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$52,000 Was Stolen From a Man's Checking Account, And Wells Fargo Refuses to Pay
Vladimir Nesterenko left the Ukraine 28 years ago following the Chernobyl disaster, one of the worst nuclear power plant failures in history. The 1986 explosion and fire flung radioactive particles into the sky and across the western USSR and Europe, causing cancers and deformities that are still emerging today. Nesterenko...@ 7:48 AM On Wed, October 29 4 -
3 Great Cold Noodle Dishes in the San Gabriel Valley and Where To Find Them
Folks that have been in Los Angeles for a while know that fall still brings plenty of hot days with it. On days when highs near 90 in the San Gabriel Valley — which is the forecast for today — one of the best ways to beat the heat is...@ 9:00 AM On Wed, October 29 -
Celebrate Halloween Like an Adult with a Dinner Party
We've all been there. When we were kids it was trick or treating and sugar highs. Later, we found ourselves at out-of-control Halloween parties where, for some reason, wearing costumes empowered guests to behave erratically. Now, you fancy the idea of a quiet night in handing out candy to lots...@ 8:13 AM On Wed, October 29 -
85C Now Open in Pasadena — to the Delight of Coffee Lovers
Thirteen is a lucky number for Pasadena, which just acquired the 13th California outlet of the Taiwanese bakery cafe 85°C. In case you’re not familiar with this chain—until now the closest branches were in Torrance and Gardena—the name indicates the perfect temperature for hot coffee. This leaves out the bakery...@ 10:45 AM On Wed, October 29 -
U.S. News & World Report Says UCLA Is a Top 10 Global University
UCLA is one of the top 10 universities on the planet. If you think you've read that here before, you're right. See also: UCLA a Top 8 University, According To Times Higher Education World Ranking But this isn't a case of déjà vu. It seems more like a case of U.S...@ 7:03 AM On Wed, October 29 -
When Disaster Strikes: The 2014-15 Lakers Survival Guide
“When Disaster Strikes, take a look and sit on the sidelines and bear witness.” – Busta Rhymes Reporter: What's the best thing this team does right now? Kobe: "Defend." Assemble your rations. Turn your basement into a fortified shelter sturdy enough to withstand Stephen Curry fire-bombings and Y2K panic. You’ll...@ 8:08 AM On Tue, October 28 2 -
When Creating Paintings, Amir Nikravan Tries to Mimic Photoshop
Painter David Hockney, the moody Brit turned part-time Angeleno who made those fantastically flat, sunny pool paintings in the 1960s, had no idea, when Adobe executives invited him up to Silicon Valley in 1989, that he would become obsessed with drawing on his iPhone. Adobe was launching a program it...@ 6:30 AM On Wed, October 15 -
After Our Uber Exposé, Their PR Team Tried to Dupe Us
Yesterday — barely 24 hours after we published a first-person essay critical of Uber — L.A. Weekly's editorial assistant was contacted by a stranger offering a first-person essay about how great Uber is. It was kind of strange. It was purportedly written by a former taxi driver named Cabdi Xuseen ("Confessions...@ 8:19 AM On Wed, October 29 8 -
Your Weekly Movie To-Do List: Mulholland Drive, Antonioni and Stanwyck
Friday, Oct. 31 If you're averse to traditional horror films but still want to spend Halloween at the movies, try Old Town Music Hall's 8:15 p.m. screening of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. The legendary comedy duo encounter a trifecta of classic Universal monsters (Frankenstein, the Wolfman and Dracula) to produce...@ 5:41 AM On Wed, October 29 -
Liberal Cities Like L.A. Face Much Higher Housing Prices
The Democrat-Republican divide often comes down to the difference in how we believe America can best prosper. Democrats say the collective power of the people can protect the financial interests of the everyday worker. Republicans often argue that freedom from government fosters economic well-being. It turns out the Democrat way...@ 8:04 AM On Tue, October 28 11 -
BAM (Beer, Art and Music Festival)
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Tom Chasteen Is L.A.'s King of Dub
Reggae will always be relevant. For evidence, see the Bob Marley posters perennially tacked to the dorm room walls of stoned college students across the country. However, few move beyond the genre’s most popular practitioner. If you listen to Peter Tosh, you’re probably one spliff away from being your residence...@ 3:15 AM On Mon, October 27 -
Controversial Detective Frank Lyga Fired by LAPD Chief, His Lawyer Says
Controversial cop Frank Lyga was terminated by Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck, the detective's attorney, Ira Salzman, told L.A. Weekly today. Lyga was sent home with pay in June after a recording of comments he made to an ongoing-training course for law enforcement was brought to the media's...@ 2:21 PM On Wed, October 22 3 -
Rachael Yamagata
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These Gorgeous Flowers Are Made From Sugar
Standing in front of a coffee shop in Huntington Beach, Shaile Socher is taking a photo of the potted succulents on the table. It looks like a typical centerpiece. “I won an award for this piece at the San Diego Cake Show,” she says. It’s made out of sugar and...@ 6:00 AM On Fri, October 24
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The Death of Harry Major: Readers Respond
A Teacher's Secret Life Hillel Aron's look at the life and death of Harry Major, a Hollywood High teacher with a penchant for taking in ex-cons, had readers riveted last week ("The Pen Pal Murder," Oct. 17). Anon can't wait for the movie version, saying, "Great story and writing. Write...2014-10-22 16:10:00 -
Gyllenhaal Says Nightcrawler Is "So Fucked Up"
Jake Gyllenhaal is used to exhaustion. During his research for the LAPD drama End of Watch, he spent five months patrolling the streets with real-life police officers, on shifts that ended at 7 a.m. It was good preparation for his new movie, Nightcrawler, a blistering portrait of a morally corrupt...2014-10-22 16:10:00 -
Citizenfour Is a Fascinating, Flawed Snowden Doc 2
Director Laura Poitras' Citizenfour boasts an hour or so of tense, intimate, world-shaking footage you might not quite believe you're watching. Poitras shows us history as it happens, scenes of such intimate momentousness that the movie's a must-see even if, in its totality, it's underwhelming as argument or cinema. Here...2014-10-22 16:10:00 -
A Sid and Nancy Punk Reunion
Johnny Rotten once was asked what the Sex Pistols biopic Sid and Nancy got right about the doomed couple's real life bad romance. "Maybe the name Sid," he sneered. The film is no less beloved for being questionably true — and let's be honest, Rotten spent much of 1978 drunk...2014-10-22 16:10:00 -
Laggies: Will You Be My Friend?
It's an unwritten rule that we're supposed to feel most in step with people our own age, as if sharing the same cultural and historical references somehow enables our ability to look into one another's hearts. So why do we sometimes tumble into deeper friendships with people who are 10...2014-10-22 16:10:00 -
Citizenfour's Laura Poitras Explains Why Edward Snowden Did It
...and asks you to consider your relationship with Google2014-10-22 16:10:00 -
How John Wick Restored My Faith in Violent Movies
This essay contains a spoiler or two for John Wick. There's too much violence in movies today -- too much of the wrong kind, though if you asked me what the "right" kind is, I would only be able to tell you that I know it when I see it...2014-10-22 16:10:00 -
Frances McDormand is an Unpredictable Curmudgeon in HBO's Magnificent Olive Kitteridge
When we first meet the title character in Olive Kitteridge, she considers the revolver in her hands and looks up at the cloudless sky above the woods one last time. The 25-year journey (and the accumulation of mistakes and bad luck therein) that leads the elderly Olive to that moment...2014-10-22 16:10:00
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