,000-plus pot retailers, which pretty much blows everything else out of the water. But the Massachusetts Medical Society's "Answer Page" recently crunched the numbers on medical cannabis pat ... More >>

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    August 19, 2013

    Debt Could be Killing Young Americans

    Having a buttload of student debt as you enter the job world is not only bad for your pocketbook, making you feel like you're running on a financial hamster wheel, but it might also be bad for your health. A new Northwestern University study headed for publication in the August issue of Social Scie ... More >>

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    August 19, 2013

    Porn Stars Face New Testing For Hepatitis

    Following a performer's claim that a man she was scheduled to work with might have tested positive for Hepatitis C, the organization in charge of the industry's STD testing protocols announced the addition of Hepatitis tests starting today. That means performers who work for legit, mostly L.A.-base ... More >>

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    August 19, 2013

    Teen Burglary Suspect Gets Stuck in North Hills Chimney

    A teenager who might have been trying to burglarize a North Hills home got stuck in its chimney and had to scream for help, police said. It happened about 10:05 a.m. today, LAPD Sgt. Evy Arocho told the Weekly. The juvenile had to be rescued by the L.A. Fire Department, she said:

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    August 13, 2013

    Upskirt Perv Targeted Girls at Topanga Mall (VIDEO)

    The LAPD this week released security video (on the next page) of a suspect they say is an old perv who snapped "upskirt" photos of unsuspecting girls at the Westfield Topanga mall this summer. The man was actually confronted and chased off by the mother of a 7-year-old victim, cops say, but continu ... More >>

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    August 12, 2013

    Transgender Equality to Become Law in California Schools

    Students who are born as boys will be able to play sports and join cheerleaders' squads as girls at California schools. Gov. Jerry Brown today signed Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's School Success and Opportunity Act into law. It goes into effect Jan. 1. Ammiano sounds elated in this statement his office ... More >>

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    August 5, 2013

    Children Locked in Trunk of Moving Cadillac, SoCal Cops Say

    A dad, a driver and another passenger were arrested over the weekend for allegedly stuffing his kids in the trunk of a Cadillac. In summer. In San Bernardino County. The three had been drinking, cops suspect. Really. That, at least, is what the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department says:

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2013

    The Five Biggest Egos in EDM

    By Natasha Miller One imagines that when you're standing behind the decks at a massive concert, a solitary king ruling over an undulating sea of adoring fans, it's hard not to feel a surge of absolute power and control. After all, you're the DJ, the person in charge of sonically and spiritually gui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2013

    Philly Cheesesteak Pop-Up at Freddy Smalls

    Slowly but surely Los Angeles is gaining the type of regional comfort food we've heard transplants reminisce about -- whether it's Central Texan-style barbecue, slow-cooked roast beef sandwiches sliced to order or New England seafood. This week Freddy Smalls' chef Charlie Parker is bringing a taste ... More >>

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    July 30, 2013

    White Guy Booted From Store For Shadowing Asian Niece? (VIDEO)

    A Hollywood screenwriter says a shopping session at the Sherman Oaks Cost Plus World Market turned into a day of anger and embarrassment after an employee allegedly kicked him out for following females around the store. The only person he followed, Brian Lynch said, was his niece. She's Asian. And ... More >>

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    July 18, 2013

    Westwood Trayvon Protest Has LAPD Uneasy

    Updated at the bottom with the demonstration being pretty low-key. First reported at 2:02 p.m. Demonstrators upset about the George Zimmerman verdict were planning to be in Westwood tonight, and not all of them were expected to behave. LAPD has warned businesses in Westwood Village that mayhem is ... More >>

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    July 18, 2013

    Backyard Marijuana Garden Busted in Phelan

    When you (allegedly) grow 135 plants in your backyard, somebody's bound to notice. In the case of 48-year-old Kenneth Wayne Hand, all cops had to do was knock on the door and then put on the cuffs, at least from our reading of allegations made by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department today:

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    July 17, 2013

    World's Largest Lollipop Coming to Los Angeles + Free Lollipops

    In a move Willy Wonka would approve of, See's Candies is bringing the world's largest lollipop, weighing in at 7,003 pounds, to their store at The Grove this Saturday, July 20. Because, of course, it's National Lollipop Day.

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    July 15, 2013

    10 Freeway Blocked in Trayvon Martin Protest (PHOTO)

    Updated at the bottom with seven arrests. First posted at 9:37 p.m. Sunday. Protesters unhappy with the not-guilty verdict in the Trayvon Martin murder case blocked the 10 freeway near Crenshaw Boulevard in the Arlington Heights area early this evening. The freeway was only shut down for 10 to 15 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2013

    Metta World Peace Misses His Favorite Burger

    Lakers enforcer Metta World Peace has characteristically turned to social media to make sense of his imploding team's plans to jettison his $14.8 million contract. He's also chosen to wrap his commentary in food metaphors. First, there was this post, which led many Twitter followers to suspect t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2013

    Marijuana: 710 is The New 420

    Mexicans, the Irish and living veterans only have one holiday. But stoners apparently need two. That's right. Move over, 420, meet 710. Today is your day, and we bet there will be some toking across Los Angeles at 7:10 p.m:

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    July 9, 2013

    Fugitive Who Tweeted 'Catch Me if You Can' Caught in Baja

    When you're on the run, it's probably best not to taunt law enforcement. It's sort of like pouring Worcestershire sauce on your head as a flee a ravenous pit bull. But that's what authorities say Wanda Lee Ann Podgurski did to San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis with this tweet in June:

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    July 9, 2013

    Driver Targeted 2 Bicyclists For Destruction, SoCal Cops Say

    See also: L.A.'s Bloody Hit-and-Run Epidemic. An enraged hit-and-run driver targeted two bicyclists for destruction in the San Gabriel Valley over the 4th of July holiday weekend, police say. He also targeted a pair of witnesses who followed him in a car by striking that vehicle, too, cops said. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2013

    Chinese Girls Killed in SFO Crash Were Best Friends and Top of Class: China Mourns (PHOTOS)

    The two teens killed in the San Francisco plane crash, Ye Mingyuan and Wang Linjia, 16, were best friends at the top of their class at highly rated Jiangshan High School in China's southeastern Zhejiang province, where Wang was class president. In China, a huge story is unfolding. A cascade of tri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2013

    Raves in Desert Busted by L.A. Deputies

    Summer is prime raving season. But the L.A. County Sheriff's Department has in recent months been using social media to crack down on raves and house parties. This weekend deputies announced that they busted two events with the help of social media:

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    July 4, 2013

    Fireworks Explosion in Simi Valley Injures 28 (VIDEO)

    Twenty-eight people were hurt when a Southern California fireworks display literally went sideways and pyrotechnic devices hit a crowd, causing some if not many to sustain facial injuries, authorities said. It happened shortly after the show began at 9 tonight at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park ... More >>

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    June 20, 2013

    Yelp Reviews of U.S.-Mexico Border Ordeals Read by Actors (VIDEO)

    Growing up in Southern California, you get used to putting your rights as a U.S. citizen on hold in order to get back into the United States from Tijuana once in a while. Right? And the militarization of the border has only gotten worse post-9/11: We're all potential terrorists and would-be drug de ... More >>

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    June 18, 2013

    Movement to Ban Hands-Free Driving-While-Texting Grows

    We told you recently how the AAA was recommending that lawmakers look at all the things you can do with high-tech, in-car infotainment systems, including updating Facebook and checking and sending email. It's a huge distraction, the organization says. One California lawmaker was already on the same ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2013

    Is L.A.'s Plastic Bag Ban a New Way For Stores to Charge You More?

    L.A. will become the largest city in America to outlaw one-time-use plastic bags at grocery stores and markets if the City Council's vote today stands. Opponents of the measure say it's a gift to the city's powerful grocery store chains because they'll get to keep the 10 cents per paper bag you'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2013

    Video Gamers Have Fast Hands, Sharp Eyes, Study Says

    As the E3 Expo opened at the Convention Center this week, bringing geeks far and wide to see the latest in video games and gaming hardware, a new study says players have skills other than eating Cheetos and repelling real-life love interests. According to a summary of research from Duke University' ... More >>

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    June 12, 2013

    Bus Driver Dies in Crash That Puts Tow Truck Into DTLA 7-Eleven

    Updated at the bottom with the victim's ID. First posted at 12:25 p.m. A Metro driver died when the bus she was operating collided with a flatbed tow truck in downtown this morning, authorities said. That truck ended up plowing into a 7-Eleven at 457 S. Broadway, the L.A. Fire Department stated:

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    June 11, 2013

    These Bands Took Fan Landers' Advice: Did It Work?

    Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

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    May 17, 2013

    3 Great Bars For Celebrating World Whisky Day

    It's World Whisky Day on Saturday, May 18, declared last year by a Scottish college student named Blair Bowman who saw the need to hold an annual celebration of the spirit. He figured it was only fair to designate one for his country's drink of choice, seeing as how there were world days set for bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2013

    Meet Josh Tucker: The Man Behind the Dodgers' Twitter Feed

    He's got a quarter of a million Twitter followers, but you don't know his name. He's talked about on social media more positively -- and is responsible for more smiles from fans -- than the Dodgers' Luis Cruz, Ted Lilly and Juan Uribe combined. He's baseball savvy, he's creative and he's the man beh ... More >>

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    April 17, 2013

    Happy Hour: Pour Haus Wine Bar in the Arts District

    Place: Pour Haus Wine Bar, 1820 Industrial St., Los Angeles; (213) 327-0304. Hours: Daily 4 -7 p.m. Deals: All food and drink options are $5 each. Five drink options -- red, white, sparkling, beer, or soju mojito -- rotate, while six food selections, from bruschetta to roasted pee wee potatoes wit ... More >>

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    April 12, 2013

    Free Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Ice Blended at Coachella

    Year after year, Coachella draws a range of notable bands and performers. The weather, however, tends to stay one note: Staggeringly hot. For those headed to the music and arts festival, it might be useful to keep in mind Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's ice blended giveaway over the weekend.

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    April 9, 2013

    Pork Contamination in IKEA's Moose Lasagna

    This past weekend Swedes woke up to news of a pork contamination in the moose lasagna previously sold at their local IKEA stores -- in addition to 18 other European countries. Reuters reported that a little over 17,000 packs of the frozen entrees were quietly pulled from shelves after they were foun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2013

    Happy Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month Free Sandwiches

    President Obama declared April "Budget Responsibly" Month yesterday. April also happens to be Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month. Unbeknownst to San Francisco-based The Melt (with a location downtown), their grilled cheese sandwich giveaway will cover both bases -- looking out for both your wallet and yo ... More >>

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    March 29, 2013

    Weird World of Wine: A News Round-Up

    Slate: The William Koch lawsuit over counterfeit wine sparks a look at how a $10,000 bottle of wine is a show of "prestige, rarity and age" and not necessarily of quality. NPR: New Jersey winemakers are seeking to formalize a geographical label of sorts -- Outer Coastal Plain -- to circumvent stere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    10 Porn Stars Who Could Be the Next Jenna Jameson

    See also: *Veruca James, Accountant Turned Porn Star: "I'd Always Been Wild" *Top 10 Strip Clubs in L.A. *Porn Star Tasha Reign's Secret Life as a UCLA Student Los Angeles is home to lots of dreamers; would-be actors, musicians and writers all flock to our golden shores trying to find their place i ... More >>

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    March 18, 2013

    2013 James Beard Finalists: The L.A. Edition

    The James Beard Foundation unveiled award finalists earlier this morning. Among the hometown candidates who remain contenders for the award are the following: Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo (Animal) for Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV); Piero Selvaggio (Valentino, Valentino Vin Bar) and Carolyn Styne (Lucq ... More >>

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    March 14, 2013

    Urasawa Cited for Labor Violations

    California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has issued citations to restaurants across the state for violating various state labor laws. Urasawa, the famed sushi restaurant in Beverly Hills, was among those cited. According to the Commissioner, the government's investigation found that Urasawa's kitc ... More >>

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    March 12, 2013

    30-Minute Lunch: Egg Slut Truck

    Place: Egg Slut Truck. (Note: At its current schedule, the truck can be found at Handsome Coffee Roasters Mondays through Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.) Atmosphere: Your best option is to pair your order with an espresso with milk from Handsome Coffee Roasters just a few steps away. The barista ... More >>

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