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News that actress Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning death case was being reopened sent a shockwave through the newswires last night. Wood, 43, died in the waters off Catalina after a day of boating--and drinking--with her husband, actor Robert Wagner, and their friend, actor Christopher Walken. Classified as an accident, new information could change the course of Hollywood history.

All good things must come to an end, and so it is, for real, for actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, whose six-year marriage is officially donesville. Moore made the announcement today via a statement shared with the press.

Awww, yeah! Coolhaus is finally opening the doors of their Los Angeles brick-and-mortar shop today, and nothing says celebration like free ice cream sandwiches. Coolhaus will give them out tonight at the new shop between 6 and 7 p.m.

Actress and adult entertainer Sasha Grey was on "The View" this morning to serve as a "living Hot Topic" to talk about the whole reading to school kids debacle. The hosts managed to not impersonate a henhouse and pressed Grey on her decision not only to pursue a career in porn, but to participate in a program that had her reading to youngsters at a Compton elementary school.

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: It's all about the numbers. As in Cochon 555, The Six Restaurant, Veggie Grill's 5th Birthday, and more.

It's the 14th time at bat for Charles "Tex" Watson, one of convicted killer Charles Manson's family members, as he goes before a parole board for a hearing today at Mule Creek State Prison. Watson, incarcerated for the crimes for 42 years now, has previously called himself Manson's "right-hand man."

In what has to be one of the most ridiculous mash-ups between our government and food since the Reagan administration proposed ketchup and relish be classified as vegetables comes word Congress is so desperate to keep pizza on school lunch menus they are declaring that two tablespoons of tomato paste as used on the pizza is also a veggie.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got the possible return of a closed down Hollywood hangout, "all pork, all the time," and how lying on your online dating profile could get you into trouble, along with more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

If you think cooking for Thanksgiving is for the birds, but you're sticking around Los Angeles and still want to get your festive grub on, we've put together a handy guide to Thanksgiving Dining in L.A.

Things are moving ahead for the proposed NFL stadium in Downtown Los Angeles, and today the firm commissioned to design Farmers Field revealed their official design. Gensler's current design (the initial one was the entry into the design bid competition) is characterized as being "light and airy" with "flight-like" attributes, according to Blogdowntown.

Lindsey Miller, 26, is among the millions of us living in Los Angeles who never seems to run into celebrities--especially the one she has a crush on. Miller, a cancer patient, says on her blog that she recently saw the film 50/50, and has a message for its star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt: She wants to go on a date with him.

A San Luis Obispo County kidnapping victim has been released from the hospital following treatment for injuries he says he sustained while he was held for several days inside a home and tortured with a hammer and fork. The victim contacted local authorities following his escape from the home in the community of California Valley on Friday, November 11.