Danielle Charbonneau

Mihai Peteu frays his pirate pants with a pair of scissors and cuts his hand in the process — but what’s a little spilt blood if you’re going for the perfect costume? He pairs his torn-up pants with a bandanna and a corny skull-and-crossbones T-shirt that changes color in the......

At first glance on Saturday night, the L.A. Coliseum looked like it was hosting a normal carnival — friends cuddling up on a Ferris wheel adorned with sparkling lights, thrill-seekers screaming as they fell several stories on a drop ride, and people kicking their feet in the warm summer air......