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The "Uncensored" column in the August issue of "W" Magazine ( LAist has catholic tastes in reading material) reveals that "Oracle gazillionaire" Larry Ellison and his wife, novelist, Melanie Craft, have purchased a house on Malibu's Carbon Beach (AKA Billionaire Beach) so that they have a "pied dans le sable" for visits to Larry's son who is enrolled at a college nearby. LAist wonders if the kid's enrolled at Pepperdine or "PU" -- as...

Didja catch catch the Los Angeles Times 8/1/04 piece about Self Help Graphics in East LA? The community arts center, founded by Sister Karen Boccalero, not only promoted Chicano artists but also nurtured the LA punk rock scene in its infancy. Willie Heron of the band "Los Illegals" and Joe Suquett persuaded Sister Karen to let them found the Club Vex, a twice-monthly punk-rock club, at the Self-Help Graphics' hall. Club Vex attracted people from...

On August 6, 1945, Allied Forces in World War II dropped the first atomic weapon used in wartime on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast instantly destroyed four square miles of the city and at least 80,000 human beings. Tens of thousands more died of wounds, burns, and radiation in the following weeks. How fitting, then, that the Los Angeles stop of the "September 11: Bearing Witness to History" exhibition is located at the...

LAist appreciates LA.com's list of dining establishments that serve food after 10 PM but can't help hankering for more. What we could really use is a list of restaurants that deliver after 10 PM so that us antisocial types don't have to put a coat on over our PJs to visit Pinks. Plus, the majority of places on LA.com's list don't stay open after 1 AM... On those nights when LAist fantasizes about living...

Today is not just any Thursday. It's also the opening day of the The Fellowship Of Reconciliation's 2004 National Conference--"ORGANIZING THE REAL SUPERPOWER:People of the World Choose Peace" Thursday, August 5 to Monday, August 9th. on the Occidental College Campus in Eagle Rock. Attendees from all over the world gather to hear speakers such as Three-time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Kathy Kelly; Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop ordained in the Episcopal...

Right on the heels of LAist's discovery that Greg Allen has been archiving New Yorker.com articles, The New Yorker writer Hendrik Hertzberg graces us, via the Writer's Bloc series, with his presence on Thursday, August 5, 2004 at the Writer's Guild Theatre, 135 South Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills, at 7:30 PM. Hendrik Hertzberg, a regular contributor to The New Yorker, has a new book titled Politics, which is a collection of "observations and...

Angelenos have two chances to contemplate contemporary Aboriginal art this month: On Sunday, August 8th from 3:00-7:00 PM the Australian Trade Commission, Aboriginality.com, and The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey, host "Palate and Palette: A Sampling of Australia’s Finest Wines & Paintings" at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey. This show allows visitors to sip 45 Australian wines while viewing contemporary Aboriginal art by such artists as Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Freddy Timms, Kathleen Petyarre, William Sandy, Abie...

UCLA's Fowler Museum of Cultural History launches Opening Day ceremonies for its "Saluting Vodou Spirits: Haitian Flags from the Fowler Collection" exhibition on Saturday, August 8th. noon-5 pm. Ritual flags, known as Drapo, made of satin, velvet, or rayon, and adorned with sequins, beads, or appliqué are important components of Voudou sacred art. These works are presented at the beginning of vodou ceremonies to salute the spirits and marshal the energies of their devotees....

LA Times story about the closure of Echo Park supermarket, Lox, Stock and Pickle Barrel Go as Old Market Closes, reminds LAist that we're losing a crucial neighbor. Pioneer helped us to avoid crossing picket lines while questing for milk during the dark days of the great Supermarket Strike of '04, now a not-distant-enough memory. Last night at 9, Pioneer closed its doors for good. Times staff writer, Nita Lelyveld," tells us: "Pioneer will close...

Mediabistro.com, the online professional skills outlet for writers, recently introduced a new service for its visitors: a Freelance Marketplace where new or seasoned journalists display their talents for sale. Interestingly, in the current database of 29 writers residing in California, more writers live in Los Angeles than San Francisco. Eighteen live in Southern California while ten live in Northern California. One writer lives in Dobbins, CA and LAist is too tired to track down...