Looks like the Academy Awards don't have the same in with Mother Nature and the big meteorologist in the sky the way the Tournament of Roses Parade does. It's a wet Sunday morning in the city known around the world for its perpetual sunshine, and when everyone's tuned into the 80th Annual Academy Awards this afternoon, the ugly truth will be revealed: It rains in Los Angeles! And it's probably going to keep raining. Cbs2.com......

Photo © Copyright 2008 by Jonathan Alcorn (Sundogg) via the LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr It might be Oscar season here in LA, but it's also still rainy season. LAist Featured Photos Pool contributor Jonathan Alcorn (aka Sundogg) caught some shots of the setup going on at the Kodak Theatre in preparation for Sunday's big night. Think Mother Nature will dare to rain on Hollywood's most glamorous red carpet parade tomorrow?......

Hear that sucking sound? The media's commitment to learning from its many recent mistakes in reporting ethics and the semantics thereof is again being sucked out of the collective memory hole. Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina survivors were initially referred to by numerous media outlets as "refugees." While "refugee" can be inferred to be descriptive of one who "takes refuge," the fact is that -- at least since the 1951 approval of the UN Convention......

Thanks to ESPN Classic for bringing back American Gladiators. This clip, from the show's first season, may go down as one of the greatest moments in Gladiator history. Watch Malibu, who went on to put together quite the career as a thespian explain the healing powers of Mother Nature after taking "the most excellent hit" from a Human Cannonball.......

We live in a beautiful part of the world, don't you think? Despite the fact that sometimes it feels like all we ever see are the taillights and inane vanity plates of the car we're stuck behind, if we take some time to check out all the flora and fauna that our soil produces, we might get that nice swift kick in the rear from Mother Nature we didn't even know we needed. On......

Before we prepare for today's 4:20 Video Time, how about giving it up to Mother Nature today. Anyone who saw the Super Bowl last night, or have relatives in the midwest where it is below freezing, and worst when you factor in the wind-chill, knows that Mother Nature is saving all her love for us. So thank you baby, and it's to you that we dedicate this video of a commercial for Bud Lite......

- Susan Anton totally ok during Malibu Fire - Defamer - Suzanne Somers, not so much - dlisted - Scooby Doo creator dies at 81 - KETV - Rosie O'Donnell and Barbara Walters are on the cover of the gossip pages. This is what you get for pretending to be outraged and disgusted at that rash of gash flashing last month - NY Post - Paris Hilton to be arraigned on her DUI today......

Throwing your Christmas Tree on the curb is not so good. The mayor wants to plant a million trees, not haul a million to the landfills. Everyone must do their part if we are going to reach our goal of becoming the greenest big city in America,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “We can begin to move away from land-filling by moving aggressively towards reducing, reusing and recycling and we can start this holiday season by......

What does a wind speed of 25 mph or more plus a humidity of 15% or less equal? It equals a Red Flag day where those two ingredients can easily bring out a fast moving brush fire in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, which happens to be in those lovely hills many call home. Whether it's the Hollywood Hills or Sherman Oaks, people who live on old and skinny streets that would......

Mayor Tony has a busy Sunday scheduled for this weekend, but we're glad to see he's blocked off the entirety of tomorrow to pulling for the underdog Bruins as they square off against Tommy Trojan and the Song Girls. Saturday, December 2, 2006 1:00 PM - PASADENA - Mayor Villaraigosa will cheer on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins as they go up against the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans in......

- Beyonce will be holding auditions in LA for background dancers for her new tour at Alley Kat Studio in Hollywood on December 6th and 7th - SOHH - An environmentalist heckler interrupted a speech by the president of GM yesterday and asked him to sign a weird contract to be the fuel economy leader, which is silly because Schwinn is the leader - AP - First E! gave Ryan Seacrest $21 million to......

DCist helps us make more sense of the world this week. Posts like this concert review are the reason for Scott Stapp. DCist also enumerates the reasons for playing ultimate frisbee, Condi's tight buns, their love of a local convenience store, and their jealousy of a person in Seattle calling the city. We documented graf artist Banksy's most recent visit to LA in one two three posts. We also found the best possible use......

Looking for that perfect gift for your “Save The Planet” friends or simply want to score some brownie points with Mother Nature for when the Big One hits? Give the gift that lasts for generations. TreePeople have announced the return of their very popular holiday tree dedication program. Dubbed the “Gift of Life,” for each $25 donation, a tree will be planted in honor of the loved ones on your holiday list. Want to......

Well, they sure as heck do in Burbank. On our way home from a Friday "we day" (that's "me day" in the -ist vernacular) at the movies we realized that before the Thanksgiving turkey was even stuffed our neighboring 'hood is already ready for Christmas. The giant tree is beginning to take shape in the middle of the Burbank Town Center mall (back after spending a few sad years outside of IKEA, if we......

Egads, the weather has been lovely lately, hasn't it? Makes us almost ready to forgive Mother Nature for the torrential rains, winds, and mud. Last weekend was so nice that we thought we ought to get out of the house and into the heart of the city, so we did a little "resident tourist" number and plotted out a hearty walk and photo-taking tour of some spots in downtown LA. We started off the......

Treat your honey to a hot wild kingdom Valentine's visit to the LA Zoo. The adults-only event, on Sunday 2/13 in the afternoon, features wine, treats, and a guided tour of the sexy side of the animal kingdom by general curator Mike Dee. Reserved tickets -- which support the zoo -- are $75/pair. Author Katherine Gould will be signing copies of her book, "A Tiger in the Bedroom: Lessons from Mother Nature's Sex Shop."......

Summer in LA usually brings in the smog season, those hot, hellish months when the mountains disappear behind a curtain of sky that's as beige as a shag carpet in an Encino tract home, circa 1976. Eyes tear. Lungs burn. Paint peels. Not this year, however. If you've been breathing a little easier and seeing the Hollywood sign a little more often, you're not alone. The AP via Yahoo! is reporting that LA has......

The parched Southland finally received it's first soaking rain of the season this weekend, and LAist couldn't be happier. We're big fans of rain: it's cooling, it's cleansing, and it's rare. In honor of this first "rain event", here are 8 reasons we love rain in LA (and one reason we don't): - The comforting sound of rain on the roof (unless you haven't had your roof re-shingled since the last El Nino year).......