As you scan around most bars you see them all - that girl who's too shy to talk to anyone but quietly judges behind her catseye glasses, that girl who's too drunk to realize she's been flashing the whole room, that guy who's got no game but seems to think he does, or that guy who thinks that a pocket full of money can help him get a hot bartender to do whatever he'd......

LAist set out on what was to be a simple mission yesterday, obtaining a pair of jeans. However, we made the mistake of trying to do that at The Grove, which is both a boon and a bane to the shopping wasteland of Los Angeles. Our first trek took us upstairs at Banana Republic, which had every size imaginable except ours. Bummer. So, it was back out into the oppressive heat, making us wonder......

We've kept mum about the supposed H&M coming to Pasadena because, well, we were too frightened to believe. What if we got our hopes up only to have them dashed by the evil retail god? But now we have reached acceptance. H&M is coming to Pasadena. And H&M is coming to Hollywood, too. H&M is the fashion retailer for the broke-ish hipster, the shopping-savvy, the people who don't care about being hip but don't......

We're terrible at this Valentine's thing. Every year, we alternate between crying into our drink at home while watching sappy movies because we're lonely, fretting about whether or not the one we like likes us back, or forgetting to come through with the perfect gift for our current sweetheart. Well, not this year. We talked with Little Lady Red (aka Tracy Sandler, personal shopper to the stars) and she agreed to give us a......

LAist realizes that it is entirely possible, and even mildly enjoyable, to do all of your holiday shopping on-line without bothering to leave the house or change out of your pajamas. You could also head to the local mall, buying gifts from the Gap and Banana Republic. But you don’t have to resign yourself to buying gifts from faceless corporations. You don’t have to give a gift that’s been seen on TV. No one......

This week's installment of Good Grove/Bad Grove was going to focus on the impact the Grove shopping complex at Fairfax and Third has had on other local businesses, and as it turns out, our timing couldn't be more apt. As anyone who attempted to see the exclusive L.A. engagement of She Hate Me this week (anyone?) discovered this past Sunday, the struggling AMC Beverly Connection cinemas breathed their last breath and, without any warning,......