Arts & Entertainment

Photo by ...bumblebee via Flickr CurbedLA first noticed these paper mache bee hives appearing around town in company abandoned public telephone booths. Alas, last Friday, mystery solved. The artist, bumblebee, has a Flickr page and a statement: Telephone companies have been abandoning their public telephone booths by taking out the phones and leaving the structures beehind. (Probably due to the rise in cell phone users.) I want to reuse these structures as a way...

Get ready for the scrap pile, boys! | Photo courtesy of Disney In what has to be considered terrible news by all decent Americans, Madea Goes to Jail triumphed at the box office again this week ($16.5M/$64.8M). Many had expected Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience to top the charts, but it only managed a $12.7M debut. The tween audience moves quickly and it appears that the glory days of the Jonas Brothers may...

Last week LAist contributing photographer Benjamin Hoste documented a wild, circus-like extravaganza. We are, of course, referring to the Of Montreal (LAist Review) show at the Glass House in Pomona. LA-based rapper Busdriver (LAist Review) kicked off the show, letting out his signature, sinuous flow with none other than local electronic mastermind Nosaj Thing on the decks. But now, without further ado, we present Hoste's strikingly singular images.

Note: This could be you inspiring and engaging kids. Photo by Emily Lerman/LAist Did you know that Monday, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's Birthday? Did you also know that in his honor the National Education Association hosts Read Across America every year? It's a nationwide reading celebration and schools throughout LA are participating and looking for volunteers to help. Reading to Kids has a run-down of the times and locations where volunteers are needed...

Photos via unurth - street art, used with permission The wall on La Brea near San Vicente is french film documentarian-turned-street artist Mr. Brainwash's rotating art gallery. Last night, Jackson Pollock and his drip technique spilled onto the sidewalk. In the past, we've seen Einstein, Star Trek, Madonna/Britney Spears, Marion Cotillard and the Mona Lisa doing some mooning. Special thanks to unurth - street art for pointing this out!...

Jonathan Gold, the king of all foodies and LA Weekly's Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic, has handpicked 30 of his favorite Los Angeles restaurants for a very special food event on Sunday, March 8 from 3-7pm at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood. It's called the 2009 LA Weekly Gold Standard and will feature the likes of Animal, Hungry Cat, Jitlada, the two Mozzas, Palate Food and Wine and Providence to name the blessed few. There...

What exactly is the appeal of this drag queen again? | Photo courtesy of Lions Gate On Saturday night -- following yet another brilliant concert by Lisa Hannigan at the Troubadour -- my friends and I headed over to Pink's for a late-night "Mulholland Drive" dog. We ended up speaking to a couple from Covina who had just attended a screening of Madea Goes to Jail. That couple is now dead, as should all...

Get out to Watts tomorrow! Photo by feelsgoodlost via Flickr. The Watts House Project (video) goes way beyond your average neighborhood beautification projects. It is large-scale "collaborative artwork in the name of neighborhood redevelopment" that seeks to engage a variety of individuals, from the residents of 107th street, to artists, to educators and community members. The project, according to artist and director, will Edgar Arceneaux, transform and remodel all 20 residences on the street...

Today Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW divulged the details of the latest addition to their DJ roster. Black Flag front man Henry Rollins, who completed his first radio work nearly twenty years ago at the aforementioned station, will commandeer local airwaves every Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. The big move, of course, comes on the heels of Indie 103's untimely demise in mid-January. It is uncertain what the exact driving force of the decision to sign on with KCRW was. However, it can be surmised that since Indie shuttered—subsequently regressing to an online-only broadcast—its demographic has been severely constrained. KCRW is poised to anoint Rollins during tomorrow's edition of Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley.

Usually Goldstar Events sells tickets to big name events for half price, but hey, with the economy sucking, why not give tickets away to this weekend's Hip Hop 101 Music and Arts Festival featuring Ludacris and Common, among others. $45 and Ticketmaster fees of free (well, it is $9 in their ticket fees)? They only have a 100 tickets, so we thought we'd warn ya. The Saturday night event is at the LA Sports...