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"PUNK: Chaos To Couture" Costume Institute Gala

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SNL season finale: Bill Hader's last show, Kanye post-rant (video)

Bill Hader is leaving SNL after Saturday's show and Kanye West is appearing after going off on a rant about the show earlier this week.

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'The Office' producer on remaking Scranton in LA

KPCC spoke with 'The Office' Producer Steve Burgess on what it was like turning a huge sunny city like L.A. into a small, former coal-mining community more than 2,300 miles away,

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Beckham bends it to retirement — will retire at end of season (photos)

David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the season, ending a career in which he become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United.

Catholic lay ministers: An alternative to a shortage of priests

As the Church ordains fewer priests, it relies more on those seeking leadership roles outside of the clergy.

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85 (videos)

Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died.

Mars, whale bones and DEVO for Natural History Museum's 100th birthday

The Los Angeles museum's centennial will feature lectures, a sound and light show and a performance by the new wave band.

Seth Myers named host of NBC's 'Late Night'

Myers, the longtime SNL cast member who anchors the show's "Weekend Update" segment, will take the 12:35 a.m. segment from Fallon.

'Sesame Street' gets new Hispanic character

As a child in Puerto Rico, Ismael Cruz was delighted by the colorful characters in "Sesame Street. Two decades later, he's playing with them in front of the cameras.

Get something cool for mom: Echo Park Craft Fair is this Saturday and Sunday

All the great handmade stuff you could ever want will be at the Echo Park Craft Fair this Saturday and Sunday. Just in time to get something for mom, too.

LA Catholic Archiocese grooming next generation of elementary school leaders

Enrollments have been growing at local Catholic elementary schools, and the archiocese wants to solidify the growth with a new crop of tech-savvy school leaders.

US Marines launch campaign to recruit Asian Americans

The US Marines are looking for a few more good men and women. And in particular, a few good Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders

8 Mother's Day activities that have nothing to do with brunch

From ping pong tournaments, to indoor skydiving. From bra fittings, to Asian gardens. From Von Trapp, to Tom Jones. This is not your mother's Mother's Day guide.

Jeanne Cooper, star of 'Young and the Restless,' dead at 84 (videos)

CBS says Jeanne Cooper, soap opera star of the network's "The Young and the Restless" for nearly 40 years, has died at the age of 84.

'Arrested Development' banana stand coming to LA to hype Netflix series

Netflix has tried to reposition itself as online HBO instead of online Blockbuster, and now they're taking the hype for new episodes of "Arrested Development" on the road.

Rare Hawaiian surfing book expected to fetch $40K (videos)

The book is composed of six leaves of heavy brown woven paper, with eight mounted gelatin-silver photographs of native Hawaiians surfing Waikiki.