Amanda Chicago Lewis
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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I Wanted a Burrito, but Got This Brain Injury Instead
I became a journalist because I wanted to do something useful. So as one of 2.5 million Americans who sustain a traumatic brain injury each year, I’m telling my story. Even though it hurts. → Read More
Marijuana Arrests Down In Colorado For White Teens, Up For Black And Latino Teens
A new state report shows that the total number of marijuana arrests in Colorado for juveniles increased after legalization — and racial disparities within those arrests grew worse. → Read More
America's Whites-Only Weed Boom
Black Americans were disproportionately targeted in the "war on drugs." Now state laws and steep regulatory costs have left them far more likely to be shut out of America's profitable mar... → Read More
Weed Businesses Can’t Put Their Money In Banks, So They Put It In Bongs
Shut out of legitimate financial institutions, marijuana entrepreneurs are finding unusual ways to park their cash. → Read More
Why Hasn't California Legalized Marijuana Yet?
After decades of being at the forefront of the marijuana legalization movement, California has been left in the dust by other states. Infighting between activists may turn 2016 into another losing ... → Read More
The Prisoners Fighting California's Wildfires
As climate change makes the role of inmate firefighters in California increasingly crucial, Americans are beginning to ask whether the type of low-level offenders who qualify for the program even d... → Read More
Madzilla Is the World's Most Famous Pothead Hip-Hop Tattooed Model (VIDEO)
Madzilla is here to pick up her money. Wearing a Rastafarian backpack, a fake gold watch and a gray tank top, she strolls into Crooks & Castles, a s... → Read More
Aesthetic Perfection Returns to L.A.
'Til Death is industrial act Aesthetic Perfection's crossover album, the one intended as much for the kids wearing neon as much as the kids wearing black PVC. It has strains of Depeche Mode, and Nine Inch Nails' early work. It hits the streets on February 11 through Metropolis Records. Daniel... → Read More
How L.A.'s New LED Street Lights Will Change Movies Forever
One of the signature aesthetics of this great city is the vast, golden glow that sweeps from the coast to the mountains. But unlike the mythical city of El Dorado, supposedly paved with golden streets, much of that effect in Los Angeles was caused by old-school street lamps, known as... → Read More
Jay Leno's Favorite Target Was ... Bill Clinton
For all the talk about the "liberal media" (both news and entertainment) favoring Democratic candidates, you'd think a West Coast comedian like Jay Leno would practically be an honorary party chairman. But he embraced former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, his friend, and always gave a warm, respectful platform to presidents... → Read More
10 Koreatown Dishes You Absolutely Cannot Miss
You may think there's nothing in Koreatown but barbecue. If you've found your comfort zone in the sort of small-plates, New American restaurants everyone's already talking about, you might think that going to unfamiliar Korean restaurants sounds dicey. You assume no one will understand you, that you won't be able... → Read More
Ratt vs. Ratt: Five Rock Band Name Disputes
The story is as old as time itself: (1) Band gets famous. (2) Band breaks up. (3) Two different incarnations of band start performing. (4) Everyone gets confused. Take the recent Whisky A Go-Go performance by Jack Russell's Great White. That moniker mouthful is the result of Russell's settlement with... → Read More
Giant News Flash: 9 Out of 10 American Men View Porn
Nine out of 10 American men view the product of L.A.'s other film industry - porn. (And other one lies! Pa-dum-pum). So says a new survey sent to us by the folks at L.A.-based adult webcam site Cam4. They surveyed 1,023 American adults and found a relatively high rate of... → Read More
See Oscar Nom The Act of Killing With Its Director: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List
Friday, Feb. 7 Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' U.S. television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Join the celebration at the Egyptian Theatre with a screening of Across the Universe, the Julie Taymor - directed musical that uses Beatles songs as a backdrop to a Vietnam War... → Read More
Silver Lake Council Considers Shunning 'Eastside' Label
It was almost 10 years ago that a since-defunct weekly publication covering Silver Lake and Echo Park promised to celebrate "the new Eastside." It was a crass attempt at putting a stamp on the area's hipster gentrification, though it probably didn't mark the first time "Eastside" was applied to the... → Read More
How to Get Out of Your Wine List Rut
When we're talking wine, trends don't hold as much weight as your own palate. Because if one wine appeals, but another doesn't, then your preference - be it a single varietal or blend - is the new best thing. Next time you dine out, check the wine list for wines... → Read More
The Zombie and The Mai Tai: Two Historic Tiki Cocktail Recipes
At last week's Golden State of Cocktails, one of the best seminars was tiki-themed. Lead by Joe Swifka of La Descarga and rum enthusiast Matt Robold (who runs the website rumdood.com), the seminar traced the history of tiki culture, which began in Los Angeles with Don The Beachcomber in 1934... → Read More
Los Angeles Events and Entertainment Calendar
Los Angeles events and entertainment calendar with info on festivals, shows, and nightlife in Los Angeles from LA Weekly → Read More
Search for Homicidal Sex Offender in Hollywood Hills Comes up Empty, Cops Say
A community of multi-million-dollar homes was besieged by law enforcement searching for one seriously bad dude today, sheriff's officials said. The hunt for 54-year-old Oscar Bridges in the terrain above the Greek Theater and near Runyon Canyon Park involved a helicopter, cops on horseback, and nearly 50 deputies on the... → Read More
Children of Paradise, Perhaps the Greatest French Film Ever, Screens in Torrance
"I would give up all my films to have directed Children of Paradise," François Truffaut famously said of Marcel Carné's 1945 masterwork - high praise, considering Truffaut debuted with The 400 Blows. The epic romance - long considered France's answer to Gone With the Wind, and perhaps the country's greatest... → Read More