Well, they call it a 'post-election conference'. Not quite as catchy. From their site:

The Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics and The USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, in association with POLITICO, will host a two-day post-election conference featuring top strategists from the Obama and McCain Presidential campaigns, national and state political journalists, and USC student panelists discussing the 2008 Presidential campaign and what it means for the future.

Journalists Jonathan Martin, Mike Allen, Mark Barabak, Mark Halperin, John Heilermann, Ben Smith and Jim VandeHei among others will be there. A full schedule is here.

Uhm, yeah. We said yes to Carly Milne and then we realized, we don't write anything 'genre appropriate'. So come watch the train wreck.

The events happen monthly at Hustler Hollywood, 8920 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-860-9009 at 8pm. It is hosted by Hustler Hollywood's Special Events Host and author, Stan Kent, who also DJs the evening with appropriately smutty music before and after the verbal intercourse. You can check out previous events here.

November's In The Flesh Theme is Wild Card night where we present a teasing selection of works-in-progress and timely releases.

The authors are Antonia Crane, Tina Dupuy, Jillian Lauren, Michael Lynn and Devan Sagliani.

Artist Lynda Barry and Simpson's creator Matt Groening are taking part in a Hammer series:

This ongoing series pairs creative thinkers from a range of disciplines for engaging, provocative discussions on culture, science, and the arts.

All Hammer public programs are free. Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVP's not required.

The event is Tuesday, November 18th at 7pm.

Attention all hard core film nerds - here is your bliss:

Call for Screeners: SILVERDOCS seeks VOLUNTEER SCREENERS for the 2009 Festival SILVERDOCS, the ³pre-eminent documentary festival in the US² (Screen International) seeks Volunteer Screeners to be an integral part of the programming team. Screeners review a minimum of 40 feature and short (combined) documentaries submitted to SILVERDOCS 2009. Potential Screeners should have a critical eye and knowledge of film, and be able to write articulate and concise evaluations of the films they review. Screeners must have a DVD player, reliable Internet access, and a qualified point-of-view. Regular access to a multi-region DVD player is a plus. Screeners are required to pick up films for review at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD during regular business hours.

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The LA Weekly Detour festival is tomorrow in downtown. All the info is on their website.

Uhm, there might be rain - so make sure to wear your ironic galoshes.

We went to the Staples Center last night to see Walking With Dinosaurs. We are almost (almost) embarrassed to admit how much we loved this show. It was so cool. The puppetry was astonishing. The storyline was engaging. The T-Rex - EEP - OH MY GOSH - so cool!

Plus the part with Noah's Ark was great. Kidding. It was all BBC science. As opposed to the Sarah Palin witch-hunter - the world is 150 years old - science.

Anyway, the show is in LA through the weekend. Go here to get tickets.

Did you know that there are some Republicans right here in Southern California? Serious. They're in a place they call 'Orange County' where the freeways are clean and clear as are the children.

One place where they all hang out is the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. President Richard Nixon was born there and now it's also where he's buried.

We took a tour of it this weekend. Very interesting. And we snapped the photo below:

Oops. Maybe they should move that television so it isn't reflected on the mass grave photos. We thank the curators anyway.

It's 826LA's Fall-Time Yuk-Fest

"Insightful Comedy and Dogs on Tightropes"

Performing are Tim & Eric, Janeane Garofalo, Patton Oswalt, Jimmy Pardo, Bill Burr, Al Madrigal, Bob Moore's Amazing Mongrels and special guests.

The show will be at The Avalon Hollywood, Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 9:00 PM (Doors open at 8:00 PM) 1735 Vine Street (between Hollywood and Yucca Streets), Los Angeles, CA

Tickets: $25 VIP tickets: $75, includes gift bag, Premium, table tickets: $250-$5000. Tickets available through Wantickets

Adults only (18 and over)

What exactly does your hard earned cash go towards? They explained it to us:

All proceeds go toward 826LA's free student programming.

826LA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

If you've never heard of Mortified. We don't know what to tell you. You should get out more maybe. Read a magazine or two sometime. We can't help you.

Anyway, Mortified is international now, but it's LA home grown. There is a show tomorrow at King King on Hollywood at Whitley. The show starts at 8pm.

From their press release:

From secret dirty confessions to unique sexual insights (and even the odd embarrassment or two), these writers get naked on the page and will make you lust after them and their words. Complimentary cookies and cupcakes are courtesy of Schmerty's. The event is free, but a suggested $10 door fee will be donated to the Rape and Incest National Network. In The Flesh: L.A. debuted in May 2008.

June's reading line up is as follows:
Jenny Block (Open)
Regina Lynn (Sexier Sex)
Maggie Marr (Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club)
Rob Roberge (More Than They Could Chew)
Eugene Robinson (Fight)

Thursday, June 26, 2008
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Freddy and Eddy's, www.freddyandeddy.com
12613 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
(877) 915 0380

We were at the West Coast debut. Good times.