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  Ask Paul DePodesta, but not about the Dodgers
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Former Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta, now with the Padres in San Diego, has started an interesting blog — he knows a lot more about...

  ICME: Bunnicula lives!
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In spirit at least… I love big things on buildings; the odder the better.   Naturally, I was more than pleased when driving down Lakewood Blvd. I saw this docile creature: Big thing?  Check. On a building?  Check. Odd?  Hell yeah. That’s a huge-ass rabbit.  I thought it was the oddest pet store I’ve ever...

  CD Review: Adele - 19
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Artist: Adele Album: 19 Label: Columbia/XL Recordings Release Date: April 8th 2008 digital *See video clip below. So in the recent trend of scratchy, retro-sounding divas such as Amy Winehouse and Duffy, I think I found a keeper. I first heard of Adele when I stumbled across one of her videos on a blog a little while...

  Extra, Extra: Beating the Disco Inferno
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Photo by toastycakes via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr In an attempt to avoid the voter confusion rampant in the state during this year's Super Tuesday balloting, LA County officials are doing their best to educate the public about the InkaVote Plus system, including the audio options for disabled and multilin...

  Bike to Work Week is over! 'Get the F@%& off the road!'
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Photo by Stephen Box/LAist The Bike to Work Week celebration came to an abrupt end as Enci rode north on Western, turned left onto Hollywood Boulevard and then had a bus accelerate from behind, crossing her line and pulling to the right, forcing her to the curb as he pulled in to his last scheduled stop of the day. He...

  Bike to Work Week is over! "Get the F@%& off the road!"
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The Bike to Work Week celebration came to an abrupt end as Enci rode north on Western, turned left onto Hollywood Boulevard and then had a bus accelerate from behind, crossing her line and pulling to the right, forcing her to the curb as he pulled in to his last scheduled stop of the day. He then opened the door and...

  Acres Of Books Turns The Page
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Photo by Lori Nyx for LAist Put down that mouse for a second and take a deep breath. Imagine yourself in a cavernous bookstore, wandering through endless stacks in search of the rare and the wonderful. Drink in the eclectic surroundings, the musty scent of wood, paper and 5 decades of history. How did you get here?...

  Found in LA: Okay, What?
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At first glance, this looks like many of the crazy out-of-touch ranting signs seen around Los Angeles. But after some sleuthing, LAist Featured Photos contributor ~db~ and another Flickr user found this is for real. "At first I thought "King George" referred to President Bush," explained ~db~, "but the guy who filed...

  Mr. Free Plays Chinatown
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After no less than seven LAPD squad cars paid a visit to his show on Wednesday night, Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakouts moved their Thursday night show to a new location. That's the freedom you get when the venue you play in a gutted out, filled with graffiti-art, orange school bus you own and drive across the country....

  Santa Monica Cuts Down Fought-Over Trees
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"I don't know if I'm more sad or more angry," Treesavers founder Jerry Rubin said this morning as he witnessed Santa Monica workers cut down 23 ficus trees on 2nd and 4th Street. He stood on a stump where one of the trees used to stand for over 40 years -- it only took a matter of minutes to cut it down. "We'll be...

  
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