Occasional contributor and inaugural Commenter of the Month recipient Pete sends in this topical scene of the Bene Bene truck in some sort of hippie-suffused Jefferson-based concentration camp, if you will:

Grabbed this pic somewhere along Jefferson between La Cienega and La Brea this past Wednesday.

(Side note: You’re still our favorite commenter, Pete. Don’t let it get to your head.)

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SabatinoGate: 339 comments and counting (as of 429pm PST Thursday) for the Times’ apology regarding Chuck Philips’ inaccurate Tupac Shakur conspiracy report. You’ll of course recall the original story was heavily touted as the Times’ first-ever web-exclusive investigative report. They’ve since replaced said inaccurate article (602 diggs) with an apology, but the original article’s title remains damningly cached in their search engine. (Bonus! The mobile edition is still live as of Thursday afternoon. Read this hilarious collector’s item while you can. Print if necessary!)

UPDATE, 3/28: The original story now follows the Times’ apology here. And the mobile edition has been yanked as of this morning.

» A Formal Apology And Its Expanding Comment Section
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Did You Hear? Angry violent mobs are beating the crap out of the emo kids in Mexico in what appears to be cut-and-dried hate crimes. Blogs sounds off:

» Daniel Hernandez picked up the story last Saturday. Check his comment thread for insight from both Los Angeles and Mexico; yes, actual Mexicans weighing in on the topic at hand. (also at LA Weekly)

» Brooklyn Vegan picked up the story today; check their lengthy comment thread primarily for hipster Brooklynites talking shit about other hipster Brooklynites (and a few scattered insights) (n/b: “EmoJihad” = clever nom de plume)

Tired of comments? It’s also on Time today, comment-free.