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Inside viral ‘Scientology speedrun’ trend prompting the church to bolster security
Ericka Buensuceso was walking along Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday when she came across an alien, two hot dogs and Jesus. The motley costumed crew was banding together with several others, united by the common goal of breaking into the nearby Church of Scientology information center and running through as much of it as possible. Buensuceso…
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The ‘Infighting’ in Tehran Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
According to the Trump administration’s latest messaging, talks between the United States and Iran are deadlocked because of infighting in Tehran. The military hard-liners of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps must be stopping the civilian diplomats from making a deal. Or, to put it in President Trump’s words, “Iran is having a very hard time…
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After ‘MAGA influencer’ trolls gay couple with baby, support grows for dad who threw punches
For the nine years they’ve been together, Anthony and David Vulin saw West Hollywood as their safe space. They had their first date at a Mexican restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard and eventually moved in together at a nearby apartment in the famously inclusive city. Married in 2022, the couple recently welcomed their first child,…
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Republicans admit plot to evade historic third Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — It’s an election year, and impeachment’s in the air in the nation’s capital. After 187 Democrats signed onto the effort to impeach now-former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, restive Democrats have now turned their attention to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Recently, a group of Democrats led by Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) — an…
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Inside Alix Earle and ex Braxton Berrios’ reunion at star-studded Miami Grand Prix party
Exes Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios attended the same star-studded party ahead of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. The TikTok star and NFL wide receiver were spotted interacting at the posh Sports Illustrated x Authentic Brands Group fête at The Surf Club Restaurant on Thursday night. “The vibes were super friendly,” a spy told Page…
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The Mysterious Obsession With Obama’s Fake Son
“If Obama had a son, he’d attack the White House Correspondents Dinner like Cole Allen,” Randy Barnett, a Georgetown law professor and prominent libertarian activist, wrote on X earlier this week. The claim that a former president’s hypothetical son would have attempted to assassinate President Trump is insane. Barnett’s hypothesizing about the motives of a…
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The future of Latino politics just played out in Whittier
The Whittier City Council chambers were too small to hold the hundreds who wanted to witness history. So they gathered outside on Tuesday, under a bright blue sky and a warm afternoon sun. A few weeks earlier, voters had elected a Latino-majority council for the first time in Whittier’s 128-year history — the culmination, it…
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is capitalist art that hates capitalist art
The Devil Wears Prada is one of the great millennial fairy tales. Released in 2006, the year before the financial crisis and Great Recession would come for us all, the movie (based on a novel inspired by writer Lauren Weisberger’s experience working for Anna Wintour at Condé Nast) posits a subversive fantasy: Our heroine Andrea…
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The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’
If Isabel Allende’s office needs to be painted, it has to be done by January 8 or put on hold. Every year, that’s the day she starts writing. The pattern goes back to January 8, 1981, when Allende began her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Ever since, she has cleared her calendar and…
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These candidates for mayor are long shots. But they hope to lead the city of L.A.
Tish Hyman strolled through the Anytime Fitness in Chatsworth, speaking directly to a cameraman from her campaign — and, she hoped, potential voters. “I’m on a gym tour, baby! I wanna come to your gym. I wanna work out with you,” she said before launching into squats, push-ups and bicep curls. Hyman, 43, is a…