Adrienne Crew

The film crew shooting "Running with Sissors" finally left our Angelino Heights neighborhood this weekend and we can't say we're sorry to see them go. We tried to be forgiving when arrogant production teams swarmed our street and sectioned off more than 2/3 of the neighborhood's parking with orange cones and "Restricted Parking-Tow Away Zone" signs so they'd have room to park their equipment trucks. We foolishly believed all those media stories about how...

It's a banner day for LA bookworms. There are lots of readings scheduled all over town: • 12:30 pm : Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman Thursday, April 14 at 12:30 Dutton's Beverly Hills holds a lunchtime event for Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman who will sign their latest book about Manhattan socialite-Cinderellas "Wolves in Chic Clothing." • 7:00 pm : Tony Kienitz Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:00 PM at Vroman's Pasadena Tony Kienitz discusses...

Photographer Renard Garr wrote in response to our post about Monday's Garbage show. He says "it was not that good at all...in fact it lacked any real energy...I'm a fan but when they are bad it should be noted." But he took pictures anyway (see above and below) which he was kind enough to send to LAist....

We saw this billboard on Vine at Selma, across from the DMV (whose website tells us that the current wait time for non appointment customers is .23 minutues). Is the billboard still up? Nevada sure isn't pulling its punches as it lures business away from our sorry state. Is Nevada's message accurate?...

LA eggheads gather at the REDCAT tonight at 8:30 PM to ponder a panel on "What Makes a Magazine Great," which will ask guest to explore the "special alchemy when the right editor confronts the zeitgeist to create a magazine that speaks to and reflects the moment." Guests include Gil Maurer, former president of Hearst Magazines and winner of the Henry Johnson Fisher award for distinguished service to the magazine industry; Eric Nakamura and...

LAist shares an office with a music fan who is still raving about the Garbage concert last night at the Wiltern (and no, this isn't an entry shilling for an advertiser, we swear). Our spy says the group put on a great show, despite the fact that they didn't play many old songs, and featured Shirly Manson in full sex kitten mode sporting a a Brigitte Bardo tousled hair style, sexy red dress, fishnets...

We must give props for this week's episode written by 90s literary sensation AM Homes. We've always admired "The L Word's" higher aspirations. The show regularly recruits smart, well-respected writers and directors and integrates abstract and intellectual issues more than most TV shows. Homes and the producers even snuck in a Mary Gaitskill reference while larding the script with groaner dialogue. This week we had lots of sizzling dynamics to enjoy: Alice and Dana's enjoyable...

Veterans of the late great Onyx cafe have finally opened the doors on their latest venture, the Tribal Cafe, on Temple Street in Echo Park. You can view photos of the cafe's decorations here....

While driving down Bronson to Santa Monica Blvd yesterday, LAist spied the strangest street loiterers. Wonder what they're selling on the Blvd. Perhaps they're just an ancient race of tourists that magically descended onto our Hollywood streets or maybe they were beamed down by aliens, proffering peace and even cheaper labor. We suspect that they ran away from the prop house across the street, though....

We thought we'd seen it all in this city where the auto is king, but we saw something we'd never seen before during our drive home last night. We were heading east on Wilshire Blvd, near Wilton, when we spotted a Toyota SUV pull up onto the sidewalk so that the driver could deposit a letter into the corner mailbox. It was pretty late so there was nothing to prevent the driver from just...