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Every year, millions of Halloween costumes end up in a landfill after a single use, and many are made from synthetic plastics that don’t easily break down.
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Nearly 30 years ago, actress Natalie Wood, wife of actor Robert Wagner, drowned while boating with her husband and actor Christopher Walken. The Wagners' yacht, Splendour, was anchored in Isthmus Cove off Catalina. Though Wood's death was ruled accidental, today the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced they have re-opened the case.
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Podcaster extraordinaire, supreme warm-up man and outstanding comic in his own standing, Jimmy Pardo is a guest on "Conan" tonight. --- "The League" has Sarah Silverman & Jeff Goldblum guesting on their Thanksgiving episode tonight.
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After offending all kinds of Hollywood sensibilities for the past two years, Ricky Gervais is coming back to host the Golden Globes for a third time. The awards show is scheduled for January 15 of next year. NBC Los Angeles reports that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which oversees the event, had this to say about re-extending the invite to Gervais...
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We love the New Beverly's special events so much that we sometimes forget how solid their "standard" programming is. Elsewhere, Horrible Movie Night brings the turkey a little early with Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.
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The Walt Disney Concert Hall was packed to the brim on Sunday night for a concert by the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The evening’s main draw (for the mostly Baby Boomer and older audience) was a performance of post-minimal composer David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning the little match girl passion, but the evening also featured the U.S. Premiere of renowned jazz flutist James Newton’s Mass.
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Tonight is one of those nights that I wish I could magically teleport from one event to another. There are just too many terrific events going on around town. (Maybe people are just cramming stuff in before the Thanksgiving holiday?) Anyway, there’s a number of literary and quasi-lit events going on tonight LA, including two programs that examine the history of the porn industry; one that examines history of hip hop and another lecture by author Eric Schlosser. Also on tap: John Hughes for the holidays and Dean Bottrell Makes Love. Read on for all the dirty details.
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All good things must come to an end, and so it is, for real, for actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, whose six-year marriage is officially donesville. Moore made the announcement today via a statement shared with the press.
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It's almost that time of the year — 'tis the season to booze with the Africans mammals and have a dance-off with T-Rex. That's right, the Natural History Museum announced that First Fridays are going to be kicking off again in January.
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TV comedy superstar Michael Ian Black is playing at the Largo tonight - we've included our podcast interview with the man, have a listen and go to his show. --- Zach Woods of "The Office" is doing a web series. --- More news & the TV Junkie Must Watch Plan in the full post.
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This week on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," the veneer of Beverly Hills manners, such as they are, cracked and shattered, leaving a trail of sad, broken housewives glass from Doheny to Wilshire.
