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For the newer developments of this very important issue, please click here] Quicker than you could say \"wtf\", Britney Spears had shorn her dirty locks and local entrepreneurs had scooped it up, bagged it, tagged it, and listed it on eBay. Currently there are dozens of eBay listings claiming to have some of the pop star's hair for sale and this one (which also provides an email...","date":"February 18, 2007  6:45 PM","author":"Tony Pierce","comments":91,"title":"Buy It Now: Britney Spears Hair on Sale on eBay","id":94953,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2007/05/02/one_day_this_shit_isnt_going_to_be_people_running_one_day_people_are_gonna_be_prepared_for_police_to_come_and_fuck_with_them.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#tony","displaydate":"May 02, 2007","excerpt":" LA blogger, GameJew, has put together a very well-done NPR-style video of what he saw and experienced at MacArthur Park yesterday when the LAPD decided to disperse the crowd with rubber bullets. 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But don't get too used to it since this is a rebuilding season, and the Kings are on...","date":"September 23, 2008  9:00 PM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":7,"title":"Hockey's Back!","id":183597,"votes":44}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/12/16/roller_derbys_la_riettes_reign_vict.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Dec 16, 2008","excerpt":"by Sheri Zampelli \"It's about time the Jews win,\" said a roller derby fan while leaving Saturday night's match between the L.A. Ri-Ettes and Santa's Little Helpers. The L.A. Ri-Ettes are \"A-team\" skaters chosen from the Los Angeles Derby Doll league. They adopted a Jewish theme for the evening wearing blue t-shirts and sporting a star symbol with a skate in the middle. Fans and Derby Doll volunteers put stickers with menorahs and dreidels on...","date":"December 16, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":2,"title":"Roller Derby's L.A. 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Rick Warren of Lake Forest's Saddleback Church was chosen by the Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which is causing the LGBT community to go a little nutsy on the blogosphere. \"As we've pointed out several times before, in 2004 Warren declared that marriage, reproductive choice, and stem cell research were \"non-negotiable\" issues for Christian voters,\" wrote...","date":"December 17, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":59,"title":"Inauguration Team for Obama Stirs Prop 8 Fears After Choosing OC Pastor","id":198565,"votes":1}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/01/30/california_rent_control.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_lincoln","displaydate":"Jan 30, 2008","excerpt":"Just in time for spring, the LA Times is reporting on something I think would just go marvelously with that recession you've been looking at: Proposal aims to undo rent control laws Before we go any further, jut let that sink in. How pleasantly banal it sounds. 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She...","date":"November 14, 2008  11:14 AM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":57,"title":"Photos from the El Coyote Prop 8 Protest","id":192932,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/03/05/satans_ice_crea.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_elise","displaydate":"Mar 05, 2008","excerpt":" I swear to God I did not pose someone in a creepy frock in front of the truck. They were standing there when I got there. Goths eat ice cream too, you know. Especially when summoned by the music of the dark overlord | photo by Elise Thompson for LAist digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Satan_s_Ice_Cream_Truck'; I heard it for the first time a week after moving into my new house -- the jangly strains of the...","date":"March 05, 2008  07:31 AM","author":"Elise Thompson","comments":52,"title":"Satan's Ice Cream Truck","id":150289,"votes":26}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/02/26/car_pool_lane_solo_drivers.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"Feb 26, 2008","excerpt":" Photo by billaday via Flickr If you thought Sacramento politics was like watching paint dry on a wall, then it's time to revaluate that thought... at least for the moment. 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Nine citations were written for various violations such...","date":"September 05, 2008  11:20 AM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":49,"title":"SaMo Police Spent $3K on Critical Mass Operations","id":180573,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/11/12/el_coyote_restaurant_prop_8_lunch_h.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"Nov 12, 2008","excerpt":"Apparently the well intentioned free lunch to discuss El Coyote manager Marjorie Chrisoffersen's $100 donation to pass Prop 8, ultimately eliminating gay marriage in California, did not go one bit well. \"A floor manager stood in the middle of the back room where the community conference and stated that 'El Coyote DOES NOT share the same views as Marjorie.' He stated that 89 families were going to be affected by this boycott and one of...","date":"November 12, 2008  4:30 PM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":49,"title":"El Coyote Prop 8 Lunch went 'Horribly Wrong'","id":192560,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/06/16/win_tickets_to_16.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"Jun 16, 2008","excerpt":"Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) and Alison Krauss (Union Station), whose critically-lauded, Gold album 'Raising Sand' continues to be a top-seller worldwide, play two shows at The Greek Theatre on Monday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 24 (you can buy tickets here: 6/23 | 6/24). 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The camp is open to the public,...","date":"July 08, 2008  5:00 PM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":5,"title":"Welcoming Drew Doughty to the LA Kings","id":170435,"votes":163}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/12/03/fufilled_imagawayaki_japanese_pastr.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_julie","displaydate":"Dec 03, 2008","excerpt":"Fulfilled in Beverly Hills is a contemporary pastry shop serving sweet and savory versions of the traditional Japanese treat known as imagawa-yaki. These waffle-like pastries are normally filled with sweet azuki bean and are Japan’s version of comfort food. Still very popular today, imagawa-yaki originated in Tokyo in the early 1800s and are often enjoyed at various festivals throughout the year in Japan. Owner Susumu Tsuchihashi, grew up in Los Angeles. He has traveled to...","date":"December 03, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Julie Wolfson","comments":3,"title":"Fufilled: Imagawa-Yaki Japanese Pastries in Beverly Hills","id":195965,"votes":92}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/06/30/california_to_legalize_weed_for_eve_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_anti","displaydate":"Jun 30, 2008","excerpt":" That was an eighth of some $80 weed. 510 Kush. Photo by Anti/LAist digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/California_to_Legalize_Weed_for_Everyone'; There is an initiative in the works that could end up on the November ballot that allows for marijuana to be sold to anyone, and anywhere that already sells alcohol. Its being called The Inalienable Rights Enforcement Initiative. From the full text of the measure: This initiative will amend the Constitution of California to defend and safeguard the...","date":"June 30, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Anti","comments":82,"title":"California to Legalize Weed for Everyone","id":169171,"votes":91}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/10/02/ducks_beat_kings_twice_in_2_nights.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Oct 02, 2008","excerpt":"The Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks just completed a home-and-home series with the Ducks taking away the victories in both of the pre-season contests. On Tuesday, Chris Kunitz score the game-winner in a shootout for a 2-1 win and last night Chris Pronger scored the game-winner at 3:04 into overtime for a 3-2 Ducks decision. We were at Staples Center on Tuesday and captured some photos on a brand spankin' new Canon EOS...","date":"October 02, 2008  4:00 PM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":1,"title":"Ducks Beat Kings Twice in 2 Nights","id":185158,"votes":54}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/10/12/why_my_father_hated_la_a_love_story.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Farley Elliott","displaydate":"Oct 12, 2008","excerpt":" Traffic in Upstate New York. Also, my parents' favorite restaurant. ALSO, Amish people think getting their picture taken is a sin. Whoops. When you live in Los Angeles for too long, your mind starts getting clogged with the smoggy air and fake conversations that surround you, and you lose the ability to make reasonable assertions about the rest of America. I've been here for a year and I'm already forgetting the small stuff. Is...","date":"October 12, 2008  08:00 AM","author":"Farley Elliott","comments":31,"title":"Why My Father Hated LA: A Love Story","id":186774,"votes":45}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/11/24/kings_reveal_new_jerseys_lose_43_in.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Nov 24, 2008","excerpt":"The Los Angeles Kings new alternate jersey was revealed on Saturday night as the Kings faced the Colorado Avalanche at Staples Center. The team will wear the jerseys for limited number of home games this season. The new look is silver and black with a simple bold logo that harks back to the old Gretzky heyday from the 80's. One good thing about the striking new logo is that, with the prominent \"LA\" featured, nobody...","date":"November 24, 2008  10:00 AM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":4,"title":"Kings Reveal New Jerseys, Lose 4-3 in SO","id":194608,"votes":45}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/09/23/hockeys_back.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Sep 23, 2008","excerpt":"Oscar Moller scored during a power play goal-mouth scramble with 1:17 remaining to give the Los Angeles Kings a 6-4 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night in the opening day of their pre-season competition. Meanwhile, in Kansas City, the other half of the Kings beat the St. Louis Blues, putting the Kings in first place. But don't get too used to it since this is a rebuilding season, and the Kings are on...","date":"September 23, 2008  9:00 PM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":7,"title":"Hockey's Back!","id":183597,"votes":44}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/12/16/roller_derbys_la_riettes_reign_vict.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Dec 16, 2008","excerpt":"by Sheri Zampelli \"It's about time the Jews win,\" said a roller derby fan while leaving Saturday night's match between the L.A. Ri-Ettes and Santa's Little Helpers. The L.A. Ri-Ettes are \"A-team\" skaters chosen from the Los Angeles Derby Doll league. They adopted a Jewish theme for the evening wearing blue t-shirts and sporting a star symbol with a skate in the middle. Fans and Derby Doll volunteers put stickers with menorahs and dreidels on...","date":"December 16, 2008  1:30 PM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":2,"title":"Roller Derby's L.A. Ri-Ettes Reign Victorious Over Santa's Little Helpers","id":198295,"votes":44}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rage_motorist_vs_cyclists_on_m.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_stephen","displaydate":"Jul 07, 2008","excerpt":" Update: The outcome of this incident has been updated here.On July 4th, about 300 cyclists gathered at the Manhattan Beach Starbucks for a Holiday Ride to the top of Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwood. The Holiday Ride is a regular event that takes place 5-6 times a year drawing cyclists from all over the greater LA area. Mandeville Canyon, off Sunset Blvd., is a steep and challenging ride and the crowd quickly thinned out...","date":"July 07, 2008  09:00 AM","author":"Stephen Box","comments":34,"title":"Road Rage Motorist vs. Cyclists on Mandeville Canyon Road","id":170069,"votes":42}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/12/01/espn_zone_in_la_live_opens_today.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Dec 01, 2008","excerpt":"The ESPN Zone in LA Live is the newest establishment in the entertainment complex adjacent to Staples Center that continues to evolve. As the adjoining massive Ritz-Carlton high rise is being covered with mirror-like glass, the various clubs and eateries in it's shadow are opening one by one. The Nokia Theater was first, and more recently Club Nokia and the chic Lucky Strike bowling lanes opened their doors. ESPN Zone sits on a prime location...","date":"December 01, 2008  09:00 AM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":2,"title":"ESPN Zone in LA Live Opens Today","id":195498,"votes":42}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/12/09/quiksilver_oldschool_vert_throwdown.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Dec 09, 2008","excerpt":"Loud neon fashions and iconic 80's skaters including Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi collided head-on for a nostalgic day at the Quiksilver Headquarters in Huntington Beach on Saturday. Skating legend Tony Hawk participated in his first competition in eight years and showed that hasn't lost a step by winning the contest with style. Not just style, but class, as he forfeited his $1,980 winnings by giving $200 to each non-placing competitor. There was a fashion...","date":"December 09, 2008  10:00 AM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":10,"title":"Quiksilver Old-School Vert Throwdown featuring Tony Hawk","id":196988,"votes":39}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/09/12/photos_from_chatsworth_train_crash.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"Sep 12, 2008","excerpt":"The area around Stoney Point Park felt chaotic a half hour after the crash between the Metrolink commuter train and a freight train this afternoon. Details about what just happened were coming out in pieces as a group of neighbors gathered on a corner at a police line at Rinaldi St and Canoga Ave. A commuter who said he was in the last car of the train was standing on the sidewalk. He looked phased...","date":"September 12, 2008  9:10 PM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":8,"title":"Photos from Chatsworth Train Crash","id":181830,"votes":38}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/01/17/las_city_hall_j.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_stephen","displaydate":"Jan 17, 2008","excerpt":"City Council President Eric Garcetti has just announced that City Hall now provides bicycle lockers, access to showers and a subsidy to City Hall staffers who ride a bike to work. End of trip amenities is one of the simplest and most effective ways to encourage cycling as a transportation solution and Los Angeles City Hall has just raised the standard. For those cyclists who don't work at City Hall, this action is still very...","date":"January 17, 2008  4:30 PM","author":"Stephen Box","comments":4,"title":"LA's City Hall Just Got Friendlier! (for cyclists)","id":142920,"votes":37}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/07/07/update_on_bicycle_accident.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"Jul 07, 2008","excerpt":"Regarding the incident reported this morning where a one Dr. Christopher Thompson*, a 58-year-old emergency room physician and resident of the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood, was involved in an alleged road rage incident between two bicyclists, Christian Stoehr and Ron Peterson, on Mandeville Canyon Rd. in Brentwood, there have been some updates. \"Captain Eaton, the commanding officer of the West LA station, reports that LAPD believes this was indeed a 'road rage' incident, made an arrest,...","date":"July 07, 2008  3:44 PM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":16,"title":"Mandeville Canyon Motorist Vs. Bicycle Incident Deemed 'Road Rage'*","id":170252,"votes":37}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/05/29/hollywood_forev_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#Donna Lethal","displaydate":"May 29, 2008","excerpt":"I had heard through the cemetery-grapevine that Hollywood Forever was quickly becoming less friendly, stopping tourists from taking photos and putting an end to the atmosphere that had made it the best boneyard in town. Its amazing rehabilitation was well-documented in the HBO documentary \"The Young and The Dead,\" focusing on the Cassity family of St. Louis, who brought the former cemetery back to life. Brent and Tyler Cassity are young, handsome in that Midwestern...","date":"May 29, 2008  3:30 PM","author":"Donna Lethal","comments":16,"title":"Hollywood Forever: Six Feet Under?","id":164072,"votes":36}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/11/17/kings_lose_two_in_two_nights.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Nov 17, 2008","excerpt":"The Los Angeles Kings were only able to muster one lone goal in their two games over the weekend, which resulted in a pair of losses. On Saturday night they dropped a home game against the Nashville Predators by the score of 3-1, and on Sunday they went scoreless to lose to the Anaheim Ducks, 2-0. Their next test comes on Thursday, when superstar Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals skate into Staples Center at...","date":"November 17, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":0,"title":"Kings Lose Two in Two Nights","id":193314,"votes":34}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/08/26/shirts_off_equal_rights_for_topless.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"Aug 26, 2008","excerpt":"Warning: Many of these images are NSFW, or Not Safe for Work.This past weekend, women took to Venice Beach to protest their right to to be topless in public. \"As long as men can be topless, constitutionally women should have the same right, or men should also be forced to wear something hiding their chest,\" says Founder of GoTopless.org, Rael. In the state of New York, it is legal to go topless on those very...","date":"August 26, 2008  3:30 PM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":31,"title":"Shirts Off! Equal Rights for Topless Women Demanded ","id":178973,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/10/28/red_wings_burn_kings_in_shootout.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Oct 28, 2008","excerpt":"The Los Angeles Kings were hanging tough against the 2008 Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings on Monday night, and it looked like they might steal a victory as the game entered the final minutes. But it wasn't to be, as Kings Denis Gauthier attempted an ill-advised clearing pass that ended up on the stick Valtteri Filppula and in the back of the Kings net. The giveaway goal tied the score, sending the contest into...","date":"October 28, 2008  8:46 PM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":4,"title":"Red Wings Burn Kings in Shootout","id":189768,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/09/03/in_a_stunning_twist_of.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_lincoln","displaydate":"Sep 03, 2008","excerpt":"In a stunning twist of logic that has breathed new life into the once moribund TV series John McCain For President, Republican Presidential Candidate and POW-Tourrette's sufferer John McCain has selected Alaska Republican Governor Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. During weeks of intense media speculation that can only be described as \"compulsory\", \"not as relevant as the interest in Obama's decision\", or \"barely interesting\", McCain played coy, leading on a number...","date":"September 03, 2008  3:30 PM","author":"Ross A. Lincoln","comments":42,"title":"Sarah Palin, The Right To Choose, And The Rotten State Of American Politics","id":180208,"votes":31}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/11/07/prop_8_protest_in_long_beach.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Nov 07, 2008","excerpt":"About 2000 Long Beach opponents of Proposition 8 gathered at the corner of Redondo and Broadway at about 7PM tonight, chanting and waving signs. Following prompting from organizers with bull horns, the crowd took to over the street and marched west on Broadway, headed for Alamitos Ave. (2 miles away) while being closely watched by LBPD as well as news crews from major TV networks....","date":"November 07, 2008  9:00 PM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":17,"title":"Prop 8 Protest in Long Beach","id":191746,"votes":30}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/09/23/msm_picks_up_on_c0.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"Sep 23, 2008","excerpt":" Photo by Lboogiepeace via Flickr Church of Scientology stories are usually left for the internet and are rarely the subject of mainstream media stories. But when two women stood up to City Council last week (video) to tell them what it's like to be a neighbor to the church's L Ron Hubbard Way location during weekly street closures for special events, the Council listened and continued the motion rather than approving it in order...","date":"September 23, 2008  11:30 AM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":5,"title":"MSM Picks up on C0$","id":183524,"votes":29}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/09/29/la_kings_come_up_short_at_frozen_fu.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#rinkrat","displaydate":"Sep 29, 2008","excerpt":"Los Angeles Kings fans ventured into the desert to celebrate the annual pre-season ritual known as Frozen Fury where their beloved Kings faced off against the Colorado Avalanche at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night. The atmosphere at these games is always insane because nobody has to drive home, giving fans all the more reason to get completely wasted. The Avalanche jumped out to an early 2-0 advantage, but the Kings responded with...","date":"September 29, 2008  11:00 AM","author":"Michael Zampelli","comments":2,"title":"LA Kings come up short at Frozen Fury XI","id":184526,"votes":29}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/01/09/laist_interview_88.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_julie","displaydate":"Jan 09, 2008","excerpt":" Legions of curious fans have been waiting for January 18, 2008 for months.  Many comb for clues online and speculate about every detail.  LAist spent an afternoon with the director, Matt Reeves.  We asked him to spill some juicy details about the film (including what the title really means), about his longtime friendship with J.J. Abrams, and to describe the wild ride that is Cloverfield","date":"January 09, 2008  07:30 AM","author":"Julie Wolfson","comments":4,"title":"LAist Interview:  Matt Reeves, Director of Cloverfield","id":141452,"votes":28}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/11/06/shame_on_you_california.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_jimmy","displaydate":"Nov 06, 2008","excerpt":" Protesting the passage of Proposition 8. AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian Shame on you Californians. With the passing of Proposition 8, you have relegated me and my queer brothers and sisters (and everything in between) to the margins of society while reaping all the benefits we bestow upon you. In one fell swoop you told us that we are not fit in your eyes as deserving the same rights as you. Even though we wouldn’t have...","date":"November 06, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Jimmy Bramlett","comments":31,"title":"Shame on You California","id":191327,"votes":28}, {"link":"http://laist.com/2008/05/05/anonymous_prote_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#la_zach","displaydate":"May 05, 2008","excerpt":" digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/Beautiful_Photos_of_Anonymous_at_Hollywood_Courthouse'; While a worldwide Anonymous protest is scheduled for Saturday, May 10 (Update: see photos from May 10 here), a small group of hardcore Anonymous protestors took to the streets Monday both in Hollywood at the Church of Scientology Office of Special Affairs and then Downtown at the United States District Court, Roybal Federal Building. Downtown, Anonymous lawyer Graham Berry was the subject to a deposition by Scientology lawyers. According to Anonymous...","date":"May 05, 2008  6:30 PM","author":"Zach Behrens","comments":10,"title":"Anonymous Protests in Hollywood & Downtown","id":160198,"votes":27}, ];