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- Granddaughter of water maestro William Mulholland, Catherine Mulholland, died today.
- In case you were wondering, or wanted to feel badly about your own paycheck, Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker tied for the highest-paid actress of last year.
- Getting Control(ler): City Councilman Dennis Zine is prepping for a 2013 run for City Controller.
- In court today in Boston, "Whitey" Bulger pleaded not guilty to 19 counts of murder.
- Looks like Eater is trying its hand at...foodie fan fiction? This seems about as necessary as filling your Pizza Hut crust with more greasy cheese.
- An L.A. judge says rocker Bret Michaels' Tony Awards performance lawsuit case should be heard in NYC, where the getting-hit-in-the-head incident took place.
- Well, alright: "Obsession of the Moment: Miniature Lap Giraffes (as seen on DirecTV commercials) from ‘Sokoblovsky Farms’ in Russia" proclaims the Daily Truffle.
- Like many Angelenos, actress Rosario Dawson is reallllllly excited for Burning Man.
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