Click It. BEAT picks of the week.

A cute film about young love, by a young California director--Like Crazy. It's showing at the ArcLight and the Landmark, among other Los Angeles-area theaters.

Another easy-on-the eyes college (and beyond) romance--One Day--came out on DVD this week. Just after its star Anne Hathaway's real-life engagement.

Hollywood holiday cards!

Alicia Silverstone, of Clueless fame, and now one of my favorite lifestyle bloggers on thekindlife.com, is hosting a live chat on Tuesday December 6 at 4:00 p.m. PT. Join in!

Keep your hair soft and manageable this winter with Kiehl's Formula 133.

A signed copy of Marilyn: Intimate Exposures would make a great Christmas gift for any fan of the bombshell--and really, who isn't?

Marilyn's favorite face soap: Erno Laszlo Sea Mud Soap (Audrey Hepburn was a fan, too).

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, dear readers!

Thank you for reading today and always.

-- the BEAT

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Check It. The Cat & Fiddle.

One of the best parts of the Christmas holidays is catching up with old friends.

Last night I caught up with one of my very best friends over drinks at The Cat & Fiddle, a Hollywood pub. Part of Casablanca was filmed there, so it was an appropriate place to go with Grant--who I met when he was in film school.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Eat In. An Indian holiday dinner.

Christmas dinner is on my mind, and today I'm thinking it may be fun to go a non-traditional route and have Indian food. This may be due to the recent addition of a new jar of Patak's Sweet Mango Chutney to the cupboard. And Trader Joe's has a great frozen tandoori naan. Jamie Oliver has some good curry recipes. With all this rain in L.A., eating London (or India) style is appealing. Fish and chips could be good too--but more difficult to make at home.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Eat In. Trader Joe's candy cane / cookie ice cream.

So, apparently (according to a radio ad I heard this morning), there's an ice cream that has these in it. At Trader Joe's. A quart for $3.99.

Definitely on my Christmas grocery list. Or maybe even a 'this weekend' grocery list.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Do It. Aimee Mann's Christmas Show.

Aimee Mann's annual Christmas show, now in its fifth year, is happening this weekend.

It's at Largo--a favorite venue for L.A.-based Mann--and is already completely sold out. I recommend checking out Craigslist for tickets, because it's a really good show. She always has great special guests. This year they include Michael Penn, Zooey Deschanel, and Ben Gibbard, as well as Paul F. Tompkins (pictured above with Mann) and others. Aimee Mann herself is one of my favorite musicians and always puts on a great show, but the Christmas show is quite special--something all Angelinos should experience at least once.

December 9, 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00 p.m. Info: (310) 855-0350, largo-la.com, tickets $40

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Merry Christmas from the BEAT

We'd like to wish our readers the Merriest of Christmases!
-- the BEAT

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