Week of November 15, 2009

Midnight Movie: Funny People Know It's Christmas

3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Riverside County

Bonsai Doc Focuses on Nobel Winner Yunus

Get Out: Spike Jonze Book Signing, National Bundt Day, Italian Cinema, Japanese Food Festival

Come On, Ride the Train: Gold Line Eastside Extension Opens Today

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Tonight In Rock: Dashboard Confessional, The Mountain Goats, Mission Of Burma, Ferraby Lionheart

LAist-CS: Pac-10 Up in the Air

Movie Review: Up in the Air*

Week In Rock: Ray LaMontagne, The Swell Season, The Big Pink, The XX

Week Around the Ists

Classical Pick of the Week: The Other New LA Phil Addition

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LAst Night's Action: Lakers Stymied by Rockets, Lose Second Straight

Trevor Ariza's Championship Ring Looks Like Trevor Ariza

Midnight Movie: The Sound of Young America (Pilot)

Reminder: Silver Lake Library Opens Today

Box Office Review: Americans Delight in Deadly Apocalypse!

New Draft of Medical Marijuana Ordinance to be Considered Today

The Sayre Fire: One Year Later, Moving Forward

New Numbers Show Michael Jackson's Funeral Cost City $3.2 Million

Look Up! Big Meteor Shower Tonight

Thousands Turn Out for Gold Line Opening

Greg Fitzsimmons And Friends Laugh Against A Tumor

Slice of Small Town America: KCRW Pie Contest a Treat for All

Signals, Neverever, Lovvers @ The Smell 11/13/09

Vegetation Fire Quickly Extinguished Near Skirball Center

Water Grill's Sunday Clambake Dinner

Tonight In Rock: Them Crooked Vultures, The Drums, Mississippi Man, Bomba Estéreo

Photos: Silver Lake's Library Branch Opens to the Public

Sponsored Post: Pirate Radio, In Theatres Now

Tractor Crashes into Power Pole, Ignites Fire in Orange County

Pencil This In: Vintage Clothes Swap, Barbara Kingsolver on the Bloc

Food Truck Trek: 6 Trucks and 6 Tasters Hit the Town

Interview with Kellan Lutz from 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'

Fourth 3.0+ Earthquake Strikes Southern California

TV Junkie: January Jones & 'The Prisoner' Write-Ups

Former MTV Host Ken Ober Dies at 52

Seven Questions: Lizz Wasserman, popomomo

Medical Marijuana Proposal Rejected by City Council

LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy

There's a Lion at the Starbucks

Silver Lake Tattoo Artist Breaks World Record

Just Opened: Hollywood's Mercantile

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LAst Night's Action: Kings Beat Panthers for Winning Road Trip

Midnight Movie: Jared Leto's New Video Features LA and Midnight Ridazz Bikers

Man Shot in Sherman Oaks, Police Search for Masked Guman

3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes San Bernardino County

L.A. County is to Orange County as Public Transit is to Freeways

Neighborhoods at Risk of Mudslides to Meet Tonight

Murder Rate to be a Record Low in 2009?

And it's Official, Charlie Beck is the new LAPD Chief of Police

Cat Declawing: Now Banned in Los Angeles

Thornton Scores Hat Trick, Donovan Adds to Galaxy Tally

Gold Line Extension Challenges: Low Ridership, Slow Moving

Another L.A. Secret Street Art Spot

Tonight In Rock: Them Crooked Vultures, King Khan And BBQ Show, Loch Lomond, LAKE

Daniel Martin Moore, Eleni Mandell, Inara George & Ferraby Lionheart @ Bootleg Theater 11/10/09

Pencil This In: Style Wars at Cinespace, Photography of the Civil Rights Movement

Interview: Celebrity & Fashion Photographer Mark Liddell

District Attorney Wants to Prosecute Pot Shops Anyway

DVD Tuesday: Star Trek Is Back!

One Way to Get People Out of Their Cars...

LAist Review: Annie - Don't Stop

Space for Urban Farming Envisioned Along Freeways

TV Junkie: 'The Prisoner' vs 'V' vs Fellini; 'Pacific' Progressing

Five Small Quakes Hit Salton Sea Area

Report Suggests Reservoir Could be Cause of Water Main Breaks

DJ AM Remembered on West 3rd Street

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Midnight Movie: Conan O'Brien vs. Zach Galifianakis

KCRW General Manager, Ruth Seymour, to Retire

Burning Boat Found off Venice Beach a Mystery

Again? State Budget Faces $21 Billion Projected Deficit

Nice Idea: Mosaic Installed on Redondo Beach Staircase

UC and CSU Seek Combined $1.797 Billion From State to Recover Budgets

City Council Set to Hear Medical Marijuana Ordinance

California Gets Enough Swine Flu Vaccine for 13% of Population

Street Art in Silver Lake: Obama as Frankenstein & More

Japanese Food Festival a Sushi-Rolling Good Time

8 Protesters Arrested at UCLA During UC Regents Meeting

Meet the Frysmith Truck: Fries with Grilled Meats, Kimchi, Vegan Toppings & More...

Tonight In Rock: The Swell Season, The Big Pink, Generationals, Radars To The Sky

32% Tuition Increase Approved by UC Regents Committee

Schwarzenegger Says He Won't Run for Any Office After Gov Term Ends

Pencil This In: Lots of Art Around Town

No Late-Night Subway Service for the Holidays this Year

CSU Board of Trustees OK Budget Asking for $884M in CA Funding

Film Calendar: Cult Classics, Real Classics & Pirates

L.A.'s Medical Marijuana Vote Postponed Until Next Week

TV Junkie: A Conversation with Kelly Rutherford of 'Gossip Girl'; Steven Seagal Lawman Online

Do This: Couple More Days to Take Advantage of Free MOCA Admission

Polluter Saves Over $1 Million After Administrative Error in Citation

Tweet of the Day: Marijuana Growing Site Next to LAPD Station

Sea Wolf, Band of Horses & Others to Play this Saturday to Fight Children's Cancer

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Midnight Movie: VICE Explores LA's Hidden Urban Oil Wells

UCLA Students Take Over Building in Protest of Fee Increase Vote

'Significant Delays' at LAX Expected at Noon after Computer Glitch [Updated]

John Kerry's Daughter Arrested in Hollywood for DUI

Umami Burger to Join Ranks of Twittering Food Trucks

Go See This: Basil Twist & Joey Arias Team up for a Trippy & Naughty Puppet Cabaret

Why Scary Bald Men Invaded Hollywood Boulevard Yesterday

Road to Freedom and Breach of Peace Exhibits Open at the Skirball Today

Salary Cuts for State Legislators Approved

Tonight In Rock: The Swell Season, The Whigs, Ghostland Observatory, Daedelus

32% Tuition Hike Approved by UC Regents

Pencil This In: DIY Conference for Creative Types, Good Luck Bar Anniversary Party

Video: UCLA Tuition Increase Protest Gets Testy

Wacha for el Tren, Ese: Metro Responds to Fake 'Safety' Signs

Recession Obsession: Mobile Japanese Burgers

2 New Local Half Marathons Announced for 2010

TV Junkie: A Very Sunny Night in Philadelphia; John Oliver Scores

3 of the Busiest Days at LAX Approaching

Goodbye, Oprah

Bouchon Amuses Our Bouches

Jason Segel Sings His Phone Number at the Swell Season Last Night

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Photos: At Least One Student Was Tasered at UCLA Today (and a Protest Recap)

LAst Night's Action: Pau Returns

Unemployment Still Growing: California Reaches 12.5%

BART Cop Murder Trial to Move to Downtown L.A., Lawyer Predicts More L.A. Riots

Witness Says Two Students Were Tasered at UCLA Yesterday

Travis Pastrana to Attempt World Record in Long Beach on NYE

Guerilla Public Art Fork to be Site of Food Drive

It's Outdoor Ice Skating Season in Santa Monica & Downtown [Updated]

Tonight In Rock: Jon Brion, Ray LaMontagne, Delta Spirit, Neon Indian

Oprah Talks About her Show Coming to an End

Pencil This In: White Russians and Dostoyevsky Discussion, Santaland Diaries Opens

Gasol Was Well Received at Chavez Ravine

Weekend Movie Guide: Edward or Jacob? Nic Cage!

LAist Interview: Chris Crisci of Old Canes

TV Junkie: 'Curb' Finale Looms; Bon Jovi on Conan + Video

Nearly $10 Million Owed to LAUSD by Teachers Who Were Mistakenly Overpaid

Thanks to This Week's Advertisers

Woman Dies After Being Struck by Blue Line; Scheduled Delays Over the Weekend

Sobriety Checkpoint in Sherman Oaks Tonight

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Midnight Movie: This Pilgrim is Bringing Sexy Back

The Great L.A. Walk Treks Adams & Washington Today

Get Out: Latin Flavor, Puppet Mastery, MOCA's 30th, Beer Tasting, SHAG

Gynecologists Change Recommendations for Pap Smears

If You've Got the Time: Sunday Brunch @ Casa del Mar

Tonight In Rock: Ray LaMontagne, Peter Bjorn And John, Band Of Horses, The XX

Video of the Day: Your East Side Moment of Zen

10 Years Later, the Lodestone Takes a Final Bow with Grace

Hard Hitting Documentary Blood Equity Tackles Life After Football

Whole Foods' Month-long Produce Drive to Benefit LA Foodbank

The Big Pink @ El Rey Theatre 11/18/09

Arson Investigation Into Station Fire Yielding Little Evidence

They Might Be Giants @ Royce Hall 11/14/09

SantaCon Is Comin' To Town: Tickets Now Available

Gossip, Men @ the Henry Fonda Theater 10/26/09

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