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An ex-Jack Sparrow spills on life at the Magic Kingdom

Don’t flirt. Don’t mention rum. And whatever you do, keep your hands off Ariel and Pluto. Brandon Pinto, who was one of Disneyland’s first “Jack Sparrow” characters, reveals what it was like to walk in his boots at the Anaheim park before he was fired. Hear about saucy moms, flirty teens, and weird annual pass holders. Who says dead men tell no tales?     Go to Article
As told to Dave Gardetta
Photograph by Michael Kelley

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Project Runway

LAX is in desperate need of help. Can this woman save it?

Los Angeles International could be the world’s most famous airport—and one of the lousiest. It hasn’t been updated since the ’84 Olympics. It has a cumbersome bureaucracy, an inefficient layout, and too few spaces for too many planes. How new LAX director Gina Marie Lindsey is planning to transform our shabby front door into a great travel hub  Go to Article
By Mark Lacter
Illustration by Peter Hoey

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The 64 Greatest Things About LA

We're down to the elite eight

Help us whittle down our list of the 64 greatest things about Los Angeles to a single winner! Painful? Yes. (We still love you, Farmers Market.) Unpredictable? You bet. (Spaceland trounces the Huntington Gardens?) Round four is now open, and you’ve got until Monday, May 19, to weigh in. Go to Article
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