Jon Cryer will receive the 2,449th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, perfectly timed with tonight's premiere of the ninth installment of "Two and a Half Men." Cryer has been entertaining audiences for decades, and though he's made quite a name for himself playing Alan Harper alongside Charlie Sheen, we will always remember him as the lovesick Duckie in "Pretty in Pink." more ›

Fig Restaurant in Santa Monica helps celebrate the Santa Monica Pier’s Centennial celebration next week with special menu items that are on a stick, on bread and in a basket. Specials include: Wagyu Corn Dogs ($9), Scotch Duck Egg ($7), Bratwurst on a Pretzel Roll ($9) and Blue Cheese Filled Buffalo Chicken ($9). more ›

In what turned out to be an unhappy coincidence of timing, the Hollywood Outdoor Cinema presented a screening of the classic 1986 teen flick about love, class consciousness and the prom, Pretty in Pink. The film's screenwriter, Johh Hughes, died suddenly last Thursday in NYC at 59, which has prompted a wave of cinematic nostalgia, many of whom made their way to the parking lot of the empty Circuit City on Sunset Blvd. in Silver Lake this weekend to attend the screening. more ›