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The Weedmaps Museum of Weed, a 30,000-square-foot deep dive into the world of cannabis, has sprouted temporarily (through Sept. 29) on the very southern edge of Hollywood, not far from Larchmont Boulevard, one of the city’s most lively — and walkable — shopping districts. While fans of “the devil’s lettuce” could easily burn through a … Read more

“A real gorilla doesn’t have these detailed expressions,” says Carlo Rambaldi, “but for the movie, you need this. It’s acting.” King Kong, or, to be exact, the mechanical head that model maker Rambaldi has made of everyone’s favorite rampaging ape, has just switched into his “ferocious” mode. All snarl and sharp teeth, the model looks … Read more

Scott Stapp, seen with wife Jaclyn Stapp in Nashville in June 2014, is now being treated for bipolar disorder after a serious manic episode late last year. He’s also traded in his trademark long hair for a cleaner look. (Terry Wyatt / Getty Images) Scott Stapp, the longtime frontman for rock band Creed, says he’s … Read more

The titanic battle over media mogul Sumner Redstone’s mental state ended with a whimper in a nearly empty Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday. More than three years after the mental acuity of the billionaire from Boston was challenged by his former live-in companion — who filed a lawsuit that exposed Redstone’s declining health and the tawdry … Read more

The crowd gathers around Negashi Armada at a Factory Made reading. (Anya GTA) 1 The reading was more of a house show in more of an uncovered garage. Nitrous-filled balloons and chaos-theory fashion dotted the buoyant crowd, who treated the writers as rock stars, and the literary event turned out more of a parenthesis than … Read more

Tom Hanks has sparked fresh health concerns among fans following his appearance on “Saturday Night Live!” over the weekend. The Academy Award-winning actor, 68, appeared on the show to support host Martin Short, alongside stars Scarlett Johansson, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Wiig and John Mulaney. But soon after coming out during the show’s Five-Timers … Read more

David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images) David Crosby was a crucial voice of both the hippie idealism and the world-weary realism of the classic-rock era. As a founding member of the Byrds and later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he helped invent folk-rock and country-rock in the 1960s … Read more

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to join forces, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors also had agreed … Read more

FLAMINGO: A Photographer’s Odyssey by Hara (Abrams: $35; 128 pp . , paperback original). This striking volume chronicles the author’s safari to photograph the flamingos of Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Simultaneously graceful and gawky, flamingos have few defenses against predators and rely on a hostile environment of alkali-encrusted mud flats, where the daytime temperature can … Read more

Iain Armitage, left, and Jim Parsons on the set of “Young Sheldon.” The series finale aired on Thursday. (Bill Inoshita / Warner Bros. Entertainment) If this story began with a narrator, it would go something like this: Seven years ago, just a few weeks from making his debut as the face of “Young Sheldon,” the … Read more