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Extra, Extra: Kidnapped Car Salesman, Free Katy Perry Concert, A Defense of Lana Del Rey
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- A baby was born in Glendale at 11:11am today. The race isn't over! There's still time for someone having twins to pop out two in rapid succession at 11:11pm and put this baby to shame.
- A rainstorm moving in tonight could bring 10-12 foot waves ashore. (11-foot waves on 11/11/11 day?!! ZOMG!)
- Katy Perry's giving it away for free nowadays.
- A thoughtful take on Pacific Standard Time by the Los Angeles Review of Books.
- Is the indie music world full of shit for hating Lana Del Rey?
- A dude in Ventura took a car for a test drive — and then kidnapped his car salesman.
- UC Berkeley is attempting to address sexism in its engineering program.
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