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Is Mixology Bullsh*t?

2012-02-14-Screenshot20120214at2.10.30PM.png | Posted 06.06.2013 | Los Angeles

Story comes courtesy of LA Weekly By Besha Rodel There's been a lot of debate among bar folk about the word "mixologist." When it first started ...

Boston Phoenix Falls, Smaller Alt-Weeklies Survive

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.21.2013 | Media
Michael Sigman

The abrupt closing last week of the 47-year-old Boston Phoenix was a shock to the alternative weekly ecosystem. It also underscored the divide between struggling big city papers and more viable smaller-market ones.

PHOTOS: LA Chef Reveals 10 Best Restaurants

2012-02-14-Screenshot20120214at2.10.30PM.png | Posted 03.12.2013 | Los Angeles

This story comes courtesy of LA Weekly By Besha Rodell Where the Chefs Eat is an ongoing series in which we ask a local chef to give us his or h...

PHOTOS: 10 Bomb Spots To Try In Little Tokyo

2012-02-14-Screenshot20120214at2.10.30PM.png | Posted 02.19.2013 | Los Angeles

Story comes courtesy of LA Weekly By Daina Beth Solomon L.A.'s Little Tokyo is home to at least 100 eateries -- Japanese and non-Japanese, old a...

PHOTOS: #1 Reason To Love LA?

2012-02-14-Screenshot20120214at2.10.30PM.png | Posted 02.06.2013 | Los Angeles

This story comes courtesy of LA Weekly. By Hillel Aron It's February. It'll be 24 degrees and might snow tonight in New York City as frigid Can...

USC Tragedy Demands Unity, Not Division

The Daily Trojan | Posted 06.15.2012 | College
The Daily Trojan

As we cope with the aftermath, we can't lose sight of the fact that the shooting isn't just a tragedy for the international student community: It's a tragedy for the entire Trojan Family.

Newspaper Classifieds: The Good, the Bad and the Hilarious

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.19.2012 | Media
Michael Sigman

The sad state of newspaper classifieds makes me feel lucky that I worked at LA Weekly during the early '80s, when the classifieds did more than drive revenue: they said as much about the city's culture as the cover stories.

How To Be A Professional Laugher

blogs.laweekly.com | Posted 03.03.2012 | Comedy

It's 7 a.m., I'm struggling with jetlag from the red eye I took into LAX the night before and I'm in the wilds of the Valley, about to audition for th...

5 Cheese Questions For A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Food Critic

culture magazine | Posted 02.12.2012 | Home
culture magazine

When I lived in New York, I tended to spend about twice as much at Murray's each year as I did at every supermarket combined.

Playboy Fights Off A Lawsuit Claiming Discrimination Against Men

Posted 01.11.2012 | Los Angeles

It's practically an unwritten law in clubs across the nation: guys pay a steep cover charge, but the ladies get in for free. But one man decided that ...

PAVEMENT Occupies Los Angeles

Sam Slovick | Posted 12.28.2011 | Los Angeles
Sam Slovick

After watching the media coverage of the Occupy LA movement I was disheartened. It was decidedly glib. I moved my tent to City Hall the morning of October 28th and set an intention to stay for the duration.

Hotel From Hell

Sam Slovick | Posted 12.14.2011 | Los Angeles
Sam Slovick

I took a walk through the construction site at the nefarious Ford Hotel with two former residents, Abraham and Travelle. They spent their childhood in the well-documented hellhole, witnessing life at the bottom rung of capitalism.

Owners Say the Darndest Things

Michael Sigman | Posted 09.26.2011 | Comedy
Michael Sigman

In an economy where job security is nonexistent and it's riskier than ever to stand up to horrible bosses, there's usually nothing funny about their carelessly erratic and sometimes cruel behavior. But one finds humor where one can.

Voice Labor Settlement: High Drama or Foregone Conclusion?

Michael Sigman | Posted 09.10.2011 | Media
Michael Sigman

To state as a fact that a strike was "narrowly averted" has little more meaning than if I told you I narrowly averted missing dinner by consuming a sandwich just two hours before bedtime.

Heal the Bay Food Benefit Is Gold's Best Ever

Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

It is the unexpected gems which make an event like this such a treat... the discovery of flavorful bombs which blow your mind and stimulate your imagination.

Girls Gone Graphic: Poseurs Parses LA Nightlife

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Michael Sigman

Poseurs, Deborah Vankin's funny, touching graphic novel about the adventures of young adults immersed in L.A. party culture, reminds me of how I learned to decode the notorious "Hollywood No."

One More Thing About Keith

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Michael Sigman

Watching Keith's apparently unmoored anger has often been confusing, but given what's now been widely reported, it makes more sense. The end was near, and he knew it.

Rain, Snow and the Prospects for 30/10 in 2011

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Joel Epstein

The end-of-year deluge is not getting me down. Instead, I see the storms, which have blanketed the East in snow and LA in rain, as more evidence of our need to build the subway.

A Collage of Artists: Presenting the Lou Beaches

Lisa Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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.

The 10 Most Battered Cookbooks In Food Writer Jonathan Gold's Kitchen

Squid Ink | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Dear Mr. Gold: Do you always eat out? Do you ever eat at home? Do you have any cookbooks that you use a great deal? Just curious. −Maggs, Mar Vista...

LA Weekly's Racist Scaremongering About Latinos and Prop 19

Russ Belville | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Russ Belville

Despite what Cheech Marin's comedy routines lead LA Weekly to believe, Latinos are almost the least likely among racial and ethnic groups to have smoked marijuana.

LA Metro's Misguided Critics: The Local Party of No

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Joel Epstein

No self-respecting American of any political persuasion can look at China's success with high-speed rail and rail travel generally without crying over how far we are from what the Chinese have achieved.

It's Time To Remember Tom Bradley

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Michael Sigman

The late Tom Bradley (1917-98), one of L.A.'s best mayors -- he served a record-breaking five terms from 1973-93 -- has been all but ignored as years, decades and anniversaries roll by.

PHOTOS: The Spiciest Food In Los Angeles

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Today is Hot and Spicy Food Day, and for those of us that can't get enough of the tear-inducing, tongue-numbing good stuff, here's a list of the Top 1...

Jonathan Gold: Food Critic

LA Times Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Sitting at a barside table in Cole's downtown, one of his favorite cocktail spots, Jonathan Gold swirls a rye old-fashioned, pontificating on all thin...