U.S. Open: Melanie Oudin not as good second time around
For a few moments Wednesday at the U.S. Open it felt like 2009 for Melanie Oudin. She was fighting back from a first-set loss to a higher-seeded opponent, pumping her fists, squealing "Come on," and...
View ArticleL.A. artist David Choe takes on 'Machete' star Danny Trejo
"Machete," the grindhouse homage starring Danny Trejo, is the type of movie designed to appeal to connoisseurs of the low-brow, the vulgar and the cheerfully obscene. So when it came time to hire an...
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Game maker LucasArts lays off one-third of staff [updated]
George Lucas' video game business shrank Wednesday as LucasArts laid off about one-third of its approximately 250 person staff, according to two people familiar with the matter. The San-Francisco based...
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New L.A. play looks at Arizona immigration law
Los Angeles writer Josefina Lopez, whose autobiographical play was made into an acclaimed HBO movie, has written a new play protesting Arizona's controversial immigration law. "Detained in the Desert"...
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Jim Parrack goes from 'True Blood' to Edmund White's 'Terre Haute'
Fans of HBO's "True Blood" know actor Jim Parrack for his supporting role as Hoyt Fortenberry, the lumbering, socially awkward love interest of vampirette Jessica Hamby (Deborah Ann Woll). The cast is...
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The legend of prep star Wilt and his first battles with Kareem
Not sure if any of you saw this, but we do a weekly Sports Legends feature on latimes.com/sports and this week it was on Wilt Chamberlain. The Sports Legends feature focuses on the truth behind...
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Irvine Lake whiskerfish to 8-0 biting; Labor Day Catfish Derby slated
Here's this week's Irvine Lake fishing report, written by veteran angler Steve Carson: Weather conditions kept Irvine Lake catfish anglers on their toes this week, reported Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop....
View ArticleBank considered Frank and Jamie McCourt to be co-owners of the Dodgers
Frank McCourt might not consider Jamie McCourt a co-owner of the Dodgers -- but a bank did. David Boies, the attorney for Jamie, disputed Frank's position that he is the sole owner of the Dodgers by...
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