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Douglas Kirkland’s Woolrich Portraits On Display In West Hollywood

October 13, 2011

Photographer Douglas Kirkland and Woolrich John Rich & Bros. are celebrating their collaboration marking the fashion brand’s 180th birthday with a photo exhibition Thursday night in West Hollywood. The legendary photographer — who’s shot the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Coco Chanel — teamed up with the brand to produce 18 portraits of artists and entertainers with the iconic Woolrich parka. Some of the personalities Kirkland photographed — once each in color and black and white, meant to convey both the history and contemporary relevance of the brand — include Elle Fanning, Brendan Fraser, Lawrence Bender and Nina Clemente. The portraits will be on display at a cocktail party co-hosted by Details magazine Thursday evening at West Hollywood’s Ron Herman store (8100 Melrose Ave.). They also appear below: Visit link: Douglas Kirkland’s Woolrich Portraits On Display In West Hollywood

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100 roosters, $1 Mil. In Meth, Steroids Seized In Cockfighting Bust

October 13, 2011

This cockfighting story has it all — 100 roosters, $1 million in meth, steroids for birds and a deputy named Peck. CBS Los Angeles has unearthed this feather-filled gem in which deputies investigating possible drug sales claim they uncovered a cockfighting ring in Lancaster, Calif. Deputy Lillian Peck told CBS LA that as much as $1 million in meth as well as the roosters and steroids were seized in the bust. Four men and two women were also arrested. As outrageous as this story might seem, it’s not even the biggest alleged cockfighting ring to be broken up this week. The St. Petersburg Times reported on Thursday that cops say a ring involving seven households and 350 birds was uncovered in Hillsborough, Fla. A possible repeat-cockfighting offender was also arrested earlier this month for running a ring in Medina Township, Ohio, according to Newsnet 5. And on Wednesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on a former cockfighting suspect who is suing Alameda County for killing the birds they seized from his home. The cocks were ordered destroyed by a judge because some had Marek’s Disease, a contagion that causes internal lesions in fowl. Read more from the original source: 100 roosters, $1 Mil. In Meth, Steroids Seized In Cockfighting Bust

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