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- Did you go to the Anti War Demonstration this weekend? Tony did - Tony Forberg

- Life is so weird, when Gene Simmons was young he wore all that crazy Kiss makeup, now that he's old and hideous and in need of several layers of makeup he tries to keep it real - TMZ

- A 9-year-old Novato boy is a hero after saving a drowning toddler from a swimming pool - CBS2

- Although there's a questionable photograph of Paris Hilton going down on the ginormous baby's arm attributed to Gnarles Barkley's Cee-Lo, our question is, if it's a real picture does that make Paris crazy for wanting him? - IDLYITW

- Downtown LA's Disney Hall was ranked at #99 on The American Institute of Architects poll of America's 150 most popular architectural structures. Look for Cee-Lo's hang-low to make next year's list - The Disney Blog

- Pricetag to fix LAX's Encounter bar? $1.8 million - NBC4

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- We never thought we'd say this, but, Jenna Jameson is now officially fugly - TMZ

- Turning your gas car to electric in 36 hours - CS Monitor

- The cover of the LA Times looks like a ransom note? - LA Observed

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