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Extra, Extra: King Kendrick Lamar Reigns At Compton Christmas Parade
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- The New York Times goes deep on hipster churches in Los Angeles. Here's a gem: "The building? Mosaic, a church that counts thousands of young people among its congregants, offering sermons rife with pop-culture references, musical performances that look like Coachella, and a brand cultivated for social media." It's a good read!
- While Jesus may save Los Angeles, Al-Jazeera America doesn't think driverless cars will.
- King Kendrick Lamar reigned supreme in Compton today as Grand Marshal of the city's Christmas Parade today.
- Today would have been Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday, and Nancy Meyers had something to say about her old #celebcrush.
- Are you dreading buying Christmas presents for the snobby foodie in your life? L.A. Weekly has some ideas from spots around Los Angeles that shouldn't make the process *too* painful.
- The funeral for Scott Weiland was held in Los Angeles today. Weiland was found dead on his tour bus Dec. 3.
- Yeah, it's Sinatra's birthday, but forget that guy: Connie Francis was born on this day in 1938:
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