Derek Thomas

1. Sherman Oaks Fashion Square, at Dippin’ Dots. 14006 Riverside Dr., Sherman Oaks.2. Glendale Central Library, by the copy machine. 222 E. Harvard St., Glendale.3. Santa Clarita Kaiser-Permanente, in the Second Floor pharmacy. 27107 Tourney Rd., Valencia.4. Monterey Park East West Bank, in line for Teller 2. 720 W. Garvey......

LAS VEGAS — The streakers are lurking everywhere. College students, housewives, bond traders, dentists. Maybe an Elvis impersonator on his afternoon off. You don’t realize they’re nearby, watching, waiting, until they strike, slapping down twenties or more likely hundreds, onto the green felt by the roulette wheel.Red or black.If the......

When the power goes out, I'm helpless. I have no idea what to do. I can't work. How do you expect me to write without a computer? I've heard rumors about the existence of such things as "pen and paper" — but how would you use them? No TV, no......

Getting sloshed is fun any time of year, but it's especially nice in the summer. The heat makes you thirsty, the bikinis make you randy, and there’s no place better to satisfy both urges than a beach bar. But forget seaside pickup joints serving overpriced pineapple cocktails to drunken stockbrokers......

When alternative music goes mainstream, where do you go for an alternative? I went to Japan. I'm not talking Shonen Knife or Pizzicato Five, and certainly not Cibo Matto. I mean Japanese pop music: baby-faced teenage idols lip-synching to programmed beats. It's so cute, so innocent, and so very different......