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Congratulations, Sean and Tara!
By Wil | 6 CommentsSean Bonner (our fearless leader) and Tara Brown (fearless leader-adjacent) were married yesterday. Jason DeFillippo took some amazing pictures of the ceremony, including this one. Congratulations, you two! -
Flashback: Trekkies Protest in 1968
By Wil | 1 CommentWhile the dead tree version continues to disappoint, some really great blogs are starting to flourish at the Los Angeles Times. My personal favorite is Hero Complex, a blog that’s all about science fiction, graphic novels, and other things that make Geek culture awesome. This... -
CBS2 isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions
By Wil | 8 CommentsA lot of people have been talking about Michelle Obama’s speech to the DNC last night, and our local crew at CBS2, as always, had their finger on the pulse of Los Angeles, challenging their viewers (and website readers) to really think deeply about the... -
Maddux returns to the Dodgers
By Wil | 3 CommentsSo, this was unexpected: Greg Maddux is returning to the Dodgers, who suddenly seem to be serious about winning the NL West so they can get swept in the first round of the playoffs: The Dodgers reacquired Maddux from the San Diego Padres on Tuesday,... -
At last, some close up pictures of those TVs in Silverlake
By Wil | 2 CommentsWhen I was doing shows at ACME in Hollywood, I drove past those cool televisions at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Fletcher at least twice a week. I always wanted to stop there sometime and take a bunch of pictures, and though I never... -
if it bleeds, it leads
By Wil | 25 CommentsLast night, our fine local news channels lead their late night broadcasts with a pretty heinous story. Out in Lancaster, it seems, a man murdered his girlfriend. In front of her children. With a sword. This story is horrible, but that wasn’t enough for our... -
And now, your annual 4th of July travel nightmare at LAX
By Wil | 1 CommentAccording to the Times, a man claiming he was a terrorist told police at LAX this morning that he had a bomb, and was going to use it to blow shit up. There was massive gridlock while the police investigated. The upper- and lower-level roads... -
security theater comes to the metro. er, i mean metrolink
By Wil | 14 CommentsAs gas prices leave the “um, really?” territory and speed into the “are you fucking serious?” range, a whole lot of Angelenos are finally considering using our fair city’s subway commuter rail system.* That’s awesome. Getting cars off the road is great for the environment,... -
time lapse photography of 2005 simi valley fires
By Wil | 5 CommentsOver at Boingboing (isn’t it weird how we use direction-specific terms like “over at” when talking about other websites? Is anything really “over” anywhere online? These are the things that keep me awake at night.) Um. Anyway, I was reading Boingboing this morning, and saw... -
wow, that’s a lot of balls
By Wil | 2 CommentsThe Boston Globe has a fantastic feature called The Big Picture. Every day, they publish a series of pictures that personify a different theme. Yesterday, it was about space, and today it was about water. One of the pictures that caught my eye today was... -
prop 99 is dead. long live prop 99!
By Wil | 7 CommentsIt would appear that the person who wrote this headline for the Associated Press had already begun their post-election drinking, and was losing the shot-contest. (For those of you looking for actual news: 99 passed, 98 did not. Can we have a ballot initiative that... -
it’s a damn geeky weekend in los angeles
By Wil | 3 CommentsI think this could be the geekiest weekend we’ve had so far this year. Allow me to explain: Iron Man comes out today. I saw a preview screening on Monday, and other than the score (which is absolute crap) the movie is damn near perfect.... -
OMG Earthquakes!
By Wil | 11 CommentsAccording to the first ever survey of giant earthquakes that are going to hit Los Angeles, knock over our bikes, and spill our coffee, we’re pretty fucked. Southern Californians, get ready for higher home insurance. The US Geological Survey has just released its first ever... -
ESPN on Greg Maddux
By Wil | 1 CommentIf you’ve been watching the maddeningly inconsistent Dodgers struggle to stay above .500 this year (and get ready for a long, hot summer, Dodger fans) you should not read this article at ESPN.com all about Greg Maddux. You should especially not read this bit: Padres... -
The ROQ of the 80s Returns
By Wil | 18 CommentsFrom about 1984 to 1990, KROQ was the soundtrack to my life, and the DJs — Freddie Snakeskin, Richard Blade, Swedish Egil, Jed the Fish . . . even the Poorman — were like friends I’d never met (though I did meet a few of...
