Adam Rose

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• Posted Tinsel Downtown: LA's Core Starts to Show Some Star Power to LAist
  Many people in Los Angeles consider a trip downtown as practical as visiting the moon, which may explain why it was never a big deal to Buzz Aldrin. "I used to come down to the Midnight Mission, I had a lot of friends working there," recalled the astronaut. Another charitable cause brought him back on Monday night, a fundraiser gala that generated over $300,000 for Virgin Unite and the Eve Branson Foundation. The charitable arm of Sir Richard Branson's empire supports social and environmental causes, including health care in rural parts of Africa.
• Posted Enough Staples to last a lifetime to LAist
  The office supply store, which first purchased the naming rights to the Staples Center in 1997, has scored a deal with AEG to keep their name on LA's busiest arena in perpetuity. The original agreement was $100 million for a mere 20 years. Exact terms of the new arrangement have not been disclosed. It's the first time a major-market arena has inked a lifetime deal....
• Commented on Seven Questions: Daniel Tosh, Comedian/Host of Comedy Central's 'Tosh.0'
  Tosh rocks. I didn't anything about him until earlier today, when I saw his special and the latest episode of his show. Great timing on this interview!...
• Posted Wayne Gretzky Would Come to LA All Over Again, Wife Wanted Detroit to LAist
  The 48-year-old was sitting with his wife and one of their young sons in a small theater at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills. Both of the boys looked fidgety. On screen was the U.S. premier of "Kings Ransom," a documentary scheduled to air on ESPN next week as part of a series celebrating the network's 30th anniversary. Future releases include a look at the relationship between the NFL's Raiders and gangster rap culture, directed by Ice Cube.
• Posted Gravity Always Wins: 2009 Red Bull Soapbox Race to LAist
  Brakes are required at the Red Bull Soapbox Races but a sense of self-preservation is not. The event has been held in more than 40 countries over the past decade, with vehicle designers thinking way outside of their so-called-box. It stopped in downtown Los Angeles for the first time on Saturday. The top of the course was hot enough to fry an egg. The bottom was fast enough to scramble a brain. Most of it...