Erik Morales fighting again Sept. 11
Mexico's Erik Morales, the last man to defeat Manny Pacquiao, will continue his career comeback Sept. 11 in Mexico City against Scotland's Willie Limond. The popular Morales (49-6, 34 KOs) will appear...
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Art review: Todd Gray and Kyungmi Shin at See Line Gallery
Based both in Inglewood and Ghana, husband-and-wife collaborators Todd Gray and Kyungmi Shin bring together American pop culture and African spiritual traditions in a loose, wide-ranging installation...
View ArticleLakers agree to deal with rookie Derrick Caracter
The Lakers have agreed to another deal -- with their other rookie, forward Derrick Caracter. Caracter, taken in the second round by the Lakers with the 58th overall pick, has agreed to a two-year,...
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Facebook movie spawns mock trailers for fake movies about Twitter, YouTube
How does Silicon Valley laugh off Hollywood’s upcoming film on Facebook? With mock trailers for fake movies only slightly less factual than “The Social Network.” YouTube.com was the first in the...
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Nintendo's woes hurt video game industry
A tough time for Nintendo Co. is seen as the primary cause for the sales slump that is plaguing the video game industry.For the month of July, sales of video games and consoles were off 1%, the fourth...
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Deflation or not, gold's fans see reasons to buy
Gold has climbed to within shouting distance of its record-high price, as investors and traders have turned back to the metal amid growing signs of global economic weakness. Gold’s latest rally has...
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The Early Show Train performs. (N) 7 a.m. KCBSToday Ke$ha performs; Kieran Culkin. (N) 7 a.m. KNBCKTLA Morning News Terry Crews; Chris Parnell; pro wrestler Sheamus. (N) 7 a.m. KTLAGood Morning America...
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Friday's TV Highlights: 'Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi Tour' on VH1
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Aug. 8 - 14 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here DIVA ON DUTY: The concert special “Mariah Carey: The...
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Sharing your thoughts about Jerry Buss and writing his Hall of Fame speech
Many of the posts on Friday in the L.A. Times Lakers blog will be about Lakers owner Jerry Buss getting inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. I'll take a look at how he helped make the Lakers...
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"So You Think You Can Dance": Raise a glass of Gatorade -- we have a new winner!
Well, I was satisfied with the outcome of Thursday’s “SYTYCD” finale: were you? Of course, there was a lot of stuff enjoy (or fast-forward through) before we actually got to the results.The show...
View ArticleNews Corp. explores national news app for iPad, mobile phones
News Corp. is laying plans for a ground-breaking national news offering to be distributed via downloadable application for Apple Inc.'s iPad and for mobile phones.The venture, still in preliminary...
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Daniel Craig wants another shot at Bond: 'It's out of my hands.... If I get...
EXCLUSIVE Daniel Craig is in Western wear these days on the New Mexico set of "Cowboys and Aliens," but he can't help but wonder whether he will ever don James Bond's tuxedo again. "It's out of my...
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Art review: 'Stille Post: 7 Curators 7 Artists' at Kinkead Contemporary
Summer group shows, casually drawn from inventory, often feel willy-nilly. “Stille Post” at Kinkead Contemporary embraces this randomness and takes it one step further, engaging in a curatorial game...
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