Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

How You Can Help Victims of the Current California Wildfires

The massive wildfires taking place in Northern California have quickly become the second largest wildfires to take place in California’s history. With the government declaring it a Major Disaster over the weekend, it leaves many Southern California reside

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

The Inventor of Ibuprofen Accidentally Discovered It Could Help a Hangover | Mental Floss

It all started when Dr. Stewart Adams took too many vodka shots the night before speaking at a Moscow conference.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

8 Places From Southern California's Past That We Will Never Stop Missing

These destinations may no longer exist in Southern California, but that sure doesn't stop us from all the fond memories.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

NASA's Offering Online Astronaut Training While You're Stuck in Lockdown

Who hasn't dreamt of escaping to the stars? Especially now, with most of us confined to limited spaces and steeped in tragic news.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

What You Need to Know About Getting Your Real ID Now

Full enforcement is scheduled for the beginning of October.

Science & Technology | Tech

Beware! Nasty Windows 10 bug can corrupt your hard drive — and it's super easy to trigger

Security researchers have warned about a Windows 10 bug that can cause major damage to your hard drive, and all it takes is to look at a folder it's hiding in.

Science & Technology | Tech

Amazon Might Be Working on an Alexa-Enabled Sleep Apnea Gadget

Amazon might be working on an Alexa-enabled device that could potentially track sleep and detect sleep apnea, according to a Business Insider report.

Science & Technology | Tech

26 great apps for your new 2020 Windows PC

If you’re switching to Windows for the first time or you just want to step up your Microsoft Store game, these are some of the best apps to consider.

Science & Technology | Tech

Apple Just Gave Millions Of Users A Reason To Keep Their iPhones

Apple has revealed it is working to fix perhaps the biggest omission from iPhones and iPads...

Science & Technology | Tech

Apple iPhone Users, Get Ready For iOS 14.3 Update Next Week And Big New Features Are Arriving

Apple has released the iOS 14.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

An architect’s time capsule midcentury home is for sale in Glendale

Los Angeles architect Gus Stamos built this modest Chevy Chase Canyon home in Glendale for his family in 1968, and its retro interiors have stood the test of time

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

Retro Hotel Finds for the Mid Century Road Tripper

This fall, pick a retro hotel that will put you in the middle of true mid century style. From Boston to Florida, there's a mid century paradise to find.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

Perfectly preserved midcentury modern asking $2.2M in Pasadena - Curbed LA

It’s on the market for the first time in six decades

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

The New Midcentury Modern

How developers are trying to meet demand for new midcentury houses

I prefer the originals, but happy that there is still so much interest in mid-century modern!

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

A designer saves this 1963 glass box home from demolition, giving it mid mod edge

Glass box homes are a signature style of Mid Century Modern architecture, and this lake house is stunning enough to match the gorgeous views over the water.

Politics | Politics

A president hasn't refused to attend the inauguration of his successor in 152 years. Donald Trump will change that

Trump will join presidents Andrew Johnson, John Adams and John Quincy Adams in choosing not to attend the inauguration of his successor.

Politics | Politics

Trump says he won't participate in virtual debate with Biden

President Trump's next debate with former Vice President Joe Biden will be held virtually, amid concerns about the president's case of COVID-19.

Politics | Politics

Trump says new stimulus checks are finally on the way – here’s everything you need to know – BGR

In an interview Monday with a TV news reporter, Trump seemed to confirm that Americans will be getting a new stimulus check soon. During the interview, which you can watch below, Trump suggests those checks will be part of a "generous" new coron

Politics | Politics

Trump suspends travel between US and Europe for 30 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to combat a viral pandemic. Trump...

Politics | Politics

California Lottery officials shortchanged schools by millions, state audit says

The California state controller has also launched a probe into 30,000 scratch-off lottery tickets given to the audience of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

The lottery is corrupt. The schools were always an excuse.

Travel | Travel

Why I (almost) always book one-way flights

Here's why I choose to book one-way flights -- and not round-trip -- when planning future travel.

Travel | Travel

This Hip Hotel's 'Radical' Pricing Model Lets You Pay What You Wish

One of the most frustrating travel experiences is shelling out big bucks for a hotel stay, only to find that the rooms don't quite look like the photos, the amenities aren't as advertised or the...

Travel | Travel

The TWA Hotel Will Start Accepting Reservations Next Week

Starting at noon EST on Feb. 14, the TWA Hotel will begin accepting reservations for stays starting May 15.

Travel | Travel

Forgetting to put your phone on airplane mode could cost you

A passenger on board a flight with the Irish airline Aer Lingus forgot to put his phone in airplane mode and was hit with a high bill.

Travel | Travel

Those Bins in the Airport Security Line Are Germ-Infested Cesspools | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Gross!

Humor | Funny Stuff

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Hilariously Summarized and Made Fun of in 90 seconds

Crude summaries of Star Wars are always great but here’s an especially silly one from Movie Blast. Instead of just simplifying the story (which it does), it also pokes fun of the movie and in turn, skewers all of us at the same time. Rey becomes Ray Rom

Humor | Funny Stuff

Tour De France Won By Rowdy, Tattooed Biker From Harley Davidson Team - The Onion - America's Finest News Source

PARIS—In what many are calling the single most dominant performance in the 112-year history of the event, the 2015 Tour de France was won Sunday by Jason “Scab” Vickerson of the Harley Davidson Team.

Humor | Funny Stuff

25 Things to Look for While Watching the 24-Hour A Christmas Story Marathon

You know Ralphie Parker’s plight by heart. But can you spot A Christmas Story’s flubs?

Humor | Funny Stuff

10 Party Moments Only Sober People Understand

Humor | Funny Stuff

‘NCIS’ To Cease Print Edition

NEW YORK—Longtime readers are already mourning the end of an era as CBS announced today that at the end of this month it would cease print operations of the popular drama NCIS after several years of diminishing ad revenue and subscription rates.

Home Improvement | Home Improvement

How to Stain Wood Furniture

How to stain wood and wood furniture yourself at home. The best way to apply wood stain, varnish and refinish your vintage furniture.

Home Improvement | Home Improvement

33 Amazing Ideas That Will Make Your House Awesome | Bored Panda

We've all got some sort of idea of how our dream home might look. Some of us have just got to have a pool, while others want clever modern design, sustainability, or integration with natural elements. No matter what it is that makes your dream home unique

History | Historic Los Angeles

So Long, Sears. What Comes Next For These Empty Architectural Behemoths?: LAist

In Boyle Heights, the nine-story, Art Deco store that started it all is a strange mix of bustling commerce and yawning, empty space.

History | Historic Los Angeles

How Tarantino's Team Turned LA Back 50 Years For 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'

A tour around the city with location manager Rich Schuler and production designer Barbara Ling

History | Historic Los Angeles

“Picture Book: A Musso & Frank Tribute” on Vimeo

The Musso and Frank Grill has always been a beacon of light for literary Los Angeles. From Hemingway and Fitzgerald to Chandler and Bukowski, think of what’s…

History | Historic Los Angeles

Coffee shop is taking over 1940s gas station in Koreatown - Curbed LA

The company’s founder says "the iconic 1940s Texaco Station will be celebrated and preserved to its original aesthetic as much as possible."

History | Historic Los Angeles

Old footage shows Angels Flight railway in its prime - Curbed LA

See the famous funicular through the decades in film clips showing the railway in its original location—at the intersection of Third and Hill streets.

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

15 Feast-Worthy Steakhouses in Los Angeles

Look no further for properly cooked meat, satisfying sides, and well-made drinks

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

First Look: L.A.'s Famed Formosa Cafe Debuts $2.4 Million Refresh | Hollywood Reporter

On June  28, L.A.'s storied Formosa Cafe returns after a two-year redo "to make it look almost exactly the same."

It looks like they (whew) did a great job.

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

Josiah Citrin and Hans Rockenwagner to Open a Throwback Steakhouse in Culver City - Eater LA

The former Frank Sinatra haunt gets new life

What these guys never get is that you can't rip out the carpet, put in modern furniture, play crap music, make the menu pretentious (meaning "signature" anything), add bouncers and charge $18 for a martini and expect ANYONE who actually cares to see the place as authentically "old school."

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

Sorry New York, California Is A Better Place To Eat Now

Iconic mainstays like baked goat cheese at Chez Panisse and new classics like shrimp tacos dorados at Mariscos Jalisco ripple through American dining

Yeah it is!

Food & Drink | Bars & Restaurants

The 18 Best New Restaurants in America! - Eater

Where to eat — and what to order — at 2018’s best restaurants across the US

News | The News

Two Big LA Restaurants Close Because of ‘Draconian’ Outdoor Dining Ban

Plus, how to help the East Hollywood community cookouts, and the LA Times calls the lack of federal funding for restaurants a ‘national disgrace’

News | The News

L.A. County eases COVID-19 restrictions: Everything to know - Los Angeles Times

Health officials warn the reopenings come with warnings as the virus remains widespread in the community.

News | The News

LA County Reports Fewer Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases For First Time Since June, Could Start Granting Waivers to Open Classrooms

The number of daily coronavirus infections continued to drop Tuesday in Los Angeles County, falling below the 1,000 mark for the first time since early June and...

How about opening businesses so that people can start working again?

News | The News

From trails to businesses, here’s a list of what can reopen under L.A. County’s 5-stage plan | KTLA

Despite being home to just a quarter of the state’s population, Los Angeles County as of Sunday has reported about 50% of known COVID-19 cases in California. So as the state begins the next phase of its four-stage reopening plan, the county is also follow

News | The News

Disneyland Closes for Only Fourth Time in History Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The parks previously closed down in the wake of the JFK assassination, the Northridge earthquake, and 9/11, but this will represent their longest closure in history.

Entertainment | Entertainment

HBO to air documentary on the history of Sesame Street 2021

HBO has announced Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street, a new documentary about the first two decades of the groundbreaking children's show

Entertainment | Entertainment

129 Amazing Home Theaters That Put Movie Theaters To Shame | Bored Panda

What if your home movie theatre would be more entertaining than a movie?

Entertainment | Entertainment

The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation From Bugs Bunny to Spike Spiegel to Miles Morales, the history of an art form that continues to draw us in.

From Bugs Bunny to Spike Spiegel to Miles Morales, the 128-year history of a boundless art form that continues to draw us all in.

Entertainment | Entertainment

James Bond Day: Why 007 has endured as a movie mainstay and will again

Bond’s initial genesis was as a post-war distraction for a rudderless writer looking to transplant his war-wise world into spiky pulp-fiction.

Entertainment | Entertainment

This might be the super-villain who replaces Thanos in the next Avengers movie – BGR

The upcoming phase of Marvel movies and TV shows will not include any Avengers adventures, as the studio is in a rebuilding phase where it will introduce new superheroes and villains. A series of reports indicate that the next supervillain of the MCU has

Health & Fitness | Health

Is your brain really just a computer? - Business Insider

This is the only way out of the trap this universe puts on your brain.

Health & Fitness | Health

One scientist may have solved a mystery behind brain disorders like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia

Microglia might hold the key to what causes Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, autism, schizophrenia, and other brain disorders.

Health & Fitness | Health

Science Says You Should Be Eating These Top Foods to Get Ahead at Work

Add these superfoods to your next grocery list right now.

Health & Fitness | Health

The best houseplants to clean the air in your home, as recommended by NASA

asy to care for, resilient, and a quick way to inject some nature into your living room - no wonder houseplants have recently made a comeback. But did you know they also clean the air in your home?

Health & Fitness | Health

The 6 Secrets to Keeping Your Brain Healthy

Because sleep deprivation, beer, and stress aren't doing you any favors.

Architecture & Interior Design | Architecture & Design

An Hour From Atlanta, 'Skyhaven' Offers Mad Men Lifestyle - Curbed Atlanta

Want to live like Don Draper, but away from the rigors of city life? A home in Rome, about 70 miles from downtown Atlanta, offers the quintessential midcentury lifestyle. Even the name of the home, Skyhaven, evokes images of a Bond-esque existence.

News | News

L.A. County’s holiday COVID-19 restrictions face skepticism from weary public

It was a Black Friday contrast that speaks to the immense challenge facing public health officials as they try to slow an unprecedented coronavirus surge during a holiday season that many hoped would be a reprieve from a year of pandemic restrictions. Los

News | News

Lakers, Dodgers title runs becoming a COVID-19 mess for Los Angeles

The Lakers won the NBA championship two weeks ago and the Dodgers are one game away from winning the World Series. Their run through the playoffs has prompted watch parties and celebrations.

News | News

Parking Tickets Covered By Eighth Amendment’s Ban On Excessive Fines, Federal Court Rules

“This right to be free from excessive governmental fines is not a relic relegated to the period of parchments and parliaments, but rather it remains a crucial bulwark against government abuse.”

News | News

Apply today: City of LA will pay up to $2,000 of your rent due to coronavirus – Daily News

A five-day application period opens Monday, July 13, for a city relief program aimed at helping Los Angeles residential tenants struggling with the economic affects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

News | News

iPhone 11 Stolen From Looted T-Mobile Store Tracked To San Bernardino Home; 2 Arrested – CBS Los Angeles

Siante Lockridge, 28, and Anthony Flewellen, 36, both of San Bernardino, are in custody on burglary charges.

Food & Drink | Wine

We Asked 10 Wine Pros: What's the Most Common Mistake People Make in Wine Country? | VinePair

To help you avoid making rookie mistakes on your next wine-cation, we asked 10 sommeliers for their top tips when visiting wine country.

Food & Drink | Wine

Today's Wine Glasses Are Almost Seven Times Larger Than They Were in 1700 | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Food & Drink | Wine

This small tweak could solve the biggest problem you have when pouring wine

So simple.

Sports | Sports

ESPN showed a graphic of Tom Brady and George Blanda at 43 years old, and NFL fans had so many jokes

ESPN ran a graphic which showed how differently Tom Brady and George Blanda had aged when they were playing in the NFL at 43.

Sports | Sports

Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda dies at 93

Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died at the age of 93 after suffering heart failure at his home Thursday night.

Sports | Sports

2020 NBA free agency: An updated look at the top 75 players on the market, from Fred VanVleet to Goran Dragic - CBSSport

It's still unclear exactly when free agency will begin, but here's a primer

Sports | Sports

Where Does Clayton Kershaw Rank Among 50 Best Starting Pitchers in MLB History?

A lack of postseason success was the one blemish on the resume of Clayton Kershaw, who had otherwise cemented his place as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history...

Sports | Sports

Everything you need to know for final week of the MLB season

Must-see matchups, pennant race-defining moments, potential MVPs. We've got it all covered in 2020's dramatic stretch-drive finale.