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Best Pet Crematorium

Lila Seidman
Despite dealing in dead pets (and heartbreak) day in and day out, the staff at Cal Pet Crematory remains exceedingly warm and gentle. If you can find the little stucco beacon of empathy, tucked in an industrial labyrinth in Sun Valley, you might be greeted by owner and poodle fanatic......
Chauntelle Tibbals wants to "liberalize people's sexual expressions."; Credit: Photo by Sam Marx

Meet L.A.'s (New) Resident Porn Professor

Lila Seidman
In 2013, Pasadena City College professor Hugo Schwyzer reigned as the internet-famous “porn professor.” He taught a Navigating Pornography class and drew national headlines for hosting male porn star James Deen as a guest lecturer. Then Schwyzer's career went down in proverbial flames when it was revealed he was sleeping......
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Best Mediterranean

Lila Seidman
"When we see customers happy, we get happy," Hy Mart owners George and Mariam Eshoei chant in unison. As if on cue, lunch seekers file into the Mediterranean-fusion sandwich shop, beaming as they exchange pleasantries with the middle-aged married couple who seem to know them all by name. Hy Mart......
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Best Copy Shop for Would-Be Celebs

Lila Seidman
A copy shop isn't exactly a destination. Kinkos evokes quotidian terror. And it makes sense given that each part that makes the copy shop whole (printer, scanner, computers) is typically gray, or shades thereof. Tucked in a mini-mall in North Hollywood, NoHo Copy has managed to transcend bland and do......
Sons of Anarchy adult casting expert Howard Levine

Need a Porn Star for Your TV Show? Call Howard Levine

Lila Seidman
We’re all familiar with the off-Hollywood trope: An unctuous man with a thick gold chain around his neck lures naive young women into the porn world by promising them fame and fortune. “Hey, pretty girl, I could make you a star!” But with small-screen hits such as 14-time Emmy Award......