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8 Best Holiday Light Displays in L.A. and Beyond

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Los Angeles is a place with an active car culture and temperate climate, with residents who tend to be fans of both extravagant spectacles and technology. During the holiday season, these traits converge to form the perfect storm of holiday-themed lighting displays. Some annual attractions have become national landmarks, like......
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7 Immersive Halloween Shows That Put You Inside a Horror Movie

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You'd be hard-pressed to find more interesting interactive, site-specific theater than in Los Angeles. In the age of On Demand and multiplexes with postage-stamp-sized screens, audiences have been crying out for something new for quite a while. Enter immersive theater, which makes audience members participants in the narrative. If you......
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Can Anyone Be Clairvoyant? The Unariuns Think So

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A lot of people don't believe in clairvoyance, let alone that it's something that can be taught — but not the Unarius Academy of Science. The modern metaphysical school not only believes in psychic powers, it also holds that everyone has the capacity to develop extrasensory capabilities as tools for creativity......
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Best Weekday Morning Dance Party

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Yeah, you can party all night, but what about bright and early weekday mornings? Daybreaker is one of L.A.'s best dance affairs that just happens to take place at sunrise in the middle of the work week. The party atmosphere is what makes it a unique alternative to most workouts,......
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Best Record Store for Artists and Fans

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The Record Parlour is a fun, eclectic music mecca in the heart of Hollywood but, unlike its neighbor Amoeba, this music store has a comparatively laid-back vibe. It sells records from all genres, from world music to rock and everything between. Instead of CDs, the focus is on used vinyl,......
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The Definitive Guide to Los Angeles Art Walks

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People really do walk in L.A., which is the reason why there are a surprising number of L.A. art walks. Some, such as the Los Feliz Art Walk and Miracle Mile Art Walk, appear to have come and gone, while others have endured. In fact, there is more than one......