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LEGAL WAR

The Raging Court Battle Over John Steinbeck’s Classics

The battle between the legendary author’s daughter-in-law and stepdaughter over the adaptation rights to ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ and ‘East of Eden’ has its day(s) in court.

Pamela Chelin

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FEEL THE BERN

My Surreal Time at Berniechella

On Thursday night in the desert, a music fest hosted by Joaquin Phoenix’s sister—and attended by many musicians and stars—paid tribute to the Vermont senator’s presidential run.

Pamela Chelin

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BUZZ KILL

100 Firefighters vs. Pot Dispensary Fire

A neighbor says surveillance video caught a man throwing an incendiary device at the LA Mart Collective three weeks before it caught fire Tuesday morning.

Pamela Chelin

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