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10 People Who Are Transforming Hollywood

2013-05-22 15:47:00

This year's People issue celebrates the 56 Angelenos we find most intriguing. Among those 56 are fashionistas, musicians and novelists -- and, of course, the movers-and-shakers in Hollywood. Che...

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5 LGBT Movers and Shakers in L.A.

2013-05-22 13:20:40

From the national battle for marriage equality to the ever-increasing pool of public figures blasting down their closet doors, it's a good time to be LGBT. Check out all of our People 2013 profi...

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We Want Nominees for the 2013 L.A. Weekly Web Awards!

2013-05-22 08:35:22

Calling all you virtual movers and shakers! (And those of you hip to what the cool kids are doing online these days.) We want to hear from you, because right now we're gathering nominees for the 2...

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Dances With Films and a London Olympics Doc: Your Weekly To-Do List

2013-05-22 08:00:00

See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, May 24 Paul McCartney and Wings went on their Wings Over the World tour from 1975-76, conquering three continents and marking McCartney's fi...

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Five Artsy Things to Do This Week, Including Cough Syrup Spraying to a Justin Bieber Song

2013-05-22 07:00:00

This week, footage about a high-energy collaboration between artists, architects and Pepsi plays at the MAK Center, one artist leads people on a hunt for truth and other intangibles at the Get...

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Inside the World of L.A. Geocaching, a Scavenger Hunt Taking Place All Around You

2013-05-21 12:24:14

In La La Land, the home of movie magic, we're used to our surroundings being not quite what they seem. But did you know, at this very moment, you are surrounded by thousands of tiny containers...

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Hanksy, the Banksy-Meets-Tom Hanks Street Artist, Tells Us the Secrets to Spoofing Celebrities

2013-05-21 06:00:00

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *10 Best L.A. Art Galleries For Partying Banksy is so 2010. Hanksy, the similarly secretive street artist and love child of Banksy and Tom Hank...

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Five Nerdy, Inspiring Documentaries You Should Watch Right Now

2013-05-21 04:00:00

See also: *Dragon*Con vs. San Diego Comic-Con: Which Convention Should You Attend? *Stan Lee Has His Own Convention Now: Stan Lee's Comikaze A good documentary can do more than entertain or educ...

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HUSH Chats About the State of Street Art and His Culver City Show at Corey Helford

2013-05-20 13:59:06

There is no single process for HUSH. The U.K.-based artist mixes methods as he applies a combination of paint (acrylic and the spray can variety), screen print and ink techniques to his canvases...

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Why Are L.A.'s Parks So Lacking in Good Food?

2013-05-20 07:30:00

What began as a public-private partnership bidding process to find a food vendor for a beloved urban park launched a massively successful mid-market burger chain. Granted, any business gets a ...

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Crazy, '80s Scandalfest The Morton Downey, Jr. Show Chronicled in New Documentary

2013-05-20 05:00:00

Years before reality TV and today's conservative political pundits, we had Morton Downey, Jr., whose The Morton Downey, Jr. Show in the late '80s was Jerry Springer, Geraldo, The O'Reilly Facto...

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Burning Love Co-Creator Erica Oyama Gives Us Dating Advice

2013-05-20 03:00:00

Erica Oyama is the great comedic mind behind the scripted comedy web series Burning Love on Yahoo. The show parodies reality dating shows like The Bachelor, and recently released its third seas...

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Photos: Here Is #LAWeeklyArtopia as Seen Through Instagram

2013-05-17 16:34:42

You came, you saw, you Instagrammed. Here are some of the coolest photos we found tagged #LAWeeklyArtopia from last night's event in Chinatown. If for some reason you changed your mind and don't...

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Jewish L.A.: 5 People Who Helped Shape the City's History, From the Autry's New Exhibit

2013-05-17 08:00:00

Jewish history in turn-of-the-century America usually conjures up images of deeply religious East Coast garment district workers or greased-back, penny-pinching Old Hollywood studio moguls. The...

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Google-izing the Venice Art Walk & Auctions

2013-05-17 07:00:00

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *10 Best L.A. Art Galleries For Partying Google...It's everywhere. And in late 2010, Google set up camp in Frank Gehry's cherished "binoculars"...

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What's It Like for a Married Couple to Collaborate on a Violent, Sexually-Threatening Movie? Ask Mark Duplass and Katie Aselton

2013-05-17 04:30:00

Mark Duplass has established himself as half of an independent film power couple. Over the last few years, the writer-director-producer-actor of the micro-budget mumblecore genre and his brother...

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Tinder Is Like Pandora for Hooking Up

2013-05-17 04:00:00

Twenty-seven-year-old Justin Mateen knows a whole lot about your dating life. He knows how old you are, how many Facebook friends you have and what physical characteristics you're most attracted ...

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Our Diary of the Getty's Architecture Project: 'Everything Loose Will Land,' the A+D Gala and Machine Project

2013-05-16 16:34:49

This is the third installment of our Pacific Standard Time Presents diary, tracking modern architecture happenings all over the city. Check out our previous entries: *The Getty's Big, New Expl...

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Theater to See in L.A. This Week, Including a Jacobean Incest Melodrama

2013-05-16 12:34:01

The scandal surrounding a love affair between a brother and his sister forms the centerpiece of John Ford's 17th century play, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. Archway Theatre's downtown production is...

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Christopher Shinn's Acclaimed Pulitzer Finalist Dying City at Last Arrives in L.A.

2013-05-16 08:00:00

"When I grew up," recalls playwright Christopher Shinn, "I grew up with the image of the artist as somebody who could be central to the culture in a big way, and that was the kind of artist I ...

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