Hola, amigos! Hopefully you're getting through the week without too much stress, but let's be honest, working for a living (if you are, in fact, among those in this town who do so) is stressful. It's the kind of thing that can really make the old glaucoma/sleep apnea/chronic back pain/migraines act up, and there's only one cure for that, as prescribed by the doctor you met on the third-floor of a Venice Beach walk-up off the boardwalk. But before you indulge your quasi-legal right to burn one down, educate yourself about the latest ganja news and happenings in L.A. weed culture with The WeedDown, our new monthly feature collecting the latest stories, news and humorous items related to your second-favorite extracurricular activity. More»

Happy New York City Fashion Week! Covering Juergen Teller's SS12 campaign shoot for Marc by Marc Jacobs, Beyonce and Jay-Z's trademarking Blue Ivy, and Karl Lagerfeld's apology to Adele. Check it out on today's fashion files! More»

• Despite formally pledging to make such information and statistics public, new findings show the administration of Mexican president Felipe Calderon and attorney general tried cover up the 2011 death toll of Mexico's bloody drug war. [LATimes]
• So a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy smuggled heroin hidden in a burrito into a courthouse jail... [KABC]

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• Oh you flyover states never cease to amaze with your absolute insanity and ability to work Satan into any conversation: yesterday someone defaced a North Carolina church sign to read "Beyonce had her baby. Satan is on Earth." What did Blue Ivy ever do to you? [TMZ]
• As exit polls reflected, GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire primary in an "across-the-board sweep." [LATimes]

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Music news including proud daddy Jay-Z's song "Glory" ft. Blue Ivy Carter, the official Coachella line up, Twitter is launching a new pilot program, Justin Timberlake's Myspace TV, and Amber Rose's song "Fame," check out this week's music round up! More»

Today I check out Charlie Rose's new morning show, Jay-Z's latest song for his daughter and the Coachella 2012 line up. There's the best places to visit in 2012, the great Yoga debate, and the end of the Twinkie. Plus, don't miss GofG's debut on Bravo this Sunday!

• Former U.S. Marine Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, whose family is of Iranian descent, is sentenced to death in Iran after being convicted of working as a spy for the CIA, though he maintains he was only in the country to visit his grandmother. [LATimes]
• Apparently Justin Bieber didn't get the memo about leg tats being a really bad look and got a tattoo of Jesus Christ's face on his calf. [Post]

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Hear ye, hear ye! "The Countdown" is finally over - Jayonce's Babyonce has been born'd. Maybe Beyonce finally ripped the velcro off of her microfoam tummy or maybe she didn't - what really matters is that Lenox Hill closed off the entire fourth floor of the hospital to welcome little princess Blue Ivy Carter into the world... and the internet exploded. There's nothing left to dwell on now but the baby name, so after thorough discussion, a little trolling, a Giants game, and a couple of beers, I've reached the following conclusions about B.I.C...

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