Everyone loves a mystery. But Mondays turn into Fridays turn back into Mondays and it’s not long before you arrive at the sobering realization that the last time a good, old-fashioned whodunit inundated your methodical lifestyle was during a chance encounter with the collected works of Agatha Christie. Imagine your surprise, then, when going about your normal A.M. routine – coffee, toast, LAist (ahem), MySpace status update (mood: exanimate!) – you happen upon a peculiar... [continue]

Photo by Christine N. Ziemba/LAist It has long been held that the mysteries of the human body be revealed to a select group of degree laden individuals, physicians and scientists alike, whose rigorous scholastic upbringing served as an all access pass to our anatomy and physiology. The layperson, meanwhile, was left to entrust his or her precious and vastly complicated system to the aforementioned guru or, more often then not, lay awake at night... [continue]

Ranunculus and Anemones | Photo by pink_fish13 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Is it too much to ask that all businesses, big and small, have a Green rating associated with them? Something akin to LA’s restaurant classifications, where the average consumer is clued into the eco-friendliness of establishments and in turn, companies vie for the buyer’s dollars through a public showing (or shaming) of their carbon footprint? While the complications and policing... [continue]

Not knocking the strictly stay-at-home soccer moms of yesteryear with their mom jeans, feathered bobs and tuna casseroles, but Baby, we’ve come a long way. The sea change of the last decade has made Mom cool again, and not just because hipsters have appropriated their high-waisted pants and MILFs are TV plotline de rigueur (30 Rock’s “MILF Island,” anyone?). Parents in general and mothers specifically are throwing away the old books with their outdated rules... [continue]

Tuesday nights in LA can be slow in the Spring; the energy of activation to get prettied up and brave the slick streets is much higher than that required to crack open a beer and settle on the couch. But when a heat wave hits with its concomitant restlessness, suddenly a weeknight outing is not only desired but sorely needed. It was in this fitful state I found myself making my way down a... [continue]

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, music festivals are the dim sum of the concert-going experience; try a little of everything and go back for more of what you like (or ditch out on what you don’t). This year’s Coachella was no exception, with acts like country crooner Dwight Yoakam vying for time against dance-rock lovelies Hot Chip, or Prince breaking down the funk for the masses after a particularly breathtaking Portishead set. With the... [continue]

Each year for the past four, I've picked a few months to forgo the parking pass that my work necessitates and couple LA’s public transportation system with my trusty bicycle to make the 15 mile round trip each day. One late night, when I didn’t want to chance the Wilshire corridor without reflective gear and happened to have my crap digital camera in tow, I took some photos of the commute on the 720 Metro... [continue]

Even though the Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax isn’t really a farmers market at all, Loteria! Grill alone stands out among the labyrinth of tchotchke-filled stores and food stands that make up this misnomer (and trend setter?) as a viable reason to brave the parking lot at the Grove. Named after Mexico’s answer to Bingo, Loteria!’s Zagat-rated and highly lauded open-air stand seems to belie its moniker; consistently excellent food here seems anything but... [continue]

Liberation Yoga | Photo by Melissa Moore/LAist With as many gurus of yoga available as the personality types frequenting their classes, finding a studio and a style as a beginner can be daunting. But one need look no further than the local newsstand and their dizzying array of yoga journals to see that the health (and other) benefits of the practice run far and wide. Originally envisioned as a way to physically prepare the body... [continue]

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