We just really like this photo by ~db~ via LAist’s flickr pool. POLTICAL KARAOKE*: It’s election season, and what better way to celebrate it then by singing a little “Executive Order Karaoke” at MOCA Grand Avenue’s Sculpture Plaza? The event is part of MOCA’s Engagement Party series, a “public action in which participants are invited to sing their favorite mixes of George W. Bush’s executive orders to popular music.” There’s a prize for the......

The Communications Workers of America released their initial (small) data sample revealing the molasses-slow pace of U.S. broadband connectivity. And tech-savvy, forward-thinking California clocks slower-than-average speeds. Blaming your new AT&T or Time-Warner or Verizon or Al Gore simply isn't going to fix the Internet, the union warns. Even Canada ranks significantly higher in broadband speeds. Take the speed test, play with the interactive data, or grab the PDF. Hmm. Maybe if we just just......

Horse racing season has just begun at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, and from now until April 22, SoCal hopefuls (with $5 for general admission fee) can step up to tellered windows and pick the ponies to win, place or show. But there’s a lot of history behind them horses: Santa Anita opened on Christmas Day in 1934, and still now traditionally opens on Dec. 26 each year. Seabiscuit brought the park more notoriety,......