“Don’t Shoot Me In The Back. I’m Unarmed.” Protesters March for Man Slain by Police

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Did race and gender have a role in the decision of the police to open fire on an unarmed man?

Time-Lapse Video of Endeavor Traveling Through LA

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If you watch one video today, it should be this one.

The NPR Commentator and the 47 Percent

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You may have heard Dave Dickerson on NPR and thought he was doing pretty well, but in fact he was homeless most of last year.

What’s in a Mane?

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Greg White’s Delilah was a leather-clad hairdresser named Lorenzo.

6 Reasons to Consider Surrogacy

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Jerry Mahoney explains what makes surrogacy a great choice for gay couples.

Caine’s Arcade: Not Just a Viral Video, but a Story of a Father and Son

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While there is a lot of talk in this story about the viral nature of videos, entrepreneurship, and instant fame, little is discussed of the very awesome relationship between father and son that is the connective thread throughout this story.

Carmageddon

To put it in simple terms–if you live the The Valley, you’re fucked.     According to every media outlet in the LA area (I prefer to get my news from Kevin & Bean on KROQ), LA will fall off the face of the world this weekend.  They’re calling it Carmageddon and it’s gonna be [...]

#musicmonday: “… not from a Jedi …” [free MP3 downloads]

Another week of awesome and always free MP3 downloads from Komplicated!

#musicmonday: the cathedral of chalesm [free MP3 downloads]

Every week, there’s a mountain of freaking MP3s to download and this week is no different! Let’s go!

Playoff beard–update

They have to win. I hate Philly.     You may or may not remember that I announced last week that I was growing a playoff beard for the NHL playoffs. I said that as long as either the LA Kings (the team I grew up watching), Anaheim Ducks (the team I covered for 8 [...]

Just Another Day

There’s life underground… Danny Elfman–Oingo Boingo For me personally, nothing says growing up in So. Cal. quite like Oingo Boingo.  I don’t know what it was like in other parts of the country, but if you lived in LA, the OC, the LBC, the Val(ley), or the IE you were pretty much a fan of [...]