Hollywood /ˈhɒliwʊd/ is a district in Los Angeles, California, famous for its commercial area and entertainment industry, and a name used to represent the motion picture industry of the United States. It is also a highly diverse, densely populated, mostly immigrant, low-income residential neighborhood.

Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It merged with the City of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a motion picture industry began to emerge, eventually becoming dominant in the world. Buildings, roadways and a public transportation system have transformed the neighborhood. Hollywood has two high schools and a score of other schools and well as a host of tourist attractions.

Geography

According to the Mapping L.A. project of the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood is flanked by Hollywood Hills to the north, Los Feliz to the northeast, East Hollywood to the east, Larchmont and Hancock Park to the south, ... Read more »

Rain Saturday night forced NASCAR to postpone the Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway until Sunday.

The 400-mile event was rescheduled for Sunday at noon.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start on the pole in a Chevy alongside Carl Edwards' Ford.

It was the circuit's first postponement since last year's season-opening Daytona 500. The marquee event ran the following night for the first time in its history.

Sunday's rescheduling creates the first day Cup race for the 1.5-mile oval after two events at night.

Showers were forecast all day around the state, which arrived around mid-afternoon with a heavy downpour followed by sporadic rain. NASCAR

Showers were forecast all day around the state, which arrived around mid-afternoon with a heavy downpour followed by sporadic rain. NASCAR delayed the start and held out hope for a late start wit ... Read more »

Vickie Lynn Hogan, dite Anna Nicole Smith, née le 28 novembre 1967 à Mexia au Texas et décédée le 8 février 2007 à Hollywood (Floride), est une strip-teaseuse, actrice et chanteuse américaine.

Biographie

Lorsqu’elle est encore enfant, son père abandonne sa mère et ses six enfants. Elle est élevée par sa mère et sa tante, dans la petite ville perdue de Mexia où les activités sont peu nombreuses. En 1984, elle épouse l’acteur Billy Smith. Ils ont un fils deux ans plus tard, Daniel Wayne Smith. Le mariage avec Billy ne dure que deux ans. L’année suivante, Anna Nicole est engagée dans une boîte de nuit comme strip-teaseuse sous les pseudonymes de Nikki et Robin. Depuis son enfance elle admirait beaucoup Marilyn Monroe et s’habillait pour lui ressembler. Elle est ... Read more »