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The weight of paying tribute to Whitney Houston's legacy at the Grammys tonight is falling on the shoulders of Jennifer Hudson, who agreed to perform Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" at the awards ceremony.
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Stubby is a 4-year-old male Corgi mix. He is smart, curious, energetic, independent and food-motivated. Stubby wants all your love, so he would prefer to be the only doggie in the home. Damon is a three-year-old gray tabby. He loves belly rubs and is very sweet.
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Get out so you can celebrate art with your heart, check out a book from a lending library or check out some very old books in our especially literary edition of get out.
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As Cupid draws his arrow, Hollywood releases romantic cash-in The Vow. Return embodies a soldier's conflict continuing long after coming off the battlefield. Then, a love letter to The Phantom Menace upon its re-release.
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It's Friday and we found a few ways to blow off some steam from the workweek. There's a Valentine's themed art show at Kana Manglapus gallery in Venice; a variety show from the folks at Captured Aural Phantasy Theater; North Indian music and beats in Lincoln Heights; the high-energy sounds from South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela; and an antique book fair in Pasadena. Read on for all the details.
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The Beach Boys will be reuniting onstage at the Grammy Awards this Sunday, which makes now as good a time as any to have a chuckle at this map of the United States that breaks down young ladies by description and region.
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In 1996, Robert Dewey Hoskins was convicted of stalking superstar singer and actress Madonna, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Last week, Hoskins managed to walk away from a state hospital in Norwalk, and remains at large today.
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Last week, we posted a couple of videos that documented shit L.A. people say. One of those videos, by Elena Crevello and Heidi Niedermeyer, touched on some characteristics we (perhaps a little cringing-ly) recognized in ourselves: the urge to speak to dogs as if they are human children, the refusal to go west of Vermont, and the propensity to curse at other people from the safety of one's own vehicle.
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If snakes and lizards are your bag, you're in luck -- the LA Zoo is opening a new home for reptiles and their scaly ilk. Called the LAIR (Living Amphibian, Invertebrates, and Reptiles), it will feature six exhibits that will house over 60 species, including snakes, poison dart frogs, giant horned lizards and banded iguanas.
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This Valentine's weekend, remember it isn't the size of the short that counts, but how it puts its frames to use. For feature length lovers, there's Cinefamily's Seven Days of Valentines and many more. See you (making out) at the movies!
