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A Day in the Life of Disneyland
November 12, 2014
While it has only been operated twice the drawbridge of Sleeping Beauty's Castle really does function.
Published on November 12, 2014
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Culture Club Cancel U.S. Tour, Including Show at the Shrine
The reunited original lineup of Culture Club have been forced to cancel all of their upcoming U.K. and North American tour dates, after doctors discovered a polyp in singer Boy George's throat. The canceled dates include a scheduled stop at the Shrine Auditorium next Wednesday, November 19. Tickets refunds will...@ 9:16 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Garcetti's Mayoral Mansion Uses Five Times as Much Water as Typical L.A. Home
Getty House, the mayoral residence, uses 2,100 gallons of water every day — more than five times as much as the average L.A. home, according to figures released by the L.A. Department of Water and Power. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who moved into the mansion late last year, has called on...@ 11:05 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Eat Komodo's Pho Burrito Before It Goes Away Forever
Only in fusion-forward Los Angeles is something that smells like a bowl of pho and steams like a bowl of pho not necessarily an actual bowl of pho. At the two brick-and-mortar outposts for the once-roving Komodo food truck, Southeast Asian-inspired Chef Erwin Tjahyadi has created a hand-held version of...@ 11:12 AM On Thu, November 13 -
10 Best Food Documentaries of the 21st Century (So Far)
Food documentaries serve a lot of different purposes. Sometimes they're almost culinary porn, with sumptuous photography and lovingly detailed preparation. Other times, the films can be informative, recounting the horrors of the American diet or the shady dealings behind agribusiness. These films can also be celebratory, focusing on dining establishments...@ 7:07 AM On Thu, November 13 -
John Candy's Daughter Loses Her Stand-Up Comedy Virginity
Jen Candy had never done stand-up comedy when her friend Jeff Garlin convinced her to give it a try. They'd met on the set of a children's show where 34-year-old Candy was hired as a stand-in for Garlin — an odd staffing choice considering that the two actors look nothing...@ 3:41 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Genetically Modified Potato Lowers Cancer Risk
A new potato has been genetically modified to produce less of a potentially cancer-causing chemical when fried. The Innate potato, which was just approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for commercial planting, produces up to 70% less acrylamide, a chemical that is emitted when potatoes are fried to make...@ 8:16 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Henry Rollins: The Doors Achieved Something More Than Just Music
Los Angeles is a city where the eclectic and surreal often mix freely. There are so many scenes to make: If you do it just right, you can see and experience a lot in a short time. Now and then, my schedule is such that I attend multiple events in...@ 4:00 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Korean Models Lured by Photographer Who Raped and Attacked, L.A. Cops Say
A man lured predominantly Korean-speaking women he raped, attacked or tried to assault by promising them modeling jobs, the Los Angeles Police Department officials said last night. In at least one case he threatened to call federal immigration authorities on a victim because she wasn't complying, they said. Suspect Jung...@ 7:03 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Weekend DUI Crackdown Starts Tonight in Koreatown (Again!)
When it comes to drunk driving crackdowns, it's pretty clear the Los Angeles Police Department has its favorite neighborhoods. Whiter, wealthier areas of the city, represented by the department's West Los Angeles, Pacific and West Valley divisions, don't seem to be targeted half as much as South L.A. and the...@ 9:03 AM On Thu, November 13 -
Snoop Dogg Sells Swedish Socks, Stays "G'ed Up From the Feet Up"
Snoop Dogg is no longer an active gang member. In fact, renouncing his formerly violent life is what he's about these days, and his Snoop Lion and Snoopzilla personas have sought to showcase a more socially conscious, peace-and-love Dogg. But mainstream America still sees him as rough and tumble, and...@ 5:00 AM On Thu, November 13 -
How a Ragtag Coalition Stops Skyscrapers in Hollywood
Environmental attorney Robert Silverstein must be one lucky man. He has faced down the City of Los Angeles, its teams of attorneys, its deep pockets. And five times in front of five different judges, Silverstein has prevailed in his legal battle against Mayor Eric Garcetti's push to transform Hollywood into...@ 6:03 AM On Thu, November 13 4 -
The King's Roost Urban Farm and DIY Shop Now Open in Silver Lake
If you live in Los Angeles and you're interested in hobbies like raising chickens or baking with locally milled flour, you've got to drive around and do lots of online research just to start out. Roe Sie did that, too, when he first got serious about fermenting foods and setting...@ 10:14 AM On Fri, November 7 -
L.A.'s BDSM Power Couple, and Their Sex Dungeon
Nina Hartley and Ernest Greene never have sex in the bedroom. Their MacArthur Park loft has seen more than its fair share of intertwined naked bodies in the 15 years that the veteran porn star and the legendary bondage filmmaker have lived, swung and shot here, but the bed is...@ 3:47 AM On Thu, November 13 -
The Fantastic Encuentro 2014 Festival Showed the Power of Latino Theater
Encuentro 2014, an inspiring, monthlong festival of 18 Latino performances and readings, just closed at Los Angeles Theatre Center downtown and a couple of off-site locations. It could accurately be described as a reactionary event. "Reactionary," however, does not refer to a yearning backward. Rather, in the purest sense of...@ 6:25 AM On Thu, November 13 -
All or Nothing Is Chef Jess Schenker's Addiction-Fueled Culinary Memoir
Jess Schenker does nothing to dispel the romance of the badass chef in his new culinary memoir All or Nothing: One Chef’s Appetite for the Extreme. In fact, in Schenker’s frank and poignant telling of wretched to riches, gustatory archetypes only get reinforced. Now the successful owner and executive chef...@ 6:03 AM On Thu, November 13
