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The Shrine Auditorium was evacuated and the red carpet shut down today for 15 minutes—just hours before the SAG awards were scheduled to begin. Everyone was escorted out at 1:55 pm this afternoon, and bomb-sniffing dogs swarmed the premises. more › See the rest here: Shrine Auditorium Evacuated, Red Carpet Shut Down Briefly Just Hours Before SAG Awards
The Salzburg Chamber Soloists are performing this Thursday at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts . The program includes works by Janacek, Britten, Mozart, and Ravel. more › See the original post: Classical Pick of the Week: Salzburg Chamber Soloists and Two Orchestras, One Conductor
Occupy Oakland protesters marched toward a new meeting space and social center Saturday. Read more: Occupiers, Cops Clash in Takeover Attempt
Herman Cain has endorsed Newt Gingrich for president, urging Republicans to vote for the former Speaker of the House as he fights for the 2012 GOP nomination. “I hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse Newt Gingrich,” Herman Cain announced in Florida. “There are several reasons as to why I have reached this public decision. One of the biggest reasons is the fact that I know Speaker Gingrich is a patriot,” Cain added. Of all endorsements by former 2012 presidential candidates, Herman Cain’s endorsement carries the most weight so far, say many Republicans. Cain’s support for Gingrich’s campaign was widely anticipated. “We are going to do something and we are going to elect Newt Gingrich as the next president of the United States!” Herman Cain declared to a cheering crowd in the following video. CAIN ENDORSES GINGRICH Continue reading here: Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich
UCLA police on Sunday sought a roughly 21-year-old man who they believe sexually assaulted a female student near a dorm, police said. The rest is here: Man Sought in UCLA Sexual Assault
“Vertical” is a techno trance song by Vibrasphere featured in a high-tech music video produced by Visual Chaotics of Silicon Valley, California. Made using Harmony™ software, the song “Vertical” comes alive in a hypnotic music video (below) highlighting the beauty of 21st century Silicon Valley technology. After watching the following video, download this great song by Vibrasphere.
Every time I drive down to the West Los Angeles area, I pass by this landmark but most often take it for granted. Originally posted here: Travel
“Goin’ To California” is a 2012 single from the album Highways, Ghosts, Hearts and Home by folk-pop singer-songwriter Susan James from Orange County, California. A song which musically expresses the desire of an ex-Californian to return home and be with old friends, “Goin’ To California” is a sun-seeking anthem with a hippie folk flavor for those aching to escape a cold, grey existence for some California freedom. Susan James entered the ranks of California recording artists in the 1990s after being discovered by Apple Computer co-founder and Steve Jobs business partner Steve Wozniak while performing in a San Francisco Bay Area coffee house.
Caitlin Doughty believes her fascination with death started when she was a little girl and she witnessed a girl fatally fall from the balcony of a local mall. She went on to get a degree in mortuary science and start a delightful (no, really!) web series about death. more › Read more: ‘Ask a Mortician’ and She’ll Tell You About Space Burials, Where the Famous Go to Die and How to Bake Your Remains into Chocolate Cake
Every once in a while, The New York Times decides to turn its attention to the Best Coast, and this week the Grey Lady suggested checking out this bubbling asphalt pit full of prehistoric (or as we Angelenos refer to it B.F.: Before Freeways) fossils that’s right smack-dab in the middle of the Miracle Mile. Isn’t that insane?!! more › More here: The New York Times Discovers This Crazy Place Called the La Brea Tar Pits
