During the go-go, greed is good ‘80s, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and host Robin Leach became the symbol of American opulence. It was hard not to aspire for 'champagne wishes and caviar dreams.' Of course these days, there are countless shows featuring the upper crust flaunting their wealth. And like a car wreck, we wretch at the sight of such blatant materialism while secretly keeping our eyes glued to the TV set. So... more ›

For this belated Season Preview of the USC football team I haven’t concerned myself with typical journalistic staples like accuracy, objectivity, or integrity. I am not a sports writer or blogger (I’ll leave the heavy lifting to guys like Scott Wolf and Ben Malcolmson). What I am is a USC graduate with an extremely biased view of Trojan football and semi-regular Internet access. In the exhaustive research I put into writing this, I have... more ›

To say kids today have everything is an understatement. And the spoils betrothed to the youngsters of Orange County make "My Super Sweet 16" look like the first days of "Survivor". For some reason, though, the rest of the country has been leading the way when it comes to young female high school teachers banging their students... until now. According to CBS2, a 31 year old English teacher from Mission Viejo was arrested for... more ›

Beirut Gulag Orkestar (Bada Bing) – Beirut is a 19 year-old kid from Albuquerque who has the full attention of the blogosphere and other tastemakers. He worked with Jeremy Barnes from Neutral Milk Hotel so the comparisons to that band are prevalent but ultimately unfair. There aren’t any guitars on the record but there are glockenspiels, ukuleles and clarinets. Download “from Italy” more ›

LAist loves those LA County Fair commercials with the tagline: "If there's any place that could use a county fair, it's LA." Ain't that the truth. Where else can you see the wonders of nature -- like deep fried Snickers -- first-hand? more ›

Our favorite episode so far features Ava, a Beverly Hills teen who shops, growls and pouts just like Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless." Ava lives with her mother in a condo in one of those high-rise buildings lining Wilshire Blvd, just west of the Los Angeles Country Club. more ›