This Week's Most Commented & Recommend
We always encourage you to press that little recommend button at the bottom right hand corner of every post if you enjoyed it. For one, it tells us what you want more of here at LAist. So here's this week's three most recommended and commented posts, as recommended and talked up by you:
My Dirty Little Secret: I Love Pinkberry
I should hate Pinkberry for a million different reasons: what it does to neighborhoods, the mom & pops it shuts down in its wake, its fake-yogurty ingredients that are likely very, very bad for me and its off-putting, sour flavor that foodies abhor and I, strangely, adore. I know and I agree and I held out as long as I could.
Golden Globe Review: The Film Awards
Despite being thoroughly outed by Vikram Jayanti in his superb documentary, , the Globes do retain some credibility in certain quarters. I don't buy that they are any sort of barometer for Academy Award nominations, but they do give nominees the extra media attention that may tip an Oscar nod their way. That said, here's what I thought about tonight's results and what they may portend.
White Trash Meatballs
This is the recipe that will bar me forever from the Cordon Bleu, that will cause Anthony Bourdain to look upon me with scorn; it is cooking's dirty little secret. I first discovered these meatballs at a raging 4th of July party. I couldn't believe what they put in the sauce! It's just so awful! Then I tried it myself and now all of my friends are addicted. They stand around at my parties arguing, "No, it's sweet and sour" "It's got to be some kind of Jezebel sauce" "Well it's not BBQ." But I have no shame. I am willing to hold my head up high and tell the world the secret of the...
The BBC Doc the Catholic Church Doesn't Want Seen
A culture of secrecy that led bishops to place the interest of the Catholic Church ahead of the safety of the children. Sound familiar? That was one of the conclusions of The Ferns Report, which was a study that found 24 priests in a tiny enclave in Ireland that was responsible for the sexual abuse of over 100 boys and girls.
Tonight in Rock Can Lick Any Son of a Bitch in the House
Bang Sugar Bang, The Innoculators, Pu$$ycow @ Safari Sam's
Tonight in Rock in LA - Sufjan, Rocket, Exodus
Sufjan Stevens @ Wiltern Rocket @ Spaceland Sarah Silverman @ Largo Burning Tree @ King King Brooks & Dunn @ Gibson Metal Skool @ Key Club Jim "Kimo" West @ Ghengis Cohen Dirty Little Secret, The Oohlahs, The Thieves @ Viper Room Lavender Diamond, Winter Flowers, Matt Fishbeck @ The Echo Hatebreed, Black Dahlia Murder, Napalm Death, Exodus @ House of Blues Antarcticans, Meeting Places, Light FM, Soon @ Silverlake Lounge...
Blackberry Belles
One of LA's favorite sons will be in town tonight, performing at the El Rey despite the rain. If you're a fan of the Afghan Whigs and haven't yet heard Greg Dulli's new band, show up at 8:00 PM to see The Twilight Singers with Dirty Little Secret and Up the Dose.
To Rent or Buy in LA
Good news for homeowners: the housing bubble won't burst anytime soon.
See You At Sunset
This weekend marks the arrival of the annual Sunset Junction Street Fair in Silverlake. SJ will be happening from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Saturday and 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Sunday; the admission price is a $10.00 donation.

