Paul Davidson

You never know when you're going to run into someone whose life is all things Entertainment, so why not use LAist to keep you in the loop on a variety of high-watermark happenings. Opening this weekend, the Sam Raimi (of Spiderman 1 & 2 fame) produced, and Lucy Lawlesss co-starred whack-a-mole horror flick, Boogeyman. Telling the story of a young man traumatized by memories of terrible events he experienced in his childhood bedroom --...

There's nothing like a chain restaurant to get the juices flowing. In reality, LAist finds comfort in knowing that if we see a chain restaurant somewhere (no fast food joints, people) that we can probably get the exact taste we want just by ordering a signature dish we've had at another location of same said restaurant. I mean, isn't that what a chain restaurant is all about -- the same dining experience no matter...

The announcement stunned food-lovers and Cal State University college students everywhere today as California State University at Channel Islands announced that finally, the campus was ponying up some cash and giving the students what they had wanted since the dawn of time. That desire? Food. Cal State Channel Islands, the newest addition to the high-watermark (but not as high as University of Cailfornia colleges) Cal State University system, officially opened its brand-new, state-of-the-art dining...

The most high-profile case in the history of Santa Maria, California continues today as "dozens more prospective jurors in the Michael Jackson trial will be in court" to answer questions that will either grant them a golden ticket to serve on the jury or send them pouting into the real world, where their prospect of writing the book "Thriller: My Year As A Juror on the Michael Jackson Case" will be zilch to none....

The hits just keep on comin' in the Metrolink disaster. But this time, such insensitivity could have been avoided. A brand-new commercial that was whipped-up quickly in the wake of the Metrolink train derailment by the law offices of Jacoby & Meyers informs viewers that, "If you have been injured in the Glendale train accident, you may be entitled to compensation and there may be insurance that covers your injuries... Our investigators are already...

It's been a banner week for LAist with press mentions in Los Angeles Magazine and now a great mention in today's Los Angeles Times. (Click here to read the piece, although a subscription may be required.) In the article, LA Times journalist Scott Timberg discusses the gaudy building located at 8500 Melrose Avenue, which was previously mentioned by LAist in our Tear it Down: 8500 Melrose Avenue Edition feature that ran late last year...and...

New to Los Angeles? Looking for a way to make a long-lasting impression on all the cool, hip and happening folks spending their hard earned cash on living the life? Fed up with billboards and normal television advertising as a way to get your own personal brand forcefed upon as many Angelenos as possible? There is a solution. An insane solution, but a solution nonetheless. LAist was stunned and amused to find this eBay...

Earlier this month, LAist brought you the story of Cynthia -- the proprieter and potty-mouthed owner of Cynthia's on 3rd. Today, LA Weekly waxes on about how the event that spawned the e-mail that spawned the LAist post that spawned a supposed LA.com tirade has already encircled the Earth 10,000 times and which caused LA Weekly to find out the true story from Cynthia herself. In response to hearing what was said about her,...

LAist patriarch Gothamist recently asked the question, Do You Feel the Jamba? -- asking New Yorkers if Jamba Juice shops in the Big Apple was a huge stretch... Did New Yorkers freezing their asses off really want to get a Peach Pleasure or a Coldbuster to refresh their taste buds? The question was negotiable, but it got LAist to thinking: Has the trend of Jamba Juice, Roebek's Juice, Surf City Squeeze and other un-chained...

Yes, it's true. It's the end of the world as we know it but we feel fine. Such is not so for the people of Hnom Penh, Cambodia -- who witnesssed, and barely avoided, a 10 pound meteorite that crashed down today in the northwestern area of the country, narrowly avoiding a populated town and striking the fear of the unknown into local authorities. The rock, which slammed down into the ground with such...