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  • Ah, awards season! It's on and cracking here in Hollywood, and showbiz folk had an early call this morning as the nominations for the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards were announced pre-dawn at WeHo's Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theater.
  • When Time declared The Protester its person of the year for 2011, it turned to Occupy Wall Street-supporter Shepard Fairey whose work has that protesty vibe that prospective condo dwellers dig.
  • Yes, there's new episodes of "New Girl" & "Raising Hope" tonight but we're heading to holiday hiatus for many shows. Check out our audio gift picks to keep the funny going over the holidays. --- The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan is also in the full post.
  • "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" is settling into a pattern this season: brawl, rest. Brawl, rest. This week was an episode of rest, letting the dust settle, giving the housewives some time to reattach their hair extensions, splash some cold water on their plastic faces, repair their chipped manicures, and take a few deep yogic breaths so that they can fire off another projectile of fury on one another next week.
  • It's holiday party season, where festive folks put on their finery in search of a good time. Why not get a little dolled up and make it out to some of this week's great comedy shows? From Brea to the ocean breakers, comedy abounds. All it's missing is you.
  • It's a busy Tuesday night in LA with tons of arts-related events, including talks with Annie Leibovitz and Frederic Amat; a film screening with the band X; a discussion on the life and work of design guru Saul Bass; a comedy benefit and a group reading by writers from Criminal Class Press. Read on for all the details.
  • Anthony Bourdain visits Miami in "The Layover" and takes apart the holidays in "No Reservations." --- Check out the weekend wrap up as well as our pointers to Louis C.K.'s new special, Greg Proops, and the SF Sketchfest which will have.... almost everyone in comedy.
  • Sometimes secret service agents need to exercise their creativity, too. When Antonio Banderas played host to Barack Obama back in October (it's possible that all you remember from that day is the tail lights you were sitting behind for three hours, but go with us...), the president's security nicknamed the actor...
  • It's a little quiet on the event front in LA tonight, but we found a few things that might entice you to take a break from the holiday parties. There's a Messiah singalong with the LA Master Chorale; Reel Talk with Young Adult's director and writer; and music for a School Night. Read on for all the details.
  • If you've been on La Brea in the Miracle Mile area since Sunday, you may have noticed an unusually large communist leader's head appear at the southeast corner at 4th Street. This is the Ace Museum, and that head belongs to Lenin--in art form, at least.

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