Spring in New York's Meatpacking District: Christian Louboutins are flashing their telltale red, tulips are blossoming on the High Line, and just below, a boutique shop called STORY is painted in a spectrum of color, with vibrant merchandise to match each hue. But if a visitor were to pass by a few weeks from now, they'd find a completely different store -- or so they'd think.

Founded last December by marketing consultant Rachel Shechtman, STORY is a very special kind of retail space. Every four to eight weeks, the store is completely renovated -- its walls, decor, and merchandise are changed to reflect a new theme. Currently, that theme is "Color," but before March 28, it was "Love," a nod to the romance of Valentine's Day.

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• A dishwasher at Guido's Malibu in the posh Cross Creek shopping center is brutally beaten to death last night while taking out the trash behind the restaurant. [KABC]
• Magic Johnson's bid group has some steep competition now that L.A.'s richest man, biotech investor Patrick Soon-Shiong, is part of Steven Cohen's Dodgers bid group to buy the franchise from Frank McCourt. [LATimes]

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• George Clooney and his father Nick Clooney get arrested, booked at a police station this morning at a protest in front of the Sudanese embassy in Washington D.C. for crossing the police line which is a misdemeanor offense. [TMZ]
• Believe it or not, spanking children in school as a disciplinary method—usually with a paddle—is still legal in a whopping 19 states around the country, mostly in the Midwest and the South. [ABC]

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What do M.I.A.'s bad ass image, Jay-Z's Carnegie Hall performance, Drake's "Marvin's Room" lawsuit, Calvin Harris' best songwriter of the year award, and Shakira's Bollywood debuthave in common? They're all featured in this week's music news round up! Check it out for more... More»

If you follow The Cobrasnake's adventures, which generally consist of touring with Steve Aoki and partying with Katy Perry, you'd know that he doesn't get out of bed in the morning (or whenever he gets out of bed) for anything less than an A-List rager. So on first glance, an unofficial Apple fan convention in San Francisco wouldn't seem like a slam-dunk option. Then again, this is Macworld, the biggest unofficial event of its kind, and the lineup of bands and DJ's is probably the best one going in SF this week, so maybe it makes more sense than we realize. More»

• Apple freezes sales of the iPhone 4S in China after an angry mob of people who had been waiting overnight outside a Beijing store erupted in a near riot at news that it had sold out and pelted the Apple store with eggs. [LATimes]
• Colbert For President!: Stephen Colbert may actually run for president... in the South Carolina Primary after a poll found him ahead of GOP candidate John Huntsman. [HuffPo]

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