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ICYMI: The Fountain Is Back On At Echo Park Lake
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- As if airlines aren't getting enough bad press, American Airlines has announced its intentions to cut down on the space between seats.
- Rejoice! The fountain in Echo Park Lake is shooting water into the air again! It was out of commission for several months.
- You know who's been weirdly absent in the past few months? Spike Lee. He's back with a documentary about Rodney King, as well as some thoughts on the current administration.
- (Most) of the cast of Happy Days reunited at Erin Moran's funeral.
- Steve Bannon jotted down a lot of his ideas on a whiteboard. On Tuesday we got a glimpse of what's on it.
- Need a snack? Perhaps it's time to go out for a tejate.
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