Tron, Avatar, Bob's Big Boy, Jane Wiedlin, Storm Troopers and a plastic chicken. Welcome to Comic-Con 2009.
7/28/2009
Album ID: 804605
Photos by Rob Takata
Sun Spotted - Huntington Beach US Open
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Sun Spotted takes you to the Hurley US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. Hometown boy Brett Simpson upset surf icon Kelly Slater and stole the winning spot away away from Mick Fanning. Along with bragging rights, Simpson took home surfing’s biggest victory purse ever –$100,000. A record setting gorgeous crowd of hundreds of
thousands, stadium seating, ten to twelve feet waves, the sun, the sand, the pier and a historic hometown victory leads to a storybook ending.
7/26/2009
Album ID: 803973
Photos by Karen Farrah Oswald
Comic-Con 2009
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Twilight, Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland,' Johnny Depp, Robert Pattison, Kristin Stewart and hundreds of comic book nerds unite in San Diego.
7/24/2009
Album ID: 803117
Photos by WireImage
Dita Von Teese "Be Cointreauversial"
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Dita Von Teese "Be Cointreauversial" premiered last night at the Avalon, featuring burlesque dance troupe L'effleur Des Sens and Dita's new, signature Cointreau cocktail, The Cointreau Teese. Jared Leto, Margaret Cho, Jewel, Ava Gartner, Wilmer Valderrama, Solange Knowles and more were there cheering on Dita's new show.
7/23/2009
Album ID: 802505
Photos by WireImage
Chelsea vs. Inter Milan
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PASADENA, CA (July 21, 2009) -- English Premier League giant Chelsea FC squared off against Italian Serie A Champion Inter Milan at the Rose Bowl Tuesday night.
The match, attended by over 81,000 fans, was part of the World Football Challenge, a six-city tournament featuring four of the best club teams in the world. It was the first match against his former team for Inter manager Jose Mourinho after his exit from the London squad.
Chelsea's precise passing and stifling defense would prove too much for the Italian side to over come. With a rocket of a goal in the first half by star striker Didier Drogba and a second half penalty goal by Frank Lampard, Chelsea took the win 2-0.
7/22/2009
Album ID: 801718
Photos by Joey Maloney
'Orphan' Premiere
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Robert Downey Jr., Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Emmy Rosum, Tommy Davidson, Kim Kardashian and more at the premiere of the new thriller 'Orphan' at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood.
7/22/2009
Album ID: 801653
Photos by WireImage
Infected Mushroom @ Vanguard
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Israeli (now LA-based) goa/psy/metal trance group Infected Mushroom played to a packed crowd at the Vanguard on Saturday night. The group, which has been touring almost non-stop since 1999--including a stop here just three weeks ago at the Electric Daisy Carnival--is again on the road promoting its new album, "Legend of the Black Shwarma."
Unlike most electronic performances, a live Infected Mushroom show is not just someone with a laptop and turntables; featuring a guitarist and live drummer, Infected Mushroom is a dynamic, full-fledged band. The set stretched past the two-hour mark and kept the crowd grooving to influences of nu-metal and New Wave (including a cover of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus") until the wee hours of the morning.
7/21/2009
Album ID: 800926
Photos by Joey Maloney
LA Galaxy vs. AC Milan
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CARSON, CA -- The Los Angeles Galaxy faced off in a friendly against Italian powerhouse AC Milan Saturday night. While the match resulted in a 2-2 draw, it was an exciting match throughout, both on and off the field.
The match also marked the return of embattled Galaxy superstar David Beckham, who left the Galaxy to play on loan for AC Milan. From the moment he was introduced and each time he touched the ball, Beckham was booed relentlessly by the home crowd. At the end of the first half Beckham had enough and walked to the Galaxy die-hard support club, the LA Riot Squad, and engaged the fans. One supporter jumped onto the field and was promptly apprehended. Beckham later stated "he just wanted to make amends and shake his hand."
Off the field antics aside, Beckham was essential to the draw feeding a long pass down field to set up the first goal and taking the corner that drew the game even.
7/20/2009
Album ID: 800348
Photos by Joey Maloney
'A New Dimension In Pleasure'
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Relationship sexpert, known as "West Coast Carrie Bradshaw," Lora Samoza introduces the next revolution in good vibrations (wink wink, nudge nudge)--the 'We-Vibe'--at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood.
7/20/2009
Album ID: 800079
Photos by Daniel Beaman
2009 ESPY Awards
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Michael Phelps, Vanessa and Venus Williams, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy Samberg, Seth Meyers, Mike Tyson, Usain Bolt and more...
