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Photo by Nancy Updike (This American Life) C'mon, admit it...you've got a serious crush on Ira Glass of This American Life. Maybe it's an intellectual bromance, maybe it's a schoolgirl geek chic sweet-on-you kind of thing. You know it's the voice (who else can say "From Chicago Public Radio, this is..." and make you grin?) but how about in the flesh? Well, we can't guarantee you just how close to the flesh you'll get,...

Every little bit counts, and cookies can certainly make the giving sweeter--at least that's the philosophy behind the No Cookie Left Behind bake sale that's taking place this weekend in L.A. to raise money to help with the relief and recovery work in Haiti. Up for grabs will be "a dizzying array of sweets from both professional kitchens (Spork Foods, Whisk LA whoopie pies, and Bitter Sweet Treats) and and local homes, as well...

Photo by A.C. Thamer via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Last night two off-duty LAPD officers were arrested in Whittier and booked "on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon," according to KFWB. The officers, whose names cannot by law be released, were allegedly drinking when they became engaged in a fight outside the Panera Bread Bakery Cafe at the Whittwood Town Center. Whittier PD Lt. Carlos Solorza describes the incident as...

Fill in the blank, please! (photo via Twitpic) We spied this humorous photo via Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Twitter feed this afternoon. He's seen here in his office sharing a moment with the ubiquitous Flat Stanley (we've hung out with him too, and advocated for his integrity as a symbol of literacy). He describes the shot as "One of my many gubernatorial duties, meeting w/ Flat Stanley," but we're thinking there's some yet-to-be-mined comic gold...

Photo by current events via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Charles Samuel, the transient accused of killing 17-year-old Lily Burk last summer has been ordered to stand trial. This morning coroner's testimony regarding the autopsy revealed her body showed signs of a violent struggle. Nadya Suleman's octuplets turn 1 today, but "OctoMom" and her life are still fodder for the tabloids, and much scrutiny. All that rain last week, and more on...

Photo by BanyanTreeProductions via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr While it rained a lot last week, it didn't rain as much as it did in January 2008 or 2005. (Now, 1943 is a whole other story...) The former treasurer of the Little League in Torrance has been charged with stealing over $100k from the organization's coffers. A school district in Riverside County has removed a dictionary from its shelves...because it contains a...

Zach Behrens/LAist LAist braved the rain to join the rally to save CoCo, aka Conan O'Brien, and gathered with hundreds of chanting supporters of the now-ousted Tonight Show host. DCist was in a bittersweet mood after learning that the National Zoo's farewell event for panda Tai Shan, or as he's better known, Butterstick, would be sponsored by Land O'Lakes®. Gothamist was surprised when a flight from Laguardia Airport was diverted to Philadelphia because a...

Photo by Heather Hayes via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr If you are comfortable in the kitchen, but not a pro, and you're ready for your closeup, you might want to get yourself and your savvy down to the Sur La Table store at the Original Farmers Market next weekend to see if you've got what it takes to be on a new show. Gordon Ramsay will star in the upcoming MasterChef,...

Photo by nopantsboy via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The sun came out today, and dried up all the rain, but it's not the itsy-bitsy spider we're talking about getting back to work, it's the work to cleanup the storm mess that's underway. 5 people were injured overnight in a crash in Van Nuys that involved two possibly drunk drivers. 16-year-old Thousand Oaks resident Abby Sunderland headed off to sail around the...

So, hey, maybe today is a good day to spark the contentious debate over who makes the best old school French Dip sammie in Los Angeles. This is Cole's Beef Dip, an Eye Nosh pic courtesy of djjewelz via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr. Talk amongst yourselves. Submit your own Eye Nosh food porn photos and mini-review to our LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr (label them "Eye Nosh" too.)...

Order it up for a good cause! (Zach Behrens/LAist) If you're hungry and have some cash and can get yourself to West L.A. between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. today you can eat and help support the relief efforts in Haiti. Today is the SoCal MFVA's Food Trucks for Haiti fundraiser, with 21 of Los Angeles' awesome eateries on wheels participating. Head over to the TLofts (11500 Tennessee Ave.) [map] and hit up as...

Thought this week of stormy weather was one for the record books? Turns out that on this day 67 years ago was the real record-setter. "The greatest daily rainfall recorded in California was 26.12 inches on January 23, 1943 at Hoegees near Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains. Fifteen other stations reported over 20 inches in two days from the same storm. Forty-five others reported 70 percent of the average annual rainfall in...