Los Angeles

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Firefighters cruise around traffic jams

To beat gridlock, the Los Angeles Fire Department is jumping on motorbikes

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Paying to see the royals

In California, even celebrities had to make a charitable donation to meet William and Kate

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Is Avril Lavigne happy with her life?

The ‘American Idol’ guest judge counsels a pastor with three young children on the perils of pop stardom

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Good for her, great for the planet

Greening the sex toy industry is the new eco rallying cry. You could call it . . . climax change.

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Gone blogging

I’ll be over here this afternoon, following coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial. It’ll be just like covering Question Period, only slightly less soul-crushing.

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Liveblog: Michael Jackson memorial

Paris’s speech caps a heartbreaking tribute: “Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.”

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What they’re thinking on Queen Street and what to make of it all

In Toronto for the weekend and picked up the current issue of Now magazine. It is very—and very explicitly—in favour of the coalition. (Eye is pro-coalition too, if less rabidly. They also provide this helpful line graph.)