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Yesterday was Thursday (Thursday), today is Friday (partyin').
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🔙 ON THIS DAY | 1976 'Gone With The Wind' makes television debut on NBC; aired in two parts, earns a then record 65% share of TV viewers.
🗳️ TODAY'S TRIVIA | What music festival curated by Tyler, the Creator will bring top-tier artists to Dodger Stadium on November 15th and 16th?
- Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
- Coachella LA Edition
- Sunset Sound Fest
- Hollywood Hills Jam
Answer located at bottom of today's publication in a toggle-down.
🏡 DEVELOPMENT | 💼 BIZ
🎬 ENTERTAINMENT | 🏈 SPORTS
🤙 GOODIES | 💌 EMAIL CONTENT
🛣️ NATIONAL
- 💰 MUSK: Tesla shareholders approve Musk's $1T pay plan
- 🕺 MICHAEL: First trailer released for Michael Jackson biopic, staring Jackson's nephew, Jaafar Jackson
- 🎮 GTA VI: Rockstar delays Grand Theft Auto VI again, now releasing next year in November
- 🔮 MEDIA OUTLOOK: PDF of Activate Consulting's Technology and Media Outlook for 2026
- 👾 APPLE AI: Apple to pay Google $1bn per year for Siri's custom Gemini AI model
- 🔗 CURATIONSLA: Last publication's most viewed content: New permits for ArcLight Cinema and Cinerama Dome hint the return of a Hollywood reopening
🤙 LOCAL
- 🛣️ MALIBU: Malibu Council approves $1.6m for additional PCH safety improvements
- 🚌 SANTA MONICA: Santa Monica is installing ten sleek, modern, bus shelters
- 🇺🇸 FREE MEALS: Free restaurant meals and deals for Veterans Day, next Tuesday
- 🚢 LONG BEACH: Long Beach Planning Commission approves waterfront amphitheater
- 👨 L.A. MAN: Los Angeles Magazine presents the 2025 L.A. Man List
🎉 FUN
- 🎞️ CULVER CITY: PROOF: Proof of Concept Film Festival, starts tonight at Culver Theater 💌
- 🍷 SANTA MONICA: Reminder that the Los Angeles Wine & Food Festival starts today
- 🦒 LA ZOO: LA Zoo Lights returns for 2025 with glowing new displays and returning favorites
- 🎉 WEEKEND: Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California, November 7th - 9th
- 📆 MORE WEEKEND: Things to do this weekend in Los Angeles, now thru Sunday
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LOS FELIZ 🇬🇧 WILDES
Wilde's has landed in Los Feliz at 1850 Hillhurst Avenue, bringing British comfort food and natural wines to one of LA's most walkable neighborhoods. Childhood friends Tatiana Ettensberger (formerly of Café Triste) and executive chef Natasha Price serve Welsh rarebit, bangers and mash, and sticky toffee pudding in a cottage-coded dining room.
CULVER CITY 🍕 SHAKEY'S PIZZA PARLOR
Shakey's Pizza Parlor hosts a ribbon cutting for its newly remodeled Culver City flagship next Thursday at 10:30am, opening to the public at 11:00am. The remodeled parlor blends retro nostalgia with modern updates including curated 80s music, vintage-inspired décor, a new patio, and the beloved menu of handcrafted pizza, crispy fried chicken, and Mojo Potatoes. The first 50 customers receive new merch, and 25% of opening day proceeds benefit Culver City-based Starlight Children's Foundation. 💌
🔗 EAT LINKS
- 🍺 FROGTOWN: Beer garden The Outpost to debut next to Frogtown Brewing, via What Now Los Angeles.
- 🍎 CO-BRANDING: Applebee's and IHOP plan to open a lot more co-branded locations, via Restaurant Business.
📆 TODAY'S EVENTS
- 7:00PM 🧑🎤 JUNIOR H Mexican-American corridos tumbados star's emotional HOLLYWOOD BOWL
- 7:00PM 🎸 BENEFEST 2025 With Everclear, Dan Wilson, White Denim Charity concert features rock legends tonight ALEX THEATRE
- 8:00PM 🧑🎤 CHRISTIAN NODAL Regional Mexican superstar brings heartbreak ballads INTUIT DOME
- 8:00PM 🎛️ BADBADNOTGOOD With Baby Rose Toronto jazz trio's hip-hop fusion HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM
- 9:30PM 🎸 DEBBY FRIDAY Canadian experimental artist's dark electronic MOROCCAN LOUNGE
🔗 VIEW ALL OF TODAY'S EVENTS 🔥
➡️ SATURDAY'S EVENTS
- 7:00PM 🎤 MIKE EPPS First show legendary comedian's observational humor YAAMAVA' THEATER
- 8:00PM 🎸 LOVEJOY British indie rock band's dynamic sound THE WILTERN
- 8:00PM 🎸 THE DREAM SYNDICATE Legendary LA paisley underground pioneers return ZEBULON
- 8:00PM 🎸 ADRIEN NUNEZ With Brody Clementi TikTok basketball star turned rapper performs THE ROXY
- 9:00PM 🎸 LADY WRAY Second night of soulful R&B vocals LODGE ROOM
🔗 VIEW ALL OF TOMORROW'S EVENTS 🔥
🤲 SUNDAY'S EVENTS
- 7:00PM 🧑🎤 BRANDY With Monica, Kelly Rowland, Muni Long R&B legends unite for iconic performance KIA FORUM
- 8:00PM 🎤 MEGAN STALTER Prettiest Girl In America comedy special LARGO AT THE CORONET
- 8:00PM 🧑🎤 PINKPANTHERESS Final Los Angeles night of nostalgic pop THE WILTERN
- 8:00PM 🎸 LEIF VOLLEBEKK Canadian singer-songwriter's poetic folk rock THE BELLWETHER
- 8:30PM 🎸 THE TEMPER TRAP Australian indie rock band's atmospheric anthems THE FONDA THEATRE
🔗 VIEW ALL OF SUNDAY'S EVENTS 🔥
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- REGISTRATION OPEN | DTLA + OTHERS 🏅 LA28 launched its volunteer program presented by Delta Air Lines with registration open now for opportunities starting immediately rather than waiting until 2028 like most host cities. MORE INFO
🔗 ACTIVITIES + GUIDES
- 📆 WESTSIDE: Westside happenings from now thru November 11th, via The Argonaut.
- 🎉 WEEKEND: Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California, November 7th - 9th, via LAist.
- 📆 MORE WEEKEND: Things to do this weekend in Los Angeles, now thru Sunday, via We Like L.A.
FORECAST 🌧️ POTENTIAL RAIN
| Day | Vibes | Hi/Lo | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | ☀️ Mostly Sunny | 79 / 55 °F | 6:18 AM | 4:54 PM |
| Sat | ☀️ Sunny | 85 / 57 °F | 6:19 AM | 4:53 PM |
| Sun | ☀️ Sunny & Hot | 91 / 59 °F | 6:20 AM | 4:52 PM |
High pressure is flipping offshore winds and pushing temps into the 80s and 90s across coast and valleys Sunday through Monday, with possible Santa Ana conditions Sunday morning spiking coastal areas into the low 90s. Wind advisories are up for Santa Barbara County and the I-5 corridor as gusty north winds ramp tonight through Friday. A storm system could drop one to three inches of rain starting Thursday, though forecasters say it might miss us entirely.
SANTA MONICA 🚌 BUS SHELTERS
Santa Monica just unveiled nine new Big Blue Bus shelters with a tenth coming to Santa Monica Boulevard and Berkeley Street, featuring solar lighting, shade, and seating at locations including Wilshire and 23rd and Ocean Park and 28th. The federally funded Better Blue Bus Stop project comes as the city pushes a reorganization plan to accelerate its pandemic rebound.
LONG BEACH 🚢 WATERFRONT VENUE
The Planning Commission approved a 12,000-capacity concert venue that'll rise on overflow parking near the Queen Mary, with ASM Global (the same group running the Convention Center) booking acts for 84 big shows and 20 smaller events annually starting Summer 2026. The 51-foot-tall prefab structures get a 10-year run with an extension option, banking on the spot's proven draw from Insomniac festivals and Dark Harbor that already pull 30,000 people for single nights.
🔗 DEVELOPMENT LINKS
- 🎒 WESTWOOD: The Hive, student housing and shared-living units on Glenrock Avenue, tops out, via LA YIMBY.
- 🏢 DTLA: AEG plans 49-story hotel-residential tower at 917 W. Olympic Boulevard, via Urbanize LA.
LOS ANGELES 👾 AI COLLAB
Snapchat's 943 million users will get Perplexity's AI answer engine baked into Chat starting early 2026, with Perplexity paying $400m for the access. The deal marks Snapchat's first external AI partner and positions the app as a distribution platform for AI companies chasing Gen Z audiences. Perplexity's real-time search will let users research topics without leaving the app, with revenue hitting in 2026.
HOLLYWOOD 🏆 TIKTOK
TikTok announced its first U.S. awards show set for December 18th at the Hollywood Palladium, streaming live on TikTok and Tubi with fan voting open November 18th through December 5th. Nominees include Alix Earle, Keith Lee, Caleb Hearon, and Katseye across categories like Creator of the Year, Breakthrough Artist, and TikTok For Good Award.
32-HOUR DAY 💻 MULTITASKING
Activate Consulting's 2026 tech outlook reveals constant multitasking creates a 32-hour day for the average American, with over 13 hours spent using technology and media simultaneously. That breaks down to five hours of video, three hours of audio, two hours of gaming, and two hours on messaging stacked on top of work and sleep. CEO Michael Wolf calls it a collapse of industry silos where social platforms are video companies and e-commerce sites are $100bn media businesses.
🔗 BUSINESS LINKS
- 💼 PARAMOUNT: Paramount hires Lionsgate veteran Shaun Barber as Domestic Theatrical Distribution Chief, via Variety.
- 🔌 LA'S DIGITAL: Inside Los Angeles' digital shift: key tech trends reshaping enterprise, via Los Angeles Business Journal.
MICHAEL JACKSON 💃 TRAILER DROP
Lionsgate just released the first look at Michael, the April 24th theatrical release directed by Antoine Fuqua with nephew Jaafar Jackson playing the King of Pop. Miles Teller plays attorney John Branca and Colman Domingo plays father Joe Jackson in a story tracking MJ's rise from Jackson Five to global icon. No word on whether the film addresses later-life controversies despite earlier speculation about a two-part release.
🔗 ENTERTAINMENT LINKS
- 🧌 GREMLINS 3: Warners Bros. making Gremlins 3 with Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus returning, via The Hollywood Reporter.
CHARGERS ⚡ VS. STEELERS
Justin Herbert and the 6-3 Chargers host Pittsburgh on Sunday night down both starting tackles after Joe Alt's season-ending ankle sprain joins Rashawn Slater's August injury. LA just acquired Trevor Penning from New Orleans at the trade deadline and is scrambling to protect Herbert from T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith, who combined for three sacks last week. Pittsburgh's defense forced six turnovers against Indianapolis and sits at 5-3 heading into the AFC showdown at SoFi.
RAMS 🐏 AT 49ERS
The 6-3 Niners take on the 6-2 Rams at Levi's Stadium with George Kittle calling for 30-point games after injuries gutted San Francisco's defense. Matthew Stafford has thrown 16 touchdowns without an interception over his last five games, while Mac Jones is likely starting again for SF with Brock Purdy still out. LA's defense has allowed just 20 points total during a three-game win streak since losing to the Niners in overtime back in Week 5.
ANSWER TO TODAY'S QUESTION: What music festival curated by Tyler, the Creator will bring top-tier artists to Dodger Stadium on November 15th and 16th? ANSWER: Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
