It's not hard to pin down why haunted houses draw more enthusiastic crowds than contemporary art exhibitions do. Visitors to haunted houses expect to be immersed
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Tami and Bill Martin love their son Josh. Call it a difficult love. Josh is 18 and severely autistic. When Josh gets upset, which he does unpredictably, he can turn
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There probably were more ex-convicts with knockout punches gathered outside a Watts Baptist church at 114th Street and Graham Avenue recently than there were in all
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David Myers and his restaurant Hinoki and the Bird have had a good few months. The restaurant landed on the national 50 Best New Restaurants list from Bon Appetit, a
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This year's 2013 Great American Beer Festival was an overall success for all who attended. But there were unprecedented hiccups from the beginning, mainly due to
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Let me preface this by saying that today's column is mostly about nothing, which I guess is true about most of my columns, even the ones that aren't about S
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The Mowgli's, a rowdy brigade of mostly San Fernando Valley natives, are currently weaving their way westward in the midst of a hectic fall tour. It's been
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What's illegal at Disneyland? Dogs, drugs, alcohol, pamphlets, flags and large coolers. Not listed? Secretly shooting a feature-length movie.
But Disneyland cou
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RADIO BROADCAST #237
10-13-13
See also: Henry Rollins: The One Thing I Got Right
Fanatics! If you notice, the mood of the show has changed ever so slightly from last
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You might still be celebrating the Dodgers division series win over Atlanta last night.
But guys, not all is well in Los Angeles.
After taking the title that is rig
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This week's Strip Mall Rat is a double-header. Well, sort of. See, there's this little cluster of strip malls on Slauson, just west of Crenshaw Blvd. in Sout
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Ramen renaissance notwithstanding, if you have a soft spot for the old Daikokuya in Little Tokyo, with its nostalgic decor and permanent lines, you will be very happ
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