Los Angeles Police Department

Rampart: Woody Harrelson as a Very Bad Cop

The Boy Scouts' Police Problem

Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should the Scouts share the blame?

Hands-On Experience: Police Officers, Youth Explorers, the Boy Scouts, and Sex Abuse

In the fall of 1977, shortly before Roman Polanski fled to France to escape the consequences of getting a 13-year-old girl drunk on champagne, high on quaaludes, and in a hot tub, where the middle-aged film director proceeded to have sex with her, his lawyer rose in a Los Angeles courtroom and plead ... More >>

Milton Bradley, Former Mariner/Current Asshole, Arrested Again for Swinging Bat at Wife

Tragically angry former MLB pine-rider Milton Bradley is in the headlines again The good news is that the story involves a baseball bat. The bad news is that he was supposedly swinging it (and missing) at his wife Monique.

Singers Get Off Scott-Free, Bassists Get the Slammer

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday.​This past week seems to be a "Hell Week" of sorts, in the world of rock bass players. Coheed and Cambria's Michael Todd got arrested on charges of armed robbery and drug possession when he ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday.​This past week seems to be a "Hell Week" of sorts, in the world of rock bass players. Coheed and Cambria's Michael Todd got arrested on charges of armed robbery and drug possession when he ... More >>

Thom Anderson Retrospective

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday.​This past week seems to be a "Hell Week" of sorts, in the world of rock bass players. Coheed and Cambria's Michael Todd got arrested on charges of armed robbery and drug possession when he ... More >>

Why Seattle Didn't Riot

Five reasons why Jet City didn't burn.

What's Next for Disgraced SPD Officer Ian Birk?

​At 4 p.m. yesterday, Seattle Police Officer Ian Birk resigned from his job under pressure from the police department, the mayor and seemingly every resident of western Washington who'd ever heard his name or knew what he did. So what does a man like that do next? Where can a young, seemingly ... More >>

What's it Take to Cause a Riot in Seattle These Days?

Image source​This city is known for the "Battle in Seattle," the chaotic WTO riots in 1999, but, for the most part, we're peaceful folks. So much so that after yesterday's announcement by King County prosecutors that Ian Birk would not face charges for the unprovoked shooting of John T. Willia ... More >>

The Evaders

How Scott and Kristin Haynes lost a tacky-figurine fortune thanks to anti-tax greed.

The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner.

Your Weekend Art-Geek Advisory

Get your geek on tonight at Third Place in Bothell. That's what our Laura Onstot says... FRIDAY: Garth Sundem I was on the college debate team. I spent the last three months' worth of Friday nights, not in a miniskirt and halter top in Belltown, but parked on the couch watching the Sci Fi Channel. ... More >>

L.A. Confidential

Get your geek on tonight at Third Place in Bothell. That's what our Laura Onstot says... FRIDAY: Garth Sundem I was on the college debate team. I spent the last three months' worth of Friday nights, not in a miniskirt and halter top in Belltown, but parked on the couch watching the Sci Fi Channel. ... More >>

Oscar Countdown: No Love for Angie

All eyes will be glued to the TV set on Sunday for the Oscars. Yet Hollywood's most glamorous power couple, Brad and Angelina, might just as well be watching from home with the rest of us schlubs. No one gives either a chance for winning in their respective star vehicles, The Curious Case of Benjami ... More >>

Is Chris Brown the Next Ike Turner?

Chris Brown turning himself in to LAPD.And the winner of the best Grammy no-show goes to... Chris Brown and Rihanna, who were unable to attend last night's Grammy festivities because they were involved in a lovers quarrel turned physical. While details are sketchy, it appears that Brown assaulted Ri ... More >>

Duff McKagan: Flying On 9/11

Chris Brown turning himself in to LAPD.And the winner of the best Grammy no-show goes to... Chris Brown and Rihanna, who were unable to attend last night's Grammy festivities because they were involved in a lovers quarrel turned physical. While details are sketchy, it appears that Brown assaulted Ri ... More >>

The Weekend Preview

Chris Brown turning himself in to LAPD.And the winner of the best Grammy no-show goes to... Chris Brown and Rihanna, who were unable to attend last night's Grammy festivities because they were involved in a lovers quarrel turned physical. While details are sketchy, it appears that Brown assaulted Ri ... More >>

The Spits

Friday, January 25

Rush Hour 3: Chris Tucker, Shut Up!

Friday, January 25

Harsh Times

Opens at Meridian and other theaters, Fri., Nov. 10. Rated R. 120 minutes.

James Ellroy

His The Black Dahlia has been adapted to film.

Hollywoodland

Opens at Seven Gables and others, Fri., Sept. 8. Rated R. 126 minutes.

Who Killed Slobo?

Two recent titles show how power grabs and secret plots never go out of style. Or print.

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

Also: Beauty Shop, Los Angeles Plays Itself, Lost Embrace, and Steamboy.

This Week's Attractions

Battlefield Baseball, Collateral, Little Black Book, Lost Boys of the Sudan, Love Me If You Dare, Open Water, and Touch of Pink.

Summer Reads and Beyond

Battlefield Baseball, Collateral, Little Black Book, Lost Boys of the Sudan, Love Me If You Dare, Open Water, and Touch of Pink.

Crimes of the Art

Kevin Spacey and Kurt Russell demonstrate why winter is the darkest time of the movie year.

CD Reviews

Kevin Spacey and Kurt Russell demonstrate why winter is the darkest time of the movie year.

TRUTH OR DEATH

In seeking to execute the man accused of being the Green River Killer, authorities might never completely solve the worst serial-murder case in American history.

Book briefs

A model's life splinters; two horror greats reunite.

One year ago

A model's life splinters; two horror greats reunite.

Crime boss

Local journalist Jack Olsen chronicles one man's quest for justice.

Clean sweep or cover-up?

WTO investigations by the City Council and the mayor give off mixed signals.

Riot journal

The cops replace the WTO as the target of protesters' fear and anger in the last battle in Seattle.

Banned, blamed,hated, & shamed

A guide to five decades of records that have served as musical scapegoats.

Highway to Auburn

For those (in the 15-24 demographic) about to rock, New American Shame salutes you.

Short takes

For those (in the 15-24 demographic) about to rock, New American Shame salutes you.

Love, among the ruins

The new documentary 'Kurt and Courtney' swims with the bottom-feeders.