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The Search for Jumbo Squid in Southern California

See also: *Living on Mars Time: What If Your Day Lasted 24 Hours, 39 Minutes and 35 Seconds? *Lily Simonson's Paintings of Yeti Crabs and Other Creatures Merge Art and Oceanography Once a year, or maybe every four years — no one knows for sure — jumbo squid make their......
The many faces of Steve Zissou at Bill Murray Appreciation Day; Credit: Gendy Alimurung

Bill Murray Appreciation Day

See also: *Slideshow -- Bill Murray Appreciation Day The first Los Angeles Bill Murray Appreciation Day, or BMAD, happened this past weekend on a cold, drizzly Saturday evening. (Saturday was also Groundhog Day, of course.) How exactly did Bill Murray get his own day of appreciation, you ask? Credit goes......
Motoi Yamamoto with his Floating Garden at Laband Art Gallery; Credit: Brian Forrest

Motoi Yamamoto Returns His Salt Artwork to the Sea

Motoi Yamamoto couldn't be there for the last day of his exhibit, "Return to the Sea." The show, at Loyola Marymount University's Laband Gallery, consists primarily of one large installation, Floating Garden. It is made entirely out of salt. It is a piece of exquisite beauty and involved many hours......
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How Kevin Eastman Invented the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Kevin Eastman was 21 when he created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He's 50 now, and the Turtles are still around. The past three decades have been a long, weird ride. The Turtles' genesis story is a classic in the history of comics. Eastman was working as a short-order cook......