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for November 2012

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Only in LA: Winter dangerland

sh-mattress.jpg Glimpses of life through the lens of LA's own Steve Harvey.

Don't sign

LAO__Anti.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears Thursdays at LA Observed....

A learner's permit to old age

Pearl1013.jpg Selling the car closed the book on 70 years of driving. As Bette Davis said, "Old age ain't no place for sissies."

Stoney Point in late afternoon

stoney-point-lao.jpg Stoney Point is a outcropping of rock found in the far northwestern corner of the Los Angeles city limits, in the community of Chatsworth.

A back-to-basics "Butterfly" and other stage highlights

esa-pekka-salonen-1.jpg LA Opera, Barbara Cook, Esa-Pekka Salonen back at the Disney Hall podium and Hamlet at the Broad Stage.

Sports Beat, 11-25-2012

The Dodgers are close to a new TV deal. The Lakers are having some issues with Mike D'Antoni's new offense. Expect Lane Kiffin to make some changes this offseason.

Sigourney Weaver at Tail o' the Pup, 1983

sig-weaver-tailopup.jpg New York Magazine's fashion blog has a Thanksgiving gallery up billed as "Twenty-two famous beauties stuffing their faces." Hidden in the series is this gorgeous shot of the original Tail o' the Pup at La Cienega and Beverly boulevards.

Jane Fonda

LAO__janefonda.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears Thursdays at LA Observed.

Chasing ice with photographer James Balog

ChasingIce_filmstill2_by_James_Balog-Extreme_Ice_Survey2.jpg Whoever still doubts the seriousness of our changing climate, our melting polar ice caps and our own role in climate change, should sit down and watch this movie.

LA Sketchbook: Digital signs

qq Digital Signs.jpg The latest for LA Observed by Steve Greenberg.

Bruins start their Pac-12 Championship Series

After UCLA's win over USC on Saturday, it's possible that the Bruins next game against Stanford could be just be the opening act of a two-part series to decide who goes to the Rose Bowl.

Trojans' Kiffin on thin ice after loss to UCLA

USC has lacked discipline, toughness, and focus all season long. With the team failing to meet its high expectations, Lane Kiffin has to be held responsible. It's not clear if he's the right person to turn things around.

Kareem gets his statue

kareem-statue-celeb.jpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at today's unveiling at Staples Center, with Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Pat Riley, Tim Leiweke and others.
Let us consider the image on the driveway of Broadwell's two-story home in an upper middle-class neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was either drawn in chalk or "power-washed" (whatever that means), and it says "Dad Hearts Mom." Except the heart is drawn and it really says "heart's".

Sports Beat: November 16, 2012

Mitch Kupchak puts his basketball IQ on the line with the Mike D'Antoni hire. The Dodgers make a good move in hiring Mark McGwire. And there's reason to be annoyed with the Pac-12's new TV deal.

Streetscape: Pico Rivera

dal-rae-sign.jpg The Dal Rae supper club on Washington Boulevard offers "the best relish tray in North America and is one of the last bastions of tableside dining," says KPCC's John Rabe. We just like the sign.

Barbara Kruger @ The Broad

LAO__krugerbuspsd.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears on Thursdays at LA Observed.

LA Sketchbook: GOP sorrows

qqxsg GOP Barfly.jpg New from Steve Greenberg.

D'Antoni hire seems like wrong move for Lakers

With Phil Jackson available to return as head coach, the Lakers roll the dice on Mike D'Antoni. His system works for some teams, but it's highly questionable if it will work for the Lakers.

Prop. 30 doors

Prop30 Doors ONLINE.jpg The latest cartoon from Steve Greenberg.

Firing Mike Brown is right decision for the Lakers

Mike Brown had to go, and the Lakers were better off making a move sooner, rather than later. Jerry Sloan might make the most sense as his replacement.

Time travel: Bo Diddley and The Duchess on 'Shindig!'

1960s television had its moments. Bo Diddley and Norma-Jean Wofford on ABC's "Shindig!," originally aired August 18, 1965.

Daisies

LAO__Daisies.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears weekly at LA Observed.

LA Sketchbook: Time to vote

qqxsgVoteAlien.jpg Cartoonist Steve Greenberg urges us all to vote.

Lisker Chronicles: Bruce and Proposition 34

bruce-prop34-iris.jpg After serving 26 years, 5 months and 4 days in prison, Bruce Lisker takes the rights he has earned as a now-free U.S. citizen very seriously. Prop. 34, which would eliminate the death penalty in California, is one battle that he has a stake in.

Happy 102, Tyrus Wong

LAO__Tyrus102.jpg Take My Picture Gary Leonard appears on Thursdays at LA Observed.
KCET control room
kcet-rehearsal-control.jpgA peek inside the TV station's Burbank studios.
Whitt's Wood Yard
whitts-wood-yard.jpgElon Musk wants to drill here at Pico and Sepulveda.
BCAM
bcam-stairs.jpgThe Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA.
David Hockney at LACMA
hockney-arrives-lacma.jpgThe artist arrives to open his latest exhibit.
Mountain lion family
mountain-lion-family-martinez.jpgFrom Robert Martinez's trail cam in the San Gabriels.
The power of 'pluribus' plays
Allegiance-9-(1).jpgDon Shirley on theater in LA
Macy's winds down
mannequin-graveyard-macys.jpgThe store in Westside Pavilion has closed down.
Streetscape: Westwood
westwood-sky-lao.jpgWestwood Boulevard looking north and a little bit skyward.
Streetscape: East LA
la-luz-del-mundo.jpg Iglesia La Luz del Mundo, East 1st Street.
Sign from LA's past
loves-bbq-valley-relics.jpg Sign from an old Love's BBQ restaurant at the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth.
Visiting her old ballet costumes
melissa-barak-cost-iris.jpg Melissa Barak at LACMA Chagall exhibit with the artist's memorable designs.
Engine Co. 17
engine-co-17-side.jpg Inside the long-closed Arts District fire station on Santa Fe Avenue.
Wilshire Grand Center lobby
wilshire-grand-lobby-wall.jpg Visitors check out the wall-mounted sculpture by artist Do Ho Suh.
Barnsdall Park
barnsdall-park-trees.jpg Under the trees.
Inside Hollyhock House
hollyhock-columns.jpgPhoto taking was allowed for one weekend. So we did.
Streetscape: Lincoln Heights
el-milagro-market.jpgProductos Mexicanos at El Milagro Market on Avenue 18.
June 6, 1968
rfk-hearse-wide-lapl.jpgThe body of Robert F. Kennedy leaves Good Samaritan hospital. More pics
Streetscape: DTLA
spring-street-bike-lane.jpgSpring Street bike lane.
Palm weeds of Santa Susana
santa-susana-palm-weeds.jpgOak trees, sandstone ridges and fan palms? Ugh. More
Streetscape: West LA
405-at-smblvd.jpg405 North at Santa Monica Boulevard.
Hills turning brown
grman1.jpgThe hills above Gorman.
Arcana Books
arcana-books.jpgIn the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City.
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