For the past three years, space-enthusiast and artist Tom Sachs and a team of 13 astro-artists have been increasingly working on a Space Program art project called Space Program: Mars. On Tuesday night they debuted Phase 2 of their long-standing project, which is co-presented by Creative Time and Park Avenue Armory. The opening event attracted celebrities from the likes of Kanye West, to artists like Bill Powers at the Park Avenue Armory.

The project is essentially a thought-provoking presentation encapsulating all things necessary to survive, colonize, and explore on a four-week mission to Mars, bringing American colonialism to entirely new level. More»

On a list of the largest threats to the city of L.A. (a list that also includes earthquakes, SBE, and Shia LaBeouf), our city's most constant source of danger would have to be aliens, right? I can't even flip channels without falling on some loud, crappy Aaron Eckhart movie or whatever about martians nuking Santa Monica, so surely this is something we as a general population should take seriously, right? That seems to be what people thought as an honest-to-God spaceship was widely spotted streaking across the Southern California sky last night. Y'know, unless it wasn't a spaceship. More»

• L.A. County passes toughest new law of its kind in the country making it a crime for drivers to verbally and physically threaten or harass bicyclists. [LATimes]
• Fake Apple stores opening in Kunming China retailing Apple products are such uncanny ripoffs of the real thing that even their employees believe they work for Apple. [HuffPo]
• After 30 years of its space shuttle program, Atlantis touches down at Kennedy Space Center to complete its final mission, marking the end of the shuttle era for NASA. [KTLA]
• Kim Kardashian sues Old Navy for allegedly running an ad with an intentional doppelganger to trick the public, claims it has cost her $15-$20 million. [TMZ]
• Another day, another Lindsay Lohan court appearance. This morning's is just a routine probation check-in with the judge. [KABC]

• The contractor of this weekend's scheduled 405 closure for construction, AKA Carmageddon, will be fined $6,000 for every 10 minutes it runs past the agreed upon 6am reopening time. [KTLA]
• Ahmad Wali Karzai, half-brother of Afghan president Hamid Karzai, assassinated by former bodyguard, Taliban claims responsibility. [Telegraph]
• The same man who allegedly showed up in Halle Berry's Hollywood Hills backyard twice over the weekend arrested after he jumped over the property's back wall last night on suspicion of felony stalking. [TMZ]
• Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, Rosalynn Carter, George W. Bush among dignitaries to attend Former First Lady Betty Ford memorial today in Palm Desert. [LATimes]
• NASA's last spacewalk of their shuttle era is currently underway with crew's mission aboard Atlantis. [HuffPo]

• Matt Weiner, I know you're the creator and everything but you better figure out a deal with AMC and Lionsgate FAST because I cannot wait until 2012 for the next season of "Mad Men", okay? [LATimes]
• Japan's nuclear crisis worsens as even higher levels of radiation are found in several natural resources including tap water [HuffPo]
• NASA releases first photos ever of Mercury! [KABC]
• Oh dear, didn't realize things had gotten this bad: Jennifer Aniston won't just star in shitty movies, but will now actually direct them... for Lifetime [PE]
• I don't think Jeff Bridges had to dig too deep into his soul for his legendary role as The Dude and you might not either if you watch this video of him at Toscana [TMZ]

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We couldn't help but wonder why people were gathered on the mall in front of the Washington monument last night around dusk. More»