CULTURE BUZZ – A staggering blog written by Jill Leovy of the LA Times tells the accounts of every single murder that happens in Los Angeles. If you’re obsessed with real-life murder, this blog is a must-read. It’s like the web 2.0 version of America’s Most Wanted.

The Best Links:

1. Read the Blog
2. What a Blog Can Do that a Newspaper Can’t
3. News Story: Blog Humanizes Big-City Murder
4. Blog Is Filled with Heartache, Interesting Stories
5. Listen to Jill Leovy Talk About her Blogging Project on WNYC

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MOVIE BUZZ – Lohan will play Charles Manson follower Nancy Pitman in the film Manson Girls. Though Pitman aka Brenda didn’t participate in the Tate or LaBianca murders, she was arrested for trying to slip Manson a tab of LSD in the L.A. County Jail visiting room. Possible alternate titles include Really Mean Girls and Manson Girls Gone Wild. UPDATE: Sources say Lohan was kicked off the film because they could find a big name actress to agree to star with her.

The Best Links:

1. Lindsay Lines Up for Manson Girls
2. They Should Call it “Manson Girls Gone Wild”
3. UPDATE Lohan Kicked off Manson Film
4. Guess Who Has a Job
5. See Photos of the Real Nancy Pittman aka Brenda
6. Lindsay Lohan in Charles Manson Movie
7. Lindsay Lohan To Play Charlie Manson Girl In New Film
8. Really Mean Girls
9. Lindsay Lohan in Pigs Blood?
10. “LiLo Scores A Gig!!!”
11. Lohan’s Decision-Making Thought Process, Revealed

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