Pauly Shore has seen his career go up and down, but one thing that no one can take from him is his epic L.A. childhood. In an interview with the Huffington Post, the red-headed Angeleno discusses little known facts about his life growing up as a local, like how he used to hide under the desk at the Comedy Store -- which his mother owned -- as she was putting together line-ups that including David Letterman and Robin Williams. more ›

The pilot for a 1980s sitcom starring Matthew Perry has been making the rounds for its played-for-laughs scenario about what will happen when Moammar Gadhafi dies in 2011. more ›

You can thank Terence McFarland, the executive director of the Los Angeles Stage Alliance, for that fantastic quote about Sweaty Sundays (and Wet Wednesdays), a popular updated Richard Simmons dance exercise class " to a soundtrack of indie rock, techno, and 1980s new wave hits new wave" in Silver Lake. The New York Times takes an interest--"Silver Lake, a hipster neighborhood in Los Angeles"--while Gawker ponders if Williamsburg hipsters in Brooklyn can step up to the challenge. more ›

A teacher friend of mine recently mentioned she was preparing an 80s theme party for the graduating seniors of her school. I asked, "Why 80s?" She replied that the seniors were born in 1989 and thus, they were the very last high school class to be born in that decade. I just about spit my drink all over her. I'm aware that we all age, but it still surprises the bejeezus out of me... more ›