A celebrity photographer turns his lens on the homeless of Los Angeles

2.11.2015
From George Clooney, Mark Zuckerberg and Kanye, to Barack and Michelle Obama, Martin Schoeller has photographed just about every important cultural and political celebrity of our time. A former assistant to Annie Leibovitz, the German photographer’s distinctive portraiture has appeared in numerous publications including some memorable magazine covers. His luminous ...

Fresh & Easy Closing Their Stores

2.11.2015
It's the end of an era. Fresh & Easy will be closing or selling all of its remaining stores in the coming weeks. The El Segundo-based company said today that it is planning on liquidating the rest of its 97 existing stores in California, Nevada and Arizona, with some being ...

A Famous Hollywood Magician You've Never Heard Of

2.11.2015
Follow LAist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. Franz Harary is a Hollywood-based magician whose publicist touts him as 'the most famous magician on planet Earth…you've never heard of.' Here's a seemingly pleasant, old map of the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, the final resting place of ...

These 2 Words Are the Secret to a Happy Marriage: Study

2.11.2015
Want a happy marriage? Never stop telling your spouse, "thank you." In a newly published study on personal relationships, researchers at the University of Georgia interviewed 468 married people to find the secret behind those who were still happy in their commitment to their spouse, according to Today. They asked ...

The Hard Core Cider Tour: Los Angeles

2.11.2015
Join us as we tour California with some of the World’s Top Hard Cider Makers. The Hard Core Cider Tour: Los Angeles takes place on November 7th, 2015 at Brookside Park (next to the Rose Bowl) from 12pm to 4pm. If imbibing from craft and artisanal ciders has not convinced ...