Ben Mandelker loves reality television. His website, B Side Blog, is the home for his musings on this love affair (a few scripted shows get some love too.) It makes sense that the colorful writer was tapped by Anna David (LAist Interview) to write one of the essays in her new book, Reality Matters. more ›

Since LAist let met Anna David, the talented author has been writing and editing "Reality Matters," an ambitious new book. It features a team of successful authors detailing their intimate relationship with their favorite reality TV programs. more ›

LA has a diverse cast of characters. Whether it's the characters with stirring stories or interesting occupations or the people who are just simply characters, this town has them all. In an effort to get to know some of those characters a little better, we've created "Seven Questions with..." more ›

Last weekend, the 10th Annual Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival took place in San Pedro. Last year's festival featured performances by notable local indie artists Eagle and Talon (MySpace), Great Northern (MySpace), and Bodies of Water (MySpace), and this year's lineup was no different with The Henry Clay People (MySpace), Craft Club (MySpace), Oliver Future (MySpace), Rocket (MySpace), Robert Francis (MySpace), The Weather Underground (MySpace), and The Monolators (MySpace) filling out the majority of the three-day roster. more ›