TMZ's name traced to La Cienega and Beverly intersection
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This trend "TMZ's name traced to La Cienega and Beverly intersection" was detected in the Celebrities & Entertainment category with a score of 82/100. This trend is in its emergence phase and gradually gaining visibility.
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TMZ Drives Celebrity News. Thank This L.A. Intersection. - The New York Times =============== Advertisement The corner of La Cienega and Beverly is a pretty good encapsulation of a certain uppity slice of modern Los Angeles. It is a horrific traffic quagmire with a huge mall on one corner, a luxury hotel on another and a gas station where a gallon of regular costs $5.79. It is also the inspiration for the name of the celebrity crime, courts and gossip site that has delivered Los Angeles-centric...
— nytimes.com
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"The New York Times explores how the gossip site TMZ derived its name from the La Cienega and Beverly intersection in Los Angeles."
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