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Brad Yates

WATCH: Tap Out Your Fears! Episode 2: Fear Of Public Speaking

Brad Yates | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: Video, Becoming Fearless, Becoming Fearless, Brad Yates, Eft, Fear Fear, Becoming Fearless, Fearless Arianna Huffington, Becoming Fearless, Tapping, What Is Fear

As we look further into the fears that can stop us from getting the most out of life -- or from putting the most into it -- it's easy to see that the fear of public speaking can be a powerful blocker. How much more success, joy and fulfillment could...

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Chris Powell

Bringing the Fun Back to Fitness

Chris Powell | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: 30-Day Summer Shape Up, Fitness And Exercise, Get In Shape Summer, Summer Exercise, Summer Fitness, Summer In Shape, Summer Shape Up, Summer Workout, Summer Workouts

Let's be honest: Working out can be monotonous. We go in the gym and hit the same routine every time. After a while, we start to feel like a hamster on a wheel, doing the same thing over and over... and oh yeah, not getting the results we are working...

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Dr. Ali Binazir

Accessing Your Own Bottomless Well of Beauty: A Personal Account

Dr. Ali Binazir | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: Ali Binazir, Kundalini Yoga, Tommy Rosen, Awakening, Breaking Open The Heart, Emotional Health, Emotional Wellness, Enlightenment, Gps-Soul, Hatha Yoga, Opening The Heart, Self-Respect, Spiritual Development, Spiritual Growth, Tadasana Festival, Yoga

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a yoga festival conveniently located right down the street from me in Santa Monica. On the first day of this Tadasana Festival, the co-founder (and yoga instructor) Tommy Rosen was conducting a provocatively titled class -- "Getting High: Yoga and the Infinite...

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Annette Insdorf

The Central Park Five Premieres in Cannes

Annette Insdorf | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: The Central Park Five, Trashed, Cannes Film Festival, David McMahon, Jeremy Irons, Ken Burns, Central Park Jogger, Sarah Burns, Wilding

Along with the glamor and the gushing over auteurs that dominate the Cannes Film Festival, documentaries are among this year's strongest movies in the Official Selection. In addition to Trashed -- which chronicles actor Jeremy Irons' impassioned investigation of the challenges posed by waste accumulation around the world -- audiences...

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Norm Stamper

"Memorial Day Will Never Be the Same"

Norm Stamper | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: Bob Eaton, Bob McMillan, Kim Shelton, Memorial Day, P.T.S.D., The Welcome, Afghanistan, Iraq, Memorial Day 2012, The Welcome Documentary, Veterans, Veterans Documentary, Vietnam

There is much anguish at the plight of returning vets and their families: inadequate physical and mental health services, PTSD and everything it touches, homelessness, domestic violence, unemployment, substance abuse, suicide, homicide. The debate over the scope and nature of these challenges, and how best to meet...

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Terri Cole

Need a Fearlessness Boost? Get More Sleep! (Video)

Terri Cole | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: Video, Live Fearless And Free, Terri Cole, Aging, Anti-Aging Treatment, Becoming Fearless, Becoming Fearless, Benefits Of Sleep, Cognitive Function, Diabetes, Disease Prevention, Becoming Fearless, Becoming Fearless, Health, Heart Disease, Huffington Post, Lack Of Sleep, Life Coach, Psychotherapy, Side Effects, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Stroke, Tips For Sleep, Weight Loss

This week, I want to explore how sleep and fear are related. Their connection is direct and undeniable, as lack of the prior leads to an increase in the latter. Studies prove that sleeplessness or sleep deprivation negatively impacts your fearlessness and functioning.

Let's start by decoding...

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Xaque Gruber

The Hits of Pat Benatar Fire Up Invincible: The Legend of Billie Jean, The Musical

Xaque Gruber | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Chico's Angels, Los Angeles Theater, Pat Benatar, Silver Lake, The Legend Of Billie Jean, Billy Jean Musical, Jennifer Dohn Watkins, La Around Town, The Legend Of Billy Jean Musical

In the basement of Casita Del Campo, a Mexican Restaurant in Silver Lake, you'll find The Cavern Club, a haven of some of Los Angeles' most creative, colorful, underground theatre including the return of the wonderfully warped musical adaptation of the 1980s cult film The Legend Of Billie Jean, which...

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Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Identi-lifting? -- Talking About Veterans' Courts Memorial Day Weekend

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Afghanistan War, California Department Of Veterans Affairs, Iraq Veterans, Iraq War, Los Angeles, Memorial Day, Peter Gravett, Best Of La, Healthy Living, La Around Town, La Impact, My La, Pasadena, Politics, Veteran Courts, Veterans Courts

2012-05-24-loganpollardperspective.jpg When Larry, my uncle through marriage, came back to New York City from Vietnam, everyone knew he wasn't quite right but was unprepared to help him.

His life post war took a downward turn that he never recovered from. Loitering, bouncing between...

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Steve Parker

Big Willie Robinson, 69, King of the Street Racers

Steve Parker | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Big Willie Robinson, Brotherhood Raceway, Carroll Shelby, Green Berets, Los Angeles, Mayor Tom Bradley, New Orleans, Vietnam War, Bloods, Compton, Crips, Crips And Bloods, Inglewood, International And National Brotherhood Of Street Racers, Ktla/tv5, Terminal Island, Watts

"Big" Willie Robinson, founder and president of the International and National Brotherhood of Street Racers, died this past Saturday. He was 69.

Robinson, 6'6" and over 300 pounds, was the epitome of the gentle giant. He was not only a fixture of Los Angeles car culture, he was THE fixture,...

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Jennifer Ketcham

Phillip Phillips for President

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: American Idol, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Bags, American Idol Phillip Phillips, Phillip Phillips, Phillip Phillips American Idol

As a proud owners of modern-day rabbit ears on our Sony flatscreen, we don't have cable or Direct TV or any of those crazy expensive things that commercials try to convince us to pay for. In my home, we watch the channels that come in for free (in HD no...

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Bettina Korek

PLAN ForYourArt: May 24-30

Bettina Korek | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Blum And Poe, Eleanor Antin, LA Art Exhibitions, LA Art Scene, Los Angeles Art, La Around Town, La Art, Lacma, Moca

ForYourArt's curated list of the best opportunities to SEE, COLLECT, LEARN ABOUT, and SUPPORT art everyday.

SATURDAY, MAY 26

Reading: Eleanor Antin and Simone Forti
Blum & Poe (Culver City)
6 p.m.
This free event will feature readings from artists Eleanor Antin and...

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Michael Varrati

Charlie McDonnell, VidCon, and the YouTube Revolution

Michael Varrati | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Charlie McDonnell, Alex Day, Charlie Mcdonnell Youtube, Vidcon, Vidcon-Conference, Youtube, Youtube Videos

When Andy Warhol made his iconic proclamation about everyone being world famous for 15 minutes, it seemed almost prescient of the Internet culture to come. In the world of instant media, there have been many bloggers and video stars that have had their moment in the sun, only to be...

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Bennet Kelley

A Hatchet Job and California's Hottest Assembly Race

Bennet Kelley | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: Betsy Butler, Sheila Kuehl, Tom Hayden, Torie Osborn, Torie Osborn LA, Torie Osborn Los Angeles, Richard Bloom, The Nation

Tom Hayden, who is now the Carey McWilliams fellow at The Nation, has weighed in on one of California's hottest Assembly races just before the June 5th primary. Unfortunately, Hayden's column appears to be nothing more than a machine hatchet job, which is both a disservice to California...

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Sheelah A. Feinberg

Want to Bring Down Smoking Rates? Follow the Lead of New York

Sheelah A. Feinberg | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: California Prop 29, Prop 29, Bloomberg Tobacco, Cigarette Laws, Cigarettes, Ny Smoking Rates, Smoking Rates

When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently contributed $500,000 to support a California ballot initiative to raise that state's cigarette tax to fund cancer research, West Coasters learned what we have seen throughout his tenure leading the nation's largest city -- his commitment to fighting Big Tobacco....

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Chris Krapek

Penises Make Me Laugh

Chris Krapek | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Full-Frontal Nudity, Male Full-Frontal Nudity, Nudity, Nudity In Film, Penis, Penis Humor, Penis Jokes, Penises, Sacha Baron Cohen Nudity, The Dictator, The Dictator Movie

I have a penis.

After several careful calculations, I think I've roughly seen it a few millions times in my life. I've never considered it to be that humorous. Penises, out of context, aren't inherently funny, are they? Situational penises can be funny, I guess. Shrinkage, sexual malfunction, size...

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Marshall Fine

Directors: Intouchables Not About Race

Marshall Fine | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Eric Toledano, Eric Toledano Interview, Francois Cluzet, Harvey Weinstein, Olivier Nakache, Olivier Nakache Interview, The Intouchables, The Weinstein Company, French Movies, Omar Sy, The Intouchables Race, The Intouchables Review

If the same proportion of people in the United States saw The Avengers as the percentage of French citizens who have seen The Intouchables, the Marvel super-hero-fest would have grossed well over $1 billion domestically (instead of slightly less than half of that).

As it is, The Intouchables, opening in...

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Jaimal Yogis

Game of Thrones and True Bravery [SPOILER ALERT!]

Jaimal Yogis | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Video, Game Of Thrones, Jaimal Yogis, Becoming Fearless, Becoming Fearless, Bravery, Choke, Fear, Fear And Bravery, Fear Bravery, Fear Courage, Fear Game Of Thrones, Kinds Of Fear, Overcoming Fear, The Fear Project, The-Fear-Project, Types Of Fear

Like much of the planet right now, I'm obsessed with HBO's fantasy series, Game of Thrones. I think about it pretty much every waking minute, but there was a moment in last Sunday's episode that has really stuck with me. It even puts a lump in my throat.

...

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Dan Bucatinsky

More Than I Can Chew

Dan Bucatinsky | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Gay Parenting, Gay Adoption, Gay Dads, Gay Parents, Parenting, Raising Toddlers, Same-Sex Parents

It's the Sunday before Memorial Day. Don's home while Jonah naps, thank God, so I'm taking Eliza to buy groceries at Trader Joe's. She loves Trader Joe's because the guys there always give her a balloon. Eliza has an odd little obsession with balloons. She sees one and has to...

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The Los Angeles Public Library

So You Want to Learn About This Hockey Thing?

The Los Angeles Public Library | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: LA Kings, Los Angeles Kings, Stanley Cup Playoffs 2012, Hockey, Hockey Books, Slidepollajax, Stanley Cup 2012, Wayne Gretzky

By Bob Timmermann, Senior Librarian at Central Library.

On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Kings earned just their second trip to the Stanley Cup Final in franchise history, after defeating the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-3 in overtime, to win the Western Conference Final in five games. The Kings, who...

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Broke Girls Guide

Memorial Day Weekend In LA: A Million Reasons Why You Should Not Go Out Of Town This Weekend

Broke Girls Guide | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Broke Girl's Guide, LA Weekend Calendar, LA Broke Girls, LA Restaurants, La Weekend Guide, Best Of La, Broke Girls Guide LA, La Around Town, Memorial Day Weekend, Memorial Day Weekend La, Slideexpand, Weekender

Earlier this week, a mountain lion met an unfortunate ending on a street corner within walking distance of the Broke Girl's Guide headquarters. Given our luck, we're somewhat shocked we weren't eaten by the adventurous predator, so we'll go ahead and use the fact that we're alive as an excuse...

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