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Brian Hart is an astrophysicist working towards his PhD at UC Irvine. He's also deeply committed to sharing his enthusiasm for the world around us. After attending a conference about PBS's "Nova ScienceNOW" series in 2004, Brian decided to launch the Southern California branch of the Science Cafe, which is part of an international network of science education discussion groups that have sprouted up in cafes all over the world (the first one started...

In case you haven't noticed, the World Cup championship started Friday. This LAist plans to watch the Footballers Wives marathon on BBC America this weekend in preparation (did you know that Tanya has a blog?). A reader asks where Angelenos rooting for teams from countries outside of the Americas and the Caribbean can watch the games. Here's a list for starters. Where will you watch? 1. Hollywood Football hosts the World Cup Breakfast series...

Our "20 Under 30" series continues with Micah Adam Cohen, a native Angeleno making a big splash in the fashion world. One day he was just another nice boy from Brentwood who started his own fashion line. Then, he exhibited the line at the Pool Trade Show, an a boutique lifestyle trade show showcasing fashion-forward designers. At the show, a Chinese clothing company approached him about designing their men's line. Now Micah designs a...

LAist continues its series of interviews with cool Angelenos under 30. Last April, the Pasadena Jaycees nominated Priscilla Angelita Tjio-Hervey as one of the year's Outstanding Young Californians. It's easy to see why Priscilla received the nomination. She teaches science to middle schoolers in Arcadia, runs a comic book publishing company with her husband, John Hervey, and served as Miss Los Angeles Chinatown in 2003. Age and Occupation: 26 Full time Middle School Science...

LAist's "20 Under 30" series about interesting Angelenos under 30 continues with Neil Kohan. Unlike most moviegoers, Neil assesses a film's qualities more with his ears than his eyes. Neil works for Greenspan Artist Management, an agency for film composers. Neil works with agency principal, Anita Greenspan, to guide the careers of busy film composers like Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo, The Royal Tenenbaums) and Marco Beltrami (I, Robot, T3, The Omen). Neil describes himself as...

LAist's 20 Under 30 interview series of outstanding Angelenos in their 20s continues with Meghana Bhatt, a graduate student in economics at Caltech researching how the human brain makes decisions (and why people aren't logical about their economic choices). Basically, she sticks people in an MRI and watches their brains while they play games. Age and Occupation: 26, graduate student in economics How long have you lived in Los Angeles, and where do you...

LAist's 20 Under 30 interview series of outstanding Angelenos in their 20s continues with Mehammed Amadeus Mack, LA Weekly assistant to the Editor and prospective PhD student in sex tourism literature. Age and Occupation: 22, assistant to the editor (or just "writer") at the LA Weekly. How long have you lived in Los Angeles, and where do you live now? I've lived here since I was 7. Nearly 16 years now. We moved to the...

Several weeks ago, LAist Editors put out a call for nominations for the coolest Angelenos under 30. We received many submissions and we are grateful. So grateful that we promise to publish a special edition of the LAist Interview, which we've named "20 Under 30," not once, but three times a week until June 29th. The 20 young people featured in the series confirm the notion that our region nurtures people with talent and...

It's easy to forget how many Angelenos influence what we read, consume and think. For every telegenic actor accepting an award or CEO discussing his latest stock offering with a journalist, there is a phalanx of publicity professionals and marketing specialists choreographing the entire event. Eric Schwartzman is one of these behind- the-scenes maestros who are so adept at making the general public aware of the latest person, place or thing. After honing his skills...

Today's Los Angeles Times examines the crazy world of people who purchase abandoned items at storage space auctions. But the real thrill lies with knowing the junk's provenance. Check out Aaron Spelling's office furniture now on sale via the Internet. Consider the heady responsibilty of owning a visitor chair that once held the rumps of Joan Collins, Alyssa Milano or even Tori? Our favorite item is the solar powered Flying Fish, a gift from...