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"I'm Going to Disneyland!"

Ken Levine | Posted 06.16.2008 | Entertainment


Ken Levine

I have always loved Disneyland. I'm not ashamed to say it. Even as a five year-old curmudgeon I marveled at the imagination, scope, and vision of this wondrous (albeit highly profitable) world.

What Recession? Mega-Mansions Boom In L.A.

The Los Angeles Times | Jessica Garrison | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business


In Beverly Hills, a 32,000-square-foot beaux-arts mansion that will be sheathed in Portuguese limestone and adorned with gold-plated doorknobs fashion...

Artificial Reef Being Built To Defend Against Los Angeles Nuclear Plant's Pollution

LA Times | Susannah Rosenblatt | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green


Rocks bigger than basketballs were pushed into the ocean off San Clemente this week to provide the foundation for a 150-acre reef for giant kelp -- a ...

Disenfranchised Again in California

Tad Daley | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics


Tad Daley

The democracy fatigue that so many of us are experiencing this week in Los Angeles could have been remedied with one easy modification to the electoral system: instant runoff voting.

What The White House Needs Is Just A Splash Of Aloha

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living


Stacie Krajchir

It looks like the White House has a real shot at getting some Aloha after all. Maybe Obama will bring some simplicity, integrity and laidback-ness to the people, so we can all chill out already.

Thousands of Parents Stand Today for Public School Choice

Mike Piscal | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


Mike Piscal

Today several thousand parents will assemble to march on the Los Angeles Unified School District to demand choice, equity and accountability within California's public school system.

My Own Votes, Four of Them, Were Flipped Yesterday Before My Very Eyes

Brad Friedman | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


Brad Friedman

Yesterday I personally experienced the latest in a mounting string of failures by voting systems made by ES&S, the country's largest supplier of voting equipment.

Los Angeles To Sue Time Warner Cable: Major Havoc And Distress

LA Times | Andrew Blankenstein | Posted 06.05.2008 | Business


The Los Angeles city attorney's office plans to sue Time Warner Cable Inc. today, alleging that the company caused "major havoc and distress" when it ...

Tell Your Los Angeles Friends

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics


Jeff Dorchen

There's a teeny tiny election tomorrow in Los Angeles, but it's very necessary that we let all our Angeleno friends know: A crazy racial separatist ...

Interview with Exene Cervenka of X

Jacqueline Colette Prosper | Posted 05.22.2008 | Entertainment


Jacqueline Colette Prosper

The show references popular culture and its search for the hero in movies, literature, and celebrity-obsessed media.

WATCH: HBO "Recount" People Set Up Original Florida Voting Machines

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

They're ba-ack! The infamous Election 2000 Votomatic reappeared in L.A. this afternoon, complete with butterfly ballots and hanging chads. Were they any less confusing in L.A. than they were in Broward County?

From Lonesome Dove to Lonesome Book Lover

Patt Morrison | Posted 05.01.2008 | Living


Patt Morrison

The stars came out for a love of Larry McMurtry, just as 45 years ago McMurtry came out to Los Angeles, and kept coming back - for a love of books.

Tate Donovan: Fired Up For Obama And Phone Banking Indiana

Reny Monk | Posted 04.26.2008 | Home


Reny Monk

Professors, actors, millionaires: Was it a Gilligan's Island remake? No. These were some of the people at the L.A. farmers market phone banking for Obama. I asked them what they were thinking.

Perspective from L.A.: Empowering Women in the New Economy

Madeline Janis | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics


Madeline Janis

It's no secret that our economy has undergone a dramatic transformation. This transformation underscores the need for strong women leaders.

It's Time for Dodger Baseball... at the Coliseum

Ken Levine | Posted 04.01.2008 | Entertainment


Ken Levine

The event was a one-day return to 1958 when the Dodgers first arrived in Los Angeles. They played in a football stadium for their first four seasons. The dimensions were wacky as a result.

So Powerful, They Don't Need To Shave

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.14.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

At our lunch places, I've seen movie moguls who make billions walking around like my uncle Al after he spent a night at the track. All that's missing is the Pendleton bathrobe hanging open.

Sacrament of Fear

Steven Denlinger | Posted 03.14.2008 | Living


Steven Denlinger

Although I love Ohio, when I left it had become a place of dependence for me. I needed to put my roots down here in L.A., a place where I could throw off the last of the control rods of my past.

The Gun Shy Candidates: Clinton and Obama

Mona Gable | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics


Mona Gable

Despite the horrific school shootings of late and the rush to solutions, there are a few politicians whose voices have been silent on the issue.

Bartering My Future

Steven Denlinger | Posted 03.07.2008 | Living


Steven Denlinger

I got off the airplane at LAX, collected my bags, and eventually stepped through the sliding glass doors onto the sidewalk.

100 Percent Written By Thumb

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.03.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Things to do this week: Not lose heart; keep on trucking; drink with my head, not over it; don't let the bastards get us down; let a smile be my umbrella; buy low and sell high; touch all the bases and make it home.

LA Man Accused of Firing on Crowd

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics


LOS ANGELES — A man suspected of shooting into a crowd at a South Los Angeles bus stop, wounding five children and three adults, was arrested Th...

Microscope of Grief

Steven Denlinger | Posted 02.22.2008 | Living


Steven Denlinger

What kind of pain does an artist with an overheated core experience within a conservative Mennonite community like ours?

Filling in the Ovals on LA County's Super Tuesday 'Double Bubble' Debacle

Brad Friedman | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics


Brad Friedman

There was, and still is, massive confusion about how independent voters were to cast their ballots to ensure they were counted in the LA County election.

Interview with Ali Davis, Porn Clerk, Screenwriter, Improv Comedian

Alex Remington | Posted 02.04.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

Ali Davis is funny in many formats, but like far too many women comedians and comedy writers, not nearly as famous as she should be.

WGA Strike Losses Top $1.5 Billion

MSNBC | Michael Ventre | Posted 01.23.2008 | Business


Now that the Directors Guild of America has reached an accord with Hollywood studios, the striking writers have returned to the bargaining table in th...