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LA Getting A Soho House of Its Very Own
The Cajun Boy · 08/18/09 11:41PMLA and NYC Find More Common Ground: Hatred Of Insipid Nightlife
Foster Kamer · 08/15/09 04:30PM'It’s Kind of an American Apparel Ad Come to Life'
The Cajun Boy · 08/12/09 10:11PMProud Reputations of L.A, Television, Fox Destroyed by Harlot
Hamilton Nolan · 07/10/09 10:44AMThe Michael Jackson Memorial Clusterfuck
Hamilton Nolan · 07/07/09 09:40AMThey Never Can Say Goodbye
The Cajun Boy · 07/07/09 05:23AMEven the Vegan Food in LA is Fake
The Cajun Boy · 07/01/09 09:21PMDark, Powerful Forces Are Determined to Destroy Charmaine Blake
The Cajun Boy · 07/01/09 08:21PMBret Easton Ellis Thinks The Hills Is "A Modern Masterpiece"
Foster Kamer · 06/28/09 01:15PMNatalie Portman Plants Roots in LA
cityfile · 05/11/09 11:58AMNatalie Portman closed on the sale of her Charles Street condo a few months ago. And if you're prepared to believe what the Star is reporting this week, she's currently getting it on with a newly single Sean Penn. If in fact she is dating Penn, she won't have to travel quite as far to see her new beau: She's agreed to pay $3.25 million for a four-bedroom "mini-mansion" in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles. [Real Estalker]
Creepy Job Listing of the Day
Pareene · 05/05/09 03:15PMLocal Politician Relays Traffic, Bomb Scare News Via Facebook Status Update
Seth Abramovitch · 02/02/09 06:37PMObama Didn't Hire This Loser
Pareene · 12/02/08 11:20AMAntonio Villaraigosa, the absentee publicity whore mayor of Los Angeles, will not be heading to Washington. Villaraigosa was up on stage behind Barack Obama during last month's introduction of the magic economy-fixing team of advisors, for reasons that were utterly unclear (the man's financial expertise begins and ends with his ability to leverage an ineffective mayoralty into political superstardom). According to Antonio, he totally had a serious conversation with the president-elect about a possible appointment, but (once again according to Antonio) he turned Obama down.
Traffic engineers pull a "Die Hard 4" on Los Angeles
Tim the IT Guy · 11/06/08 04:00PMWho pays attention to unions anymore? A bunch of carpenters picket your office because of a grievance with a contractor who works for the facilities department of the company on the floor below you. They might as well stencil WE ARE POWERLESS on their placards. But a couple of Los Angeles traffic engineers who work for that city's Automated Traffic Surveillance Center found a way to make "strike" an active verb again: They disabled four traffic lights at major intersections a couple of hours before a job action. The red-light gridlock lasted four days until the PHBs figured out how to reprogram things. Gabriel Murillo, 39, and Kartik Patel, 36 admitted to felony hacking as part of a plea bargain. I'm sure it sucked for commuters, but at least they didn't turn all the lights green. (Photo by AP/Nam Y. Huh)
Rosario Dawson Is Just SO Happy To See You!
Douglas Reinhardt · 10/21/08 05:15PMClick to viewBoomp3.com Popular film actress Rosario Dawson appeared to be very excited about unloading some negative energy and loading up on the positive vibes at a Los Angeles loading station. Dawson said, “There’s just so much negativity in the world and thank goodness there’s a place where I can unload and stock up on the good vibes without having to go San Pedro.” [Photo Credit: Bauer-Griffin] *A Call To The Bullpen is a work of fiction. Although the pictures we use are most certainly real, Defamer does not purport that any of the incidents or quotations you see in this piece actually happened. Lighten up, people ... it's a joke.
One More Thing: Los Angeles in Movies and TV
ian spiegelman · 09/07/08 07:01PMLast night's New York movies and TV post seemed to make people happy, so it would be kind of unfair to ignore our main competition as a location for silver and little screen productions. Besides, it's a wise blogger who holds onto a promising theme until it's bled dry. So! La-la Land, Hollywood, City of Angels... the choices are practically endless. Heck, that's where they make all the movies and TV shows! What's your favorite? I'll get us going after the jump.
Gay Wars: New York Wins!
Richard Lawson · 07/24/08 02:10PMIn the long-fought battle between New York and Los Angeles, New York has finally won. In terms of which city is better for openly gay actors, at least. After Elton runs a feature today interviewing various gay thespians (redunnndant) about the trials and tribulations of both playing dress up and publicly doing it with men. And one thing is made abundantly clear. Los Angeles has a long and noble history of shaming its gay players into sham hetero relationships and degrading game show appearances, while New York has always let its freak pflag fly and welcomed queers with open arms: "Everyone knows everyone, and it's fantastic. No one cares if you're gay," says homo actor Christopher Sieber (best known for playing the Olsen twins' dad on the important sitcom Two of a Kind) of his experiences in New York City. Adds Xanadu actor Cheyenne Jackson, "People know if you've got the goods, if you're easy to work with, and if you can get the job done. Besides it's New York theater. Everybody's gay!" Except sometimes even New York isn't perfect:
Heath Ledger's Geographic Appeal
Nick Denton · 01/23/08 10:46AMPart of Heath Ledger's appeal, to a certain breed of cultural snob, was geographic. The Australian actor, who had come to Hollywood at the age of 19, received less attention from the paparazzi and the entertainment media complex when he crossed to New York. But, in exchange, he gained some cultural cachet.
Emily Gould · 11/20/07 04:10PM
Paper magazine blogger and faded it-boy Fabian Basabe is still really enjoying his new adopted hometown of Los Angeles. Did you know that it's sunnier there? "When in New York City, people are struggling with the incoming cold weather, meetings, sirens and crowds, while everything is so pretty out here in LA! People are genuinely happier and I mean... why not? Everyone is good looking! And on my part, today I had a killer meeting about a new show concept, ate lunch outside, and came home to sit in my jacuzzi for 45 minutes and now I am watching TV while trying to focus. Not bad right? Work AND play! And did I mention everyone is good looking in LA?" Careful, Fabian: Before you put your money down and buy a car, consider that all the stars who never were are selling cars and pumping gas. [Paper]