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Vanessa Prager Turns to Ballpoint Pen for "Love You Too"

Last Thursday, we headed down to Em & Co to check out Vanessa Prager's new show, "Love You Too," hosted by actor Michael Pena. The project was a merger of art and music, featuring Prager's ballpoint pen drawings on vintage sheet music and a performance by Ali Helnwein's string quartet,......
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"Zoolander" Fans Hit the Runway for a Walk Off

Check out the full slideshow here. JapanLA celebrated their fourth anniversary with The Haus of Super Shimmer Pop-Up Shop at Space 15Twenty which featured designers and products such as Sugarpill Cosmetics, Jessica Louise, Audrey Kitching, and Chubby Bunny. Friday night JapanLA, along with Bubble Punch, kicked off the three-day celebration......
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Sneak Peek: Fin Whale Returns to Natural History Museum

On Saturday February 27, Fin Whale Passage opens at the Natural History Museum. This Humboldt fin whale had been on display in the museum since 1944, but was removed in 2006 for restoration purposes. The specimen is 63 feet in length and weighs more than 7,000 pounds. Jim Dines, curator......
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The Great McNugget Protest 2009: PETA Takes on Jay Leno

Today, at the entrance of NBC Studios, PETA protestors answered the age-old question, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" They were protesting The Jay Leno Show after a recent McDonald's promotional campaign ruffled the fowls' feathers. The fast food institution has become the focal point of PETA's long-running McCruelty......
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Wedding in Aisle 9: Tying the Knot at 99 Cents Only Store

Sometimes a business is met with a kismet of promotional opportunity: in an paen to the concept of overdoing it, the 99 Cents Only Store in Hollywood went all out today in honor of the numerical wonder that is 09-09-09 and married nine engaged couples for the cost of 99......