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Prop. 8 Ruling: Los Angeles, West Hollywood to Host Celebration Rallies Tonight

PHOTO BY TED SOQUI Partytime. ​Surely you’ve heard the good news by now: Proposition 8 was just overturned by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. And, though the religious bigots at ProtectMarriage will inevitably appeal that decision, it’s definitely time to take this Internet party to the streets. LGBT advocates and city officials from [...]

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Pabst Blue Ribbon Celebrates Tagger Who Writes ‘Pabst’ All Over Los Angeles

@PabstBlueRibbon via Twitter ​What a dream come true, for a major corporation trying to market its product to the cool kids: A prolific Los Angeles tagger, apparently from the SPV graffiti crew, has chosen “Pabst” as his (or her) moniker. Yay for hipster vandals! “The Pabst tagger is our No. 1 most wanted,” Tweeted the [...]

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Los Angeles is the Best-Smelling City on the Planet?

M Sison ​Among L.A.’s prouder distinctions — worst traffic, rudest people — is a new one: Smelliest City on the Planet. So says GQ magazine this week. The thing is, it’s not a put down. It’s a love letter: L.A. is, in fact, was anointed as the best-smelling metropolis in the world. While the magazine [...]

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Los Angeles is the Best-Smelling City on the Planet?

M Sison ​Among L.A.’s prouder distinctions — worst traffic, rudest people — is a new one: Smelliest City on the Planet. So says GQ magazine this week. The thing is, it’s not a put down. It’s a love letter: L.A. is, in fact, was anointed as the best-smelling metropolis in the world. While the magazine [...]

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The Five Most Furious Reactions to the Redistricting of Los Angeles

Councilwoman Jan Perry: The furiousest of them all. ​As insanely boring — and incomprehensible to the average voter — as the redistricting of Los Angeles may be, it’s kind of a big deal. We understand the apathy. In a city where only a little over 10 percent of eligible voters turn out for municipal elections [...]

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Los Angeles Ranks as Really Really Good Looking

Zoolander ​We’ll admit it. L.A. is an underdog town. Not just because it comes in second to New York in population, or because NYC’s culture and arts scenes get way more attention. But because sometimes we fall on our face, and it’s all our own fault. Look at the people we elect. Look at our [...]

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Joe Buscaino Beats Warren Furutani for Los Angeles City Council District 15: A Humiliating 2012 Thumping of the Party Establishment

Hillel Aron Joe Buscaino (and mystified daughter) as he thumps Warren Furutani for Los Angeles City Council. ​By Hillel Aron It seemed as if half of San Pedro packed the Crowne Plaza Hotel ballroom late last night for a blowout victory party for local boy Joe Buscaino who won the Los Angeles City Council District [...]

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Gays, Asians Fight for Own City Districts in Los Angeles Redistricting Battle

Jason in Hollywood But who will represent the Gayshians? ​Redistricting is so hot this season! California’s doing it; L.A. County ‘s doing it; and, because the city charter requires we do it once per decade, L.A. proper is jumping on the redistricting train in 2012, too. Literally. Tomorrow at 9 a.m., the Los Angeles City [...]

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Dianna Agron Heads to the Hair Salon in Los Angeles (GirlsTalkinSmack.com)

Glee star Dianna Agron was spotted at a hair salon in Los Angeles, looking casual yet chic in a simple white mid-length dress, worn with a black shirt that she has tied into a cropped style. She completed her look with simple flat black sandals and a great black leather bag which is a nice [...]

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Porn Star Condom-Use to be Mandatory in Los Angeles Thanks to City Council Vote

​The L.A. City Council today said that yes, porn stars must wear condoms when performing within city limits. The 11-1 vote means that a costly ballot initiative asking you, the voter, to approve just such a rule can be avoided. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation organized that initiative and today sounded triumphant: In an historic move, [...]

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Los Angeles Leads Nation in Plastic Surgery, Says New Poll — But Still Ranks Below D.C. in Superficiality

Plastic, and proud of it. ​The most classic L.A. stereotype, long perpetuated by out-of-touch New York journalism, is that we’re the most superficial city in America. But we’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that the land of shirtless Chris Lees and boxerless Anthony Weiners might be playing the fake game even harder than our red-carpet [...]

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‘Geminids’ Meteor-Shower-Chasing Driver Crashes Mustang 100 Feet Down Angeles Mountain Road

bigoneep A view worth crashing for? ​Legendary radio DJ Casey Kasem’s trademark sign-off is, “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” Maybe, for safety’s sake, he should change it to, “Keep your car on the road and keep reaching for the stars.” A driver in the mountains above Glendora was [...]

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