The funny thing about Google Maps is that it doesn't always tell the truth. Read more...
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October 5, 1:50 am
Artscapes: Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Tim Burton exhibition provides bizarre fun
I have never seen "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Yet, despite this glaring flaw in my "˜90s childhood, I felt I had walked through the film's landscape and a few others after seeing the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's retrospective exhibition dedicated to the work of the man behind the ghastly and ghoulish. Read more...
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October 3, 12:39 am
2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lacks relevance
To me, those lyrics, along with the simple electric guitar riff that accompanies it, are some of the most recognizable of any I've ever heard. Read more...
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September 30, 2:18 am
Global Grub: _Columnist travels to Tehrangeles to get a taste of the Persian Square's ethnic food_
I've always known that people tend to be afraid of eating foods from other cultures, especially if they don't have the ingredient list in front of them. I just never thought I was one of them. Read more...
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The Boneless Chicken Kebab includes charbroiled chicken, a grilled tomato and a portion of rice topped with decorative yellow saffron-infused rice.
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September 28, 12:46 am
Columnist starts off her L.A. bucket list by hiking up the historic Hollywood sign
As I flew from London Heathrow Airport back to Los Angeles earlier this month, I found myself seated alongside three giddy English women. Read more...
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The historic Hollywood sign is an icon more often seen from afar rather than experienced up close.
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September 26, 12:56 am
B-sides: Music app may be overwhelming
Vinyl albums are becoming quite the trendy things to buy (full disclosure: There are four hanging up on my wall). Read more...
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June 1, 11:58 pm
Dancing to the Venice beat at the drum circle
From the cardigan-clad woman ceremoniously dancing around the citation ticket she set on fire to the man in the tiki mask playing the bongos, it seemed that the wild spirit of the Venice Beach Drum Circle remains unbroken despite the prevalence of security. Read more...
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Participants sing and dance with the Venice Beach Drum Circle on Sunday. The event attracts music lovers of all ages and backgrounds.
courtesy of ALEXANDER GALLAGHER–SOLTES