Extra, Extra - You've Eaten Your Last Bad Burger at the Beverly Center

photo excerpt of "Washing Out" by our common

- You know you're old and worthless when you close up shop after 20+ years and no one notices for over a week. Buh Bye Hard Rock Beverly Center - Eater LA

- How was your Christmas bonus? Howard Stern got $83 million in his envelope - Reuters

- The end of LA Rent Control? - Mayor Sam

- "We are the modern equivalent of the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta. California has the ideas of Athens and the power of Sparta," Gov. Schwarzenegger during his State of the State - WaPo

- Lawsuits over Ownership of Burning Man - LA Voice

- Bill O'Reilly and Stephen Colbert will meet each other, keep an eye on the Force - AP

- War supporters, go support your war - Glenn Greenwald

- Algeria is the latest to find their children being hung while mimicking the death of Saddam - Daily Star