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Philips and editor apologize for Shakur story
Veteran Los Angeles Times reporter Chuck Philips and his editor, Deputy Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin, issued statements of apology for the story that linked Sean...
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Editor change at CityBeat
After this week's issue went to bed earlier today, the staff of CityBeat was told that founding editor Steve Appleford is being replaced by Steve...
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Bulletin! Our Man Elli's Israel baseball update
"Jeff Rosen has lost a couple of key investors who weren't satisfied with the IPBL business plan... He's close to a deal with the IAB but hasn't finalized playing facilities... The uncertainties have prevented real marketing efforts... Tryout registrations have been slow..." From his home base…
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Tupac and Lie in L.A.
The Los Angeles Times is apologizing for their recent piece on the 1994 Tupac Shakur shooting. As first uncovered by The Smoking Gun, the L.A. Times story on the Tupac ambush (two years before he was murdered) was based on some forged FBI documents:A Los Angeles Times story about a brutal 1994…
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Brent A. Lovrien, LAFD firefighter was 35
The firefighter who suffered fatal injuries today in Westchester was identified this evening as Brent A. Lovrien. He was a 10-year veteran assigned to the...
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Richard Widmark 1914 - 2008
Appearing in the better part of 100 movies over a career that spanned 50 years, Richard Widmark is a man that everyone has seen at multiple points in their movie-watching lives. Although not a "superstar" on his own, he played supporting roles alongside the biggest names there ever were: with…
Has NBC Uni's Jeff Zucker Lost His Mind?
You be the judge: I'm told this promo is supposed to air April 3rd before the return of NBC's My Name is Earl. In it, Jeff Zucker offers not just a recap of the show's fall season but also some zingers about issues left over from the writers’ strike. I wish this were a hoax -- but I…
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Metromix Los Angeles | Your Los Angeles Restaurants, Nightlife & Events Guide
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Digital and Film Photography and Consumer Electronics | samys.com
best store of photography stuffs
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6th Addition to Most Wanted List Announced
Los Angeles: With the March 25, capture of the LAPD’s sixth Top-10 Most Wanted Gang Member, Police Chief William Bratton and Mayor Antonio Villaragosa today announced the name of the next local gang member to be added to the list....
Firefighter Killed, One Injured In Explosion Near LAX - KNBC-TV- msnbc.com
Authorities say one firefighter is dead and another remains hospitalized Wednesday after an explosion near LAX.
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Bloodline trailer hits theatres
The trailer for Bloodline arrives in theatres in New York and Los Angeles today. The documentary film traces a three-year investigation into the relationship between Jesus Christ and Mary Magdelene (and whether they got married and had kids) and culminates in the discovery of a body. How's that…
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Colombian jewelry theft ring hits in the Valley, again?
From yesterday's LAPD incident report, a man jewelry carrier was robbed yesterday at 3:45 p.m. at Ventura Boulevard and Matilija Avenue in Sherman Oaks as he was walking from an unknown store to his car when two men - no... From yesterday's LAPD incident report, a man jewelry carrier was robbed…
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Colombian jewelry theft ring hits in the Valley, again?
From yesterday's LAPD incident report, a man jewelry carrier was robbed yesterday at 3:45 p.m. at Ventura Boulevard and Matilija Avenue in Sherman Oaks as he was walking from an unknown store to his car when two men - no... From yesterday's LAPD incident report, a man jewelry carrier was robbed…
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LAPD average ratings
I wrote this morning about a website that allows you to rate cops but what I failed to report is how much people actually like the LAPD.....The site's average rating is 3.7 for officers, the LAPD's average is 3.8 or... I wrote this morning about a website that allows you to rate cops but what I…
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New SWAT headquarters named after Simmons
The LAPD's new SWAT headquarters is going to be named after Officer Randy Simmons, the department's first SWAT officer to die in the line of duty. The Metropolitan Division and SWAT are slated to move into the old Rampart Division... The LAPD's new SWAT headquarters is going to be named after…
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Welcome back blotter
I was off for a few days, and am catching up. Here's a couple of robbery incidents to report from Monday. Police were searching for a Latino male between the ages of 17 to 21 in connection with a robbery... I was off for a few days, and am catching up. Here's a couple of robbery incidents to…
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Sixth Top-10 Gang Member Arrested
Los Angeles: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief William Bratton announced the capture of 18-year-old Soperry Chea, also known as “Baby Face,” who was listed as one of LAPD’s most wanted gang members. Chea is the six most-wanted gang member...
Spielberg vs Paramount: The Real Story
Apparently it's news to The New York Times -- though to no one else in Hollywood -- that there may be friction when Paramount and DreamWorks try to unentangle themselves. What's a better story the newspaper could have written for Thursday's edition? That DreamWorks can finally shop itself…
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Extra, Extra: Hard Time, Hot Time
Photo by Tom Andrews via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr 45-year-old murder suspect Hovik "John" Mankyan, who engaged police in a lengthy standoff on Good Friday in Palmdale, is reportedly "clinging to life" in the hospital. Mankyan, who is wanted for a 2004 North Hollywood homicide…
nyc's bonchon chicken craze arrives in koreatown | angelenic: downtown los angeles
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Buff Bagwell partied and lived with Chase Tatum
Chase Tatum, the larger-than-life, hard-partying, drug-troubled former WCW wrestler and budding movie star who was found dead Sunday afternoon at the age of 34, was a former roommate of Buff Bagwell, the wrestling legend who's the subject of a reality series now in production by Tabloid Baby's…
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Down Memory Lane with Google Maps.
View Larger MapGoogle has a fascinatingly creepy tool in their maps that allows you to travel as if you are a movie camera, down many streets. They used to just have the important ones like 5th Avenue in New York. Now they have 6643 N. Kilpatrick in Lincolnwood, IL.I can see those places, homes,…
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Earlier at LAX: Terminal Evacuated Due to Toy Grenade
Photo by Rafahh via Flickr One firefighter has died at an explosion near LAX this afternoon. Check here for updates.Terminal One was evacuated early this morning after security screeners saw something that resembled a grenade, prompting a near 40-minute evacuation of the Southwest Airlines…
Political sex scandals? California is strictly minor league
California may be one of the world's biggest economies, and Los Angeles may be the global city of the future, but compared with the rest of the country this place is second class in political sex scandals. Move over, Gavin...
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Next Up On Port-au-Prince Action News: Your Weather [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("hothaiti_defamer.flv", 463, 387,"");· We take three things from this video: One, Haitian Weather Guy is about the lowest-stress vocation on the planet. Two, some videos really do improve upon subsequent viewings. And three, if there's a Meaning of Life, Arthur knows it.…
The Official Site of The Los Angeles Dodgers: Official Info: Dodgers offer several Coliseum parking options
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Why Are Network News Divisions Dragging Their Heels On Converting To HD Programming? [Rants]
While most of you heathens were watching The Hills and/or The New Adventures Of Two And A Half Men Who Met Your Mother on Monday night, your Uncle Grambo was plowing through the first two and a half hours of the new Frontline documentary, Bush's War. On an emotional level, it was a thoroughly…
Golden Gate Bridge Shut Down After Motorcycle Accident
Update, 5:32 p.m.: SFist reports that the bridge has reopened and the crash site has been cleared. Overall, nine people were injured, two of them with life-threatening injuries, including the infant. Check SFist for continuing updates to the storySan Francisco sister-site of or LAist, SFist,…
Tina Fey Blames Crafty Editing For Anti-Jon Stewart Comments [Makeup Sex]
We're thrilled to report the extending of an olive branch in the East Coast-East Coast comedy wars that have devastated the industry since a Tina Fey quote in Reader's Digest appeared to openly question Jon Stewart's ability to earn sincere laughs, vs. politically aligned "clapter." Fey told…
Elena Manferdini Opens at SCI-Arc
SCI-Arc Gallery Exhibition ELENA MANFERDINI MERLETTILACE 03.28.08 05.11.08 Opening reception: Friday, 03.28.08 from 79pm Discussion with Eric Owen Moss & Elena Manferdini Friday, 04.04.08 at 7pm
It's National "Make Up Your Own Holiday" Day
Whoever makes these things up must have wanted the day off! Have no fear -- fellow LAisters naturally stepped up to the plate with their own suggestions: Julie Wolfson: National Your Kid Is Not Perfect Day National Don't Text While You Drive Day National Blogging Day National Ignore Your…
Jeffrey Ernstoff — Exactly One Hour with An Unstable American Musician
You know, I don’t quite know what to make of that hour and forty-five minutes with Mr. Unstable Musician. There were good jokes, bad jokes, wise anecdotes, preaching to the chorus, audience participation, music theory lessons, maps, and sometimes a little music. Out of nowhere, after a…
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