May 2008
75 posts
“When our kite lines first crossed
We tied them into knots
And to finally fly...”
– You Know Whom / The Shins
MAY IN LA. WHAT WE DO. →
April 2008
115 posts
infy BURGER HOLIDAY: FO:2, Bowery, Hungry Cat, 25°
I’VE BEEN IN ATTENDANCE FOR EACH. THESE ARE FACTS.
itsnotforyou:
pictured left to right: hungry cat’s pugburger, father’s office (no ketchup!), bowery burger, 25°
I have been on something of a burger odyssey this last week. It started Monday at Bowery, where ertel and I had an impromptu dinner before Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The following day before the Juice game was Sang Yoon’s...
HAVE YOU NEVER SHOUTED, "I LOVE YOU" AT SOMONE? I... →
YO GABBA GABBA JUST AS COOL AS I THOUGHT →
EPIC BATTLES: FILM VS VIDEO
“‘For this issue, we attempted a unique approach by asking our writers to select a filmmaker who’s traditionally worked in film and has moved to digital video, as a brief sidestep or a career-changing ideological statement,’” announce Reverse Shot editors Michael Koresky and Jeff Reichert. ‘Then we asked them to contrast and compare this digital foray with...
5/1/08 TACO NIGHT. BE SERIOUS REGARDING IT. →
25 THINGS DEEZ LADIES SHOULD KNOW HOW TO DO
ERTEL SAYS: SUPER RICHES “Talk about astrology. Geminis and Libras get along; Virgos are neurotic; stay away from Scorpio men. It’s what passes for Universal Truths these days, and you know what? It’s not starting any wars. Maybe because astrology understands that people are fundamentally different, and in order to coexist with them peacefully you’ve got to not only try to...
INTERVIEW CON ERROL MORRIS RE: HIS NEWEST AND...
via IonCinema
THIS IZ LIES →
THE WORLD'S 50 BEST PLACES TO STUFF THE FACE WITH... →
TEGAN - SARA = STILL RICHES! →
WINNERS
See below. Gems of my heart…
J. GOLD SPEAKS FOR THE TACO (AND THE TRUCKS THAT...
Finally. After so many lies as to what’s best. J. Gold tells us. We thank him.
A Few Good Trucks (locations as of this writing):Gorditas Lupita’s, Eagle Rock Blvd. near Avenue 34, Glassell Park; Cemitas Tepeac, Indiana St. at César Chávez, East L.A.; La Oaxaqueña, Lincoln Blvd. at Rose, Venice; 4 Ventos, Whittier Blvd. east of Soto, East L.A.; El Pique, car-wash parking lot on York at...
OH MY GAWD / ITALY AND THE UNLOCKED iPHONEZ.
“Italy may soon be home to a whole bunch of unlocked iPhones. According to La Repubblica, a daily in Rome, ‘Telecom Itlalia has signed a non-exclusive deal to distribute a new, 3-G compatible iPhone’ that won’t be locked and won’t require a two-year contract.”
via Popular Science
BACK IN LA / REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD
WED
Architecture in Helsinki, The Ruby Suns, The Happy Hollows @ The Echo
THURS
Rilo Kiley @ The Glass House Sia @ Malibu Performing Arts Center
FRIDAY
Yeasayer, Le Face, NASA Space Universe, Duke Nukem Forever, Fail! @ The Smell
JEWZ DESSERTS
“CRUMBS BAKESHOP will offer flourless cupcakes and desserts for Passover. Fine, good. But the names are what got our attention: Cupcakes named Holy Moses, Elijah’s Delight, Raspberry Red Seas, plus ‘candy matzoh,’ basically chocolate-dipped matzoh. Hilarious and delicious.”
via EatWire Inbox
BOND STREET APPARENTLY WORSE THAN POOP IN A BUTT.... →
Circa 5:30PM
I’ve eaten the following today:
12 inch sub
diet coke
vegetables and pasta
plate of turkey and cheeses and coleslaw
pickles
diet coke
another piece of cheese
JOE'S STONE CRAB WINS THE PRIZE. ALSO, JOE'S STONE...
Special Report: Top 100 Independents MORE: Top 100-The Long View The 100 highest-grossing independent (non-chain) restaurants in the United States had combined 2007 food-and-beverage sales of $1.53 billion, a solid if not spectacular 4.8% increase from the $1.46 billion total for last year’s Top 100 Independents. This year’s total is nearly 31% greater than the Top 100’s $1.17 billion sales in...
DINE OUT LA? YES PLEASE. HAPPENING PROMPTLY... →
THE DOHENY / CEDD'S WORLD. WE'RE JUST LIVING IN...
The Doheny, Infiltrated: That’s It? Really? Monday, April 7, 2008
We only got teaser photos, but Caroline on Crack used her Seven Grand connections to infiltrate The Doheny, Cedd Moses top-secret private club, and reported the evening in great detail on LAist. Confirmed: The whole thing is a total sham. The highlights…
1)Rules: No cameras allowed. If the $4950 initial membership...
THE DEVIL SHOULD NEVER WIN. NEVER!
Daniels, who wrote the song in 1979 while a member of The Charlie Daniels Band, lost the rights to the song in a past settlement.
He explained on his blog: “The song, ‘The Devil Went Down To Georgia’, which I wrote, is supposed to be a lighthearted novelty about a fiddling contest between a country boy and the devil and the devil always loses.”
“I would never grant...
LYNCHOPERA.
“Based on David Lynch’s 1997 film, Neuwirth’s theatre piece has travelled widely since it was first seen five years ago - mainly, one suspects, because Lynch fans have been curious to discover how such a psychological thriller could be reinvented for the lyric stage…. If Lynch’s compelling storytelling survives its transformation, it is debatable whether that is...
KATE MOSS AT LITTLE JOY? MY. MY.
“And Friday, you purple balled me with a rumored yet unsubstantiated Prince appearance, but Saturday handed me Kate Moss at Little Joy. With her limo idling out front and a chauffeur standing by, Ms. Moss and an entourage of comically fashionable people shot pool while the rest of Little Joy pretended not to notice.”
via Alie