Monster Mash: Obama and the 'ground zero mosque'; 'American Idiot' producers...
-- Executive opinion: President Obama voices support for the "ground zero mosque," prompting other politicians to weigh in on the controversy. (Los Angeles Times)-- Broadway battle: A former...
View ArticleYour Stylist: Pretty purple nails to suit your skin tone
Resident Image stylist and market editor Melissa Magsaysay soothes your sartorial woes in the weekly Your Stylist blog column In this installment of “Your Stylist” I pose my own sartorial -- or, in...
View ArticleSo much for sports transforming politics at Youth Games
The International Olympic Committee's Youth Games are going on in Singapore, and it's sad to report that even young athletes can't avoid the politics involving their countries.An Israeli athlete was...
View ArticleRay Bradbury's 90th birthday celebration begins
Ray Bradbury doesn't officially turn 90 until Aug. 22, but a series of Bradbury celebrations kicked off Sunday with a tribute party at the Mystery and Imagination Bookstore. On Friday, fans and...
View Article2 arrested in 10 Freeway chase, robbery at Azusa shooting range
Officials said a man and woman in possession of high-powered rifles took police on a chase on the 10 Freeway on Monday morning after robbing an Azusa shooting range. The suspects were taken into...
View ArticleRay Bradbury hates big government: 'Our country is in need of a revolution'
Ray Bradbury is mad at President Obama, but it's not about the economy, the war or the plan to a construct a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. “He should be announcing that we should go back...
View ArticleEditors play musical chairs at Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Elle...
The halls at 6300 Wilshire Blvd., the home of Architectural Digest, will be quieter come September. Magazine publisher Conde Nast announced that Paige Rense Noland, retiring after 35 years at the helm...
View ArticleDavid Ellison raises $350 million to co-fund movies with Paramount
In an era when outside movie capital is tough to come by, David Ellison, the 27-year-old son of Oracle founder and Chief Executive Larry Ellison, has raised $350 million to co-finance movies with his...
View ArticleCelebrated Raphael Madonna to go on show at Norton Simon Museum in time for...
When the media-savvy, sales-record-shattering British art dealer Joseph Duveen sold Raphael’s "Small Cowper Madonna" to an American collector in 1914 for an amount over $500,000, and possibly as much...
View ArticleYour morning fashion and beauty report: Hilary Duff, Jay-Z and Suri Cruise
We assume you worked all weekend to keep up with the Hilary Duff-Mike Comrie nuptials in Santa Barbara. But there may be sad news for those who wish to gaze upon Duff's Vera Wang mermaid wedding gown....
View ArticleNot a great PR week for Miami Heat's new super trio
Is it just me, or does it seem that the Miami Heat's three superstars aren't too worried about their public images, particularly in the last week? On Tuesday, LeBron James tweeted: "Don't think for one...
View ArticleFeel like doing business with Ron Artest?
Would you like Lakers forward Ron Artest to be Santa Claus at your next Christmas party or to attend your child's bar mitzvah? May as well give it a shot at the doing-business-with-Ron link (as noted...
View ArticleAnn Beattie and her moment
I remember my Ann Beattie moment. It was in the fall of 1984, just after I'd graduated from college. I was living in Manhattan and, while trying to get up the nerve and the funds to move to California,...
View Article'Mad Men': 'Right now my life is very...'
Not so long ago, Peggy Olson was the office square at Sterling Cooper, the one who opted out of work parties and complained the next day about the vomit in her trash can. (Total joykill!) Even when...
View ArticleQuestion of the day: Should Tiger Woods be named to the Ryder Cup team?
Reporters from around the Tribune Co. weigh in on the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses and feel free to leave a comment of your own. Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant As much as I hate...
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