Monthly Archives: November 2012

24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report Begins TONIGHT at 5 pm PST

Al Gore, Founder and Chairman, The Climate Reality Project Maggie L. Fox, President and CEO, The Climate Reality Project: “Dear Los Angeles Beat readers, We are pleased to invite you to join us this week when millions of people will … Continue reading

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Watch the Premiere Screening of the ‘It’s a Girl!’ Film

Rita Banerji, Founder and CEO of ’50 Million Missing: a Campaign Against India’s Female Genocide: “Courteous greetings to all the readers of the LA Beat, ‘It’s a Girl!’, the much awaited new documentary film on female ‘gendercide’ in India and … Continue reading

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LA Magazine Adds Heavy Hitters to its Blog

Los Angeles magazine has recently expanded its food coverage, and now adds four of the best food bloggers in Los Angeles to their Digest Blog. Randy Clemens, Bill Esparza, Caroline Pardilla, and Eddie Lin will be bringing their expertise to Los … Continue reading

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Stand with David Garcia to End Retaliation at Walmart Warehouses

David Garcia: “Hello to everyone at the LA Beat! Working conditions in the Walmart-contracted warehouses are bad. We are temporary workers, we make minimum wage, we have no job security, no sick days and we work in extreme temperatures lifting … Continue reading

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CA Secretary of State Urged to “Count Every Vote on Prop 37” with New Petition

According to investigative journalist Jon Rappoport, more than one million votes on Prop 37 (the GMO labeling initiative) in California have gone uncounted to date. Since the margin of “victory” is about 600,000 votes, this means that Prop 37 may have … Continue reading

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Has Science Confirmed the Existence of the Soul Through Quantum Physics

“I know that the molecules in my body are traceable to phenomena in the cosmos. That makes me want to grab people in the street and say, ‘have you heard this?!’ We are all connected: to each other biologically, to the earth chemically and … Continue reading

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The Art of Bleeding

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The Mating Album Covers Series: Kenny Loggins Special

I’m not sure what inspired the BCB Music Forum’s two most prolific collage artists, Kath and Phenomenal Cat, to enter into a Loggins image appropriation battle, but we can only marvel at the result. You can see them riffing off … Continue reading

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“Room 105: The Highs and Lows of Janis Joplin” at Macha Theatre

After selling out its first four weeks, the rock ‘n roll musical Room 105: The Highs and Lows of Janis Joplin, starring Sophie B. Hawkins (of “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” fame), has extended its run at Macha Theatre … Continue reading

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Noodle Neighbors: Pho So

No noodle has spawned more bad puns than the innocent bowl of pho. The fact that Pho So is so delicious bears testament to the fact that you can’t judge a book by its cover (or name). Located right next … Continue reading

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