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The Bling Ring Book Chronicles the Calabasas Teens Who Stole From Celebrities

"It seemed like something somebody would make up," author Nancy Jo Sales says on the phone from her New York home. "If you had pitched this as a movie, nobody would've bought it. It would've been too unbelievable." But the story of a bunch of young suburbanites who burglarized a string of celebrity ... More >>

HIV Can Be Defeated By Protein Discovered By UCLA

UCLA this week announced that its researchers have discovered a natural protein that could put the HIV virus out of business. They said the protein contains an enzyme, cholesterol-25-hydroxylase (CH25H), that creates an oxysterol called 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC), that can defeat not only HIV but ... More >>

Love, Actually: Our 2013 Couples Issue

She's So Heather

Paul Scheer is Everywhere!

Cocaine Imports From Columbia Down; Hollywood Slacking

Hollywood, we're disappointed. Cocaine use in the workplace is down. Cocaine overdoses are down. And cocaine production in Columbia is way down. Maybe Lindsay Lohan really is straightening up. The White House this week hailed the data as if this was an election year:

5 Scariest Shark Attacks in SoCal History

Now that we're officially in the thick of summer, you'd be a lousy Southern Californian if you didn't take your board down to the beach and get your water-sport on. (Even Lindsay Lohan's trying. Key word "trying.") But because we're part of the fear-mongering mainstream-media machine, and we can't ... More >>

USC Hosts Weekend Seminar to Educate Current Politicians on Ethics, Transparency; L.A. Mayor Attends Kentucky Derby Instead

The University of Southern California isn't just for strapping young scholars anymore. Today and tomorrow, the USC Price School of Public Policy begins an ongoing series of classes that will school current politicians in "public transparency and ethics, leadership, governance and environmental polic ... More >>

Michael Cormier, Forensic Technician for L.A. County Coroner, Dies Under 'Suspicious Circumstances'

The L.A. County Department of Coroner is a crazy place. Employees at the old, haunted-house-looking office -- including sentence-servers like Lindsay Lohan -- see a flurry of celebrity overdoses and true-Hollywood murders come through, alongside countless casualties of this brutal gangland. And the ... More >>

Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera Arrives in L.A., Co-Written by Danny Franzese (aka the Gay Friend in Mean Girls)

You probably know him as Damian, the flamboyant scene stealer from the 2004 film Mean Girls, where various quips ("I want my pink shirt back") earned Danny Franzese a modest cult following consisting primarily of tweens and queens. While his film cohorts Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan graduated to 30 Ro ... More >>

Five Annoying Things About "The Club"

Saturday night Fergie threw a St. Patty's Day party at the Beverly Hills club Confidential. It was a celebration of the new partnership between Voli Light Vodka and the Don-A-Matrix (yes, we get it) fitness company, both of which Ferg's somehow involved in. Though we rarely go to "The Club," we'r ... More >>

'Kony 2012' Goes Hollywood: Celebrity Photog Tyler Shields Writes 'Stop Kony' in His Own Blood

On the second day of the absurdly viral #StopKony campaign, Hollywood jumped on board. Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Oprah and the rest Tweeted a 30-minute documentary produced by non-profit organization Invisible Children to millions of followers -- making the hip, clickable Joseph Kony awareness drive ... More >>

Miley Cyrus Is Hipper And More Liberal Than You. Oh, And She Hates Rick Santorum

She's just being Miley.​Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana is one of the easier Disney shows for adults to sit through. Her voice and wide eyes aren't totally unlike a young Lucille Ball. Still, that might not be enough to make an adult investigate her music. But her surprisingly not-overplayed cat ... More >>

'Green Day' Marijuana Dispensary on L.A.'s Skid Row Shut Down

greenday.comGreen Day: not the "collective," but Billie Joe Armstrong.​Skid Row in L.A. is arguably the nation's largest homeless encampment. And it's a place where you can score just about anything, from crack to heroin. Recently a marijuana dispensary added high-grade bud to the produce av ... More >>

Spirit Hoods: The Weirdest Fashion Startup Ever

Illegal Immigrant Suspects Land on Santa Cruz Island, Call 911 in Bid to Return Home

Santa Cruz Island: Es un mirage.​Gosh. Imagine the disappointment. America! We made it. Wait, no. It's just a deserted island. No Lindsay Lohan. Not even a car wash. That was the case over the weekend when 15 suspected illegals landed on Santa Cruz Island, one of the famed Channel Islands o ... More >>

What The President Ate For Dinner Last Night

Tavern's website​ Even if you're a Republican, you may secretly want to know what chef Suzanne Goin served President Obama -- and 60 other seriously rich people -- last night at Tavern. And although we do not care one bit what Justin Bieber and Rhianna and Lindsay Lohan and every other celebri ... More >>

'Battle Los Angeles' Video Game Will Allow You to Fight Aliens From Home (Instead of the 405)

ColumbiaBattle Los Angeles.​As if Angelenos don't have enough to worry about -- the big one, some of the worst roads in the nation, Lindsay Lohan refusing to leave -- we have an apocalyptic scenario to enjoy next month. In the March 11 film Battle Los Angeles aliens invade our fair city. Stat ... More >>

Bath Salts: L.A. Councilman Paul Koretz Proposes Citywide Ban on Cocaine-Like Household Product

AirplaneLloyd Bridges demonstrates the bath-salt effect.​Being the kick-ass, $178,000-a-year-earning public servants they are, L.A. City Council members have attacked the hardcore issues of the day like cat declawing and an Arizona boycott that has gone nowhere while the LAPD makes do with few ... More >>

Google Moves Into Hip, Gehry-Designed Pad at 340 Main Street in Venice Beach (PHOTOS)

wvs.topleftpixel.com​Welcome to Venice, Google! Your 6,000 new employees will be pleased to hear that Lindsay Lohan's new four-bedroom is located a convenient four-minute drive south [Voila! Driving directions! Have we told you lately that we love you, Goo-Goo?] and the weird sushi/hamburger/b ... More >>

LoJack for Grandma? It's Possible, And Company Claims it Already Helped LAPD Locate a Missing Elderly Man

Where's Herbert?​Don't you wish you could just put a LoJack system on grandma so the next time she wanders off mumbling about the "invaders" you could locate her easily? Well now you can. That's right folks, a company called EmSeeQ can equip grandma, grandpa, even the little baby with a LoJa ... More >>

Dr. Phil To Ted Williams: Time To Take Your Golden Ass To Rehab

Columbus Dispatch / YouTubeSEO star of the century​Why are we all so obsessed with Ted Williams, Ohio bum turned hottest item on the vocal-chord market since Justin Bieber? Unlike the Biebs, we're thinking his long, flowing (dread)locks couldn't have much to do with it. But the two YouTube s ... More >>

D.A. Race: Two African-American Women Vying To Replace Steve Cooley

Steve Cooley is expected to back Jackie Lacey to succeed him​The race for district attorney is getting more interesting, as two African-American women are launching campaigns to succeed Steve Cooley in 2012.Jackie Lacey, the number three administrator in the D.A.'s office, filed paperwork on Monda ... More >>

Ryan Gosling Says 'Nobody Works' In Hollywood, 'So They Do Drugs' (Word)

GQRyan Gosling bites the hand that feeds him.​Nobody walks in L.A? Nobody works in L.A. Kudos to actor Ryan Gosling for confirming what we suspected all along: Well-paid actors in this city have way too much time on their hands (and thus, the Lindsay Lohan saga). He tells GQ: "The problem w ... More >>

Top 10 Hot Chicks In The News 2010: No. 6, Rachel Lee

whereisfei.blogspot.comNo. 6: Rachel Lee​The alleged "bling ring" of mostly rich, young punks that prosecutors say targeted the homes of the even richer and more famous is an endless source of talent for our "Top 10 Hot Chicks In The News 2010" list. Example No. 6: One Rachel Lee. Oh so pouty ... More >>

Alexis Neiers, 'Bling Drug' Convict, Gets One Year Of Live-In Drug Rehab After Authorities Found Heroin In Her House

Aw, so innocent.​Irony? Yeah, the kid who cried loudest about her innocence when she was fingered as part of the "bling ring" string of robberies turned out to be the Lindsay Lohan of the bunch. Reality TV star Alexis Neiers is headed for one-year of live-in drug treatment this week after pro ... More >>

APPARENTLY, SOMEONE STILL GIVES A CRAP ABOUT SHANNEN DOHERTY

Robert Rizzo, Bell's Former $1.5 Million City Manager, Released From L.A. County Jail On $2 Million Bail

​In the most highly anticipated jail release since Lindsay Lohan walked out of a Lynwood lockup for women, former Bell city manager Robert Rizzo, who some say was the most egregious earner in that city's salary scandal, waddled out of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility downtown early Thursd ... More >>

Top 10 Popstar Clothing Lines that Put Madonna and Lourdes' New "Material Girl" to Shame!

In this week's Nightranger column, we cover last week's Macy's Passport "Glamorama" event at the Orpheum Theatre downtown. The event was scaled back from years past live music-wise (Macy Gray and Eric Hutchinson performed short sets in between the runway looks) but the production was still top-notch ... More >>

After Rehab, Lindsay Lohan Leaving L.A. For New York

​Lindsay Lohan has been threatening to leave Los Angeles for quite some time, but now it looks like she's finally going to do it. After she wraps up her stint in rehab at UCLA Lohan is headed to New York for good, says her mom, Dina Lohan. The elder Lohan made the comments to NBC over the wee ... More >>

Los Angeles Murder Rate, Often Outpacing 2009's, Finally Dips In July

​Hounded by news of clashes-with-cops caught on tape and a stubborn murder rate that has been in plus territory almost since spring, the Los Angeles Police Department has something to celebrate this month: The city's homicide rate dipped into negative territory, according to department statist ... More >>

Nightranger: Gamer Gauche

Jesus Statue Struck By Lightning; God Is Mad At Us

AP Photo/The Dayton Daily NewsTouchdown Jesus.​First a swarm of temblors rocked the California desert Monday night, prompting the Los Angeles Fire Department to go into "earthquake mode." Now there's news that a beloved Jesus statue (known by locals as "Touchdown Jesus," no less) was struck by ... More >>

How Janice Min Can Make 'The Hollywood Reporter' More Like 'Us'

Janice Min.​We were as surprised as you were to find out that Janice Min, the ultimate architect of the tabloidization of the entertainment media (and we mean that in the be$t possible way), was taking over editorial leadership at the ultimate Hollywood-insider's trade paper, The Hollywood Rep ... More >>

West Hollywood Dognappers Ask for Ransom

Kooky things often have a way of happening in West Hollywood -- Lindsay Lohan, for example, starts a ruckus in some bar or button-downed Republicans create a scandal by partying at a kinky nightclub -- but the recent dognapping of a Chihuahua now ranks high on the list of supreme kookiness.Chihuahua ... More >>

Nightranger's Coachella Check-list: Desert Dos and Don'ts

Ready and rarin' to go for Coachella? If you packed days ago, drove up Wednesday or Thursday morning and didn't over do it at the parties last night, then you probably are. Goodie for you. But those of us preparing to battle Friday traffic in hopes of getting there before sunset tonight, well, we mi ... More >>

Nightranger: The Rest Is Still Unwritten

Giant Drag Poised for a Comeback?

Giant Drag Poised for a Comeback?

Hollywood's Massive New Nightspot

Come out & play (house).

I MOP LA

WORN OUT- Lohan and Ronson’s flannel love at Disneyland (& Gay Days vs. Miley too).

Our trip to Disneyland last week offered a sneak peak of the park’s Halloween makeover (fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas MUST check out the Haunted House this month!) but it also saw a near miss meeting with one of the tabloid world’s most obsessed-about twosomes (and the trail of paparaz ... More >>

Hollywood Nightclub Inferno Still Under Investigation

There is still no news on what caused the fire that gutted a popular celebrity hangout in Hollywood according to Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigators. The Basque Restaurant & Nightclub, located on the corner of historic Hollywood and Vine, was a hotspot for young celebrities and a regul ... More >>

It's A Wrap- LA Fashion Week Trend Report

Another LA Fashion week has ended and now that we’ve recovered –from the clothing cacophony and that nasty cold that’s been going around- it’s time to survey the overall style statements. Yes, there actually were some, and not surprisingly, many came from the crowds not the runway (remember ... More >>

Too Cute for Their Own Good

Little children in the movies

Joe Joe's World

The other day I got an email - a company called Joe Joe Productions is throwing a glittering bash at the Playboy Mansion on June 23. Boys get in so long as they're rich,  girls get in so long as they're hot. The Kandyland bash, which they're calling 'The MOST Outrageous Party of ... More >>

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