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+ Rumors of the new Beastie Boys cd being all-instrumental are starting to come beautifully correct - Stereogum
+ Hey, our favorite Wilshire Blvd. Mason Hall is up for sale - Curbed LA
+ They put an Effiel Tower in Japan? - The Cobra Snake
+ Earthlink's plans to make for a wi-fi Anaheim are being foiled by the thickness of the walls in Starbucks; only 72% reliability in the 20 spots that should be working by now - BusinessWeek
+ If food prices have felt like they're going up, they are. 3.9% nationally, 5.7% in CA - LAT
+ Warner Music sued imeem yesterday claiming piracy - AP
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