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Deep in the heart of Echo Park, there's a store called Han Cholo. It's a very special store/artisan's workshop where they make and sell urban jewelry with a twist; pendants made in the shape of Han Solo's blaster or a ring in the shape of Chewbacca's face. It's the perfect bling to sport at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend, especially since Friday is Star Wars day. Larger photos after the jump....

Editor's note: This is the second part of the LAist Interview with the editors of the 1947 Project, a blog that posts news stories and photographs of Los Angeles in 1947. This LAist Interview is with a typical resident living in Los Angeles in 1947. Name: Johnathon Zheltov, 29 Works in the pectin department, California Fruit Growers Exchange Where are you from and what neighborhood do you live in? Johnathon Zheltov: The folks moved...

It's surprising to realize that Kim Cooper and Nathan Marsak started the 1947 Project blog just last March because we can't imagine our daily routine without it. Kim publishes "Scram, the journal of unpopular culture" and co-edited "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth" and the new "Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed." Nathan, author of "Los Angeles Neon," is working on a book about America's historic mortuaries. Their...

There's so much to do and see this weekend, we don't know where to start. Well, actually we do. This LAist is going to spending lots of quality time at Skylight Books in Los Feliz as they have some eclectic readings and panels we (and you) don't want to miss. Tonight, that party monster, Wow Report contributor and eternal club kid, James St James, explains it all for you, along with Jennifer Blowdryer, Clint...

In addition to the Lotus Festival at Echo Park Lake, Angelenos can also enjoy South Asian culture at the 6th Annual ArtWallah Festival at Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood this weekend, from July 7 to July 10th. Best of all, it's accessible via the Red Line. Exit the Vermont station. ArtWallah is part of a movement to build artistic forums that showcase the South Asian diaspora's search for belonging, the shifting of identities, and...

Ed Note: We postponed publication of Monday's LAist Interview until today in honor of the Independence Day holiday. Craig Havens, a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, is a fine art photographer whose commercial assignments have appeared in magazines such as Rolling Stone, JANE, Los Angeles Magazine, WYWS, and Detour. In 2004 he became the first American photographer to be honored with a solo exhibition at the Grand Hall Artists Union...

In today's "Los Angeles Times" Column One, reporter Daniel Hernandez pays a visit to El Congo Manuel on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood and shares the world of Santeria with readers in his article "Little Shop of Santeria." We're not crazy about that title--would a Times copy editor have called Cotter Church Supplies "Little House of Catholicism"? Anyhoo, the article itself is terrific: Charles Guelperin, the Santeria priest, explained the day's aim: "We're doing...

Speaking of traffic... While thumbing through our copy of the 2005 California Drivers Handbook, we're amazed how different the world is outside its pages. For instance, CA Drivers Handbook says this about Signaling: SIGNALING Always signal to other drivers when you plan to turn left, right, slow down, or stop. Signals may be given by hand-and-arm positions or by using the vehicles signal lights. If bright sunlight makes the signal lights hard to see,...

Since I post most of my entries at night, it's fitting that the last task before going to bed includes an acknowledgement of this blog's first year anniversary. I'm thrilled that we made it to this milestone without getting sued (so far). We couldn't have done it without all the great writers who have contributed their thoughts, time and patience. We're glad to be around and really appreciate the dialogues we've hosted in the...

CalArts teacher and Los Angeles photographer/media artist Dwayne Moser is wowing them in London this month. Art Daily.com reports that two of Mosers works on display at the Laura Bartlett Gallery as part of The Acceptance World, a group show of international artists showing work related to modern landscapes. Moser photographs sites of celebrity scandal in Los Angeles and converts the images into scenic backdrops appropriate for motion picture sets. The Brits are eating...