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4th of July 2009 in Los Angeles

Your planning guide to fireworks and celebrations this Independence Day

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Ace Enders rocks the grill

A star of the indie punk circuit invites everyone to come BBQ with the band

Louisiana Best Seafood

At Long Beach 'shack,' the Southern-fried seafood is finger-licking good

West 4th/Jane

Santa Monica joint with New York soul

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RESTAURANTS

Festive cupcakes at SusieCakes

Festive Fourth of July treats

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MUSIC

Bootie LA 4th of July

Ain't no Independence Day like a Bootie Independence Day!

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EVENTS

Hollywood Bowl Fireworks with John Fogerty

Catch the oohs and aahs

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MUSIC

Cali-punk smackdown: Green Day vs. Blink-182 2

Which band is worthier of your summer concert coin?

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MOVIES

Bruno interviews that might have been…

10 celebs we wish would chat with Sacha Baron Cohen

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TV

Weekend watchin'

Margaret Cho celebrates beauty—and other weekend TV highlights

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CELEBRITY NEWS

Actor Rupert Grint, Ron Weasley in 'Harry Potter' films, recovering from swine flu: LONDON (AP) The agent for "Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint says the actor is recovering from a mild case of swine flu. Grint plays the boy wizard's best friend Ron Weasley in the hit...

Surviving recession in big cities' shadows a challenge for suburban arts organizations: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd hit a grand slam. He figured that Perlman, a...

Jackson's kids had an isolated life but a loving bond with their superstar father, friends say: NEW YORK (AP) When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the...

Mental health specialists say Jackson's kids face challenges to dealing with his sudden death: CHICAGO (AP) No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent. How the three...

ABBA's Benny Andersson shoots down talk of reunion to fill Jackson void in London arena: LONDON (AP) Forget those reports that Swedish supergroup ABBA will be reuniting to cover Michael Jackson's sold-out concert dates. "No one has even asked us, and if they asked us they...

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