http://laist.com/ LAist is a website about Los Angeles. MoreEditor: Lindsay William-Ross Publisher: Gothamist en Copyright 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.31-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=4d99eeae3877858665311cc4f6ce1437 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/last_nights_action_lakers_play_thei.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/last_nights_action_lakers_play_thei.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/last_nights_action_lakers_play_thei.php#comments ]]>Oklahoma City Thunder defeat LA Lakers 77-75. The Lakers played the game they needed to play. They slowed the tempo, turned the Thunder into a jump-shot team and limited the transition buckets. Despite all of that, the Lakers still lost. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T23:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=9c1a0f6cdaa56e774197fbd436690c68 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/kings_setting_records_and_winning_a.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/kings_setting_records_and_winning_a.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/kings_setting_records_and_winning_a.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T21:55:05-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=608fea3041afe6d4984c08a04725fdf8 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/extra_extra_a_councilman_wonders_if.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/extra_extra_a_councilman_wonders_if.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/extra_extra_a_councilman_wonders_if.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 2012-05-16T18:00:25-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=1cf3c059f5fa33adf8b48283d7028e34 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/junior_seaus_house_was_robbed_after.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/junior_seaus_house_was_robbed_after.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/junior_seaus_house_was_robbed_after.php#comments ]]>reports the AP. The thief, who struck on May 7, snuck in through a doggie door, made his or her way to a garage, and grabbed a $500 bike that belonged to a friend of Seau's. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T17:30:40-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=b28c12d20b588570850bd74a3cb89130 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/political_mailer_in_oc_supervisor_r.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/political_mailer_in_oc_supervisor_r.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/political_mailer_in_oc_supervisor_r.php#comments ]]>more › ]


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]]> News 2012-05-16T16:00:03-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=14aee7f4642b9886409c9c700e4376e5 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/imdb_writer_slams_kim_kardashian_in.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/imdb_writer_slams_kim_kardashian_in.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/imdb_writer_slams_kim_kardashian_in.php#comments ]]>is abuzz today with the news that an IMDB writer penned a scathing bio of Kim Kardashian, which was up for at least a few days on the entertainment information site and then promptly removed. The bio, written by Jon C. Hopwood, called Kardashian shallow, talentless, and then some. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T15:45:53-08:00 http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=14aee7f4642b9886409c9c700e4376e5&p=4 14aee7f4642b9886409c9c700e4376e5 ]]> 2012-05-16T15:45:53-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=6985b9ca601beb3ac3ee9b03d9ac8a38 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/ex-boyfriend_wages_bicoastal_60k_ba.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/ex-boyfriend_wages_bicoastal_60k_ba.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/ex-boyfriend_wages_bicoastal_60k_ba.php#comments ]]>more › ]


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]]> Food 2012-05-16T14:29:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=fd0af4e07c3331e44060c576424db3cd http://laist.com/2012/05/16/giant_marilyn_monroe_statue_now_lif.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/giant_marilyn_monroe_statue_now_lif.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/giant_marilyn_monroe_statue_now_lif.php#comments        ]]>last seen on the streets of Chicago, and now Marilyn Monroe--in statue form--is lifting her skirts for all to see in Palm Springs. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T14:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=685b75e3cd90b1f8b38ba1d20d317819 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/you_can_zip_line_over_venice_beach.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/you_can_zip_line_over_venice_beach.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/you_can_zip_line_over_venice_beach.php#comments ]]>a zip line by July 1. [ more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T13:30:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=c2f36c2f12131346039c116cd75ba7d2 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/pencil_this_in_may_16.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/pencil_this_in_may_16.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/pencil_this_in_may_16.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T13:00:00-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=47dcd5c7401d48c6d685803508c9fb2d http://laist.com/2012/05/16/family_invites_public_to_help_them.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/family_invites_public_to_help_them.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/family_invites_public_to_help_them.php#comments ]]>more › ]


]]> Arts & Entertainment 2012-05-16T12:59:13-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=65932bc6740cb1f18d6a9dddd77e6847 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/anti-bullying_bill_says_stop_houndi.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/anti-bullying_bill_says_stop_houndi.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/anti-bullying_bill_says_stop_houndi.php#comments ]]>it happens in the animal kingdom too as we witnessed last month when a wayward dolphin in Bolsa Chica was forced back into the shallow waters by her jerk pod mates. [ more › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T12:30:00-08:00 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 › ]


]]> News 2012-05-16T11:30:28-08:00 http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=10b87c821c99ebf402b39427f16c4262 http://laist.com/2012/05/16/coachella_2013_lineup_leaked_to_fun.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/coachella_2013_lineup_leaked_to_fun.php http://laist.com/2012/05/16/coachella_2013_lineup_leaked_to_fun.php#comments ]]>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 › ]


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