Of course Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke lives in her district. Or maybe not. (Los Angeles Times) more ›

Yeah, we see that the LA Times already provided us with plenty of food- and container-based puns regarding this event, but for some idiotic reason we can't resist telling you to get off your can and check out what's happening at the Westfield Fashion Square this weekend. Phew. Glad that's out of our system. more ›

Since we all live here we don't need to go to hotels, although a hotel bar once in a while isn't so bad. Especially when it's to soak up some nice high-end design that's popped up in a brand new spot. And when we visited Apartment Therapy LA today, we went a little gaga for the new Chamberlain Hotel in West Hollywood. The public spaces are a buffed-up movie-version of Regency style — your grandma's decor, if she was glamorous like Lena Horne. Maybe you have fancy relatives coming to town; if so, we suggest checking out the Chamberlain. And telling us all about it. more ›

In a coup of who cares, the LA Times Home section today features a story on the sleep industry. Yawn. The lead, with 9 whole pictures of the Getty Villa's gardens, is better than usual for them. But click on over to the NY Times and once again, our hometown rag wilts in comparison. New York has a gorgeously photographed Park Slope brownstone complete with audio tour slideshow, a Texas butler, and fantasies of wintertime plant orders. The NY paper does what shelterporn is supposed to: it stirs lust in your breast, for beautifully photographed plants, for a $1.5 million brownstone, even a chaste lust for your very own bow-tie wearing butler. Meanwhile back home we cover snoring. That's not shelterporn; it's shelter, old married couple with separate beds style. more ›