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Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times staff writer, informs us that Irv's Burgers in WEHO may be replaced by a Peet's Coffee & Tea in his 11/2/04 article, "Is the L.A. Hamburger Stand Cooked?:" They're taking a stand for Los Angeles' disappearing hamburger stand. Customers of Irv's Burgers shoved aside their cheeseburger combos, signed petitions and wrote protest letters when they learned a month ago that their West Hollywood burger joint was about to be...

This weekend, we're going to console ourselves at the movies. We think the following films screening at the AFI Film Festival will give us some much needed global perspective on what it's like to live within other countries and political systems. SEOUL TRAIN Fri, Nov 5 7:30 pm Sun, Nov 7 2:30 pm ArcLight Theatre 12 ArcLight Theatre 12 $11.00 DIR: Jim Butterworth, Aaron Lubarsky, Lisa Sleeth, For five million North Koreans living in...

The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that an "87-year-old man must stand trial for killing 10 people as he drove his car through the Santa Monica Farmers' Market last year, a judge ruled Wednesday. George Russell Weller's attorneys argued unsuccessfully that the elderly driver accidentally pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake and then went into a "panic" mode that prevented him from being able to stop. But Deputy Dist. Atty. Ann Ambrose...

If you haven't heard by now, LA.com has posted an item about the identity of the author of "The Defamer" website. Alexandra posted an item this morning that the December issue of Esquire magazine has identified Defamer as Mark Lisanti (whose surname the magazine misspelled as Listani). Was the misspelling deliberate misdirection? LA.comfidential has just updated the entry to include Lisanti's Friendster's profile. Welcome to the Thunderdome, Mr. Lisanti. We don't think knowing your...

Brace yourselves. Popular teen serial "The OC" returns tonight for its second season on Fox at 8 PM. And now it's leaping off the screen and into our dimension as (shudder) a brand. Women's Wear Daily reports that "a higher-end clothing line inspired by the program will launch for spring after the debut last week of a subscription-based Web site called TheOCInsider.com. Members of the Web site will receive The OC Insider Magazine, which...

Just when we thought we couldn't bear to turn on the TV and watch another oddly-coiffed talking head...we changed our minds upon learning that tonight is the premiere of Britain's latest reality-sensation "Regency House Party." In all the electoral hubbub, we forgot that it's Sweeps Season. In the tradition of "The 1900 House," "Frontier House," and "Colonial House," PBS presents REGENCY HOUSE PARTY, a series of four episodes in which 10 modern-day men and...

Like everyone else, we're still pondering the results from yesterday's national and state elections, but we've still gotta eat. So we actually we bothered to read the admail we received from LATimes.com and have learned that TBTB have introduced real functionality to the LATimes.com's shopping channel. We must admit that we kinda like the channel's "ShopLocal" feature, which helps readers research sales and specials at local stores by customizing sales information based on local...

LAist wonders if Angelenos will be attending any of the post-election protests organized by groups such as www.Nov3.us and www.BeyondVoting.org in cities across America on November 3. Locally, there's a "Day After" protest march scheduled today for 5:30 across from the Federal Building NW corner Wilsire and Veteran Los Angeles 90291 Other Upcoming Events Democracy NOT Hypocrisy ( No Stolen Election Event - Recurring) Thursday, November 4th 2004 12:00 pm The Concerned Students of UCLA...

Steven Johnson, author of Mind Wide Open and other books as well as a contributing editor for Wired and Discovery magazines, will give a speech called "Everything Bad is Good for You: Why Today's Pop Culture is Making Our Kids Smarter " as part of Caltech's "Voices of Vision" series on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 8:00 PM Beckman Auditorium, Caltech 332 South Michigan Avenue, south of Del Mar Boulevard, Pasadena Pasadena FREE; no...

Our pals at DCist have posted the "Election Imbibing" Drinking game. LAist would like to localize a few rules on their list: Take 1 drink every time: you hear Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger indian casinos "I'm out here in the Valley" hospitals "we'll have cool night skys this Election night" surplus state property Take 3 Drinks When/If: Someone mentions Paris Hilton Stephanie Powers Richard Riordan...