TV Junkie: Thankful That the 'True Blood' Premiere and 'Breaking Bad' Finale Don't Conflict

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Published June 11, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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8:00pm Friday Night Lights NBC - Coach searches for a strategy to shut down their toughest opponent yet; Tim reconnects with Lyla; Vince discovers he has a gift for car theft; ... 8:00pm Real Time With Bill Maher HBO - Bill Frist, Rachel Maddow, Jon Meacham, Queen Noor, Oliver Stone ... 8:00pm 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert ABC - Soccer ... 9:00pm Stargate Universe Syfy - Season Finale ... See out interview with series star Alaina Huffman ... 9:00pm I Am Comic

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Studying in Resistance: Students at CSULA Set Up Guerilla Library for Finals Week

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Published June 11, 2010 at 4:35 p.m.
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Photo by U2Baja via Twitpic It's not just the Los Angeles Public LIbraries that are facing budget cuts, forcing reduced hours, but libraries across the region. At California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), students were put into a bind when officials shortened hours from midnight to 8 p.m. That's bad news, but what makes it worse is that it was finals week ... So a group called The Colektiva on June 1st decided to take it upon themselves to set up their own, called The People's Library

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Afternoon Revelations on Corrupt Public Private Institutions and their "Political Connection"

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Published June 10, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.

"Leave No Doubt, USC cheated!! "The Beacon of Corruption on Hope Street"From the halls of government to the fields of athletics, two stories are dominating the local news cycle this afternoon in Los Angeles.First, City of Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel announced in a news ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

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The Shutter: The Walt Disney Co. is shutting...

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Published June 9, 2010 at 6:09 p.m.

The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down most of its ESPN Zone restaurants, the "sports dining and entertainment mecca where guests are immersed in an ESPN experience," in seven cities, including Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Baltimore, and ...

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Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Election Day

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Published June 8, 2010 at 4:00 a.m.

Mayor Villaraigosa took time to praise LAUSD School Board Member Yolie Flores Aguilar who is leaving office when her term is up to take a position with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  Whats more interesting is the set of comments from the readers of the Daily News' story.  Most ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

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TV Junkie: The Egyptian Tonight; Betty White Hosts 'SNL' Tomorrow; 'Breaking Bad' Sunday

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Published May 7, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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Sunday - ... Watch the "Tour of California Preview" on Versus to get the lowdown on the most internationally recognized bike race in the United States. The show will review the race route and the international roster of cycling stars who will be participating from May 16-23. You can also check out the event's website to get even more detailed particulars on the 3 stages that will run in or near greater Los Angeles, including the downtown time trial. On Sunday night, the focus will be on AMC's

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Pencil This In: Theater in Open Houses, NHM First Friday, Taxidermy as Art

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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
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MORE THEATER ... How did a childhood chicken-choker from a poultry farm in rural Georgia end up working in a soulless Seattle office space? Well, she believes it’s because she’s actually the angel of death. Dan Dietz's tempOdyssey is the darkly satirical story of Genny, her epic journey and what it all means ... Now receiving its west coast premiere in the acclaimed needtheater company's production at the ArtWorks Theatre space in Hollywood--following runs in DC, Texas, the Jersey shore and

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Week In Rock: Les Savy Fav, Flying Lotus, The Tallest Man On Earth, Two Door Cinema Club

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Published May 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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Les Savy Fav - "Sweat Descends (Live)" ... Flying Lotus - " ... And The World Laughs With You (feat. Thom Yorke)" ... The Tallest Man On Earth - "Troubles Will Be Gone" ... Monday ... Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B. @ House of Blues Sunset Strip (Sold-Out) ... Broken Social Scene, Julie Doiran @ Henry Fonda Music Box (Sold-Out) ... Chris Cornell Benefit @ The Roxy ... The Hold Steady @ The Grammy Museum LA ... Two Door Cinema Club @ Bardot ... Owen Pallett @ Fingerprints (RSVP Only) ... War Tapes, Jack

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Villaraigosa wants to rescind L.A. arts grant cuts that stirred protests

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Published May 2, 2010 at 2:38 p.m.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has backed away from his controversial plan to cut the city’s arts grants by $415,000 and give the money to four other cultural organizations he picked himself. “We were overzealous,” Ben Ceja, deputy mayor for ...

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Midnight Movie: Depeche Mode Meet Griffith Park

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Published May 1, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.
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Not all that long ago, it seemed that music videos for songs from films always featured footage of those films ... This Tamra Davis-directed Depeche Mode video for "But Not Tonight" was one such piece ... The footage of Los Angeles, and shiny actors playing in it, was from 1986's "Modern Girls" ... While this pop effort is less edgier than the band's seminal fare from the same year, it seems to me that this fluffiness wasn't a weak spot, but showed that Depeche Mode could create many types of

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