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April 16, 2012

The Residents

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The Residents are an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs. They have undertaken seven major world tours and scored multiple films. Throughout the group’s existence, the individual members have ostensibly attempted to operate under anonymity, preferring instead to have attention focused on their art output.

Much outside speculation and rumor has focused on this aspect of the group. In public, the group appears silent and costumed, often wearing eyeball helmets, top hats and tuxedos – a long-lasting costume now recognized as their signature iconography. Their albums generally fall into two categories: deconstructions of Western popular music, or complex conceptual pieces, composed around a theme, theory or plot. They are noted for surrealistic lyrics and sound, disregard for conventional music composition, and the over the top, theatrical spectacle of their live performances.

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April 16, 2012

Bling Ring

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The Bling Ring, sometimes called the ‘Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch,’ were a group, mostly of teenagers based in and around Calabasas, California, who burglarized the homes of several celebrities in 2008 – 2009. In total, their activities resulted in the theft of about $3 million in cash and belongings, most of it from Paris Hilton, whom they robbed several times. However, over 50 homes were reportedly targeted for potential burglary.

The alleged ringleader of the group, Rachel Lee is the daughter of divorced Korean immigrants. Both parents own successful businesses. Lee lived in Calabasas with her mother, who owns a franchise of Kumon, a tutoring company. Her father is based in Las Vegas. Lee and her older sister Candace had a privileged upbringing, and she drove an Audi A4 to school, where she was named ‘Best Dressed’ in the 2007 yearbook. A year after graduation, she was fined and put on probation for a petty theft incident in which she and a friend, Diana Tamayo, stole $85 of merchandise from a Sephora cosmetics store.

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