LOS ANGELES COUNTY ‘Impro Theatre’s Jane Austen Unscripted’ Audience suggestions lead to unusual situations for marriageable young ladies and available, or unsuitable, partners. When: Opens 8 p.m. Dec. 14. Show [ … ]
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The 8 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Weekend
We’re hurtling toward the holidays faster than a fat guy in a flying sled, so you’ve got to take some time to enjoy L.A. before the onslaught of airport layovers [ … ]
We’re Digging the Japanese-Style Sandwiches at Konbi in Echo Park
In true Japanese fashion, Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery obsess over the tiny details at Konbi, their 10-seat Echo Park café inspired by Tokyo-style kissaten (coffee shops). Sandwiches include crisp [ … ]
The Disgusting Food Museum Is Yucking People’s Yums
Escargot. Cow brains. Turtle soup. Rocky Mountain oysters. Depending where a person’s from and what culture they were raised in, these foods either sound delicious or supremely unappetizing. Then again, [ … ]
The 9 Best Places to Get a Cup of Café de Olla in L.A.
Café de olla, also known as traditional Mexican coffee, is made with ground coffee, cinnamon, and piloncillo (brown sugar). And if you’ve got a sweet tooth, you can also add a little [ … ]
Celebrate Repeal Day at These Prohibition-Era L.A. Haunts
December 5 marks 85 years since the end of Prohibition, that dark era when booze was verboten but everyone figured out how to drink anyway. There are many places you could [ … ]
Oh, Disney…
By Leandra Hill I am still not used to the traffic and noise and constant movement of this city, and I am a born and raised Southern Californian. So, finding [ … ]
Defending the Devil
By: Evan Rosenberg At significant risk to his immortal soul, this journalist wades through sulfur and brimstone in an attempt to give one of the most devilish figures in the [ … ]
Hollywood Playground
by Katherine Wang Los Angeles, a Hollywood dreamscape or a real living, breathing city? What’s this fascination with the entertainment industry and why does the idea of Hollywood glamour titillate [ … ]
Oh, the Places You’ll Loathe
The bass shakes my ribcage and steals my breath from my chest with every boom. The crush of the crowd is getting me all anxious, all crazed. The lights get [ … ]