Los Angeles, as has been amply proven, is a melting pot of world hot dog culture, a city where it is possible to find persuasive versions of Chicago hot dogs, New Yo
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When repenting is due after a weekend of rule-breaking, head to the hills for Griffith Park’s composting workshops. On the fourth Saturday of every month, the park
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Comic book geek or hip alt-comedy scenesters? The line is pretty blurred on the fourth Friday of the month at Meltdown Comics. That’s when the back room stays open
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Two stories below Broadway, beneath the ceaseless hustle and/or bustle, there’s a ballroom in the belly of the Los Angeles Theatre. When it’s an empty belly, eve
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Big hair, bigger egos, vapid groupies, never-ending guitar solos, spandex — there’s much to mock when it comes to ’80s-era metal, especially the brand of hairs
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It’s hard to believe in a city that’s largely known for creating the decentralized urban form, but even during Los Angeles’ early years, shared public places w
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End of summer days with the girl next door and end of summer nights with painted club kids. Also, Shepard Fairey's solo exhibit, “The Duality of Humanity,&
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Some people can just see things coming. In 1979, one year before Ronald Reagan was elected president, Frank Zappa wrote a rock opera called Joe’s Garage. It’s a
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Typically, the idea of Medieval Times conjures images of wide-eyed girls dressed in bedazzled cone hats, waving scepters, at their princess party… that, or of a be
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Dear Readers: The Mexican’s new book, Orange County: A Personal History, is in your local bookstore on September 16 — by pure coincidence, Mexican Independence D
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The first time I walked into Szechwan Best, a cozy spot near an Alhambra movie-theater complex, the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics was playing on a big fl
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