Screw Thanksgiving

Comments (9) | @opinion, Commentary, Opinion

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

Yeah, I said it. Someone had to.

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Politically Indirect

Comments (4) | @opinion, Opinion, Podcast

Hillel Aron, Olga Khazan, Richie Duchon

LISTEN: Sarah Palin's new book, Gitmo closing falls behind schedule, KSM goes to trial and Obama traverses the Orient

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Break Down: Health Care, Swine Flu, Fort Hood

Comments (2) | Nation and World, National Politics, Podcast

Hillel Aron, Olga Khazan, Richie Duchon
Senior Editors

PODCAST of opinion from Neon Tommy Senior Editors, Hillel Aron, Olga Khazan and Richie Duchon.

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John Walsh and Volcano

Comments (0) | Los Angeles and Region

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

Transportation and political activist John Walsh likes to cite the movie Volcano. Released in 1997, the film invokes many of the fears that John has to this day- racial divisions, a powerful MTA that answers to no one, corrupt developers, and of course, bizarre geological conditions. It's as if the movie sprang forth spontaneously from Walsh's subconscious. And indeed, he thinks one of the characters might even have been based off of him. The only problem is, Volcano screenwriters Billy Ray and Jerome Armstrong have never heard of John Walsh.

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So Many Windmills

Comments (12) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, News Feature

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

VIDEO: John Walsh's crusade against the L.A. subway soldiers on. But has his time passed?

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Breaking It Down: Tuesday's Election

Comments (3) | National Politics, Opinion

Hillel Aron, Olga Khazan
Senior Editors

LISTEN: Two Neon Tommy editors analyze Tuesday's election results.

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Daniel Hernandez: 'He Inspired Us'

Comments (0) | Faces of a Health Crisis, Los Angeles and Region, swine flu, victim

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

Daniel Hernandez was highly active, and enjoyed playing soccer and basketball at school. His Down Syndrome made it difficult for him to speak in complete sentences, but his family learned to talk with him through a mix of words and sign language.

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back for Republicans

Comments (2) | @nationandworld, Nation and World, News Analysis

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

Election night round-up: Republicans win two governor's races and lose a congressional seat

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Tom LaBonge: L.A. Confident

Comments (4) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Politics

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Q & A: Councilman Tom LaBonge talks movies, public transit, hipsters, and how to enjoy L.A.

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The Republican Divide

Comments (1) | @opinion, Commentary, Opinion

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

You may think the Democrats are in trouble, but the Republicans are split in at least six different ways.

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Where The Wild Things Argh!

Comments (4) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Film Reviews

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

The Spike Jonze-directed adaptation tumbles aimlessly downhill once the wild rumpus starts.

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Dim Sum With Mark Kleiman

Comments (8) | @books, Author Profile, Books

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

A meal and conversation with author and blogger Mark Kleiman roams from Machiavelli to why Polaroid failed.

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A Son of Latino Journalism

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Media

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Gutiérrez spoke to Neon Tommy about the history and future of Latino press.

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Jews On The March In 'A Serious Man'

Comments (6) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Film Reviews

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

The Coen Brothers are back with a comedy of moral anguish.

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Richard Rushfield: A Serious Man

Comments (11) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Media

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Gawker's west coast editor talks to Neon Tommy about online news, bumper stickers, and American Idol.

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'The Hills' Loses Its Moral Center

Comments (3) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Television Review

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Kristin in. LC out. See how ‘The Hills’ did without its original girl.

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USC Hit-And-Run Victim Had High Alcohol Level

Comments (17) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

David Cohen, Hillel Aron, Samantha Page, Richie Duchon
Neon Tommy Staff

Evidence that Adrianna Bachan was "double-drunk" could be used by defense in upcoming trial.

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Local Politicians Call For Divestment From Iran

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Politics

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Officials called for tougher U.S. sanctions against Iran and divestment of city pension funds from the country's government.

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In Defense of Rudeness

Comments (1) | @opinion, Commentary, Opinion

Hillel Aron
Contributor

Recent outbursts by public figures have been under scrutiny, but maybe we should be more appreciative of simple honesty.

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Michael Moore: A Fighter Not A Lover

Comments (1) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Film Reviews

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Michael Moore takes on capitalism in his latest film.

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Firefighters Call For An End To Cutbacks

Comments (1) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Politics

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Los Angeles firefighters say cutbacks could be dangerous amid the fire season.

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Health Care in L.A. County Trudged Along As Obama Pitched Reform

Comments (0) | health care, Los Angeles and Region, Obama, politics

Len Ly, Hillel Aron
Staff Reporters

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Photo: Neon Tommy/Len Ly

Neon Tommy reporters visited two emergency waiting rooms.

New Charter School Opens In Watts

Comments (1) | @losangelesandregion, Education, Los Angeles and Region

Hillel Aron
Staff Reporter

Federal funding helped create the new charter high school in Watts.

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