James Bartlett

10 Haunted (Maybe) Los Angeles Restaurants and Bars for Celebrating Halloween

James BartlettOctober 25, 2012

Masked monsters -- or actors -- may be screaming and grunting for our attention at theme park-style events around town this Halloween, but there are plenty of places in Los Angeles for a trip into the city's past. Back in the days when "trunk murders" caught the public imagination and......

Roller Derby for Guys? Check Out the Drive-By City Rollers

James BartlettApril 5, 2012

He got into it because of his girlfriend: "I saw the movie, then a few months later I was introduced to her and roller derby at the same time. She invited me to come along to watch her, and I was immediately enthralled -- girls hitting each other."Another guy came......

Cafe Jack, Koreatown's Titanic-Themed Restaurant, Explained

James BartlettMarch 29, 2012

The restaurant looks like an ocean liner that's run aground in the middle of Koreatown, with the survivors building ramshackle additions and living out their lives right where they landed. But the clue is in the name emblazoned on the ship's bow -- Café Jack. As in Jack Dawson, the......

Capybara, World's Largest Rodent, Spotted in Paso Robles: Is It Wrong to Lust for a Carcass?

James BartlettOctober 20, 2011

The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum has plenty of bizarre beasties in stock, many of them from creatures not found within a thousand miles of L.A. -- or within a thousand years of 2011. Which is why the museum is captivated these days by a creature that could wind......

Hollywood Bowl's Secret Backstage History: 90 Years of Doves and Flying Toilets

James BartlettJune 3, 2011

It's a scorching hot day, and the Hollywood Bowl staff has only a few days left to prepare for the new season. Despite the last-minute scurrying, the scene in production director Paul Geller's office is calm, even if his iPhone rings with different tones every few minutes. Geller oversees the......

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James Bartlett

10 Haunted (Maybe) Los Angeles Restaurants and Bars for Celebrating Halloween

Roller Derby for Guys? Check Out the Drive-By City Rollers

Cafe Jack, Koreatown's Titanic-Themed Restaurant, Explained

Capybara, World's Largest Rodent, Spotted in Paso Robles: Is It Wrong to Lust for a Carcass?

Hollywood Bowl's Secret Backstage History: 90 Years of Doves and Flying Toilets

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