The late artist Mike Kelley took his own life last month, while he was at his home in South Pasadena. Now MOCA will be offering "A Tribute to Mike Kelley" in an exhibition that features several works from the artist in its permanent collection, as well as works he had donated to the museum. more ›

When a celebrity dies, tradition dictates that fans flock to their star on the famous Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard to leave cards, notes, flowers, photos, candles and other offerings in tribute. But when Whitney Houston died Saturday, there was no slab of sidewalk devoted to the legendary singer: She doesn't have a star on the Walk of Fame! more ›

Today's somber news of the death of Don Cornelius, the 75-year-old creator and longtime host of Soul Train, has fans around the globe mourning and wondering if they should put on their boogie shoes and pay tribute to the late producer. more ›

'Tis the season and all, so we thought we'd share this Calvin & Hobbes tribute video that recreates, as Jim Frommeyer, one of the filmmakers, put it, "the classic snowman torment scenarios you know and love." more ›

Will you go back to the island with me? Please circle yes or no. With a year of LOST recovery behind us (and a lifetime to go) it's only fitting to honor the anniversary of the series finale with a video lunch roundup of tributes, parodies, re-imagined title sequences, and nostalgia-inducing montages. more ›

Frank: It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. Jane: Goodyear? Frank: No, the worst. more ›

Once upon a time, late pop icon Michael Jackson was a student at Gardner Street Elementary in Hollywood whose after-school activities included being in a singing group with his brothers. In 1989, the star attended a ceremony during which the school's auditorium was named in his honor. But in 2003, the name was covered up with boards. more ›

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson, and fans are expected to flock to locations associated with the late music icon. more ›

You most certainly don't have to be a Bruin to mourn the loss of UCLA basketball coaching legend John Wooden, who died yesterday at age 99, but for many Bruins, the loss is powerful. more ›

Yesterday would have been Elvis Presley's 75th birthday, and while Elvis, has indeed left the building, his spirit--and likeness--remains. For example, the GRAMMY museum honored the King by opening a new exhibit of rare photos yesterday, and folks with teeth as sweet as Presley's can taste the cupcake named for him at Crumbs Bakeshop. Celebrations continue through the weekend for Presley, and so we dove into our LAist's Featured Photos pool to find Elvis is all over Los Angeles, all the time. Happy 75th! more ›

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Most of us point, shoot and load our photos into Flickr. And then there are some who scan in old photos such as Alan Light. Above is a photo taken outside the Viper Room in 1994, the year after River Phoenix's early morning Halloween death. Fans graffitied the wall between the club and what is now a cigar shop. Today, that wall is painted beige. Almost 10 years later to the day, singer/songwriter Elliot... more ›

Here's a little something to help wash out the taint of Celine Dion's "tribute" to Ennio Morricone at last night's Oscars. Sure, Celine has a great set of pipes. No one will argue that. But her singing? Puke! She might as well have been singing the latest bit of background fodder from American Idol for how much you could tell that it was an Ennio Morricone tune. But that's who Celine Dion is. That's what... more ›