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Pop tART Gallery Owner Phyllis Navidad; Credit: Patrick Range McDonald

Bruce Bellas' 'Bruce of Los Angeles: Beefcakes and Boundaries': Famed Erotic Photographer Rocks Pop tART Gallery in Koreatown

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Legendary photographer Bruce Bellas, better known as Bruce of Los Angeles, has been honored with a new, highly-anticipated show at Pop tART Gallery in Koreatown. In conjunction with Pacific Standard Time, "Bruce of Los Angeles: Beefcakes and Boundaries" showcases Bellas' erotic original prints and cutting-edge published work alongside other pieces......
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Five Fashion Street Styles of Occupy L.A.

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Occupy L.A., the Hooverville-like protest that surrounds Los Angeles City Hall, is not just an anti-Wall Street movement -- it's also a fashion showcase for a street style that is far different from the stiletto and Ugg boot-loving crowd so often seen in L.A. From the aging hippie to FIDM......
Though banned in WeHo

West Hollywood's Fur Ban: Is it Unlawful?

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The West Hollywood City Council banned the sale of fur the other week to worldwide headlines, and now the politically correct city is feeling the backlash. Animal rights activists cooed over the new ordinance, but the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and retailers are enraged, with some merchants talking about......
Why is L.A.'s Fashion's Night Out event at the Beverly Center?

Fashion's Night Out Los Angeles: A Tacky Evening at the Mall?

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Starting tomorrow, September 8, Fashion's Night Out is making a return to Los Angeles, where retailers will keep their doors open late and the fashion forward crowd will be out to party and shop. It's a big deal in New York City and locally in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood......