L.J. Williamson

Just as the threat of seventh-circle levels of gridlock kept most Angelenos at home during Carmageddon weekend, chained to backyard barbecues in quiet desperation, the threat of arrest kept many of the 399 riders who RSVP'd to the 4PACOLYPSE ride's page on Facebook from doing a midnight ride that may,......

It's a chilly, gloomy morning at the Santa Monica Pier, and today's crop of tourists, zippered into hoodies and sweatshirts, aren't going to get any of the California sunshine they came for. But on the sand, throngs are shirtless or in wet suits, eager to jump into the cool ocean......

Stumped about what to get dad for Father's Day? Seek inspiration at LACMA's "Gifts of the Sultan" exhibit. The exhibit, which runs through September 5, shows the emotional, political, and tactical significance of gift-giving at its most painfully overwrought. If you're having a tough time picking out a gift that's......

"I can't tell a story without the word 'fuck' in it. I can't tell a story without saying 'ass rape,'" says Dixie De La Tour, hostess of Bawdy Storytelling, a monthly San Francisco show that had its first L.A. outing at the downtown Brewery arts complex Saturday night. Fortunately, De......

Overheard last night at the members' preview of the Tim Burton Retrospective at LACMA: (Two women are gazing upwards at the rear end of a pedestal-high display of Edward Scissorhands' buckled, tight-fitting black leather costume.) Woman #1: Ahh, Johnny Depp. Sexy even without a head. Woman #2: I know. I'm......