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Scorecard: The List of Oscar Winners

With six Oscars, "The Hurt Locker" won the most, and deservedly so. "Avatar" came in with three (not an upset, y'all), followed up by "Crazy Heart" and "Precious" tying for two. Here's the complete list of winners: Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz in...
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

Well, hello there. Photo by ricardodiaz via LAist Flickr. There are a few benefit shows this week that seem like must-sees, from Breast Cancer Be Trippin' to Laugh Night to benefit Art Share LA. Both have fantastic line ups that are worthy of the crowds they're sure to bring. Probably the best show of the week, though, is CraigsLOST and the Apple Sisters at UCB. On any night, either one of these shows is...
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

Doi? Photo via LAist Flickr page, courtesy Lisa Newton. Well hello there, and welcome back to the world of the working. One would say 'living', but are you really living these days? Debatable. You've been looking for the next calendar holiday that your office actually observes, haven't you? Well unless you decide to call one in for MLK day, things are looking pretty bleak when it comes to time off. So why not maximize...
7 Restaurants Where Vegetarians & Meat Eaters Can Both Be Happy

Carne Asada Sandwich (it's vegan) at the Veggie Grill | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist Food blogger Lauren Harb over at the Huffington Post today lists out seven Los Angeles restaurants where vegetarians, even vegans, and meat eaters can all find satisfaction. Her list is spot on. From chains like Z Pizza (the vegan cheese) and The Counter (the vegan burger patties) to original sit downs like mainstay Real Food Daily and Gordon Ramsay-featured Sante...
Coachella Line-Up Starts to Fill Out

Paul McCartney headlines Day One of the 2009 Coachella Music Festival (more photos here) While the official list won't be out 'til sometime in early 2010, Coachella fanatics have been gathering what intel they can for awhile about who is playing and who is just a rumor. One list on a forum seems to be the best. "This is not a wish list thread," pre-empts summerkid in a Coachella forum. "News should be trickling...
Does Dating Suck in L.A.? Your Responses to 7 Reasons Why

Our mention of Dr. Alex Benzer's list of 7 reasons while dating is tough in Los Angeles definitely struck a chord with readers. Mostly, people agreed with him. "Oh wow... that is true... dang..." twittered Austin Szu. "The same difficulties apply to spontaneous fun and making plans," noted an astute Mary Rice Schuyler, who we hope has no problems finding dates with quite possibly the sexiest Twitter profile photo out there.
L.A.'s 10 Most Popular Searches, According to Google

The L.A. Public Library system ranked #5 | Photo by stevecadman via Flickr Google recently came out with its year-end Zeitgeist, featuring the "most popular for 2009"--globally, it was Michael Jackson--including "popular searches unique to specific U.S. cities." Here's how Los Angeles fared: 1. lausd 2. arclight hollywood 3. ucla library 4. lakers schedule 5. lapl 6. citrus college 7. riverside superior court 8. la county fair 9. unemployment california 10. arrowhead credit union...
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

Mr. Monopoly is a wanted man. Photo via ~db~ on LAist Flickr page. This week there's some really great free shows going down at 8p at the Comedy Central stage, so you've really got no excuse to not get out there. Around town, you can also shake off the candy withdrawals and expensive bar tab by keeping it cheap at the usual haunts: UCB, iO West, Westside Comedy. If you've got a little more...
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

So, Cinematic Titanic comes to Largo, and I can't believe you're reading this. You should be standing in line, peeing your pants because the ORIGINAL CAST of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K) is making fun of some of the worst movies of all time. Pencil me in for Tuesday's show. In other news, some big names with recent Comedy Central stand up specials under their belts (Jo Koy, Greg Giraldo) are offering their comedic services in the greater Los Angeles area, while right here in town Rooftop Standup offers the best backdrop in all of comedy and Lenny Bruce lovers have a chance to give to a good cause AND walk away with some of his stuff. Amazing.
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

SLASH SIGHTING! Photo courtesy a shitty Blackberry / Farley Elliott / LAist. Stand up abounds this week in the comedy world, but there's also some great opportunities to check back in with the improv roots you know you have. Beer Shark Mice are only around for one more show (that we know of), TNT and Crashbar are doing their usual great stuff. As usual, if you're reading this you like comedy. And if you...
Good News Friday: State Parks Will Not Close!

A surprise announcement from state officials came this afternoon in the form of no state park closures. Wow. A big improvement from the original proposal to close 80 percent of parks last Spring, which eventually was weeded down to 100 park closures in the summer. As state park officials worked on a closure list, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped in with renewed interest this week, offering assistance in the form of experts from the Department of Finance.
Schwarzenegger Takes a Renewed Interest in Saving State Parks

Good news comes today as Governor Arnold Schwarzegger's office announced that that plans to close state parks have changed. Fewer parks will close and plans to release a list of those parks has been dropped. Although the Governor's office is downplaying the shift in direction, the Mercury News juxtaposes it with this point:
Leaked Memo Says if Parks Close, it's Open Season for Lawsuits

Anza-Borrego State Park | Photo: °Florian Not only was the federal government concerned about the pending closure of state parks earlier this summer, but a memo obtained by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says there are a handful of more problems if closures happen. A list of those closures is is expected to be released sometime next week. The memo from state attorneys says the potential problems could cost the state money, including...
List of Park Closures Won't be Released this Week, Says Schwarzenegger Spokesperson

Leo Carillo State Beach is one of the many threatened state parks | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist A spokesman for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said today that the list of parks slated for closure will not be released this week as officials continue to work to save more money, therefore keeping more open, according to John Myers of KQED. "It is a really terrible situation to be in," Schwarzenegger answering a reporter's question at a...
No Announcement Yet for List of State Parks Closures

Dog walkers at Leo Carillo State Beach this weekend | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist California State Park officials last week said the list of parks to close could be announced sometime this week. "Possibly by the end of the week, but nothing is for sure," said Sheryl Watson, a state parks spokesperson, over the phone today. Word on the street among parks activists concur, but some speculate next week will hold D-Day. And with...
What Twittering Food Truck Cuisine is L.A. Missing?

Photo by Gary Winterboer via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr "This has officially gotten out of control," tweeted Angeline Vuong, a Citysearch community manager, in reference to LAist's growing list of designer food trucks that Twitter. That list, which was updated yesterday, includes 23 trucks plus six more, like the grilled cheese truck, that are coming to Los Angeles streets soon (add in this fact: a 2006 estimate has the number of taco trucks...
State Parks Update: Are They Closing or What?

Labor Day weekend at Rock Pool in Malibu Creek State Park | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist State Park officials said today that a closure list will not be released today and will likely come next week. "There is a list and it's being reviewed," explained Sheryl Watson, an Information Officer with California State Parks, over the phone. Amid a mass budget crunch this summer, the legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger slashed the department's budget...
Where the Boys Are: the 5 Gayest Beaches in Southern California

As many Americans are preparing to bid adieu to the season with Labor Day weekend, those of us lucky enough to live in this part of the country have several more weeks of warm weather to frolic in. Even so, there are some of you who have thought, “I should go to the beach this summer” and it’s still not too late. With the holiday weekend around the corner, we at LAist figured that you same-sex loving guys out there would appreciate info on where gaze upon gym-toned bods without fear (Lady-loving ladies, we’re open to a similar post just for you).
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

Everythinig is cooool. Photo via sadjeans on LAist Flickr Pool. Well, comedy never sleeps so why should you? After last week's stand up show at Hollywood Forever, brace yourselves for another rousing week of rambunctious laughter at the ends of some of LAs best and brightest. There's Mark Curry, Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro. There's cagematches and sketch shows and everything under the sun, particularly at Largo and the Improv. You know the drill: hit...
Several Local Post Offices Could Close

Photo by allspice1 via Flickr As the United States Post Office seeks way to save money and "weather this storm," today a list of 677 branches were given to congress for review as possible closures. Only 200 are expected to close and a number are listed in the Los Angeles area, but none within the city limits, according to the LA Times. It seems the internet has finally caught up with the agency's revenue...
Los Angeles Yet to Make List of Best Cities for Local Food

Although the only Pulitizer Prize winning food critic, Jonathan Gold, believes a major component of the Los Angeles restaurant scene is locally sourced food, and with the multitude of farmers market and the year round weather suitable for growing food at your home, our city has not made a top 10 list at the Huffington Post. Luckily, that can change: We here at HuffPost Green think the local food movement is a thriving and exciting part of the discussion about sustainability. After researching the best local food in the United States, we compiled this slideshow of our discoveries, focusing mainly on restaurants.
The Future of State Parks: Partnerships, Closures & Possibly Corporations

A Save Our State Parks Campaign demonstration held outside the California State Capitol in June (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) California State Parks director Ruth Coleman said that the agency faces a total of about $39 million in cuts after the new budget, which directly states a $14.2 million cut, was signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today. Additionally, $2.4 million was siphoned from a cigarette tax fund because less people are smoking. Furloughs and salary cuts...
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Food Trucks & Other Mobile Eateries that Twitter

Before there was Kogi BBQ, there was Twitter. After there was Kogi BBQ, there were a good number of new food trucks and other mobile eats with Twitter in the business plan. A street food revolution? Something like that. Earlier this week, LAist Twitter followers helped us compile this list. So here it is, in all its yummy glory! If we missed anything, let us know in the comments.
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

To do list courtesy Dickie Copeland. With the wrap up of the LA Improv Festival at iO West, you'd think that things would be all quiet on the comedy front this week. But thankfully that's just not the case, with the opening of this year's Secret Policeman's Ball / Film Festival showing us some of the great classics in UK comedy. There's also a ton of good improv and sketch all over town, including...
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

Oooh la la. Photo courtesy Lord-Jim via LAist Flickr Photo Pool. UCB is blowing it UP this week, with Billy the Mime, new Harold improv teams, and some lovely lady stand ups to close out the weekend. Also, the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival starts on Thursday and runs the weekend, so head downtown for 30 mins. or less of laughing. And in keeping with my journalistic integrity, my sketch group The Seven Year...
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

What are you hiding behind those shades, dog?! Photo by Joits via Laist Flickr pool. Be sure to check out some of the great shows around LA this weekend, including Nick Swardson, Drew Carey, and Andy Daly. Definitely email Farley if you’d like to recommend any shows to get some love on LAist, and keep on tagging those Flickr photos in our pool with ‘lastlaugh’ to make sure it gets seen. Thanks! Monday 1/19...
Mr. Blackwell, 86, Fashion Critic to the Worst Dressed

Mr. Blackwell, the Los Angeles fashion critic and designer known for his annual list of the worst dressed celebrities, died Sunday at age 86 from an intestinal infection. In early August, Blackwell was reportedly unconscious in an undisclosed Los Angeles-area hospital. "I was sick of the ugly clothes that were being presented in the fashion industry and as dress designer I wanted to express my opinion," Blackwell, whose first name is Richard, told LAist in...
Beef Recall Affects Ridiculous Amount of SoCal Restaurants

Fallout from the massive Westland/Hallmark meat recall scandal continues to affect Southland restaurants, stretching from San Diego to Ventura County. The California Department of Public Health has released a document listing every food purveyor which has purchased the recalled beef -- and at 59+ pages, it's a doozy. Chances are very good you have purchased or ingested some of Westland/Hallmark's product at some point, since markets and restaurants across the city are represented. My...
Top 10 Things I Hope To Not See in 2008

LAist is doing lots of writing about the top ten albums of 2007 or the top books of 2007 or even new year's resolutions. Unfortunately I am much more lame than all of them and not only can I not come up with my top ten recommendations for anything, I can't even come up with ten things that I like. Instead I will write up my wish list: the top 10 things I hope...
Brother Reade's Top Ten of 2007

I've always been intrigued by other "best of" lists, but this year I decided to take it to a whole new level. I e-mailed a handful of bands that I've seen this past year in order to unearth what exactly captivated them in '07. As music listeners, it is our duty to take a keen interest in our favorite musician's influences. After all, they rocked our little world, might as well see what rocked their...