Even beyond the hour of sleep we lost over Saturday night, there was an undeniable buzz of spring in the air this weekend. Sure, it's a less dramatic shift in L.A. than in some other places, but there are a few undeniable signs: brighter days, warmer evenings, and a dramatic increase in the number of block parties. John Varvatos got that ball rolling as he kicked off the first major block party of the season with his 9th annual Stuart House Auction Benefit in West Hollywood yesterday, hosted by Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann. More»

Happy Hump Day, everyone. It seemed like a sick joke this week when we woke up and it was Monday but we're halfway through this mother so give yourself a pat on the back. Coming to you poolside on this beautiful 80° Wednesday: from a pre-Coachella Big Audio Dynamite show to a funky adventure with Soul Train and Aretha, Chrysler's f-bomb tweet and more, we bring five things that make this a happy hump day. More»

Yesterday, I ran a very even-handed critique of the Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl halftime performance. Although many people agree that BEP are the worst thing 100 million Americans have simultaneously experienced since Polio, a few have told me that I have some sort of personal grudge against them and am only pretending to hate the show as much as I say I did. That's ridiculous. As proof that I come by my hate honestly, here's a bunch of non-BEP related things that I hated about Super Bowl XLV. More»

• Building collapses in Lower Manhattan, shows our F.D.N.Y. in action. It's always reassuring to hear about a building that just collapses for no particular reason, right? [Curbed]

• Craigslist Killer's fiancee breaks off their engagement. Come on, he must have seen this coming...[Gothamist] More»