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Normally, when the President arrives in town, we cluck about it for days beforehand because we’re all so terrified that we’ll be the unlucky bastards stuck on Pico Blvd. for three hours. But we haven’t heard much about traffic delays leading up to the arrival of Michelle Obama today, and we’re hoping that it stays that way. more › Read more here: Obamajam, First Lady Edition? Michelle Obama in Town Today and Tomorrow
It’s a test for tots as young as three months. See the article here: Kindergartens Tout Palm-Reading Tests in China
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding two drivers who kililed a pedestrian in Santa Ana over the weekend. Read this article: Suspects Sought in Double Hit and Run
Members of Occupy San Diego tried to make a citizen’s arrest of their mayor, Jerry Sanders, but, alas, they were not successful. more › See the original post: Occupiers Attempt Citizen’s Arrest of San Diego’s Mayor
Street artist Buff Monster — whose website tagline is “art of super happy pink” — recently took over the 6th Street wall of the Standard Downtown, reports the Huffington Post . The mural he painted on the hotel’s south side features plenty of his trademark color, as well as creatures that look like desserts wandering about in a desert. more › Read the original post: Video: Buff Monster Takes Over Standard Downtown’s 6th Street Mural
Read this article: Gallery: Chinatown Ring in the Year of the Dragon
The Shrine Auditorium was evacuated and the red carpet shut down today for 15 minutes—just hours before the SAG awards were scheduled to begin. Everyone was escorted out at 1:55 pm this afternoon, and bomb-sniffing dogs swarmed the premises. more › See the rest here: Shrine Auditorium Evacuated, Red Carpet Shut Down Briefly Just Hours Before SAG Awards
Occupy Oakland protesters marched toward a new meeting space and social center Saturday. Read more: Occupiers, Cops Clash in Takeover Attempt
A shooting at a Thai restaurant in Hollywood on Friday night leaves one woman dead and a man injured. The incident occurred at Pink Pepper on Hollywood Boulevard and was reported to police at 10:17pm. more › See the article here: Woman Shot & Killed At Hollywood Thai Restaurant
It’s been three years since the “L Word” aired its last episode and seven since “Queer as Folk” finished its run, and some of the folks involved with those shows are pitching their a new TV show featuring a gay, multi-ethnic ensemble cast. The show’s location and name is “DTLA,” and its creators says it’s like “Queer As Folk” meets “Swingers.” more › Read this article: New TV Show Features Gay Ensemble Cast Living the Dream in ‘DTLA’
