Almost every major city has a stereotyped flaw(s). New Yorkers are rude and always in a hurry. London has crap weather and food. Seattle is always rainy and depressed. Las Vegas is nothing but debauchery. Los Angeles traffic sucks. Regardless of the truth, these are the generally held negative perceptions of these cities.

Well, the truth […]

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Filmed in Los Angeles.If you watched the X games today, you probably saw this ad plenty, but just in case:

I’m still torn about Nike trying to muscle into the skateboarding shoe world, but I guess it was only a matter of time.

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Who is the world’s most famous skateboarder? Even more than Tony Hawk, Rob Dyrdek, and Bam Margera, I vote Bart Simpson as the most recognizable skater on the planet. Because of this, it is no shock that he appears on the cover of Skatebook #3. This large hard cover book by Lance Mountain and Salman […]

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This must be a huge mistake. “Beerfest” at the Kyoto Hotel Garden is
nothing like “Beerfest” the movie or Oktoberfest. There is no polka music,
or beer steins…actually they have only 6 types of beer and the scene wasn’t
very festive.

Despite being bamboozled into attending Beerfest, it was still a pretty good
time. The Japanese Garden is on the […]

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I was on my lunch break and I’m happy to say that I’ve tried yet another good burrito within Los Angeles. This place is in the Boyle Heights area of L.A.  I was warned before hand that it is like eating inside of a Mexican Aunt’s living room (this could be either positive or negative […]

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Busy Bee’s Sandwiches
2413 S Walker Ave
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 832-8660
This hidden Sandwich Shop has a lot going for it. It’s a local gem of San Pedro that not many people know about. They serve HUGE sandwiches. The first time I went there, I ate half a sausage sandwich and I felt like my stomach was filled with lead. I really […]

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On June 17th there was an indoor/outdoor solo Art Exhibit called Life is Beautiful. It was put on by Mr. Brainwash or Thierry Guetta. His work riffs a lot on pop art. It is playful and creative, but is still approachable for those who may not know much about art. Here are some of the pieces that caught […]

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By Seena Nikravan
Alibi Room
12236 Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Tel: 310.390.9300
(located 1 block East of Centinela)
On a Thursday night a few weeks ago, in excited anticipation of the coming weekend a friend and I decided to go to a local bar. Having tried out almost all of the available and interesting bars in the Palms/Culver City […]

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727 N. Broadway
#117
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-3838  
Ahhhh…Wonton Soup. It was my chicken soup for sick or rainy days growing up. Although I never knew what was in a wonton as a kid, there was something comforting about wonton soup served up in a steaming bowl. Among a few other things, what really brought me to B’s Wonton […]

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The streets really aren’t safe anymore. There are red light cameras on every block, traffic cops are shooting to kill, and even Paris and Lindsey can’t get away with DUIs. The Ticket Assassin is our only hope. He offers step by step guidance to traffic violators in California. The Ticket Assassin really is Bernard Mulroy, […]

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