Elise Thompson

This post was written by Lindsay William-Ross and Elise Thompson. Here at LAist, we consider our restaurant reviews to be recommendations, not critiques. We only slam a place when our hand is forced. There are just some people who should not go into any industry where dealing with the public is a chief priority. It truly pains us to do this. We so wanted to love Krust. We so wanted to write a glowing review...

On Tuesday, 19 year-old Ashley Grills, who was involved in the Myspace hoax that allegedly led to the October 2006 suicide of Megan Meier, confessed to her participation on Good Morning America. Ashley Grills also stated during the interview that Lori Drew was much more involved in the hoax than she is admitting. Grills stated that Lori Drew said it was a "a good idea" when Drew's daughter and Grills suggested they invent a fake...

D Boon April 1, 1958 - December 22, 1985 There was never anyone like you, and there will never be anyone like you again. You were a driving force and a unifying voice when we needed one. You will never be forgotten. You live on in our hearts and in your music. Thanks for the ride....

Photo by Arthur Moran. Used with permission Critter Country is a breath of fresh county air in the hectic, fast-paced park life. Unfortunately, bucolic is sometimes mistaken for backwards. Many people consider Critter Country to be a "hillbilly" neighborhood inhabited by evil foxes and bears with droopy drawers. The boundaries between Frontierland and Critter Country are somewhat blurry, and Critter Country is often considered the red-headed step-child of Frontierland. The influx of a younger,...

Flat Stanley makes a splash on the red carpet After touristing in Hollywood, hanging at the beach and partying like a rock star at Mr T's Bowl, we hit Beverly Hills. Tourists go to Hollywood to see stars, but you won't see a movie star within miles of Mann's Chinese Theater. Stars work in Burbank, glam it up in Beverly Hills, and get in trouble on the Sunset Strip (Oops, is my Chateau Marmont...

Friday night was Rutlemania's closing night in Los Angeles. The show is currently headed to New York. Rutlemania is a multimedia extravaganza produced by Eric Idle with all of the Rutles songs performed by the cover band "The Pre-Fab Four". Interspersed between (some rare) clips from All You Need is Cash, and Can't Buy me Lunch, the songs from the film are performed live, like a musical. The theater audience was also entertained by dancing...

Lynda Barry has a comic that pokes fun at the ubiquitous use of paper plates as craft fodder for every possible holiday. That particular Ernie Pook's Comeek really hit me where I lived. I too have known the humiliation of the paper plate Easter bonnet. This is a picture of my preschool class. We lived in a 60s version of a condo complex. These weren't real teachers. Residents volunteered as preschool teachers. These were mostly...

After Flat Stanley saw the tourist sights in Hollywood, and hit the beach, we got lucky because Mardi Gras fell on that Tuesday! Time for Flat Stanley to party! Sure, we couldn't make it to New Orleans. But there was no better party in town than Mr. T's Bowl!...

If you don't have the stomache for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, maybe this version using candy Peeps will be easier to handle. Actually, even with Peeps, the music makes it kind of heavy sometimes....

Today is Good Friday, the day Christ was crucified. It is a holy day of obligation for people like me, who were raised as strict Catholics. I always liked Mary, especially the poetic memorare prayer and the Queen of the May festival where we sang Bring Flowers of the Rarest and crowned Mary with flowers. But I never quite understood the church's obsession with blood and suffering. Hairshirts? Self-flagellation? Any sin can be forgiven if...