This sort of charming, slightly unsettling, slice-of-life image of a couple's engagement at the South Coast Plaza popped in our AP feed and we feel it would be a great diservice to allow it to exist without an opportunity for additional interpretation. What do you see here? There's a crying lady into the arms of a faceless man while a blurry, clapping Santa watches over her shoulder. Go forth and comment a caption, and then brag about how awesome you are. more ›

West Hollywood dog training and daycare center Mutt Maniacs is launching their new organization "Maniacs to the Rescue" today at Noon. Maniacs is dedicated to generating funding and raising community awareness about the plights of homeless dogs and finding them homes. more ›

In light of the news that hunky Santa will no longer be gracing the waxed floors of the Beverly Center please enjoy this round-up of other poser Clauses. Like the seven dwarfs of Disney fame, these Santas enjoy their own name distinctions: Yodaclaus, Plasticclaus, Deadclaus, Creepyclaus, Sexyclaus, Kermieclaus and, of course, Barfyclaus. To see Larry Kingclaus, you'll need to go to the Hollywood Christmas Parade. more ›

At the family Christmas Eve party, the ex-sister-in-law of Santa shooter Bruce Jeffrey Pardo made it out of her parents' Covina house alive with her injured daughter who was shot in the head--luckily with a non life-threatening injury. more ›

Sad. Clad in a Santa Suit on Christmas Eve, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo arrived at his ex-wife parent's Covina home and shot and killed at least eight people. Here's how it played out, as described by the LA Times: more ›

Three people are dead and three are injured after a Christmas Eve party in suburban Covina ended in gun shots and a house fire. The "person of interest," 45-year-old Bruce Jeffery Pardo (pictured), apparently arrived at the party in a santa suit and left the house in street clothes. He was reported to be having some marital problems and is considered armed and dangerous, according to CNN. UPDATE: The suspect, Pardo, was found dead at his brother's Sylmar home after reportedly killing himself. more ›

When times are tough, can Santa and Bleebo save Christmas? Watch Jessica Biel and David Koechner try. more ›

Although some say Scientologists don't believe in Jesus, the controversial church had members singing Christmas carols on Hollywood Blvd. last Friday night. Additionally, that display on Hollywood Blvd. is L. Ron Hubbard's Winter Wonderland. Here's some of what was seen Friday night when anti-Scientology group Anonymous showed up: more ›

What's red and white and drunk all over (town)? Well, today, that would be Santacon. more ›

Sunday's annual Hollywood Santa Parade wasn't that well attended. The LA Times was correct to be skeptical about this year's show: "The parade almost died because of declining attendance, a lack of TV syndication money and a dearth of stars. We'll see how many people show up tonight." One TV news report said 10,000 people attended. That's nearly 40,000 less than last year, albeit 5,000 less than in 2006. more ›

It's no Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, but Los Angeles' Winterfest and Santa Parade takes place tomorrow in Hollywood. more ›

Sometimes, what happens around San Francisco applies to Los Angeles. Editor Brock Keeling catches this sign of the times with some humor: more ›

Just in time for St Paddy's Day, we check out some of the Irish coffees around town. Screw green beer. That stuff will kill you. After drinking many Irish Coffees in the name of serious scientific research, I have discovered a good Irish coffee relies on two relatively simple elements: the freshness of the coffee and use of real heavy cream more ›

Last night Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by none other than Justin Timberlake. In another unusual spin, she chose The Stooges, fronted by Iggy Pop to perform two of her hits, "Burning Up" and "Ray of Light.". Stooges bass player and occasional LAist contributor Mike Watt rocks out in the above clip. Stay tuned at the end of the video for some backstage scenes from last night's induction, which was televised live on VH1 Classics. more ›

The city seems to have gone completely mad. From a 16 year-old shot in Northridge to a 70 year-old stabbed to death in Hollywood, Sunday was just another day in what is starting to feel like an out-of-control crime wave. more ›

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On Saturday evening, local green-minded band (and covergirls) The Ditty Bops (MySpace), with Jesca Hoop (MySpace), John Reynolds, and Kaveh Rastegar (MySpace), performed at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. more ›

God, sometimes we love Orange County. It's such a parody of itself at times, which we admire. Especially when it comes to brilliance like the following found over at Laughing Squid. You see, the city of Santa Ana (oy) wants to help parents determine, via the graphic above, whether or not their child is a rat bastard tagger. The city of Santa Ana's site explains their accusatory and unfair image, along with the final word as to what is and is not art, thusly: more ›

Holy Fuck, A Place to Bury Strangers, In Waves @ Spaceland (Silver Lake) more ›

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Despite being considered as quirky nonsense, the mystery of freakish falls from the sky has become a regular occurrence over the years, and Los Angeles hasn't been exempt from such bizarre downpours and surreal showers. more ›

Last Tuesday, local singer/songwriter Jesca Hoop (MySpace), whose album was number one on Nic Harcourt's Top Ten Albums of 2007, performed a solo acoustic show at Temple Bar (MySpace) in Santa Monica, opening for Van Hunt (MySpace). more ›

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San Francisco based photographer Matt Cohen reports from yesterday's Tour of California with photos and explanations of what happened: more ›