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THIS WEEK IN L.A. - EDITOR'S EVENT PICKS (05/16/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Eye Spy LA Editor)
A Feast of Festivals From Long Beach to Oxnard.
Music, Pride, Strawberries and More...
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 EYESTROLOGY - THIS WEEK'S EVENT FORECAST (05/10/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Cici Psy-Chic)
Happy birthday to these celebrity Taurans: Bono (5/10), Corey Monteith (5/11), Jason Biggs (5/12), Robert Pattinson (5/13), Tim Roth (5/14), David Krumholtz (5/15), Janet Jackson (5/16).
TAURUS – This Is It
GEMINI – Conventional
CANCER – New Sights
LEO – Keeping Up Appearances
VIRGO – Downtime
LIBRA – Mood Ring
SCORPIO – Anger
SAGITTARIUS – Hedge Your Bets
CAPRICORN – Star Magazines
AQUARIUS – The Bigger Person
PISCES – Unsettled & Unsure
ARIES – Fear?
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DINER DINING, 1953 (05/09/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Charles Phoenix)
Circular signs of Gulf and Coca Cola dot in the distance across the parking lot where bright-eyed, dull-colored cars, parked outside boxy double white windowpanes, wait for their owners.
Inside, warm knotty pine paneling and tropical-ish print bark cloth curtains compliment a lamp-lit, wood trimmed, buttery-tan Naugahyde upholstered booth where a party of four half poses for this picture...
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“A CHILD LEFT BEHIND”: PLAYWRIGHT/PERFORMER ALAN AYMIE SPEAKS UP (05/04/2012 Theater Review in Beverly Hills by M.R. Hunter)
Amid steep budget cuts, teacher layoffs and disenfranchisement within school districts, one educator is intent on making a difference in his one-man show, “A Child Left Behind.”
As a parent and a teacher, Alan Aymie’s one-man show is heartfelt, informative and moving. It doesn’t attack the system by pointing blame but reveals the deep cracks from which children of various backgrounds and individual needs are slipping through...
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EYESTROLOGY - THIS WEEK'S EVENT FORECAST (05/04/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Cici Psy-Chic)
Happy birthday to these celebrity Taurans: Mary Hopkin (5/03), George F. Will (5/04), Adele (5/05), George Clooney (5/06), Michael Edward Knight (5/07), Don Rickles (5/08), Rosario Dawson (5/09).
TAURUS – New Adventure
GEMINI – Follow Your Intuition
CANCER – Dragging
LEO – Half-Ass
VIRGO – Light Bulb Insights
LIBRA – Emote
SCORPIO – Start at Hello
SAGITTARIUS – Overwhelming Fears
CAPRICORN – Integrity
AQUARIUS – Be Forthright
PISCES – Parole
ARIES – Reality Check Please
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BALI HAI, 1958 (04/27/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Charles Phoenix)
A '57 Chevy and '55 Olds bookend the crosswalk and grand entrance of this candy stripe-shaded world class tiki temple tavern. Guests pose for pictures with the official mascot and greeter, Mr. Bali Hai, a giant version of the famous house souvenir tiki mug fixed at the front door.
The tiki gods of time have been kind to the Bali Hai. It's still thriving...
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SPRING AWAKENING RETURNED ALREADY (04/27/2012 Theater Review in Hollywood by Mark Share)
It's not been long since Spring Awakening arrived at the big Ahmanson Theatre after winning all those 2007 Tony awards on Broadway and showed everyone how entertaining it is to portray teen sexual exploration in a world of cruel and clueless grownups sung to a pop-rock score.
The formula gave us the show Glee,and now, returning the favor, we have a small theater revival of "Spring Awakening" as though the high schoolers themselves were putting on the show.
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WHY ARE WE SO HUNGRY FOR THE HUNGER GAMES? (04/27/2012 Film Review in Los Angeles by Mark Share)
Child sacrifice seemed to go out of style after the ancient Greek king Agamemnon kills his daughter Iphigenia for something as ephemeral as a good wind to assist the Greeks on their voyage to sack Troy. His wife Clytemnestra made the point by killing him when he returned home.
The earliest part of the bible that forms the basis of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions makes an express point that modern, monotheistic God does not desire such offerings, when God tells Abraham to spare his son Isaac. But now, in the 21st century, the world is mad to fill the multiplexes to view a filmed depiction of a world, a post-apocalyptic United States, where child sacrifices are the entertainment spectacle of the year. Whatever happened to the Super Bowl and the finales of various talent shows goes unmentioned...
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EYESTROLOGY - THIS WEEK'S EVENT FORECAST (04/27/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Cici Psy-Chic)
Happy birthday to these celebrity Taurans: Jet Li (4/26), Casey Kasem (4/27), Harper Lee (4/28), Uma Thurman (4/29), Willie Nelson (4/30), Tim McGraw (5/01), David Beckham (5/02).
TAURUS – Contradictions
GEMINI – Endless Situation
CANCER – High-Octane Energy
LEO – Duties
VIRGO – Pit Stop
LIBRA – New Job Prospects
SCORPIO – Widening Perspective
SAGITTARIUS – Independent
CAPRICORN – Criticize and Judge
AQUARIUS – Kleenex
PISCES – Kicky and Upbeat
ARIES – A Chrysalis
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SWEET ON THE B SWEET DESSERT FOOD TRUCK (04/20/2012 Dining in Los Angeles by Abby Abanes)
As a Filipina Food Blogger, I'm all about supporting Filipino-Owned Food Businesses. So when I got an invitation to visit the Filipino-Owned B Sweet Mobile Food Truck, I was happy to stop by. Before I talk about the truck, let me introduce you to the Owner, Barb Batiste.
Past stints included working along side the Executive Pastry Chef at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel as well as being the head pastry chef for an LA Art Gallery. But, while she enjoyed making high end pastries and desserts, her real love was all about making homemade desserts the old-fashioned way.
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LAX, 1964 (04/20/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Charles Phoenix)
This slide isn't about the makeshift dance hall filled with not-so-dressy dancers, the band clad in iridescent blue, or the guy in the corner with sunglasses..
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THE ULTIMATE ICEBREAKER: “NAKED BEFORE GOD” (04/19/2012 Theater Review in Hollywood by M.R. Hunter)
Geter’s absurd microcosm of a former porn star family is the kind of show that drops its drawers, bends over and delivers without the benefit of any lube. Forget finesse or foreplay. It’s crass, over-the-top satire without any substance, but it is ridiculously funny.
While the premise of an aging porn star mom trying to make quick cash through a born-again tell-all book and reality TV show is as superficial as a one-night stand, Geter’s zingy dialogue does turn out some tricks...
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EYESTROLOGY - THIS WEEK'S EVENT FORECAST (04/19/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Cici Psy-Chic)
Happy birthday to these celebrity Taurans: James Franco (4/19), Jessica Lange (4/20), Queen Elizabeth (4/21), Jack Nicholson (4/22), Shirley Temple (4/23), Kelly Clarkson (4/24), Hank Azaria (4/25).
TAURUS – On Your Toes
GEMINI – Falsehoods
CANCER – Smart-Ass
LEO – Want vs. Need
VIRGO – Geyser
LIBRA – Analytical Ability
SCORPIO – Spectator
SAGITTARIUS – Learn From Others
CAPRICORN – Drill Sergeant
AQUARIUS – Cold, Cruel World
PISCES – Running Interference
ARIES – Possibility
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SIX TASTE BIZARRE FOOD CHALLENGE (04/12/2012 Dining in Los Angeles by Abby Abanes)
When I think of what constitutes as a "bizarre food", it's not so much that I think particular foods are inherently bizarre by definition. It's more like there are foods out there that I can't fathom myself wanting to eat.
After taking this tour, I can definitely say that my culinary horizons have been expanded. Ox penis, century egg, stinky tofu and for dessert frog fallopian tubes - tastes like chicken - just kidding ...
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CREPE PAPER POWER PARTY, 1962 (04/12/2012 Things To Do in Los Angeles by Charles Phoenix)
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