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Best of LA People 2011: The Video

Keith Plocek
Looking at all the outstanding photographs in our annual Best of LA People issue, you might guess photographer Kevin Scanlon had a lot of fun capturing the city's personalities, and you would be correct. Watch the video by filmmaker Kim Ray for candid moments with Jane Oshita, Luis Arriaga, Lenora......
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Emo Juan Uribe: Dodgers' Utility Infielder Gets His Own Meme

Keith Plocek
All it takes is one sad-sack photo (and a career of middling output) to create an online meme, and Emo Juan Uribe is the latest to step to the plate. The Dodgers' utility infielder huddles against the wall, staring a thousand yards into the sad distance. For the online world,......
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What's Your Favorite Pink Floyd Album Cover?

Keith Plocek
With the show "Taken by Storm" now on view at John Varvatos, we thought it'd be fun to ask readers to pick their favorite Pink Floyd album cover. There we were, loading them all up, when suddenly we remembered Thorgerson's Back Catalogue poster. How we'd forgotten this gem after living......
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Infographic: Judge Judy is Bigger than Oprah Winfrey

Keith Plocek
Do you watch Judge Judy? We don't, but apparently we're in the minority. Or maybe we just have day jobs. According to a nifty infographic from Paralegal, Judge Judith Sheindlin's show was bigger than Oprah's last year, and Sheindlin did it all without releasing a swarm of bees on her......
Explosions in the Sky's Michael James; Credit: Timothy Norris

Explosions in the Sky Float Over Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Keith Plocek
For more photos, see "Explosions in the Sky @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery." "We're called Explosions in the Sky, and we come from Texas," says guitarist Munaf Rayani before the band bursts into a sprawling set at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It's the last amplified voice we'll hear for the next evocative......