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With his old pal Eddie Nash to be arraigned Monday in a 19-year-old murder case, the restless ghost of legendary porn star John Holmes once again stalks L.A.
By Stephen Lemons
June 9, 2000
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For just $6, I turned a rental car into my mother; its global positioning system was flawed and irritating, but ultimately kind of lovable.
By Paul LaFarge
May 12, 2000
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Endorsed by environmentalists, the proposed solution to Southern California's chronic water shortage has some residents feeling queasy.
By J.A. Getzlaff
May 2, 2000
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Elliott Smith talks about sincerity, happiness and the pitfalls of trying to be a perpetual winner.
By Jessica Hundley
May 1, 2000
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American culture and politics have glorified violence for years. So why are we surprised when 6-year-olds kill?
By Stanley Crouch
March 15, 2000
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Rupert Everett muses on transubstantiation; Trevor-Rees Jones dabbles in exploitation; Julia Roberts half-naked before the nation. We're gobsmacked!
By Amy Reiter
March 14, 2000
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What is the sound of one hand eating a doughnut? Angelenos make a spiritual journey to a jammed Krispy Kreme.
By Thomas Scoville
March 10, 2000
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Lucianne Goldberg's is monumental; Judge Jerry's is bigger than Judge Judy's; Rick Rockwell's is black-and-blue; but Muhammad Ali's is definitely the greatest of all time.
By Amy Reiter
March 10, 2000
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L.A. lines up for Krispy Kreme and other doughnut spots.
By Mary MacVean
March 10, 2000
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Why haven't Latino leaders spoken out about the LAPD scandal?
By Sandra Hernandez
March 7, 2000
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The new Museum of Death offers a dark spot in otherwise shiny Los Angeles.
By Stephen Lemons
February 1, 2000
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A slap in the face and a sock in the pants: Tom Cruise gets his Calvins in a wad over "Magnolia" fluffed-or-stuffed controversy. Plus: Papa Leo? Virginie Ledoyen denies paternity rumors in the cutest French accent.
By Amy Reiter
January 27, 2000
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These pernicious moments brought to you by your elected leaders. PLUS: Sisterhood pyramid schemes, supermarket warfare and a man and his hooptie.
By Jenn Shreve
January 21, 2000
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The party is costume-mandatory: John Cusack comes as a werewolf, James Woods comes and leaves, Neve Campbell comes as herself -- no one gets it.
By David Goodman
November 19, 1999
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Tom Winkler ditched his dream job on "The Simpsons" to focus on feces full-time.
By Jason Turbow
November 13, 1999
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A birthday bash with George Lucas, Mike Myers, Trey Parker and Jewel. Plus: Ron "The Hedgehog" Jeremy, Joey Buttafuoco, a white supremacist and a baffled Japanese guest dine at Jerry's Famous.
By David Goodman
November 5, 1999
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Fred Tomaselli's work offers the experience of taking drugs in the safest possible way -- through the eyes.
By Susan Emerling
October 29, 1999
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A wee New Yorker is sent to Rodnik, a temple of rigidity and complex grammar. And he loves it.
By Mary MacVean
October 11, 1999
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Forget the long lines, the schlocky toys and the canned music. Disneyland will always be the Magic Kingdom for this lifelong Mouseketeer.
By Lisa Moskowitz
August 24, 1999
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Can a 20-minute oxygen session counteract the effects of living in L.A.?
By Debra Ollivier
July 23, 1999
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The Silicon Alley Reporter's editor in chief has spoken: High-tech Los Angeles will overtake New York in no time.
By Janelle Brown
July 9, 1999
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Five years ago Thursday, a white Bronco rolled onto an L.A. freeway -- and ran over the barriers between the media and everybody else.
By James Poniewozik
June 17, 1999
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Capitalism is out of control with sexist ad execs, mix tapes by irrelevant hippies and the inevitable, horrible cloning of "The Bridget Jones Diary."
By Jenn Shreve
June 4, 1999
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Sex ed. takes a beating in Minneapolis; Slovenia hires a PR firm; black Sam Spades take the whodunit stage.
By Jenn Shreve
May 28, 1999
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Amanda/You came and you gave without taking/ And I need you Mondays/Amanda.
By Sarah Vowell
May 24, 1999