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L.A. Live Grand Opening - "The Light of The Angels"

Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008
L.A. Live Grand Opening - Credit: L.A. Live Website FINALLY. The great City of Angels we all call home is starting to show signs of a big city downtown nightlife scene. It all starts with the new L.A. Live entertainment center - 5.6 million square miles of hotels, movie theaters, restaurants, museums, and nightclub destinations. While certain parts (like Nokia Theater) have opened already, the grand opening is in December. Check out the upcoming schedule and the holiday festivities they have planned. Keep Reading

What? Me Rude?

Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008
What? Me Rude? Credit: Getty Images

I'm sure you all get irritated by that person who bumps into you at the club and doesn't say sorry, or that jerk who cuts in front of you at the bar. Rude behavior sucks, and 80% of Americans thinks so too. But funny thing is that 99% of the same people don't consider themselves rude.

Check out this article from Oprah.com that gives examples of rude behavior here in the good ol' USA.

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Vote! Most Polls Close At 8PM Today in LA!

Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008
Vote! Most Polls Close At 8PM Today in LA!

 Did you vote? You must vote today and help make that change we all need. Most polls in Socal close at 8PM PST today, so check your voting place here, and if you're not sure where you are registered, check it out here.

Meanwhile, check out the follow-up celebrity video encouraging you to vote: 

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Snoop Dogg, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Ben Stiller, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Justin Timberlake, along with Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat, Zach Braff, Colin Farrell, Neil Patrick Harris, Scarlett Johansson, Shia LeBeouf, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Reynolds, and Jason Segal, are featured in a second of a series of public service announcements to encourage American youth to vote in partnership with Google, YouTube, Declare Yourself, and MySpace. The non-partisan PSAs, produced by DiCaprios Appian Way, were created to engage and inspire young people to vote and participate in the upcoming election.

Check out what address you are registered to vote
Find out where you're supposed to vote

How to Beat Box

Monday, Oct 27, 2008
How to Beat Box If you've ever wondered how Emcees make noises from there mouth to beats that make you move, check out  New York beatboxer, Shockwave who shows us how to beatbox with a melody like a champ. Check out the little girl who's the hip hop teacher in MTV.com's "How To Show"!!!
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Trailer - "Gran Torino"

Sunday, Oct 26, 2008
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Check out this powerful trailer for Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood's latest movie about a stubborn war veteran who's at a changing point in his life when new Asian neighbors force him to explore his prejudices and stand for what is right.

His Gran Torino character is Walt Kowalski, a racist Korean War veteran whose prized possession is a classic car that catches the eye of local gangs in his Detroit neighborhood. One of the troubled kids who covets the vehicle is from a family of Hmong immigrant neighbors, whom Kowalski has long resented.

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Newcomer Bee Vang, a 17-year-old Hmong American originally from the Minneapolis area, was cast as the neighbor boy who strikes up a mutually reluctant relationship with Walt.

"The young kid, as part of a gang initiation, tries to steal it, and the old guy gets him at the end of the M-1, which becomes kind of a big deal," Eastwood says. "The kid has to do penance because of the pride of the Asian group. They make him do penance. He has to come over, and the old guy doesn't want anything to do with him, doesn't want him anywhere around."

The movie gives a big stage for the portrayal of the Asian world of gangs and violence and pride, and hopefully educates people way that Better Luck Tomorrow brought insight into the Asian culture. Read the full interview with Clint by Anthony Breznican over at USAToday.com.

Releases December 17 via Warner Bros. 

Watch the High-Definition trailer at Apple.com

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Girls Are Like M&M's

Monday, Oct 13, 2008
Girls Are Like M&M's KevJumba's a YouTube celebrity (#6 All-Time most subscribed) and he has a pretty interesting commentary on interracial dating. Pretty good analogy!
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Formula Drift Round 7 October 11th 2008

Monday, Oct 6, 2008
Formula Drift Round 7 October 11th 2008 Thank you to our sponsor Formula Drift as the Championship Series comes to finale on Saturday October 11th in Irwindale, CA. Make sure you visit Blended Events inside the PM Models booth as we prepare for the Official Formula Drift Afterparty @ Club V2o Long Beach. We're transforming V2o into a drifting experience you wont forget. Make sure you check out www.blendedevents.com for more information on rsvping.  Keep Reading

Register to Vote - Says Leonardo DiCaprio...

Friday, Oct 3, 2008
Register to Vote - Says Leonardo DiCaprio... Source; YouTube

...and like 50 other well-known celebrities. No this is not another music-video endorsement for Obama. This is for reminding the voters across the country that in order to participate in the November 4 election - you must register this month to vote! In some states,  the deadline is this week, but luckily for us Californians we have 'til October 20th to register (or 15 days before each local and statewide Election Day).

Find out your local registration areas or register online at http://www.maps.google.com/vote

Leonardo DiCaprio, will i. am, Tobey Maguire, and Forest Whitaker have created public service announcements to encourage American youth to register to vote. The non-partisan PSAs, produced by DiCaprios Appian Way, were created to engage and inspire young people to register and vote and participate in the upcoming election. Celebrities appearing in the PSAs include: Amy Adams, will.i.am, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Halle Berry, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Connolly, Courteney Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Jonah Hill, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Kiedis, Ashton Kutcher, Adam Levine, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Tobey Maguire, Demi Moore, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Ethan Suplee, Kyra Sedgwick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Usher, and Forest Whitaker