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These murals outside Pincher's Liquor on Pico were some of your favorites this week on LAist | Photo by Osmany Rodriguez/LAist
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Why Does Everyone Hate Hipsters Assholes? Who came first, the hipster or the asshole? And which is more offensive? And what does it mean to be a hipster? Or is it meaningless? Are you a hipster? Or are you an asshole? Am I a hipster? Or am I an asshole?
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The Anti-Hipster's Guide to LA: Shadowscene. Ok, so you've determined you're not a hipster (see above). Here's where you learn about one of your peeps, shutterbug Shadowscene.
Funniest Blog In the World Alert. We're pretty sure "Stuff White People Like" sprang from the minds of Angelenos, but folks seem pretty divided on whether their humorous take on Caucasian culture (or lack thereof) is funny, unimpressive, racist, or brilliant.
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Missing Woman Found Dead in Police Employees' Parking Space. 22-year-old Eileen Ponce-Orta was missing for three days, then her van was found parked in a space reserved for Pomona Police. Her mother noticed the dead body of her daughter when she was brought down to claim the illegally parked vehicle.
Concert Review-Moistboyz@The Troubadour 2/18. A rockin' good show by The Moistboyz leads to some ruminations on the role of punk in contemporary music and society.
Hollywood Stars Hang Out at Liquor Stores...Just Like Us! Mural art reveals that legendary Hollywood faces can be found where you'd least expect them. Like, say, Pincher's Liquor on Pico.
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