Jason Toney

Don't be like our fabled publisher and have sugar-induced vomiting into your Easter basket this weekend. Do get your dance on. Today and tomorrow at 3pm, Floor Wars is taking place at MacArthur Park brought to you by Project Blowed and BBoy.com. They've got breakdance challenges, three-on-three basketball and our favorite local underground hip hop icon, Madusa, is hosting. They suggest mapquest for directions but you know us, LAist likes Google Maps....

Unlike most bloggers and Congress, LAist doesn't have much of an opinion on the Terry Schiavo case. She's all the way over there in Florida, has been in this vegetative state for 15 years, and it just seems like an issue best left to her family, the courts, and her doctors. It does highlight something important, though: we all should be sure to make our interests about our life and well-being known to others....

According to The Beat, yes it was. Despite appearances by "Buffy" and "Firefly's" (and soon to be the big screen version of Wonder Woman) own Joss Whedon and comic book icon Stan Lee, The Beat claims sales were sluggish for exhibitors making them cranky by the end. Their pictures also suggest that the crowd wasn't nearly as large as they usually are for these kinds of events. Maybe everyone is saving up for Comiccon...

First, we celebrated her birthday then we wondered what really happened when a body ended up in her house the day after The Oscars. Sadly, now we know. The Washington Times reports that Republican Media Advisor R. Gregory Stevens died of a drug overdose in Carrie Fisher's home. The Coronor's report says he had heavy doses of cocaine and OxyContin in his system. This begs the question: exactly what kind of party was Ms....

There's a brand new bakery in Sherman Oaks and we can't get the flavor of its buttercream frosting out of our heads or stomachs. Leda's Bake Shop is right next to Señor Fred's on Ventura Boulevard just west of Woodman. We stumbled upon it after lunch yesterday. We didn't think it could be a better day after we sat directly across from Wanda Sykes and watched her toast margaritas mid-afternoon much like her "faux-reality"...

Style is when the lead singer's shoes match the keyboardist's tie. Presence is Paul Smith not getting flummoxed by his rapidly deteriorating voice in only the band's second appearance in Los Angeles on their first tour through the US. Pop is convincing an LA crowd that you're for real by your second song. All the hype from SXSW about the band that stole the show at the Fader Magazine House seems to be dead...

The New York Post reports on a star-studded party at The Argyle over the weekend that featured the likes of Orlando Bloom, Cristina Ricci, and Drew Barrymore among others. The lede, however, is about Anna Wintour to which our immediate response was, "Who the hell is Anna Wintour?" Oh, she's the editor of American Vogue. We read on to see that she was throwing a party for Maria Mario Testino to which our immediate...

See, not all reality tv is bad. This Sunday's episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition will feature a house built "California Friendly." What is a California Friendly home? One with water-saving and weather-sensitive construction and design in mind. Southern California Water Conservation agencies have launched a 4 month ad campaign to encourage home owners and designers to be more environmentally conscious about their real estate. They've even launched a website to support the...

If your hat gets stolen, never fear, the LAPD is on the case. Just one month after having his signature top hat taken from his limo after The Grammys, Slash had his hat returned to him by the Los Angeles Police Department. The hat thief, however, is still on the loose. LAist is left to wonder what one does with a stolen hat? Is there a black market for these kinds of things? Maybe...

We confess. We're not watching 24 this season. The first three seasons, we'd get all caught up in the story and then, invariably, we'd miss a week or two and then be utterly lost in the story. 24 episodes in a row of a series without a break is quite a commitment. Our commitment-phobia now has us in trouble, though, because DCist has a question. We're pretty sure there's no part of Los Angeles...