Last Sunday, El Camino College hosted their annual Pow-Wow. There were the usual booths and Indian tacos, but the real focus was the dancing (OK, for me, the real focus was the tacos). The dance photos included here are all of the Inter-tribal dance, the last event of the Pow Wow. Most of the various types of dances performed at a pow-wow are descended from the dances of the Plains tribes of Canada and the......

A 33-year-old white woman from Sherman Oaks, now living in Eugene, Oregon, has made national headlines today as news comes that her memoir was largely fabricated. Last week, Margaret Seltzer who goes by the pen name Margaret B. Jones was featured in the New York Times' Home & Garden section in a fascinating story about her book, "Love and Consequences." One LAist reader explains her fascination about it in an e-mail: I read the home......

Photo by Fire Monkey Fish via flickr. Forget medical marijuana storefronts, the feds have found a new kind of place to storm into -- museums. Today, four Southern California museums, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana, the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena and the Mingei International Museum in San Diego, were raided in an attempt to bust an "alleged illegal smuggling of Southeast Asian......

As the nights grow darker and colder, we seem to treasure light and make it the centerpiece of the winter season. Here are some upcoming events to get you in the mood: Bottom's Dream Theater Company presents the World Premiere of "FireFlow: Two Tales from Andersen" featuring 2 Hans Christian Anderson tales adapted by Erik Ehn "Matcher in the Nigh" (The Little Match Girl) and "Blister" (The Story of a Mother) directed by James......

Though there has been considerable attention paid to the issue, LAist thought it noteworthy that yesterday's vote by the Board of Supervisors resulted in an ACLU victory. For those unfamiliar with the hulabaloo, the ACLU threatened to sue the City over the use of a small gold cross in the original city seal. Yesterday's vote ends months of argument over the future incarnation of the icons that represent Los Angeles, dumping the cross in......

Angelenos have two chances to contemplate contemporary Aboriginal art this month: On Sunday, August 8th from 3:00-7:00 PM the Australian Trade Commission, Aboriginality.com, and The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, host "Palate and Palette: A Sampling of Australia’s Finest Wines & Paintings" at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey. This show allows visitors to sip 45 Australian wines while viewing contemporary Aboriginal art by such artists as Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Freddy Timms, Kathleen Petyarre, William Sandy, Abie......