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  • Let's face it, we don't know where or upon whose neck the axe will fall on this Tuesday's election. We're not even sure if it matters who wins. The world has gone to pot. Oh wait, the world has always been fucked up. No. Yes. In any case, Skylight Books in Los Feliz has been fighting for you for eight dense years, fighting for your mind and your freedom to buy subversive texts without...
  • Let's face it, we don't know where or upon whose neck the axe will fall on this Tuesday's election. We're not even sure if it matters who wins. The world has gone to pot. Oh wait, the world has always been fucked up. No. Yes. In any case, Skylight Books in Los Feliz has been fighting for you for eight dense years, fighting for your mind and your freedom to buy subversive texts without...
  • For you LA denizens too busy clawing your way up the "Y" of the Hollywood sign, impaling your souls on the spire of the Capitol Records building, or tending bar at the Saddle Ranch, weeping during smoke breaks, your political apathy is understandable. The LA Weekly (LAW) understands too. On the heels of their bound and bountiful "Best of LA" issue, the LAW keeps on kicking out the jams with their action packed "Holy...
  • Did anyone else feel a strange and ebullient buzzing behind the eyes last night? It could have been the wine, but more likely it was the astrological effects of the lunar eclipse. Tell us about the strange things that happened to you last night while under the soft gaze of a blood red moon....
  • For you LA denizens too busy clawing your way up the "Y" of the Hollywood sign, impaling your souls on the spire of the Capitol Records building, or tending bar at the Saddle Ranch, weeping during smoke breaks, your political apathy is understandable. The LA Weekly (LAW) understands too. On the heels of their bound and bountiful "Best of LA" issue, the LAW keeps on kicking out the jams with their action packed "Holy...
  • Did anyone else feel a strange and ebullient buzzing behind the eyes last night? It could have been the wine, but more likely it was the astrological effects of the lunar eclipse. Tell us about the strange things that happened to you last night while under the soft gaze of a blood red moon....
  • LA's version of Fashion Week had its kick-off party last night at the Argyle Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. LAist was there to witness this Bacchanalian revery of quick introductions, free booze and frequently circulated snacks by the service all in black. Good luck trying the get a glass of white wine, though. It was vodka drinks by Vox, the liquor sponsor, or a big, big hassle. The purpose of the event, beyond being "seen"...
  • LA's version of Fashion Week had its kick-off party last night at the Argyle Hotel on Sunset Boulevard. LAist was there to witness this Bacchanalian revery of quick introductions, free booze and frequently circulated snacks by the service all in black. Good luck trying the get a glass of white wine, though. It was vodka drinks by Vox, the liquor sponsor, or a big, big hassle. The purpose of the event, beyond being "seen"...
  • The first anniversary of the deceased musician, Elliott Smith, who died of a possible suicide on October 21, 2003, was mourned by fans all weekend at an impromptu L.A. shrine located at the red, white and black, squiggly-lined wall on Sunset near Fountain in Silverlake. The wall was the background for the cover of Smith's prior album, "Figure 8." Immediately following his death last year, messages to Smith have been scrawled on the wall...
  • The first anniversary of the deceased musician, Elliott Smith, who died of a possible suicide on October 21, 2003, was mourned by fans all weekend at an impromptu L.A. shrine located at the red, white and black, squiggly-lined wall on Sunset near Fountain in Silverlake. The wall was the background for the cover of Smith's prior album, "Figure 8." Immediately following his death last year, messages to Smith have been scrawled on the wall...

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