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Extra, Extra: L.A. Won An Award For Preserving Pavement
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- A mountain lion kitten was spotted in the Santa Monica Mountains, meaning that while two of P-23's cubs were killed in the wild, one survived.
- Annette Torres said that she experienced sexism while a member of East Los Angeles' Las Cafeteras, telling OC Weekly that the band was taken over by abusive men as it became more corporate.
- A 15-year-old Romanian boy is 7-foot-6 and 184 pounds, and he's currently at a basketball training academy in Rome. To help him fill out, the Italians are feeding him lots of pasta, obviously.
- Ever wonder what Star Wars would have been like if it had a different director? Maybe Ken Burns? Well, here you go.
- Netflix has released instructions for crafting a pair of socks that use a sensor to make sure you're still awake while binging. If you doze off, the socks will let your streaming device know to pause so you can catch up with the machinations of Frank Underwood or the investigations of Jessica Jones at a later time.
- We've got a new Star Wars movie, and there may be a new Spaceballs movie in the works.
- KCET explored five historic sites from Los Angeles' military past, including the remains of forts, museums and a former missile site.
- Los Angeles won a weird award: Excellence in Pavement Preservation.
- And finally, here's Brian Posehn's cover of 'Carol of the Bells':
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