http://laist.com/ LAist is a website about Los Angeles. MoreEditor: Lindsay William-Ross Publisher: Gothamist en Copyright 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:09 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.31-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=ac4dd37b0236e95bb9b8e7a5c36324de http://laist.com/2012/05/16/good_idea_more_local_bars_installin.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/good_idea_more_local_bars_installin.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/good_idea_more_local_bars_installin.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> Food 2012-05-16T12:00:09-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=0cb56cf88fc1def46692169af90ceb33 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/record_number_of_cell_phone_citatio.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/record_number_of_cell_phone_citatio.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/record_number_of_cell_phone_citatio.php#comments ]]>Distracted Driving Awareness Month and to commemorate the occasion officers handed out a record number of tickets to distracted drivers in California. Altogether law enforcement agencies handed out 57,000 tickets for trying to text or talk on their cell phones last month. [ more › ]


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]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T10:30:32-08:00 http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ddbffb280861160bbcdc8fae7d8571b6&p=4 ddbffb280861160bbcdc8fae7d8571b6 ]]> 2012-05-16T10:30:32-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=34fecbb67239b83299ea5d974c21ffba http://laist.com/2012/05/16/man_found_fatally_shot_in_the_head.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/man_found_fatally_shot_in_the_head.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/man_found_fatally_shot_in_the_head.php#comments ]]>more › ]


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]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T10:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=9a861f711a545c19f4bb7a3cae30bf8e http://laist.com/2012/05/16/sponsored_post_save_on_better-fitti_1.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/sponsored_post_save_on_better-fitti_1.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/sponsored_post_save_on_better-fitti_1.php#comments ]]>The following post is from our advertiser, Bonobos. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T09:50:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=bb0c061d15227b9b9149c59525f5b475 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/kelly_thomas_mom_accepts_1m_settlem.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/kelly_thomas_mom_accepts_1m_settlem.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/kelly_thomas_mom_accepts_1m_settlem.php#comments ]]>Kelly Thomas, has accepted a $1 million settlement from the city of Fullerton stemming from his 2011 beating death while in a confrontation with local police officers. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T09:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=4efc45420bfbfd45ff0c4e9a47c517e9 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/tupacs_family_insists_he_was_not_ho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/tupacs_family_insists_he_was_not_ho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/tupacs_family_insists_he_was_not_ho.php#comments ]]>who appeared in an apparition-like hologram at Coachella, could not be a homophobe because he was friends with Gianni Versace! [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T09:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=c1948d7436ebfe7e8b48cdc977e8dd4b http://laist.com/2012/05/16/driver_smashes_lincoln_into_fancy_c.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/driver_smashes_lincoln_into_fancy_c.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/driver_smashes_lincoln_into_fancy_c.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T08:55:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=34759c0ec2a0e9d5aec00b46fb7fc2c3 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/manny_pacquiaos_anti-gay_marriage_r.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/manny_pacquiaos_anti-gay_marriage_r.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/manny_pacquiaos_anti-gay_marriage_r.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T08:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=1f3e3c3513c8d9c7dbd644acbb41f0c1 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/actor_nick_stahl_missing_wife_fears.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/actor_nick_stahl_missing_wife_fears.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/actor_nick_stahl_missing_wife_fears.php#comments ]]>Nick Stahl, who may be best known for his role as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, is missing. Stahl's wife, Rose, filed a missing person report with the Los Angeles Police Department Monday. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T07:50:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=c22e53b8113febe84a8cd4eb36d49c62 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/last_nights_action_kings_take_a_lic.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/last_nights_action_kings_take_a_lic.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/last_nights_action_kings_take_a_lic.php#comments ]]>more › ]


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]]> News 2012-05-15T23:10:50-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=ce8e03fcbf4f2c60870e92f7ecb90f30 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/extra_extra_1482.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/extra_extra_1482.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/extra_extra_1482.php#comments ]]>Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics). [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T18:00:00-08:00 http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ce8e03fcbf4f2c60870e92f7ecb90f30&p=4 ce8e03fcbf4f2c60870e92f7ecb90f30 ]]> 2012-05-15T18:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=bb0f407e4d0a098cbd568045c15c6f01 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/follies_ahmanson.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/follies_ahmanson.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/follies_ahmanson.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-15T17:30:01-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=981b9d4657a1926b1b1be5a9116abc88 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/show_us_your_chips_its_national_cho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/show_us_your_chips_its_national_cho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/show_us_your_chips_its_national_cho.php#comments ]]>Dunkin' Donuts cravings and an unsavory battle over Foie Gras to daydream about our favorite chocolate chip treats throughout Los Angeles. We drooled over a list we made of primo chocolate chip cookies the last time a national day of chocolatey reverence was upon us. (Mmmm... chocolate chips.) [ more › ]


]]> Food 2012-05-15T17:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=790ca68665f5e05a900934d6ce452d4e http://laist.com/2012/05/15/la_can_see_solar_eclipse_sunday_but.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/la_can_see_solar_eclipse_sunday_but.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/la_can_see_solar_eclipse_sunday_but.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T16:30:04-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=5888ed69a9a457d37451a23c158315e0 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/james_francos_latest_cause_channeli.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/james_francos_latest_cause_channeli.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/james_francos_latest_cause_channeli.php#comments      ]]>Rebel Without a Cause. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-15T16:00:57-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=369b9c7f3f21aa912f5a62d9cc192092 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/first_masseur_to_sue_john_travolta.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/first_masseur_to_sue_john_travolta.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/first_masseur_to_sue_john_travolta.php#comments ]]>According to People, a masseur who accused Travolta of trying to have sex with him during a rubdown at the Beverly Hills Hotel -- the accusation that launched the shitstorm of other, similar accusations -- has decided to drop out of a lawsuit against the "Saturday Night Fever" star. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-15T15:30:06-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=2ab117296bbba71c82f84223e6b3c108 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/search_for_bodies_of_infants_slain.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/search_for_bodies_of_infants_slain.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/search_for_bodies_of_infants_slain.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T15:00:30-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=97782c265046c6e2f469e90a7ac0aedc http://laist.com/2012/05/15/the_getty_helpfully_demonstrates_ho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/the_getty_helpfully_demonstrates_ho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/the_getty_helpfully_demonstrates_ho.php#comments ]]>created a video to show you exactly how to preserve your life-sized rendition of a nude man after the hunt. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-15T14:30:12-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=ed3ce51afe9fa077c0dc8cd3b7e657c2 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/la_times_magazine_folds_after_four.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/la_times_magazine_folds_after_four.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/la_times_magazine_folds_after_four.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T14:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=c98f52d8f057c21f95ddad0c630a280b http://laist.com/2012/05/15/metrolink_wants_to_know_what_you_th.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/metrolink_wants_to_know_what_you_th.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/metrolink_wants_to_know_what_you_th.php#comments ]]>Metrolink jacking up their fares? The transit agency has a proposal on the table to implement a system-wide fare increase of 5 to 9 percent, in order to help close an existing $13 million funding gap for the upcoming fiscal year. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T14:25:30-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=36e645b901f04b0e7d8fe2ffc3fb7457 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/how_to_up_your_cocktail_game_via_ho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/how_to_up_your_cocktail_game_via_ho.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/how_to_up_your_cocktail_game_via_ho.php#comments ]]>Crazy Stupid Love, it was just a matter of time until your need for the perfect cocktail infiltrated your home bar. [ more › ]


]]> Food 2012-05-15T14:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=f4041a12ffe9cf08896984e31083cc7e http://laist.com/2012/05/15/penguin_habitat_ftw.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/penguin_habitat_ftw.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/penguin_habitat_ftw.php#comments ]]>new June Keyes Penguin Habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific will open its doors, giving rescued Magellanic Penguins a new permanent home, and visitors a chance to learn about their lives and the environmental issues that threaten their survival. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-15T13:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=e75dbe6eb4a89100b23b0f7c19a304cd http://laist.com/2012/05/15/rescued_dog_is_ok_but_cops_really_w.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/rescued_dog_is_ok_but_cops_really_w.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/rescued_dog_is_ok_but_cops_really_w.php#comments ]]>deputies rescued a German Pointer from a locked car when they feared the hot temperature would affect the dog's health. The rescue, however, led to the discovery of over $10,000 in cash and $24,000 worth of marijuana. The dog is doing great, but the cops really (really, really) want to find the owner. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T13:29:00-08:00 http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e75dbe6eb4a89100b23b0f7c19a304cd&p=4 e75dbe6eb4a89100b23b0f7c19a304cd ]]> 2012-05-15T13:29:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=16b95a1559996d0593853782efad8fef http://laist.com/2012/05/15/pencil_this_in_722.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/pencil_this_in_722.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/pencil_this_in_722.php#comments ]]>Chicago opens for a two-week run; Greg Proops is at NerdMelt; and the Hammer Forum takes on fracking and the environment; and David Eagleman and Susan Orlean are at ALOUD. Read on for all the details: [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-15T13:00:35-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=c024a65dbdcf8572d05f688c4b32dd72 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/foie_gras_fight_feasts_protests_and.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/foie_gras_fight_feasts_protests_and.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/foie_gras_fight_feasts_protests_and.php#comments ]]>finally goes into law. The foie fight was in full force last night on menus, sidewalks, and...teh internets. [ more › ]


]]> Food 2012-05-15T12:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=d58e1413ee9de847c841f2a51d74d7d5 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/ucla_students_getting_repeatedly_ro.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/ucla_students_getting_repeatedly_ro.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/ucla_students_getting_repeatedly_ro.php#comments ]]>punched for their cell phones, and now, UCLA students are being robbed as they roam the streets surrounding their school in Westwood. According to the Daily Bruin, a total of seven robberies have been reported in the area since the beginning of April. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T12:00:10-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=c300ab88ef8c246dbe5c23f5bcd7b952 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/legalizing_online_poker_may_be_virt.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/legalizing_online_poker_may_be_virt.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/legalizing_online_poker_may_be_virt.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-15T11:50:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=8191cc0af9f05729abe41def4b7dd197 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/not_so_fast_dunkin_donuts_californi.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/not_so_fast_dunkin_donuts_californi.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/not_so_fast_dunkin_donuts_californi.php#comments ]]>make the trip to Camp Pendleton to get your crullers and Coolattas, you're going to be waiting a little bit longer for your 'hood to get a location. [ more › ]


]]> Food 2012-05-15T11:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=4244559f8c044e1aa36ebfaa558aba39 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/angels_outfielder_torii_hunter_leav.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/angels_outfielder_torii_hunter_leav.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/angels_outfielder_torii_hunter_leav.php#comments ]]>reports the Associated Press. McClinton-Hunter has been a star on the school's football team, and has had scholarship offers from several Division 1 schools. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T10:30:22-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=2100f93d2f1d0c3a2d8fc8534234f58b http://laist.com/2012/05/15/traffic_in_dtla_is_basically_going.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/traffic_in_dtla_is_basically_going.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/traffic_in_dtla_is_basically_going.php#comments ]]>more › ]


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]]> News 2012-05-15T09:00:09-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=1f54300dd31224261890aa4a5c242450 http://laist.com/2012/05/15/google_will_take_over_golds_gym_in.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/google_will_take_over_golds_gym_in.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/google_will_take_over_golds_gym_in.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T08:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=6fa7abd72779d1cafec124735acbbaff http://laist.com/2012/05/15/last_nights_action_lakers_immobiliz.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/last_nights_action_lakers_immobiliz.php http://laist.com/2012/05/15/last_nights_action_lakers_immobiliz.php#comments ]]>Oklahoma City Thunder defeat LA Lakers 119-90. With the exception of the diehard myopic Lakers' fans, no one expected a Laker victory in this game just two days after an emotional Game 7 win. But no one expected all the ugliness that bared its teeth in Oklahoma City. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-15T00:30:00-08:00 http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6fa7abd72779d1cafec124735acbbaff&p=4 6fa7abd72779d1cafec124735acbbaff ]]> 2012-05-15T00:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=0a1736981025f654b790839d576daf4a http://laist.com/2012/05/14/with_matt_kemp_and_juan_uribe_scrat.php http://laist.com/2012/05/14/with_matt_kemp_and_juan_uribe_scrat.php http://laist.com/2012/05/14/with_matt_kemp_and_juan_uribe_scrat.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-14T23:10:25-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=c51580c9d1444886256b72822447f513 http://laist.com/2012/05/14/extra_extra_playboy_reveals_its_sta.php http://laist.com/2012/05/14/extra_extra_playboy_reveals_its_sta.php http://laist.com/2012/05/14/extra_extra_playboy_reveals_its_sta.php#comments ]]>Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics). [ more › ]


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