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ICYMI: Truman Capote's Ashes Will Be Sold To The Highest Bidder

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- After a decade-long legal fight, a court has ruled that Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum can keep their Nazi-looted masterpieces.
- An eight-episode series based on proto-YA favorite Anne of Green Gables is headed to Netflix.
- Remember Napster billionaire Sean Parker's insane Lord of the Rings/late-stage capitalism themed wedding from a few years back? Well, Parker reportedly offered Ian McKellen $1.5 million to officiate, dressed as Gandalf. Sir McKellen turned him down.
- Thirty-two years after his death, a portion of Truman Capote's ashes will be available to the highest bidder at an auction this September. So many things wrong there that we don't even know where to begin. Bids, meanwhile, are expected to start at $4,000.
- And in what can only be described as a dream job, Book Soup is hiring.
- Here's Audrey Hepburn singing "Moon River" in Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was based on a novella by Truman Capote:
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It's been many, many years since we saw this much snow in our mountains. Going up there right now isn't safe, but here are some places where you can enjoy the view and snap a pic.
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April Valentine died at Centinela Hospital. Her daughter was born by emergency C-section. She'd gone into the pregnancy with a plan, knowing Black mothers like herself were at higher risk.
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A look at years past when snows creeped into our citified neighborhoods, away from the mountains and foothills.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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Another Missing Hiker Has Been Found Dead In San Gabriels As Search For Actor Julian Sands ContinuesBob Gregory, 62, went missing the same day as Sands. His body was recovered near Mount Islip.