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The latest iteration of the storied magazine - a weekend newspaper supplement that never gained much of a following - will publish its final issue on April 20. Life, which is stuffed into over 70 newspapers (including the LAT), was relaunched in 2004 and focused on celebrity and human interest stuff. But it was a snooze for advertisers, and Time Inc. executives have considered it on life support for more than a year. All told, 15 editorial staffers and 27 on the biz side will lose their jobs. You might recall that Life was reintroduced twice before - as a special issue coffee table type publication and later as a monthly (1978-2000). But who wants to read general interest monthlies any more?

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6:50 PM Thu | Largest crowd for a Walk of Fame star ceremony that many could remember, outside the Capitol Records tower on Thursday. Photo by Gary Leonard.