That Hello Kitty bowl may be adorable, but plastic dishware appears to be a very bad idea healthwise.
A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. finds
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“No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture,” the famous disclaimer goes. None, it ought to say, unless you count the ones that were dea
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Just north of the intersection of Sawtelle and Olympic, in the neighborhood known as Little Osaka, there's a quadrant of Los Angeles with so much outstanding foo
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[Editor's note: Soon-to-be-award-winning gonzo music journalist Danielle Bacher prowls the late late night scene for West Coast Sound. For this installment, she
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8:55 PM: I arrive at Corner Bakery Cafe in Westwood to pick up 43-year-old rapper/producer/MC Michael Troy (aka Myka 9) and his Canadian producer Factor. For some ba
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In the California Assembly District 39 race, longtime political aide Raul Bocanegra has won in a landslide over L.A. City Councilman Richard Alarcon — a one-ti
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Not to be confused with the 1964 Mamie Van Doren-Ted Knight sex romp, 1972 message film” The Candidate stars Robert Redford as Bill McKay, a loser-ish California c
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The federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern California continued today as the U.S. Attorney's Office announced the arrests of 12 people a
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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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When it comes to cost-cutting, downsizing and philosophical and practical compromise, how low is it possible to go before there's nothing left to cut — and now
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