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Get excited everyone, the best holiday of the year, Easter, is almost here! Ok, maybe Cinco de Mayo's better, and also St. Patty's, Christmas, 4th of July, Hanukkah, New Year's, Kwaanza, Boxing Day, President's Day, and pretty much anything that might give you a day off of work. But just because pastel-colored chocolates and egg painting stops being fun after (SPOILER ALERT!) you realize the Easter Bunny's not real, doesn't mean there aren't alternative, adult ways to have fun on J.C.'s big day. Here are some thoughts.

-A paparazzo chasing who he believed to be Justin Bieber driving a Ferrari was hit and killed by car while running into traffic on Sepulveda Boulevard in his attempt to take photos of the pop star. [TMZ] More»

-Public transportation is shut down, at least 7,000 flights are canceled, schools and businesses closed, and over 450,000 have been ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Sandy, the "once-in-a-lifetime" storm of Biblical proportions pummels the Eastern Seaboard. [LATimes]

-Kelsey Grammer brought his three-month-old baby with him to a Halloween party at the Playboy Mansion where he (and his infant) raged with Playmates and Paris Hilton into the wee hours. [TMZ] More»

George Clooney belts out "Sweet Caroline" with Neil Diamond for Jane Fonda, Stacy Keibler and Nicky Hilton; Brian Grazer is honored by the Alfred Mann Foundation; Dita Von Teese, Marisa Tomei and Kristin Davis fete Cameron Silver's new fashion tome at Chateau Marmont; Jon Hamm, Anna Faris, Jeremy Renner and others attend the Reel Stories, Real Lives fundraiser; Travis Barker, Hugh Hefner and Brody Jenner help Snoop celebrate his birthday at the Playboy Mansion—it was quite the weekend here in L.A. and we have the rundown on the biggest and best events that went down in this edition of Last Night's Parties.

To be honest, the idea of a sports awards show never really made very much sense to me. After all, unlike movies, sports already has their own built-in awards in the form of championships and MVP awards and such. Why give out a redundant "Best Team" award when the Best Team is the one that already won (even if it is the much-hated Miami Heat)? But then ESPN's ESPY Awards come to town, and you realize that it's much more about the parties, like last night's blowout at the legendary Playboy Mansion. When you're surrounded by body-painted models, athletes, and Ron Jeremy, who really cares who's nominated for "Best Sprinter"? More»

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Easter: Sure, it ranks below Cinco de Mayo, St. Patty's, Christmas, 4th of July, Hanukkah, New Year's, Kwaanza, Memorial Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Boxing Day, and pretty much anything that might give you a day off of work according to our Awesome Holiday rating system. But it is J.C.'s big day, and an amazing rare opportunity to bullshit around with Peeps (even bathe in them as seen above), so here are some thoughts on alternative ways to make Easter fun for grownups this year. More»

Bruno Mars plays a private show of James Brown and Journey covers for Gwen Stefani, Cameron Diaz, Britney Spears and more at the Playboy Mansion; Taylor Jacobson and Mischa Barton step out for the opening of the new GROWZE boutique; Adrien Brody attends the intimate screening of his film Detachment; Miss Piggy, Kermit, and the rest of their Muppet crew are immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—Tuesday was popping all over Los Angeles and we have the details on what went down in this edition of Last Night's Parties! More»

With Grammy Weekend now officially upon us, Awards Season has kicked into high gear. And while that's the closest we get to business time out here, don't stress it– after all, our definition of "business" is pretty interchangeable with "open bar." And this may be the biggest open bar week of all, so for your, um, business needs, we present our Official GofG L.A. 2012 Grammy Weekend Party Guide, your one-stop resource for all the parties, after-parties, hotel lobbies, and everything in between. More»

• A night of hard partying at Provocateur nightclub leaves Chelsea Handler in a back brace after doing her signature seated "glide" move on the dance floor. [HuffPo]
• In a significant move for the previously uncensored social media platform, Twitter will begin censoring Tweets "reactively," deleting tweets only in certain countries that require it while remaining visible to users outside that country. [KTLA]

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via la.guestofaguest.com: Set to the tunes of DJ Paul Oakenfold, the Karma Foundation threw its 6th Annual Kandyland event at the Playboy Mansion Saturday night. Hugh Hefner paraded his newest blond girlfriend Anna Sophia Berglund around the Mansion grounds since getting canned by Crystal Harris. Meanwhile, Katie Holmes head to the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival, Snoop and Patti LaBelle had a post-BET Awards dinner and more! Find out what's going on on the West Coast. MORE>>>