10 Best L.A. Places for Studying
They say the Big Apple never sleeps, but here in Los Angeles, they say we roll out of bed at 10 a.m., set out a breakfast of kale and cold-pressed juice, then take out the dog for a hike at Runyon...
View ArticleBars, Please Turn off Your Televisions
In Old Hollywood -- that glorified era that still occupies the minds of thousands of dream-seeking L.A. newcomers both young and old -- ideas were born, scripts were hatched, romances kindled, careers...
View ArticleSuck It, Times Square. Downtown L.A.'s 3D Animated New Year's Eve Is Going to...
On New Year's Eve, around midnight, City Hall will disappear. First, the iconic 85-year-old art deco skyscraper will morph and vibrate with neon patterns, as its windows, walls and edges extend out...
View ArticleNew Year's Eve: The Best Club Parties in L.A.
New Year's Eve remains the biggest party night of the year - even in L.A. Despite our underserved reputation as a dud NYE town, we've got tons of great club parties. So drench yourself in glitter,...
View ArticleDumb Starbucks Was a Missed Opportunity For Something So Much Better
There are no dumb questions right? OK, let's get yours about Dumb Starbucks, which opened at 1802 Hillshurst Ave. in Los Feliz on Friday, out of the way now. The spot, which uses the exact same logo as...
View ArticleEightyTwo, a New Arcade Bar Opening in the Downtown Arts District
Scott Davids and Noah Sutcliffe have been friends since they were in the first grade. When Sutcliffe's family moved from Pasadena to Washington, D.C. for a year, young Davids from Highland Park came...
View ArticleFriend Visiting From Out of Town Would Like to Go to "the Bar From Swingers,"...
Insisting that it would be "so money," out-of-towner Jeff Wheeler announced earlier today that he would "really like to go to the bar from Swingers, tonight." Wheeler, 28, who is on vacation this week,...
View Article10 Best L.A. Spots for a Girls Night Out
It's bachelorette party season, and after hours of (terribly unpleasant) research, our staff has come up with a list of great places for a night out on the town with your girlfriends. Cheers to...
View ArticleA Bachelorette Art Party That Makes Ogling Hot, Naked Guys Respectable
We've heard it before: Women aren't wired to orient to visual turn-ons the way men are. That's why women don't subscribe to Playgirl or watch as much porn as men do. And it's why I'm not anticipating...
View ArticleA Party for Sugar Babies and Sugar Daddies Makes Us Question Our Faith in...
There are things in the world that, yes, have been going on forever. But then someone goes and puts them on the Internet, and they become so attainable, so convenient that they became crass, devoid of...
View ArticleWe Found the Wildest Party in L.A. — and It Starts at 6:30 a.m.
The party is in full swing at V Lounge in Santa Monica. Twenty-somethings in animal-print jumpsuits and glow-in-the-dark face paint form a circle around a break-dancer in a furry dragon costume. When...
View ArticleCan L.A. Nightlife Institution A Club Called Rhonda Become an International...
On a Friday night in late October, it's a scene outside downtown's Belasco Theater. Women wearing studded leather harnesses chatter about who is and is not on the list. Security guards organize the...
View ArticleThe Best New Year's Eve Parties in Los Angeles
Whether you think it's the best night to party of the whole year, or a risky amateur night, there is something about New Year's Eve that feels special. It deserves more than some booze in front of the...
View ArticleHollywood's First Cat-Themed Club Night
“All good people love pussy,” says Franny Divine, the mind behind the Catnip Club, Hollywood’s newest monthly club night and first feline disco. Divine, a self-identified “cat lady,” drew not only...
View ArticleGoodbye to Hal's, Venice's Legendary Artist Hangout on Abbot Kinney (VIDEO)
“It’s always a heavy pour.” This is the feeling at Hal’s bar in Venice. It’s not bohemian, but simple, functional, warm. A bar for drinking and being together. “This is where people know me," says...
View ArticleDo We Need Black Gay Bars Anymore?
Gay black men in L.A. might soon have to take love into their own hands. That’s because Jewel’s Catch One, a.k.a. the Catch, the city’s only black gay bar, is closing at the end of summer. The bar’s...
View ArticleAt UCB's OKStupid, OKCupid Dates Meet Their Match Onstage (VIDEO)
“I’m a little afraid if I drink too much I might need to piss. What if I have to pee in the middle of the date?” This won’t be the last time we hear this question tonight. The guy posing it is a...
View ArticleHow Palm Springs Became a Bachelorette Party Destination
Across the nation, affianced young women and their ladyfriends have gained a reputation as puke-stained, shallow monsters wielding tiaras, dick straws and the ability to shriek high enough to break...
View Article30 Things To Do in L.A. Before You Turn 30
L.A., at least stereotypically, is the place for young, upwardly-mobile, self-celebrating, wanna-be noteworthy people. It's all bright lights, movie stars, hip threads, and youth as far as the...
View ArticleWhere To Party in L.A. This Labor Day Weekend
One cliche about L.A. that happens to be true: we play as hard as we work. Which means when a holiday of rest comes around, a lot of us choose to do anything but. The long weekend is an excuse to milk...
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