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One Upon A Time In Glendale, Pre-Americana
The Glendale Public Library blog dug up this photo of Brand Blvd., facing north, in 1936. The library provides context:This photograph (courtesy of the Special Collections Room of the Glendale Public Library) shows Brand Boulevard looking north, dating from around 1936. Harvard Street, which will…
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Kareem's blog goes indie
For the past few months Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posted to a blog on LATimes.com. As of Monday, it has moved to Abdul-Jabbar's own website (with sound,...
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A Lost Moment From the L.A. Road Trip
Miss L and I had just settled into our room at the Bevery Garland Hotel in Studio City. We switched on the TV to check out the in-room options available: video games, internet acccess through the TV screen (keyboard provided) at $9.95 a day for those without Wi-Fi, free movies, and, of course,…
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Los Angeles Real Estate | New Condos Condominium | Real Estate in the Los Angeles Area
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A Visual Spin Around the May Art Walk
Italian graffiti artist Thoms paints a piece at the Crewest Block party. Photo by Dave Bullock. Downtown residents and non-residents alike come out in droves every month for the Downtown Art Walk. This month was no exception, and continued a two-month trend of record attendance. As the…
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Oh Lord, No
I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hope Britney Spears just ate too much Mexican food, and is not, in fact, pregnant with her third child: Who would the father even be? Adnan?…
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Extra, Extra
Photo Veeyawn by via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr No, the UCLA Undie Run did not happen this afternoon. A truck carrying women's underwear spilled onto the northbound 5 Freeway near the 134. KNBC noted that the stream of clothing did not affect traffic. No longer a Giant,…
Einstein unplugged: speaking truth about power
People are talking about the anti-religion comments and sour attitude toward the Chosen People expressed in Albert Einstein's letter to his pal Goodchild, but I think the most interesting phrase is in in a throwaway clause: And the Jewish people...
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SoCal Counterfeit Ring Busted
One of the largest counterfeit currency rings in Southern California has been broken up after a three-month investigation leading federal agents to arrest five people. One of the caught suspects is a 35-year-old Sherman Oaks man, "who who allegedly cut the counterfeit bills and glued them…
Activities for Kids + Toddlers in Los Angeles -- Classes, Places to go and Stuff to do!
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More Cash Crunch? DGA vs Weinstein Co.
Is this another wave of bad news regarding the current cash crunch? Now a prominent Hollywood film director just emailed me the following about the battle brewing between the Directors Guild of America and The Weinstein Co: "As you know, directors and writers rely on their residuals to survive…
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Dilling House - Prime Photolocation in Studio City
Dilling House - Prime Photolocation in Studio City
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The Finale Of 'The Hills': 'Imagine Everything You've Seen And Then Completely Unimagine It' [Words Of Wisdom]
newVideoPlayer("hillsfinale_def.flv", 463, 387,""); Last night, we tearfully watched as the third season of that Adderall-fueled pity party known as The Hills came to a wisdom-filled conclusion. So what did we learn last night? Aside from newly cropped and suddenly hot Justin Bobby teaching…
Our challenge to Larry Baras and Jeffrey Rosen: Guys, do a baseball mitzvot this summer!
So here are after nine months of covering the state of professional baseball in Israel and what have we got to show for it? The players have scattered to the four corners of the Earth, the most prominent being a journeyman from the Dominican Republic who’s made his way up and down in the…
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Mount Baldy Fire Grows to 300 Acres
View Larger Map A wildfire, dubbed as the "Big Horn Incident," broke out early this morning in the Bear Flat/Bighorn area of Mount Baldy has grown to 300 acres. Around 240 firefighters and five helicopters have been deployed to the area between the 5,800-foot and 6,200-foot levels of the…
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Verne Troyer And The Limo Ride From Hell [A Call To The Bullpen]
boomp3.com Star of the upcoming film The Love Guru, Verne Troyer had the limo ride from hell on Monday afternoon. At first, the limo driver thought Troyer was the talking baby from the eTrade commercial and asked if he had any hot stock tips. Troyer explained that he was an actor, prompting…
A challenge to Larry Baras & Jeffrey Rosen: Do a baseball mitzvot this summer!
So here are after nine months of covering the state of professional baseball in Israel and what have we got to show for it? The players have scattered to the four corners of the Earth, the most prominent being a journeyman from the Dominican Republic who’s made his way up and down in the…
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Primetime Pilot Panic: 'Moonlight' To CW?
EXCLUSIVE: I've just been told by an insider that "there is a chance, only a chance" that Media Rights Capital which will be programming Sunday's two hours on the CW "may elect to take Moonlight as one of those two hours". This is developing to be quite a behind-the-scenes drama because the…
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Ashlee and Pete's Early Wedding Present from Travis Barker
Pictured are soon-to-be newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and and Pete Wentz receiving early a wedding/house-warming gift from Travis Barker -- his sold-out Ghettoblaster Boombox thing-thang. The damned thing is not just sold out, but going for $600 on eBay. The tattooed rocker held a release party…
Just Ask Barbara Walters, Sometimes It's Okay To Be Ashamed Of Your Sister [To Do]
newVideoPlayer("todogina_def.flv", 463, 387,""); As you'll come to learn with our newish Molly McAleer hosted version of Defamer To Do's, sometimes no introduction to the video is the best introduction of all. So, with that, enjoy... · Secret @ The Standard Downtown. · Barbara Walters book…
Free Ice Cream Today: Vanilla Bee Honey Flavor
To help educate the public on the drastic decline of the honeybee population due to colony collapse disorder, Häagen-Dazs is giving away free samples of their Vanilla Bee Honey Flavor today from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. They have also set up an informative site called helpthehoneybees.com to…
Looking From Above at Stopped Medallion
Construction has stopped on the Medallion project at 4th and Main. Photo by Eric Richardson. Given the Downtown News' report that work on the Medallion project has stopped, it seemed useful to give people an idea of what sort of site the project leaves behind during its pause. Extensive…
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Top Five Most Cringeworthy Facial Hair Moments In Cinematic History [Lists]
We didn’t think it was possible, but the insanely dateable John Krasinski is not looking so hot these days. Due to an upcoming role in the Sam Mendes-directed Farlanders, John is sporting a nasty beard that resembles something one of the Geico cavemen would wear. And while we’d never judge an…
Los Angeles Forum - Relocation, Moving, Local City Discussions - City-Data Forum
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C.I.C.L.E. :: " C.I.C.L.E.'s L.A. Bicycling and Green Events Calendar
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TV Junkie: Tuesday
Hey Dish Network customers, there was a drop of almost 90% in new subscribers to your service last quarter showing that the telcos are becoming even more competitive in the digital TV/broadband space. The company is recording higher profits though so all is not lost if they regroup and get…
Primetime Pilot Panic: CW Sked
CW 2008-2009 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE, For The Record That yawning sound you hear around Hollywood is the CW schedule. There are a lot of tipsters telling me that network boss Dawn Ostroff won't be around to see the CW's early launch on September 1st. She's outsourced Sunday night's scheduling to…
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A rumor circulating today that Paul Newman ... [Defamer Debunker]
A rumor circulating today that Paul Newman has died (gah!) is debunked by Hollywood's Original Blogger™ Army Archerd: "NEWS FLASH: After hearing reports of Paul Newman's death from Associated Press and CNN, I found out that acting legend Paul Newman is doing just fine, according to Joanne…