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👋 HEY CUTIE!

Happy Friday, LA Fam! Quick note: CurationsLA returns to our full version newsletter this Wednesday. Thanks for all the feedback. Check out our free-flow Tally form if you'd like to submit content. Shoutout to Curator Courtney Ferris, back on Beast Games Season 2 (dropped Wednesday on Prime). The iPhone turns nineteen today. Have a wonderful weekend. - Wyatt

A high wind warning runs through 1:00pm Sunday for the San Gabriel Mountains and 14 Freeway corridor, where gusts could hit 70 mph and topple trees or down power lines. The Santa Clarita Valley, Malibu coast, Pacific Palisades + western San Fernando Valley face gusts up to 50 mph through the same window. No red flag warnings expected thanks to recent rain, but mountains will see snow tonight with temps dropping to 13 degrees overnight while LA and OC stay sunny at 63 degrees

The moment that I start one of these three behaviors, blaming, complaining, or gossiping, I become negative. It's a sign of avoiding what I am responsible for: my life.

🧠 ANIELA GREGOREK

🔙 ON THIS DAY | 2001 Apple announces iTunes in San Francisco at the Macworld Expo. BONUS: 2007: Steve Jobs announces iPhone

🗳️ TODAY'S TRIVIA | What is the title of Sylvester Stallone's 1991 oil painting, currently featured at the 2026 LA Art Show?

• Rocky's Redemption
• Male Pattern Baldness
• Italian Stallion Dreams
• Rambo's Reflection

Answer located at bottom of today's publication in a toggle-down.

🛣️ NATIONAL

• 🏈 NCAA CFP: Carson Beck lifts Miami to College Football Playoff title game with late TD run to beat Ole Miss in Fiesta Bowl, 31-27
• ⚕️ OPENAI: ChatGPT for Healthcare connects users to medical records, wellness apps
• 🤖 CES 2026: Mashable is live at CES in Vegas with news, announcements, and cool gadget + tech finds
• 🏆 BAFTA: BAFTA Film Awards 2026: One Battle After Another leads longlists, ahead of Hamnet and Sinners
• 🃏 WILDCARD: Preview of Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots tomorrow for Wild Card Weekend
• 🔗 CURATIONSLA: Last publication's most viewed content: Los Angeles food trends in 2026, what to expect this year

🤙 LOCAL

• 🎡 SANTA MONICA: Mixed-use building slated for 2929 Pico Boulevard
• 🎧 HOLLYWOOD: Go inside Spotify Sycamore Studios, Spotify's new state-of-the-art podcast studio in Hollywood
• 🍿 MOVIE THEATERS: LA's most-popular theaters from 2025
• 🚇 SFV --> LONG BEACH: LA Metro unveils $1bn LA River Path project connecting San Fernando Valley to Long Beach
• ☕ EIGHT-HOUR LINE: The power diner, Phil Rosenthal's Max & Helen's, where even Spielberg has to wait

🎉 FUN

• 📆 LOS ANGELES: L.A. Weekend Guide: Galantis' Midsommar, Bowie's Piano Man at The Sun Rose, Ashes to Films Festival
• 🌴 WEEKEND: Things to do this weekend in Los Angeles
• 🎭 PERFORMING ARTS: Los Angeles theatre openings this month
• ☕ WESTWOOD VILLAGE: Sana'a Cafe bringing Yemeni coffee to Westwood Village on Broxton Avenue
• 🎈 LA FAMILY: Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles with kids and family, January 9th - 11th

💌 CURATOR'S CORNER

• 🎨 WEST HOLLYWOOD: The Work is Never Finished showcases prints, drawings + paintings by Dr. Samella Lewis (1923 - 2022), an artist, educator + Black art history pioneer who created deeply personal work rooted in memory and response to racial injustice. January 24th - March 7th at Louis Stern Fine Arts. MORE INFORMATION
• ☕ NEW MENU: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf launched its winter menu, now through March 17th with two collections: Protein Lattes (Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut) + Mexican Chocolate drinks. Rewards members get early access to Protein Lattes plus winter deals including Wellness Wednesday ($5 large beverages 12-6pm), Super Bowl 'Fill the Tray' (4 for $20, Feb 2nd-8th), and Valentine's Day Special (any 2 for $10, Feb 13th-15th). MORE INFORMATION
• 🕺 BRUNO MARS: Bruno Mars brings The Romantic Tour to SoFi Stadium October 2nd + 3rd 2026 with Anderson .Paak and RAYE, his first global headline run in nearly a decade supporting fourth album The Romantic (drops February 27th). Artist presale January 14th, general on-sale January 15th at 12:00pm. MORE INFORMATION

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
LOS ANGELES 🤙

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