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My Evening With Stephen Hawking

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.29.2012

Stephen rarely does public talks anymore. When he does, he draws an impressive crowd. And most of the people sitting in those seats are unaware of the effort that goes into composing the script he will follow over the course of the evening.

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

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.25.2012

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

It's not about carving out specialty justice for veterans, but rather about putting similar systems in place that help divert vulnerable populations who require services rather than incarceration.

Progress by Marathon?

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.18.2012

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Running is its own end. It's a sentence and an exclamation mark. Running definitely brings out one's spirit, and also it shows people that anything is possible. If you'll be in Pasadena this weekend check out the 4th Annual Pasadena Marathon.

WATCH: Family Makes Emotional Plea For The Truth

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.11.2012

"Somebody cut him down for no reason... As long as I've got life in my body I'm going to find out what happened to my son." These are the words of ...

$1 For A Gallon Of Gas Is Not Too Good To Be True

Posted 04.10.2012

For some lucky Texas motorists on Sunday night, it was 1998 all over again. KTRK-TV in Houston reports that a computer glitch in pumps at a Conoco ...

NAACP Asks Pasadena For Police Shooting Documents

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

PASADENA, Calif. -- The NAACP has asked Pasadena officials for documents, audio recordings and ballistic reports related to last month's police shooti...

Under the Influence

Dinah Lenney | Posted 05.28.2012

Dinah Lenney

"Have you had anything to drink, Madam?" asked the patrolman. I wasn't drunk and I wasn't worried. I was a middle-aged woman in possession of a driver's license, conservatively dressed, honest to a fault and I assumed all that worked in my favor.

Five Decadent Valentine's Hotel Splurges

Tiffany Hawk | Posted 04.14.2012

Tiffany Hawk

If you're looking for something a bit more special this year, here are a few more elaborate indulgences.

Where Does America Get Its New Year's Traditions?

Kate Kelly | Posted 02.29.2012

Kate Kelly

Always played on New Year's Eve, "Auld Lang Syne" has been called the "most popular song no one knows the words to..." So why do we sing this Scottish folk song on New Year's Eve?

Selling Mother's Louis Vuittons on eBay

Elizabeth Boleman-Herring | Posted 02.15.2012

Elizabeth Boleman-Herring

My mother gave birth to me at 30 but not really that many years separated us. And yet, between the objects that defined her, and those that characterize me? Well, there seems to be an intergalactic-sized caesura.

Francisco Cortez: Does He Deserve to Be an American?

Agustin Duran | Posted 02.01.2012

Agustin Duran

Francisco has given his best years to this country, 20 years to be exact, without asking for anything in return.

PLAN ForYourArt: October 13-19

Bettina Korek | Posted 12.13.2011

Bettina Korek

Ulysses Jenkins' Black Gold Fever, a multi-media performance ritual utilizing video projections, dance, music and spoken word, is a reinvention of Columbus Day: a doggerel, which was originally performed at LACE in 1980.

Police: Security Guard Accused Of Preying On Prostitutes

KFDM News | Posted 12.11.2011

PASADENA, Texas -- Police are investigating whether a security guard charged with attacking at least three prostitutes could be linked to other crimes...

LA Date Night: Get Drunk While Watching The Last 'Harry Potter' in Pasadena

| Lien Ta | Posted 09.13.2011

All is ending for ol' Harry Potter this weekend, and the only Armageddon we Angelenos can muster graveness for is Car-mageddon. (For shame.) We dare c...

A Beauty Junkie in Wonderland, a.k.a. The IMATS Makeup Trade Show

Pandora Young | Posted 08.27.2011

Pandora Young

This past weekend Los Angeles played host to the International Make-Up Artist Trade Show. That's IMATS for short, or as cosmetics addicts like myself ...

Give 'Til It Hurts

BJ Gallagher | Posted 08.13.2011

BJ Gallagher

As the collection basket made its way toward me, I wondered what to do. My business had been slow, so I had no extra money to give. I desperately wanted to support this marvelous process unfolding in South Africa.

Theater Review: How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

Bill Swadley | Posted 07.09.2011

Bill Swadley

The central character in Fin Kennedy's How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found might be a dead man. Asleep in a life that probably seemed like a dream in his early youth.

Is Norton Simon Show A Big Lie?

Mat Gleason | Posted 06.09.2011

Mat Gleason

The Norton Simon Museum has the best collection of art in Southern California. This is the last museum that should ever have to acquire modern and con...

Art About The Things That Make Life Worth Living

Posted 05.25.2011

(Via Beautiful/Decay) If you are lucky, once in a while you find an artist that helps you remember why you started getting into art in the first pl...

An Axe to Calif. Redevelopment Agencies Means Less Homeless Housing

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel John Roberts

To cut one of the most effective publicly-funded programs that can dramatically improve a city's economic state, and pour in new jobs, just does not make sense.

Rose Parade Floats: Street Art by Another Name

Mat Gleason | Posted 05.25.2011

Mat Gleason

The Pasadena City College parking lot had lots of plastic orange parking poles arranged in order to get people to stand in line for a row of shuttle...

PHOTOS: Floats, Ponies, And Paula Deen At The Rose Parade

AP/HuffPost | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 05.25.2011

By AP/Daisy Nguyen UPDATE: In all, 22 bands performed and 47 floats dazzled the crowd. Some floats had whimsical themes featuring dogs boogie board...

They're Not Dolls! They're Action Figures--and Art! DesignerCon Plays Around in Pasadena

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Derrick

Vinyl toys are some of the hottest collectibles around. Some feature obscure anime and manga characters, some are creatures from myths old and new; ...

A Collage of Artists: Presenting the Lou Beaches

Lisa Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Adams

There is definitely an argument for working in close proximity to other artists -- that's why they invented art colonies. The Lou Beaches demonstrate that the family that glues together sticks together.

Protest and Progress in Pasadena

Peter Dreier | Posted 11.17.2011

Peter Dreier

Social movements are built on small victories; stepping-stones that give people a sense of their collective power and whet their appetites for change -- a process that occurred this week in Pasadena.