Paul Davidson

We here at LAist know that without tourists, well, Los Angeles would be a city with far fewer Cheesecake Factory restaurants. But the nameless, camera-toting visitors to our city have their own opinions and thoughts about the City of Angels. This is just one of those opinions, as overheard at the Lucky Strike bowling alley at the Hollywood & Highland complex. Him: So, what do you think of Los Angeles? Her: Seems sort of...

LAist's Tear It Down is currently 1-0, with last year's desperate cry to tear down 8500 Melrose Avenue (the pink and black checkered monster) receiving cries of agreement and some nice legitimate placement in the Los Angeles Times for the cause. We were overjoyed to know that we weren't alone in voicing our opinion that, yes, there are some buildings and landmarks around town that really, positively must be demolished. This week is no...

Donna Summer said it best when she said, "You work hard for your money, so you'd better...try to not spend all your money in one place or risk being really deep in debt and then the rest of your life won't matter much cause you'll constantly be worried about spiking APR rates and a future without financial stability." Sure, we're paraphrasing a bit and adding additional meaning to the golden throated words of Ms....

According to American Idol and FOX, Ryan Seacrest, popular host of American Idol and morning drive-time jock on KIIS 102.7 FM will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, April 20th at 11:30AM. The star, which will be awarded to Seacrest for his long illustrious career in radio, will coincide with American Idol slashing yet another OK singer thus bringing the total wannabe quotient down to the Final 6...

LAist bursts onto the scene this week with our Solved Mysteries, answering the questions that plague you on a daily basis in regards to Los Angeles landmarks, technology, and just plain freaky unexplainable crap. This week, we investigate The Grove's eerie sentient parking sensors -- a board of LED-lit numbers, that upon entering their parking structure, seemingly tell you how many spots are available on each level. It is an inconceivable technology that, as...

If you ever stand in line at the Supermarket or pay to read some of the high-end rag mags, then you've seen what's transpired recently on the covers of Star Magazine and In Touch (as well as a myriad of other high-watermark journalism). You had to have been living in a cave if you hadn't seen the "bulge pictures" of Britney Spears. The over-sized potato sacks she wore to "cover the impending bloom of...

With all the death and destruction currently overrunning society and overwhelming those striving for peace and goodwill, it's nice to know that the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is doing their part to bring Los Angeles a rainbow on such a rainy day. That rainbow, just happens to be yet another PR-inspired star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today (in fact, right around this minute) America's Sweetheart Sandra Bullock (yes, she's the current holder...

Sometimes the very media that originates inside of Los Angeles needs its own intervention. That's why LAist has decided to mandate certain changes for media properties that have, well, strayed from the path. This week, LAist would like to talk about a hit ABC show called Lost which is, ironically, lost in its own pile of gobble-de-gook -- stuck trying to dig itself out of coincidence and visual effect device and crazy-ironic moment over...

LAist has a story to tell, from our electrical well, it's a little message and we're leaving out the whistles and bells. But what we aren't leaving out is exciting news for some, and to others -- well, you probably won't care. But if you're fans of the eclectic band They Might Be Giants, then you'll be glad to know that they're "storming the castle" so to speak over the next two months, with...

There was good and bad for Sideways uber-actor Paul Giamatti this past weekend when he was awarded a SAG statuette for his Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Yes, that's right, he had to share it with three other people. It was yet another example of Paul Giamatti getting the hot steaming fireplace poker in the eye. Local residents reported on Sunday, however, that this fleeting piece of somewhat-mediocre good news...