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OSCARS: Academy Tightens Documentary Rules; Too Much Power To LA-NY Times?
Deadline.com Hollywood Daily
Jan 08EXCLUSIVE: Next week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will announce a major change in the way documentaries will be eligible for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar competition, and it gives newfound power to the Los Angeles Times and The... »
Hotel Art in L.A.: A User's Guide
LA Weekly Complete Issue
Dec 29The days of gilt-framed faux-impressionism punctuating hotel walls are over. Or it certainly seems that way, as just about every trendy boutique hotel is making concerted efforts to bring the work of living artists into the fold, as lobbies and bars ar... »
Mega Millions lottery player wins $206 million (but not in L.A.)
L.A. Now
Dec 28A Mega Million lottery ticket worth $206 million was sold -- not in Southern California -- but in New York on Tuesday night. The winning numbers 23, 32, 33, 39, 43 and a mega ball of 8 were found on one winning ticket nationwide, according to the lotte... »
Will Durst: The top 10 comedic news stories of 2011
The Daily Breeze Opinion
Dec 27OK. You can stop vibrating like a shaved poodle duct-taped to the foul pole at Wrigley during a night game in April. It's finally here. The eighth annual Top-10 Comedic News Stories of the Year. »
‘O LITTLE TOWN OF BELLFLOWER…’ AND OTHER HOLIDAY FAVORITES
Greater Long Beach
Nov 25For 10 years, Bellflower's earnest December tradition of lighting the downtown Christmas tree has been the struggling city's holiday card to itself. This year, however, the Tree Lighting Ceremony is nothing less than a classic rescue-of-Christmas telev... »
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Virginia Country Club Home for Sale in Long Beach
Long Beach Real Estate News
Jan 31Luxury home for sale at 4640 North Virginia Road Long Beach overlooking the golf course. Enjoy this 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom home listed for $1,490,000. View 4640 North Virginia Road Long Beach Just click on the pictures below the description to... Read... »
Lucinda Williams on discovering Bob Dylan: 'This is what I want to do'
LATimes.com Pop and Hiss
Jan 21Lucinda Williams pays tribute to Bob Dylan on the 'Chimes of Freedom' album benefiting Amnesty International. More than 80 artists have recorded Bob Dylan songs for the album being released Jan. 24. »
Under Circus Tents Erwin Chemerinsky Special Guest to Educate Uplift Orange County Common Man
The Leslie Brodie Report
Jan 13Chautauqua! - January 13 – 15 in Samueli TheaterThe National Theater of the United States of America presents Chautauqua! inspired by the Chautauqua Circuit, a wildly popular traveling lecture series that flourished from 1874 to the Great Depression. S... »
For Potential Dodger Owners, How Much Is Too Much?
Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness
Jan 11Somewhat lost in all the ownership hoopla of the last few days was this interesting tidbit buried in Bill Shaikin’s Saturday Los Angeles Times story on Stanley Gold & the family of the late Roy Disney potentially teaming up to bid on the team: With Fox... »
OSCARS: Academy Tightens Documentary Rules; Too Much Power To LA-NY Times?
Deadline.com Hollywood Daily
Jan 08EXCLUSIVE: Next week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will announce a major change in the way documentaries will be eligible for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar competition, and it gives newfound power to the Los Angeles Times and The... »