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Dave Golonski's cultural timeline
January 1993: Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States. April 1993: Dave Golonski is elected to the Burbank City Council during the city’s general election. At 34 years old, he receives 5,833 votes out of 9,961 cast....Tags: NASA, Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, J.K. Rowling , Mark Zuckerberg
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Warner Bros. stumbles, hopes to do better at box office
It has been a rough start to 2013 for a movie studio unaccustomed to taking one on the chin. And in this case, there has been more than one haymaker. Warner Bros. has released five films in a row that have underperformed at the box office, including...
Tags: Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Jack the Giant Slayer (movie), Gangster Squad (movie), Movies
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Burb's Eye View: Fictional game can result in real bruises
Chris Chavez cranks his arm back while palming a deflated volleyball. His other hand grips a broomstick positioned between his legs. He eyes his target: a 39-inch rubber hoop mounted to some PVC pipe. Before releasing his ball, he has to maneuver around...
Tags: J.K. Rowling , Football, Sports
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A three-hour Warner Bros. tour
The historic movie lot at Warner Bros. Studios is no amusement park. There is no roller coaster, no dinosaurs to send you down an 80-foot raft plunge. Curious George will never soak your kids or give them a hug. (See Universal for that.) But fans can...
Tags: Clint Eastwood, Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Fiction, Spider-Man (fictional character)
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Warner Bros. is a big spender in L.A. County: $4 billion a year
On a typical day, Kun Lee, owner of Bake It Again Sam, prepares 360 bagels and 240 muffins for his famous customer across the street. And that's not counting the scrambled eggs, sandwiches, quesadillas, cookies and specialty order birthday cakes he...
Tags: The Big Bang Theory (tv program), Pretty Little Liars (tv program), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Shameless (tv program), Richard Verrier
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Kids keep scores
Special to the LeaderInstead of watching "Lord of the Rings," "Chicago" or "Gladiator," Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra will re-create the films' music with an 84-member orchestra. The orchestra's spring concert "Lights! Camera! Music!" will be Sunday in Sexson...Tags: Entertainment, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Robin Hood
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Singer Chris Brown defends artwork on Hollywood Hills home
Neighbors of singer Chris Brown claim artwork outside his Hollywood Hills home is scaring local kids and ruining the aesthetic of the area. But Brown says the hullabaloo is much ado about nothing. He has taken to Twitter to defend the work. Responding...
Tags: Justin Bieber, Twitter, Inc., Lindsay Lohan
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Cannes 2013: Emma Watson says 'Bling Ring' 'wasn't about stealing'
CANNES -- Few people can call watching reality TV a professional obligation. But Emma Watson found herself in just that position researching the role of a celebrity-obsessed thief in the fact-based "The Bling Ring." “I had a lot of work to get into...
Tags: Entertainment, Festive Events, Paris Hilton, Television, Film Festivals
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'Bling Ring' inspiration came from Kardashians, Emma Watson says
"The Bling Ring" had Emma Watson "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." The "Harry Potter" alum plays a character based on convicted socialite Alexis Neiers in Sofia Coppola's film, which chronicles the shenanigans of those who looted the homes of...Tags: Entertainment, Festive Events, Cannes Film Festival, Britney Spears, Keeping Up with the Kardashians (tv program)
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'Star Trek Into Darkness' boldly goes where we've gone before, but it's fun voyage ★★★ 1/2
It's lame and sort of geeky to compare franchise apples to oranges. Oh, well. "Star Trek Into Darkness" does everything "Iron Man 3" tries to do, in the realm of global terrorism imagery reprocessed for popcorn kicks, but with a little more style, a...
Tags: Entertainment, Benedict Cumberbatch, Iron Man 3 (movie), Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban
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Cannes Film Festival: Nothing succeeds like excess -- and a white badge
CANNES, France — The class envy raging through F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” helps to explain why teenage readers, usually assigned the book in school, fall under its spell. So sad about that doomed love, the kids sigh....
Tags: Entertainment, Festive Events, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg
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E-book sales almost doubled in 2012, rising to $3.04 billion
The total revenue generated by e-book sales in the U.S. in 2012 was $3.04 billion, a 44.2% increase over the year before. That gain was announced in the preliminary year-end report released Wednesday by BookStats, a joint statistics project between the...
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