Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has a chance to end his term on a high note by securing passage of Measure J, the half-cent sales tax extension to fund transportation pro
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Vito Corleone has his cat. Dr. Evil has Mr. Bigglesworth. Jabba the Hut has whatever this thing is. Even Hitler had a German Shepard named Blondi.
Villains throughou
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Last night, former Mayor Richard Riordan told the L.A. Weekly that he was about submit papers to start gathering signatures for a charter amendment that would compl
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Perhaps you've lost faith in movies about amusingly digressive criminals. Maybe you believe it's no longer possible to be pleasurably jolted by inventive swe
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“Positive characterizations are complex characterizations,” says writer-director Ava DuVernay, tucking into a serving of roasted potatoes. “That
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Last week, the Carpigiani Gelato Museum opened in Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy, just outside Bologna; the first in the world, it says, to “delve into the his
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Angel City Jazz Festival
Ford Amphitheatre
10-7-12
Is the Angel City Jazz Festival the best jazz festival in Los Angeles? It depends on how you measure it. If you a
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Timothy Norris
New Order
The Greek Theatre
10/7/12
A lot has changed for New Order since they last played Los Angeles in 2001. Longtime bassist Peter Hook cr
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In Under Construction, a 2009 work by endlessly curious playwright Charles Mee, a character says, “If I understand someth
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Ran Zimon, owner and baker at downtown's newish bakery Bread Lounge, is something of a minimalist. His bakery is designed like the lofts that surround it, and hi
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Is there a restaurant in this fine city that does not currently have burrata on the menu? The seafood restaurants have it. The Peruvian restaurants have it. If it on
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We often think it preferable to keep a polite distance from those who protect and serve, but this former police station in Highland Park is worth a trek. A nonprofit
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