The Lakers, the Clippers and a rare fight for L.A. basketball primacy

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A customer at his Santa Monica shop, Active Barbers, had handed him freebie tickets to the Clippers, but he cautioned me not to confuse his presence with his loyalties. “I’m Lakers, man, all my life,” he said. “The Clippers got all the right pieces, but let’s face it: The reason I’m here is that the ticket is free.” He pointed at ...
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How 'The Mandalorian' and ILM invisibly reinvented film and TV production

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"The Mandalorian" was a pretty good show. On that most people seem to agree. But while a successful live-action Star Wars TV series is important in its own right, the way this particular show was made represents a far greater change, perhaps the most ...
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Tanger Factory Outlet: The Duck Test

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You would much rather own a highly urban property that can tap into an enormous pool of shoppers living in close proximity. Picture of Santa Monica Place, a Class A mall located right in the heart of Santa Monica: Outlets are nothing like Class A malls when it comes to locations. They are much more similar to Class B properties. Sales per ...
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California Man Arrested for Politically Motivated DDoS

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The distributed denial-of-service attacks took a congressional candidate's website offline for a total of 21 hours during the campaign for office. A man in Santa Monica, Calif., has been arrested for launching a series of attacks on the website of a California congressional candidate. Arthur Jan Dam is charged with one federal count of ...
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Lori Loughlin Has a Brand-New Hat

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And then her oversized bonnet really screamed “anonymity.” So now, I suppose, she’s found a kind of middle ground. She wore this floppy fedora while out in Santa Monica. It’s that khaki kind that sits low on the head and is so popular among the tailgate set and L.A. megachurch folk alike. When paired with sunglasses and a zip-up ...
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City of Santa Monica Is Rather Upset Over Porno Filmed in Public Library

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The Santa Monica Public Library has a lengthy code of conduct that it expects visitors at all five of its branches to follow. It specifically calls out everything from being noisy (obvs) to "using books as a footstool or pillow," to monopolizing more than one of its electrical outlets at a time. It also prohibits any of the lewd behavior ...
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City of Santa Monica Rather Upset Over Porno Filmed in Public Library

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This article originally appeared on VICE US. The Santa Monica Public Library has a lengthy code of conduct that it expects visitors at all five of its branches to follow. It specifically calls out everything from being noisy (obvs) to "using books as a footstool or pillow," to monopolizing more than one of its electrical outlets at a time.
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There’s nothing good about the A’s radio news

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He has covered 27 World Series, 19 Wimbledons and many other major events, including the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer, NBA Finals, four major golf tournaments and U.S. Open tennis championships. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1966 and UC Berkeley with a B.A. in journalistic studies in 1971.
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