Someone call the Knights of the Old Republic; a new Death Star is currently under construction in Carlsbad, California. Sure, the new Death Star is made out of Lego. But at roughly 500,000 pieces and 1,900 pounds, the Lego Death
Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry are joining forces in a new rock supergroup called “Hollywood Vampires,” Cooper revealed on his Instagram page this week.
A kosher food street vendor in New York City claims he is being harassed by what he calls the “halal mafia”–a group of Egyptian competitors who have blocked him from setting up shop in Midtown.
With the Academy Awards just one week away, nominees are busy fretting about dresses, fitting tuxedoes, and finalizing acceptance speeches. On Oscar night, winners will be toasted, achievements will be lauded, and some films may even get a “bump” at
In an extensive interview with Playboy magazine, actor Vince Vaughn sounded off on his libertarian politics, the Second Amendment, and affirmative action.
Chinese Internet censors created and performed a rousing tribute to themselves earlier this week during a New Year celebration talent show, although efforts to remove the videos from the Internet prompted questions as to whether the censors are attempting to censor
Veteran actress Shirley MacLaine drew the ire of Jewish groups Thursday after passages from her recently published book suggest that the six million Jews and others who died in the Holocaust were “balancing their karma” by paying for sins in a previous life.
Shares of Viacom, the parent company of Comedy Central, slid 1.5% on Wednesday after The Daily Show host Jon Stewart announced he would leave the program later this year.
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment signed the Hillsong church Wednesday to its roster of celebrities and talent, the first time a major Hollywood talent agency has signed a house of worship as a client.
Amanda Knox, the American at the center of an Italian murder trial that gripped the world, got engaged to her musician boyfriend last week.
California state senator Carol Liu (D- La Cañada Flintridge) introduced legislation this week that would require anyone riding a bicycle to wear a helmet or face a $25 fine.
Posters mocking Ed Begley Jr. and Robert Kennedy Jr. have popped up in Hermosa Beach, California and other nearby neighborhoods ahead of the pair’s appearance at an environmental event Thursday.
A Los Angeles supermarket received a visit from the Health Department after a shopper noticed the store was stocking whole raccoons in its frozen foods aisle, CBS Los Angeles reports.
84-year old dominatrix Catherine Robbe-Gillet, the “most famous dominatrix in France,” thinks Fifty Shades of Grey is practically G-rated.
Renowned director, musician, and all-around arbiter of weirdness David Lynch will host a benefit concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his David Lynch Foundation this spring.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) passengers in San Francisco may have been exposed to measles after an infected individual used the train to commute between work and home over three days last week, Contra Costa County health officials warned Wednesday.
Water-starved, regulation-burdened California dairy farmers are taking their cows to other states in hopes of getting cheaper land, more water, and better tax incentives for their businesses.
Netflix announced Monday that its service is now available in Cuba for those with an Internet connection and access to international payment methods. In a statement, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said the company is “delighted” to bring its collection of
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards broadcast was relatively uneventful. Sam Smith won four statues, Taylor Swift danced in her front-row seat (and didn’t win anything), and Pharell Williams brought “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” to his Hans Zimmer-tweaked rendition of “Happy.”
AMC megahit The Walking Dead’s Season 5 mid-season premiere aired Sunday night to 15.8 million viewers, an impressive number for a busy night of TV that included the record-breaking premiere of another AMC show, Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul, and CBS’s Grammys broadcast.
Kuzj was doing a live report on measles from Hollywood when a man attempted to intrude on his shot. So, Kuzj did what he had to do: he casually shoved the man, hard, right out of the shot–and continued as if nothing had happened.
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According to an upcoming book, Charles Manson’s fiancé only wanted to marry him so that she could display his corpse as a tourist attraction.
A man was shot and killed Saturday night at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue in the fourth violent incident to occur in the area in the past 19 months.
President Barack Obama delivered pre-recorded remarks at the Grammy Awards Sunday night, telling artists and their fans to join a pledge to end rape and violence against women. “Good evening everybody,” Obama began his remarks. “Tonight we celebrate the artists
California will receive $50 million for drought research, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced this weekend.
A storm brought on by an atmospheric river – a ribbon of water vapor extending thousands of miles from the tropics to the West Coast – will bring drenching rains to Northern California after a record dry January in the region.
In excerpts from the new biography Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams and Rumours, the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman revealed that at one point her cocaine use was so bad that it had burned a hole the size of a a dime in her nose. Rumors quickly spread she had her assistants administer the drug through her rear end.
A number of Hollywood guilds have reached out to members to notify them that their personal information may have been stolen in the recent data breach attack on Anthem.
A member of the rap group Cypress Hill won a Santa Ana city lottery Thursday for the rights to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the Orange County city.
Alice Cooper, “Godfather of Shock Rock,” revealed this week that he is a substitute Bible teacher in his spare time.
Rapper and R&B star Akon will perform a benefit concert in Kurdistan to benefit the families of Kurdish Peshmerga forces currently embroiled in a ground offensive against ISIS.
A woman who was viciously attacked by a pit bull is suing the star of TV’s The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan, claiming Millan released the dog from his Dog Psychology Center too early.
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that the state would appeal a federal judge’s decision to overturn the statewide ban on foie gras, a delicacy made from the enlarged livers of ducks and geese.
In a feature for UK’s The Independent, Laurie Simmons, mother of Girls star Lena Dunham, opines about the pressures young girls face today and discusses her feminist influence on the young television actress.
John Legend will not attend a party in his honor at the Beverly Hills Hotel after learning that the hotel’s owner, the Sultan of Brunei, implemented anti-women, antI-LGBT Sharia law in his home country.
Disney stockholders can breathe a little bit easier. On Tuesday, CEO Bob Iger said that attendance at Disneyland theme parks in California has not been affected in the wake of a measles outbreak that is thought to have originated at the parks.
After a record-breaking rainless January in San Francisco and much of the Bay Area, an “atmospheric river” will bring a rainstorm to the region this weekend–and one team of scientists will ride into the storm to study the phenomenon and its potential impact on California’s devastating three-year drought.
Jordan’s King Abdullah had some choice words for ISIS in a private meeting with U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday.
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evgina released an online video attacking Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., and Warner Brothers for putting him “through a living hell of Biblical proportion.”
Every new futuristic sex toy is “perfect” for a specific demographic–this one is “perfect” for the troops, that one is “perfect” for involving a partner, the other one is “perfect” for a discreet solo session. The sex toy industry is worth $15 billion in annual global revenue; with the industry’s embrace of innovative technology, that number is only going to grow.
