February 2011
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Oscars: Fashion hits and misses
The Times’ Image section gives the download on who wore what best on Hollywood’s biggest night.
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The wired homeless: Finding shelter through...
“Housing isn’t the solution to homelessness. You also need community,” said Mark Horvath.
Founder of InvisiblePeople.tv — a site of raw, uncut videos of homeless people telling their own stories—Horvath was once homeless himself in 1995. So he’s no small advocate for solving the homelessness problem in the United States, and he believes social media will play no small part in...
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What will Apple's future be without Steve Jobs? →
Apple has been reluctant to talk publicly about Jobs’ medical problems. But the uncertainty around his latest leave of absence has unsettled investors, who will vote on a resolution that would force the Apple board to disclose its succession plans.
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Highly reblogged images of L.A. →
The girl taking off the Lakers sweater:
The Hollywood sign from the back:
The other girl, flashing L.A. with her fingers:
The freeway sign:
The other freeway sign:
The other Hollywood sign:
… And that other, other girl with tattoos wearing the tee-shirt “LOS _______ ANGELES” in the photo we can’t publish on this site (family newspaper, etc.).
Who took these photos? Can we get...
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Los Angeles Neighborhoodr launched! →
via neighborhoodr
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Banksy seems to be popping up around town →
Is Banksy in town, doing some unique publicity stunts for his Oscar-nominated documentary, “Exit Through the Gift Shop”? Street-art buffs and bloggers have been abuzz this week with sightings of new paintings that appear to be the work of the mysterious British graffiti master. There’s the one in Westwood that’s been dubbed “Crayola Shooter,” on the back of an Urban Outfitters in the...
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Using cellphones for good: Homeless, mobile and... →
When we think of mobile phone usage, what typically comes to mind are bustling businesspeople rushing to their next meetings with BlackBerrys in hand, or ever-wired digerati who are operating on several platforms at once through a brand new smart phone.
Three interns at New York creative advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty decided, however, to take cellphones and put them in the...
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Paparazzi shots used to build Lohan case
Prosecutors will use photos taken of the actress shown wearing the $2,500 necklace she is accused of stealing. Above, outside the jewelry store at the center of the case.
See the full story for details from L.A. Times Metro.
Photo: Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press
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Fake iPods and iPhones seized from downtown... →
reblogged via go:
More than $10 million in counterfeit iPods, iPhones and other items have been seized from a sophisticated downtown warehouse operation in a theft case begun by Los Angeles Port Police. “This was a well-funded operation, and the counterfeits looked very authentic,” said Ron Boyd, chief of the approximately 200-member L.A. Port Police force, adding that a buyer might...
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