- The two dead bodies found in the crawl space in the Westwood home that caught fire were part of the painting crew - NBC-4

- Might want to stay away from Will Rogers Beach, Venice Beach, and Dockweiler Beach for a few days - eMax Health

- Phil Spector awarded $900,000 in embezzlement case - Forbes

- What do the CEO of MySpace, Barbra Streisand, and model/anchor Willow Bay have in common? - LA Times

- Local doctor in his third year of residency, Ahmed Rashed, pleaded guilty of stealing a hand from a cadaver which he gave to a stripper - AP

- Becks the ultimate product placement? - LA Weekly

- Hollywood, ironically, still has a problem with gay actors - JAM

- Sylmar High soccer coach gets 10 years for having sex with 11 boys over four years - LA Daily News

photo by LAist reader Megyn Cawley with John Waters at Amoeba on Monday