Lisa Brenner

For the first time in Burner history (25 years), tickets for Burning Man have sold out, according the official blog. "The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which oversees the Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area, requires us to manage growth in line with the previous year’s population in order to comply with our use permit. As a result, Burning Man has exercised its oft-stated right to cap ticket sales."

A rise in purse snatchings at malls and grocery stores in the Santa Clarita Valley has prompted a warning to shoppers, according to KTLA. With the recent increase in grabby hands, women are being asked to pay extra attention.

A salmonella outbreak linked to papayas has prompted a recall, and consumers are being warned about the contaminated that fruit that sickened 97 people, including 10 hospitalization, in 23 states, according to the FDA.

Sometimes an event is so compelling that it's capable of converting even the most freewheeling, non-planners into a type-A time watchers. Buy a calendar and write this down. Sunday, August 21 is Topless Day.

Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson's mother, along with siblings La Toya, Marlon, Jackie and Tito, held a conference today at The Beverly Hills Hotel and announced plans for "Michael Forever - The Tribute Concert" scheduled to take place Oct. 8 at Millennium Stadium in Wales, according to the Associated Press.

Tonight in Extra, Extra! Jim Henson's lost script comes to Comic-con, Culver City homeowners anticipate October, Smurf Week takes on Navy Week, and all aboard The Weezer Cruise. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Like sand through the hourglass, another 24-hour screening of artist Christian Marclay's The Clock is set to wind up beginning Thursday, July 28 at 5:00 p.m. and ending Friday July 29 exactly 24 hours later in LACMA's Bing Theater. The piece, a "melding of video and reality," uses hundreds of sampled clips sourced from the far reaches of genre, culture and era.

California is #1!!! In losing jobs. Our state has lost 6.7% of its jobs (= just over a million), more than any other state in the country, in the past five years, according to Los Angeles Business Journal.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs), a delightful treat for nearly half of all women, call for many traditional and untraditional remedies, including cranberry products. ABC Local is reporting that, according to experts, utilizing cranberry whatever "doesn't work better than antibiotics."

The serial arsonist setting North Hollywood ablaze is still on the loose. "The Los Angeles Fire Department’s Arson/Counter-Terrorism Section has now been called is working closely with officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Community Police Station in an active, ongoing investigation," notes a news release.

Tonight in Extra, Extra! Bob Dylan's grandson is a rapper, the man who created Hot Wheels has died and what 10,000 pounds of catfish don't know, might hurt them. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

A smart alec has defiled this heartfelt plea for LOST sunglasses in Burbank. Oh cruel world.