What says "summer" more than a pool party? Even out here, where a winter snowstorm would be considered a legitimate act of God, we still breathlessly await the summer months, when the temperatures climb from comfortable to scorching and we all have an excuse to get blindingly day-drunk next to a hotel pool, mansion pool, or even an extremely well-placed inflatable. Oh, and there's a whole new round of poolside shenanigans after the sun goes down. But don't take our word for how wonderful our summertime pool party scene is. We'll show you, as we continue our Best Of Summer series.  More»

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The Beverly Hills Hotel brought a bit of old school glamor to the neighborhood Friday evening with the final installment of their Cointreau Summer Poolside Soiree Series. With a dazzling synchronized swimming performance from a bevy of bathing beauties, a live Sinatra-inspired crooner singing the hits, and plenty of Cointreau cocktails flowing, see how the legendary pink and green closed out their weekly event in classic Hills of Beverly style. More»

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Let's get one thing straight right away: don't think, for even a moment, that we're knocking the traditional pool party. We'd never do that. We are well on record with loving pool parties. It's just that, sometimes the same old same old can feel, well, old. So we were head over heels for last week's American Boardwalk Moonlight Swim, which brought a downright vintage vibe to Drai's with singers, old school style, and, of course, water ballet. More»

Common performs for Olivia Munn and Kim Kardashian to celebrate the USA Basketball team and Jeep; Will Ferrell, Michael Chow and other big supporters of LACMA attend the annual Collectors Committee dinner gala and view the new works of the permanent collection; Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck and more show support for arts education at the Children Mending Hearts Spring Benefit; Ian Somerhalder hosts a private charity dinner event in Bel Air; Johnny Knoxville, Julie Bowen and Anthony Kiedis celebrate Earth Day at the Annenberg Community Beach House—it was another busy weekend of events and fundraisers here in L.A. and we have the details on what went down in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

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How do cool parents celebrate Earth Day with their kids? With live performances by very famous musicians, edible art projects, fossil digs, manicures and DJ lessons on the beach in L.A., as was the case at the book launch of Last Night I Swam With A Mermaid yesterday at the Annenberg Community Beach House where hip moms and dads like Julie Bowen, Jason Bateman, Johnny Knoxville and others stepped out for the family friendly occasion. More»

Johnny Depp manages to stand upright while Amber Heard stuns in red at the premiere of The Rum Diary; L.A. Live swarms with foodies and famous chefs including Wolfgang Puck for the Los Angeles Food & Wine kickoff; Aimee Teegarden, Carmen Electra and more hit up Mr. C for the GUESS by Marciano 2011 holiday collection debut; Jason Segel, Brent Bolthouse, and Nur Khan attend the soft opening of The Writer's Room in Hollywood—it all went down Thursday in L.A., get all your details before the weekend in today's edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

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No, this isn't a NuvaRing commercial. It's just Smartwater getting fancy! Last night, Los Angeles Magazine joined forces with Glaceau Smartwater to celebrate the launch of their new glass bottle at Sunset Tower Hotel. More»