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Downtown L.A. becomes a stage for protest and performance art
Downtown Los Angeles was transformed into a set for political theater over the weekend, with protesters pitching tents in front of City Hall and performance artists dancing on floats meandering through the streets.
Inspired by the anti-corporate Occupy...Tags: U.S. Army, International Travel, Companies and Corporations, Mass Media, Immigration
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Words & Ideas
Words & Ideas Compiled by Grace Krilanovich. SUNDAY Bill Adler & Cey Adams: The author and designer will present and sign their new book, "Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label." Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West...Tags: Henry Rollins, NPR, Harvard Medical School, Book, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Beatrice Gersh dies at 87; L.A. arts patron
Beatrice Gersh, a distinguished art collector and patron of the arts in Los Angeles for more than half a century who played a significant role in the founding of the Museum of Contemporary Art, has died. She was 87.
Gersh, the widow of Hollywood talent...Tags: Edward Ruscha, Sculpture, Charity, Cindy Sherman, Arts
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PASSINGS: Mikey Welsh, Doris Belack, Diane Cilento
Mikey Welsh
Former bass player with rock band Weezer
Mikey Welsh, 40, the former bass player for the alternative rock band Weezer, was found dead in a Chicago hotel room Saturday, police said.
Chicago police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said employees of...Tags: Barney Miller (tv program), Paul Newman, Tom Jones, File Sharing, Albert Finney
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Roger Williams dies at 87; 'Autumn Leaves' pop pianist found commercial success
Roger Williams, a pianist who was one of the most popular instrumentalists of the mid-20th century and who hit No. 1 on the pop charts in 1955 with his arpeggio-strewn "Autumn Leaves," has died. He was 87.
Williams died Saturday at his Los Angeles home...Tags: Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Defense, Harry S. Truman, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Ryan Adams is out of the fire
Ménière's disease is an inflammation of the inner ear. Specifically, a swelling in the tubes of the ear canal that control the body's balance. No one knows its cause, but stress, exhaustion and substance abuse are among the factors thought to contribute....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Mandy Moore, Substance Abuse, Metallica (music group)
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Bert Jansch dies at 67; Scottish singer-guitarist influenced rock, folk greats
Bert Jansch, a revered, enigmatic Scottish singer-guitarist whose effect on a host of prominent musicians eclipsed his own fame, has died. He was 67.
Jansch died Wednesday at a hospital in London of lung cancer, a disease he first battled in 2009, his...Tags: London (England), Diseases and Illnesses, Pete Townshend, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Folk (genre)
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Anthony J. Lumsden dies at 83; Southern California architect
Anthony J. Lumsden, a prolific Southern California architect who helped develop new ways of wrapping buildings in smooth glass skins, accelerating a shift that reshaped skylines around the world, died Sept. 22 in Los Angeles. He was 83.
The cause was...Tags: Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Federal Aviation Administration, History
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Richard Neutra home in Beverly Hills: Just another tear-down?
Attention, hedge funders, oligarchs, princes and billionaire kids who own private jets. Here's a deal only for you. The Kronish House at 9439 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, is now for sale for about $14 million.
In the spirit of full disclosure, the bad...Tags: Shirley Temple, Personal Service, Architecture, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Cliff Martinez scores a strange success with 'Drive'
The cristal baschet is one of the most beautiful musical instruments you will ever see, made of vibrating, tuned steel, fiberglass amplification cones and wire "whiskers" that shimmy when fingers rub the glass-rod keyboard. Film composer Cliff Martinez'...Tags: Organized Crime, Steven Soderbergh, Pet Shop Boys (music group), Contagion (movie), Film Festivals
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Demi Lovato's rebirth
There was always an excuse — a friend to see, a meeting to take, sleep to catch up on.
Only a year ago, Demi Lovato was one of Disney's most bankable teen stars, her every move scrutinized by a team of attentive handlers. Yet when an eating...Tags: Television, Demi Lovato, Hilary Duff, Kim Kardashian, Apple iTunes
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Sound Garden
Las Vegas has long been synonymous with world-class entertainment. Lavish theatrical productions and big-name resident headliners have been filling hotels for decades. Yet Sin City wasn’t always a top stop for touring bands — that is...Tags: The Black Keys (music group), Def Leppard (music group), Maroon 5 (music group), Phil Lesh, Deadmau5 (music group)
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