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Terri Cole

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

Terri Cole | Posted May 26, 2012

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

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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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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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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Steph Sherer

California Assembly's Choice: Statewide Guidance for Medical Cannabis or Continued Costly Chaos

Steph Sherer | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Americans For Safe Access, ab2312, California, California State Assembly, Medical Marijuana

As a medical marijuana patient advocate, I see the world through the eyes of a patient. Patient advocacy means integrating the patient into every part of society. Achieving this for medical cannabis patients requires addressing legal issues, creating criminal and civil protections and creating safe distribution models and regulations --...

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Malaika Bobino

Getting the Lakers Past the Second Round

Malaika Bobino | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Kobe Bryant, Lakers Playoffs, Lakers Thunder, Los Angeles, Pau Gasol, Lakers, Lakers Thunder Playoffs, Lakers Trade Rumors, Lakers Trades, Los Angeles Lakers

America's favorite team has disappointed their fans for the second year in a row. Despite having the third best record in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. This came to no surprise, what worked in the past seems to be...

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John Shore

They're Here, They're Queer, They've Plenty to Fear: LGBT Students Form Secret Club at Conservative Christian University

John Shore | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Biola Christian University, Biola LGBT Group, Biola Queer Underground, Biola University, Biola University Gay Group, Biola University LGBT Group, Biola University Queer Underground, Biola University Queer Group, Biola Gay Group, Biola Queer Group, Biola


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If you imagine American Christianity as a 1950s city in the Midwest, Biola University would be its Central High. Gigantic (145 academic programs; 95 acres; more than 1 million square feet of building space in 40 major buildings) and long-established (founded in...

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Jordan Schultz

NBA Playoffs 2012: The Heat Remain Vulnerable (Video)

Jordan Schultz | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: 2012 Nba Playoffs, Andrew Bynum, Dwyane Wade, LA Lakers, LeBron James, Ray Allen, The Schultz Report, Udonis Haslem Suspended, Avery Bradley, Celtics-76ers, Heat-Pacers, Nba Playoffs, Nba Playoffs 2012

In a new segment with Noah Coslov of CineSport, I break down why LeBron, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat remain vulnerable against Indiana in Game 6. Essentially, it comes down to this: Without Chris Bosh and the suspended Udonis Haslem, Miami does not have any big man (sorry, Juwan...

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Rep. Karen Bass

A New Alliance for the Future

Rep. Karen Bass | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: G8 Summit, Impact G8, New Alliance For Food And Nutrition Security, Food Insecurity, Food Security, g8, Global Summit, Nato g8 Summits Chicago

When President Obama kicked off the 35th annual G8 Summit he reminded me of an all too familiar adage: Give a man fish and you'll feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you'll feed him for a lifetime.

Flanked by African Heads of State, Administration officials,...

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Stephanie Allain

The Miracle of Film Festival Programming

Stephanie Allain | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Sun Kissed, Cannes Female Directors, Film Curation, Film Festival Programming, La Film Festival

The latest Census Bureau data shows that the United States is on its way to becoming a "majority minority." For the first time, there are more black, Hispanic and other babies of color being born in the United States than white babies.

What does this have to do...

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Brad Schreiber

It Is Done: Site Specific Theatrical Chills

Brad Schreiber | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Entertainment, Hollywood, New York Theater, Theater, Theatre

Site specific theater can increase the inherent pleasure of a theatrical production exponentially. Some productions that have had the greatest impact on me were performed in a New York City storefront; outdoors while listening to early Walkmans in Marin County; in an abandoned department store, made up to be a...

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