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Meet the longtime pin traders who brought 15,000 pins to the Winter Olympics
3+ hour ago (429+ words) MILAN" Longtime pals Dan Presburger and Brad Frank are sort of Olympic weightlifters. They're teachers from the San Fernando Valley who go to all the Olympics and lug a bunch of weights suitcases containing tens of thousands of commemorative pins....
Disneyland's Haunted Mansion can be rented for weddings, but there is a scary price
14+ hour, 30+ min ago (446+ words) As guests pass through the foyer and enter Disneyland's popular Haunted Mansion attraction, a ghoulish host delivers one last chilling message: "There's no turning back now." That phrase will take on new meaning this July as Disneyland announced its famed…...
The power of teamwork: Inside U.S. figure skating's new Olympic golden age
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (831+ words) MILAN'Amber Glenn achieved a lifelong goal, sealing her Olympic bid by winning her third consecutive U.S. championship last month. Her first celebration came with her opponents. "We all deserve it," Glenn said with her arms wrapped around national silver medalist Alysa…...
Why Kristen Stewart just saved this historic L.A. theater
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (566+ words) Kristen Stewart fears the death of classic Hollywood cinema. As the actor-turned-director drove through the streets of Los Angeles and saw beloved local theaters replaced by major retail chains, she decided to step in and help. She and her peers…...
Ray Kappe's Modernist masterpiece asks $11.5 million in Pacific Palisades
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (344+ words) An iconic property that has been described as possibly "the greatest house in Southern California" just hit the market for the first time ever in Pacific Palisades. Asking price: $11.5 million. A Midcentury masterpiece, the home served as the primary residence…...
Willy Chavarria puts on a live noir show during Paris Fashion Week
1+ week, 5+ day ago (495+ words) Picture a live film noir. Now add in lowrider bikes, a masked rapping clown and a magnetic boy band. Welcome to the theatrical world of Willy Chavarria, whose grandiose artistic visions have added melodrama " and a dose of Southern California…...
Ralph's Coffee draws Ralph Lauren fans to Fashion Island
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (496+ words) The opening of Ralph's Coffee " a Ralph Lauren concept " drew hundreds of fans of the American luxury lifestyle brand to Fashion Island in Newport Beach on Tuesday. This coincided with the debut of the outdoor shopping mall's new Ralph Lauren…...
Dogs Stole the Show in Louis Vuitton's Latest Campaign Featuring Callum Turner and Jude Bellingham
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (217+ words) Callum Turner stars alongside Jude Bellingham and a cast of dogs in Louis Vuitton's Men's Spring/Summer 2026 campaign, which includes a fully realized pet accessories capsule. Photographed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch, the collection places pets at the center of the…...
From South Beach to South Coast: Pura Vida Miami opens in Costa Mesa
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (283+ words) From South Beach to South Coast Plaza, Pura Vida Miami has made its way to Orange County, where diners lined up to check it out on its Jan. 15 opening day. The Miami-born, all day cafe concept from husband-and-wife team Omer…...
Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies at 93
2+ week, 2+ day ago (542+ words) ROME'Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns often in his trademark shade of "Valentino red" were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday. He was 93. His body…...