May Day
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Hopefully you all had a peaceful, nonviolent May Day yesterday if you participated in or were nearby any of the numerous demonstrations and marches that canvased Los Angeles as part of the nationwide general strike. The ultimate goal to shut down all businesses, schools, streets and other day-to-day aspects dubbed "A Day Without The 99%" may not have been met, but Occupiers certainly put quite an impressive dent in L.A.'s infrastructure with their "Four Winds" caravan which brought a parade of bikes and cars from four corners of the city that converged in Downtown L.A. Much like Occupy L.A., thousands poured into the streets—between the many wielding signs, others in costume, some alternative forms of expression, and police—to create some pretty spectacular imagery of the downtown landscape. More»
A Guide To The May Day Strikes & Protests Around L.A., and How They'll Probably Ruin Your Plans For The Day
[May Day protest; photo by A.C. Thamer via]
Happy May Day, everyone! Well, maybe "happy" is the wrong greeting to attach. After all, for the Occupy crowd (and anyone who cares about worker's rights), May Day is meant to call attention to the exploitation of the labor force by the privileged elite. Not exactly a cake-and-ice-cream kind of day. But regardless of where your political beliefs fall, you'd do well not to ignore it, because with several massive protests, rallies and marches planned for today, mostly centering around Downtown L.A. and LAX, it's going to affect plenty of us. Read on for our full guide on street closures, delays, and more. More»
Eavesdropping In: BREAKING--Jessica Simpson Gives Birth At Last; May Day To Cause Major L.A. Travel Delays; Top Chefs Fight CA Foie Gras Ban; Courtney Stodden Drops Her New Single
- BREAKING: After gaining one and a half Olsen twins in baby weight during the longest, most confounding pregnancy in recorded history, Jessica Simpson has FINALLY popped that baby out for real this time, a healthy girl they named Maxwell Drew Johnson weighing 9 pounds and 13 ounces. [TMZ]
- Whether by plane or automobile, expect major travel delays in L.A. today with airport workers holding a May Day strike protesting unfair labor practices at LAX and what are expected to be huge May Day marches in around downtown L.A. that will result in several highly inconvenient road closures. [KTLA] [KTLA] More»
[May Day protestors arrested marching across the Williamsburg Bridge, Photo via @DeLucaMattS]
Occupy Wall Street protesters are coming out of hibernation today for what is expected to be one of the biggest and most wide-spread Occupy Wall Street protest yet.
Occupy Wall Street related events are planned for today in 115 cities throughout the US, though the biggest and most vocal will be here in NY.
Protesters gathered in Bryant Park early this morning before leaving for various demonstration sites throughout the city. At 4pm, all NY protesters will gather in Union Square for the Solidarity Rally, and at 5:30pm they will take part in the Solidarity March down Broadway to Wall Street. More»
On Saturday while over 60,000 marched in the May Day protest of Arizona's new immigration law downtown, another demonstration was taking place not too far away. You may never have heard of it but Pasadena's annual Doo-Dah Parade draws thousands of people to celebrate and show off the weird, eccentric, and bizarre. More»
The contemporary American artist, Shepard Fairey, (a.k.a. the mastermind behind the Obama "Hope" poster) has been commissioned by the Ace Hotel to provide some artwork for them (jealous). More»
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...
