L.A.moment: Downtown

Downtown, bright and hot, with my camera phone barely able to handle the light and heat...(photo taken and sent via mobile phone)...

L.A.roadtrip: Train to San Bernardino Mountains

Train trip from Union Station to San Bernardino's old train station for a visit to Lake Arrowhead and Crestline. For some reason, lately, my mobile phone's camera is freaking out when there is bright light present. That's why the train station looks all Resident Evil and Lake Gregory looks post-nuclear...(photos taken and sent via mobile phone)

L.A.news: Beckham's contribution to American Soccer via The Onion

Beckham An Inspiration To Children Who Never Get Put In Game

LOS ANGELES—Whether intently watching the on-field action or waving to his family in the stands, David Beckham's impressive display of...

Posh's contribution to American Motherhood's identity to be studied and explained in next week's issue...

L.A.trivia: Sister City Spotlight: Tehran

One of Los Ángeles' Sister Cities is Iran's Tehran. In the photo above, a young woman in the north of Tehran wears a nose bandage after plastic surgery. The bandages are a status symbol for the city's young elite. (Photo: Aslon Arfa)

L.A.resource: Spruce Goose flight video @ TheSmokingGun.com

The Smoking Gun's new collection of news reels and non-fiction videos even features Howard Hughes' one-time Long Beach Harbor flight of the Spruce Goose...

L.A.event: Thai Food at the North Hollywood Thai Buddhist Temple

Saturdays and Sundays with everything you'd want and more...our group's faves: mango and sticky rice and Kanom Krok! (Photo taken and sent via mobile phone).

L.A.moment: Wild cats in Weller Court, Little Tokyo

L.A.moment: Hawt cholo cars

Toy District: You can get me out of Anaheim but you can't get the Anaheim out of me...(photo taken and sent via mobile phone)...

L.A.passing: Sherman Torgan of the New Beverly Cinema

Sherman Torgan, the owner of the last remaining L.A. revival movie theatre, the New Beverly, made his transition from this world July 18th. Cause of passing was due to a heart attack. As you can see from the memorial photos (credit: C. Hunt), the New Beverly's marquee says it in the bittersweetest way possible...

For more, read the L.A. Weekly's coverage HERE

The Los Angeles Times obituary for Sherman Torgan is HERE

L.A.culture: Hookah smoking @ Stars Cafe, Little Armenia/Silver Lake

New owners and now outdoor seating so that we had a great view of the Griffith Observatory, Wendy's and the Union 76 station while drinking great tea! (Photo taken and sent via mobile phone)...

L.A.chain: Famima!

This Japanese-based chain of convenience stores is perfect for us Pacific Rim-centric Southern Californians...(photo taken and sent via mobile phone)...

L.A.experience: Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store, Hollywood

A surprisingly choiceless menu in terms of "real" food, every employee is super happy in that way that is super off-putting...(photo taken and sent via mobile phone)...

L.A.resource: What's the walkability score of your neighborhood?

Out of a 100 points, my section of Boyle Heights scored a 64. Which isn't so great in my opinion.

In my neighborhood, there aren't a lot of businesses like stores or restaurants but REGARDLESS, see how your neighborhood scores at Walkscore.com calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.

L.A.changes: Metro Goldline extension

Is it late 2009 yet? (taken and sent via mobile phone).

L.A.culture: ¡Ask A Chola!

¡Lookit! "Ask A Chola" has all the answers you not thought you needed...check it:



¡y oye! Hay mas respuestas aquí, buey...

L.A.event: Jalisco's Thursday Nite Show

Women singing who are not women but more of a woman than I am a apparently a man...(taken and sent via mobile phone)...

L.A.moment: The Moon over Los Ángeles...

Did anyone catch the crescent moon last night?

L.A.moment: King Eddy's

This is what 'Saturday at 12' looks like to my Navajo friend...(Photo taken and sent via mobile phone)...

L.A.history: Dutch documentary recreates the Culver City of 1920's Hal Roach films...

Ugh, if anyone out there speaks Dutch and can create a transcript, it'd be much appreciated. This documentary follows pop culture historian, Piet Schreuders, as he researches and recreates via computer rendering the 1920's era Culver City that we've seen in the Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang and other Hal Roach films.

L.A.event: Grand Performances

Summer is here and so it's time for the Grand Performances concert at California Plaza...(photo taken and sent via mobile phone)...