Sloane Berrent

New finds are a tricky thing. There are those websites, diners, dives that some may stumble upon and have no desire to share. Of course that is not the LAist way, by signing on to this gig it is part of our "Bloggers Code of Ethics" to share share share. And so, I present ">Pandora, aka the Music Genome Project. It's a streaming radio station that you create on your own. How does it...

So now that Martha Stuart is a free woman - free to garden, free to get into fights with the Donald, free to terrorize us with her threats of global domination one marzipan cookie at a time - she has decided to launch - get ready for it - an online social network similar to MySpace. The site will be targeted towards adult women. Doing a little research LAist found there is actually already...

Question: Meave Leakey's recent fossil discoveries have been made near Lake Turkana. This lake extends from Kenya into which other country? Answer: Ethiopia. Today in our nation's capital is the National Geography Bee. It seems there is more to know about geography than the quickest way to the airport from Studio City. How did you do on the question above? If you were stumped, you're not alone - seven of ten finalists in 2003...

LAist was intrigued awhile back looking at what Angelenos were watching off Netflix and wanted to check out what seems to be on our radar now. Any of these strike your fancy? Do they seem excessively random, even for LA? 1. Mayor of the Sunset Strip 2. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 3. L.A. Story 4. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls 5. Overnight 6. Fallen Angels 7. Sin Destino 8. The Short...

Shouldn't it be L.A. Parks and Works? Go tonight to the LACMA Thursday night's series and find out why it's not and what's at stake with new building and parks projects throughout the city. http://www.lacma.org/events/Lectures.aspx ">7:30 tonight in the Leo S. Bing Theater, for free, will get you an educational and inspirational night surrounded by fellow Angeleno's curious about the place of Green Space in Los Angeles. There will be a panel of four...

As an avid web-surfer and general know-it-all, LAist likes to keep up on the newest things that can serve as great distractions to your work day. The newest obsession is Zillow. This website is part real estate agent, part voyeur, park stalker, and completely addicting. Want to know how much your house costs or your neighbors? What about your parents or your new crush? Researchers in development offices have been using this tool all...

Living in Los Angeles, LAist likes to think that we're hip and ahead of the game. We know struggling artists and people who play their fingers to the bone to get a gig here and there, let alone face time with a record executive or A&R guy. We see good music at small venues around town and giggle when the "red states" slowly catch on to indie bands that have been on our radar...

If you happen to be in the area of the Greystone Mansion tonight, looking for something to do and have $75 burning in your pocket, check out the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank's Wine Tasting and Silent Auction. Great wines are being featured from boutique wineries around California and there will also be (according to the press release) "fine chocolates and gourmet cheeses" too. Now, here at LAist, we are all for doing good...

Looking to catch a Los Angeles Dodgers game this week on the fly? How about a little incentive by way of discounted tickets? LAist got the tip that for the Astros series on May 10th and 11th the Dodgers really want a lot of fans to show up and so are offering $10 off for all "Field Level" and "Infield Reserve" tickets. Prices are usually around $30 and they are being offered for only...

Like a new real estate agent in Los Angeles, give a warm welcome to another music venture in an already saturated market. From the founder of iMusic.com (sold to ArtistDirect Inc. and then to Apple) comes a way to get more mail delivered to your inbox every day. It's called DailyCD and it's a free newsletter featuring music articles and albums. The catch, only one per day. So to not inundate you. How novel!...