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- 1Entertainment executives and celebrities join Habitat LA wildfire rebuild▼Entertainment executives and celebrity fire survivors join Habitat LA build in Pacific Palisades
Entertainment industry executives and celebrities who lost homes in the wildfires joined Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles on a build site in Pacific Palisades, volunteering alongside the nonprofit's rebuilding efforts. The event highlights the ongoing push to restore the fire-damaged Los Angeles neighborhood with help from both industry leaders and residents personally affected by the disaster.
- 2Pacific Palisades Friends of the Library Plans October Book Sale and Community Cookbook▼Friends of the Library to Hold Book Sale October 3, Announces Plans for a Palisades Cookbook
The Friends of the Pacific Palisades Library will hold its next book sale on October 3 and has announced plans to produce a Palisades cookbook. The group runs used book sales to raise funds supporting library programs and services, and the cookbook appears to be a new community-focused fundraising project. Details on cookbook contributors, recipes and publication timing have not yet been released.
- 3AI Animation of Sade's 'Smooth Operator' Sparks Backlash●AI Animation of Sade's 'Smooth Operator' Draws Originality Backlash
An AI-generated animation set to Sade's 'Smooth Operator' is drawing criticism online, with viewers arguing the machine-made visuals undercut the originality and artistry associated with the 1984 classic and the famously private singer. Critics say using AI on such an iconic work feels lazy and disrespectful to human animators and Sade's carefully guarded aesthetic. Others in the discussion defend the clip as a curiosity or a demonstration of the technology's rapid progress.