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Los Angeles

Contrary to popular belief, Los Angeles is one of the most cultured cities in the US and the world.

Los Angeles is a major center for film, television, and recorded music. In fact according to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, there are more "artists, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any time in the history of civilization. There are more than 1,100 annual theatrical productions and 21 openings every week."

Los Angeles has the third largest performing arts center in the nation, only behind New York City and Denver. It houses one of the finest orchestras in the world, Los Angeles Philharmonic. It also has houses the Los Angeles Opera, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Center Theater Group.

It also has an amazing contemporary art scence, said to be the best in the world by many top artists. Its premier contemporary art museum MOCA has in a short period of time, amassed one of the finest permanent collections in the country with over 5,000 works or art. In addition, dozens of art galleries have opened up in Downtown and Culver City over the past few years, making Los Angeles a hot city for contemporary art. Just down the street from the Los Angeles Music Center is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the third largest cathedral in the world.

Lastly, according to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, Los Angeles "boasts the most museums of any city. There are also numerous art galleries and music, dance, theatre, and film offerings." Los Angeles has some fine museums and cultural institutions like Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), which is the largest encyclopedic musueum west of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Trust foundation which is the wealthiest art instituion in the country with an endowment of $5.8 billion. It operates the Getty Center, the Getty Villa, the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute. Also, there's the Griffith Park Observatory, a world leader in astronomy, the Hammer Museum, the Museum of Tolerance, the Japanese American Museum, the Museum of the American West, the Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, etc.
Los Angeles is one of the most cultured cities in the world, something most people fail to realize.
by Westsidelife July 14, 2007
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guardian angel

A sober friend that watches over you and doesn't leave you alone when your completely drunk and/or high
Guy #1: Yo you want to bend an elbow?
Guy #2: Nah I'm straight...I'm Skylar's guardian angel.
Guy #1: Oh true haha...she's messed up.
by skylarweston November 26, 2013
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Velvet Angel

1) A free spirit that refuses to be confined to society's standards. A person that expresses their true personality regardless of how they are perceived...Usually this is done through outrageous hair styles and colors, photography, web design, tattoos and piercings, music, dance, and art.

2) An obnoxious person that will do ANYTHING for attention. A COMPLETE fame whore.

3) Alternative Entrepreneurs. People who create brands based on alternative culture.
Example One
Guy 1: "Did ya hear about Sasha starting her own voyeur site?"

Guy 2: "Yeh man, she's a velvet angel now."

Example Two
John: "Why is it that everytime we go out with Dylan and Tyla, they always end up drunk and making out with random people?"

Shane: "That's just how those velvet angels roll."

Emily(thinking): I love dancing in sexy lingerie for my boyfriend. I think I'll turn that into a business so I can get rich and famous. (a velvet angel is born)
by Don Fredo February 8, 2010
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angel dung

A hazard exaggerated for unrelated social engineering reasons.

BS in the public interest.
Since we will eventually run out of fossil fuels, the global warming scare is angel dung to promote conservation.
by roelf September 6, 2009
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Bagpiping Angel

The act of a woman performing oral sex on a man, whilst squeezingly upon his scrotal sack vigourously and intently. To complete the act, the man then ejaculates on the top of the woman's head, to create a 'Halo' effect.
Here hen, fancy being my Bagpiping Angel? Sure thing babe.. best shampoo ever!
by Bagpipez June 12, 2011
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The Wine of Angels

The glorious feeling when you don't have paranoia or give a shit anymore about insults hurled at you and you also realize in hope that insults from a friend mean a mate who you could regain trust with having lost it in the early stages of paranoia.

It is also a salute your mutual ally in the field for making it over the line with no signs of post traumatic stress disorder.
"Shall we drink The Wine of Angels"

"fo sure - and happy days!"
by The Mama with the Quan January 1, 2008
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turning angel

A long way to say someone is dying. The band State Radio uses it in their song Mr. Larkin.
"My mother is very sick...she's turning angel."
by Stephan L. January 5, 2008
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