- Did you go to the Anti War Demonstration this weekend? Tony did - Tony Forberg - Life is so weird, when Gene Simmons was young he wore all that crazy Kiss makeup, now that he's old and hideous and in need of several layers of makeup he tries to keep it real - TMZ - A 9-year-old Novato boy is a hero after saving a drowning toddler from a swimming pool - CBS2... more ›

As the Ambassador Hotel has been ignominiously knocked down, we've been following its last days on Ambassador's Last Stand. Well, it's over, kids. Yesterday, as we were overtaken by Golden Globe Fever, ALS announced that the rest of the hotel was gone. Only the Cocoanut Grove remains: the LAUSD has plans for it — it's going to be an atrium or a library. (We can't find the current plan online, but we admit, our hearts aren't in it.) more ›

Julia Child, the Pasadena-raised gourmet whose television career spanned four decades, is coming to DVD tomorrow. The 3-disc, 18 episode collection showcases some of her favorite recipes. While most of her shows were produced at WGBH in Boston, Mrs. Child never forgot her Golden State roots. In 1981, She helped launch the American Institute of Wine and Food, a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of getting all of us to enjoy our meals and drinks more. They continue to host elementary school program, Days of Taste, in Orange County. She died in Santa Barbara in 2004 at the age of 94 (as an aside, is Santa Barbara the cool place now to live out your last days?). more ›

We're changing things up a bit here at LAist. Because we live in such a vibrant, socially active city, there are things going on all the time. We have long wanted to be able to list events in advance (for the benefit of our wonderful readers), so starting today we have implemented a new strategy: a week's events in advance. We will still post featured events each day, but we've added a permanent sidebar (to the left) that will always link to a post containing this week's events. more ›