Emma G. Gallegos

This week's batch of Overheard in L.A. quotes tackles the entertainment biz: the things actresses say at auditions, writers say to each other and then how that ultimately translates to the audience.

Get out to honor the slits, check out a local artist's memoir or watch the Golden Globes.

Heather Locklear's family reportedly wants her to go rehab but for right now she's telling them no, no, no.

On January 18, some of biggest websites on the internet will be going dark to send a message to its users: This is a test. This is only a test. The real emergency, these websites say, would be if the Stop Online Piracy Act (known as SOPA) gets signed into law.

The family of Itzcoatl Ocampo, who was arrested in connection with the murders of four homeless men in the past month, describe him as a deeply troubled Iraq vet who harbored a troubling secret.

Even in areas that are not often associated with nature and outdoor activity, such as the Port of Los Angeles, there are opportunities to get exercise. Case in point: 22nd St. Park, one of the South Bay’s newest outdoor facilities.

If you bought a metal tissue box cover from Bed, Bath & Beyond recently, you should check to make sure that you didn't buy a model that could possibly contain radioactive materials.

Blue Ivy Carter isn't even a week old but she's already collaborated with her pops Jay-Z on a Billboard-charting hit—and provided creative inspiration for the marketing geniuses at pot dispensaries.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Paula Deen might be revealing she has diabetes, air pollution is terrible for black women in LA and how Scientology spied on Tom Cruise. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Get out today so you can hear some avant-garde classical music, listen to the Los Angeles Free Music Society or check out Metropolis II.

Looking for a sensitive guy? Chemistry.com suggests that you check out West Hollywood. The city ranks #3 on the dating website's list of top cities for sensitive men, right after Pompano Beach, Florida and Roanake, Virginia.

Today the Occupy Los Angeles movement—with its renewed focus on foreclosures—is rallying downtown to protest the actions of the Bank of New York Mellon and Auction.com.