LAist is experimenting with blogging dates from J-Date, but finds the best men are found offline. Some date vicariously online and that is one reason why porn is big -- really freaking big -- so they ask if they should cover XXX since the heart of it lays in the city's San Fernando Valley. A writer grapples with her food porn photography obsession, another gets censored on Flickr, one gets scooped by the LA... more ›

A new documentary about U.S. Representative Barney Frank, titled "Let's Get Frank" is showing at Visions Cinema this weekend only. Screenings at 8:00 and 9:40 p.m. on Friday and Saturday are $9. A 6:15 p.m. screening on Sunday is $15, and features a discussion with Rep. Frank after the film. From the synopsis:Filmmaker Bart Everly has spent the past 24 months following U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), one of the nation's few openly gay politicians.... more ›