I remember my first taste of smut. Not the Playboy–Hustler kind, but corn smut: a plant disease in which a temperamental fungus turns regular ears of corn into
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Since I was very young, I have always been fascinated by rivers. I am no expert; I just think they are amazing on many levels. Where they sometimes appear calm on th
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The San Gabriel Valley has a wider representation of regional Chinese food than anywhere in the United States. This goes far beyond common regional styles such as S
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It's hard to keep up with all the best new restaurants lists, but Bon Appetit's list has been a consistently reliable overview of the country's dining sc
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Sophocles was thought to be near 90 when he wrote Oedipus at Colonus, which tells of the iconic figure’s quest for redemption and a final resting place as his tor
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If you’ve ever been on a scavenger hunt, you know the search is as much about the process of discovery as it is about finding the actual item. That’s the case wi
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Don Van Vliet, otherwise known as Captain Beefheart, was a wise man. The more you listen to his music, the better it gets.
On his album Lick My Decals Off, Baby, re
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What is the Los Angeles Film Festival? Nine days of cinematic bliss, running June 10 to 18. Film Independent is producing the event, now in its 21st year.
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On May 3rd we gathered at Disgraceland Venice to do an epic pin-up shoot. Models- Beebo Wallace, Lindsay Benner, Kristin Johansen, Victoria Vengeance, Jennifer Ridge
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Filming police can be scary.
Just ask Beatriz Paez, who last month had her cellphone snatched and kicked by a U.S. Marshal who was apparently unhappy with her pr
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