Since 2007, one day a year has marked Earth Hour, during which folks across the globe shut off the lights and unplug for an hour to draw attention to energy overuse and climate change. This year's event is now upon us: Earth Hour 2011 is tonight at 8:30 p.m. (local time). The event has grown since its origins, with 2009 and http://laist.com/2010/03/27/lights_out_for_earth_hour_tonight_a.php counting 88 countries and 128 countries, respectively, that took part. more ›

Between fake terrorist alerts and scandals big and small, this just might be the Best Best of the -ists ever. We're exhausted just thinking about it. more ›

Have you ever sat around and tried to name the 7 Wonders of the World? What about figuring out if you've been to any of them? Chances are you haven't as it seems that 6 of them are no longer in existence. (The only remaining are the pyramids in Egypt.) Which are gone? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos lighthouse off Alexandria. And the list hasn't been revisited since ancient times -- you know a long, long time ago. more ›

There is more to looking something up than Google. Scary, but true. LAist recently came across PR Week's listing of the "Top Education Reference Websites" for last week and thought we'd share. Cause we're nice, and we want you to learn stuff. You're welcome. more ›

Bang Sugar Bang, Present Tense, Underwater City People @ Safari Sam's more ›

Oh man, Mom's in town and already she's all wah wah wah about how she wants to visit a museum. A real museum. Last time she was here she declared the Museum of Online Museums "not a real museum," and she got so confused in a bad way by the Museum of Jurassic Technology that she forgot to pick up the bill at dinner that night. Damn. You're not gonna let that happen again. more ›

Kill Hannah, Matt & Kim, Rocket @ Safari Sam's Jennifer Glass (pictured) @ Hotel Cafe Pete Yorn @ Roxy Leroy Powell @ Viper Room Go Betty Go, Northern, Pop Kids @ Key Club Solare 3, Drew Gasperini @ The Derby Stars of Track & Field @ Spaceland Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney @ Largo Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower @ Troubadour The Triggers, Society's Parasites @ Echo False Containment, 2ND, Azrael's Bane @... more ›

He is Angelina Jolie's uncle, Jon Voight's younger brother, he wrote the Troggs (and Hendrix, X, etc.) tune "Wild Thing", Janis's "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)", and Juice Newton's "Angel of the Morning" and gave it all up to be a professional gambler. Now he tours around with a super-hot singer/violinist Carrie Rodriguez. James Wesley Voight aka Chip Taylor is at McCabe's tonight with Rodriguez Dead Meadow, The Ponys, Midnight Movies, Icarus Line,... more ›

• At the Grand Olympic Auditorium, Interpol and Blone Redhead will be gracing the stage with their delightful blend of post-Valentine gloom. Doors open at 8 PM and tickets are $30. more ›

LAist has spent many hours in the past week compiling photos of world landmarks: the Great Wall, Chapel Bridge, Roman ruins, Cordoba Mosque, Notre Dame, Mayan pyramids, Tower Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House—you get the idea. more ›