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Free events centered around Dia de Los Muertos are coming to MacArthur Park where people can celebrate the memory of their loved ones.
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Before theatergoers even picked up their tickets, they were immersed in the exciting and twisted world of the Lucent Dossier Experience. On Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, performance troupe Lucent Dossier Experience packed the recently renovated Palace Theatre downtown to raise money for critically injured artist and “Burning Man icon” Brent ‘Shrine’ Spears.
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While San Diego can still lay claim to ComicCon, the center of the fanboy and fangirl universe shifts north this weekend for two shows: DesignerCon at the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday and Comikaze Expo at the LA Convention Center on both Saturday and Sunday.
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The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has released the cause of death report for actor and National Football League star Bubba Smith, who died in August in Baldwin Hills. Smith was 66. The first listed cause of death is listed as "acute phentermine intoxication." So basically, Smith's death was in part caused by an OD of diet pills.
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Babies makin' babies? Oh, Justin... A lawsuit filed this week claims teen pop sensation Justin Bieber got a California woman preggers thanks to a backstage hookup at a Los Angeles concert.
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After a night of debauchery, there are a number of intellectually stimulating events tonight in LA: poetry at the Hammer, a new art exhibition at TAG Gallery, author Rebecca Skloot on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Uh Huh Her hit the stage at the HOB. Read on for all the details.
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With the arrival of the Beach Boys’ Smile Sessions on Capitol Records today, rock’s most famous unfinished album is finally on shelves in close-to-complete condition. It’s an occasion that many feared would never come, due to the decidedly Bad Vibrations evoked in the mind of Brian Wilson every time he heard those tunes.
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If you have a hankie, please reach for it now: The cutest, palest, sweetest, veganest alt-rock couple are donesville: Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel have announced the are breaking up.
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Lots of Halloween treats tonight - check out our summary and listings. --- "Conan" starts broadcasting in NYC tonight. --- Bill Burr on Fallon tonight. --- We found an hourlong interview with Matt Weiner vid. --- All this + more & the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.
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Musical comedy is having a moment in LA this week, with no less than three shows devoted to the genre. Don't bring your keyboard around or you might be asked to jump on stage.
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In our Halloween edition of Pencil This In, we offer you these holiday-related alternatives to trick or treating: Theater in a cemetery; Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer at the Ebell Theater; Mark Z. Danielewski conducting his book onstage at REDCAT and The Tingler on the big screen. Read on for all the details.
