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Marilyn Manson, Evan Rachel Wood break engagement
Rocker Marilyn Manson and "True Blood" actress Evan Rachel Wood are again back on the market, having called off their engagement, a source tells People. The two, who've been dating off and on since...
View ArticleBaseball legend Bobby Thomson dies at age 86
Bobby Thomson, whose "shot heard 'round the world" might be the most famous home run in baseball history, died at age 86 Monday night at his home in Savannah, Ga. Thomson, who had been in declining...
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BlackBerry Torch sales not looking so hot
Research in Motion and AT&T call their new BlackBerry Torch smart-phone "the best BlackBerry ever," but customers don't seem to agree. That's despite best efforts by online retailer Amazon.com,...
View ArticleLayoff fears still grip one in four U.S. workers
More than one-quarter of American workers still live in fear that they will be laid off from their jobs, and nearly 40% remain worried about possible cuts in their benefits, a new Gallup poll shows....
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Dispatch from Oregon: Angelenos in Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. -- Theater artists working in Los Angeles can expect scant rewards: nominal pay, minimal recognition, and every now and then another gig because someone liked their work onstage....
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Obama to Hollywood: Could you just put that $1 million in the mail next time?
If you live in Los Angeles, like I do, you already know that things went to hell in a handbasket Monday night thanks to President Obama, whose arrival in town for a fundraiser at "West Wing" producer...
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'The Switch' premiere: On the red carpet with Jennifer Aniston, Jason...
In her new movie, “The Switch,” Jennifer Aniston plays a woman who decides to take her fate into her own hands. Approaching 40 and without a husband, her character, Kassie, feels her biological clock...
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Set times announced for Sunset Strip Music Fest: Smashing Pumpkins, Common...
Nestled between this weekend's Sunset Junction and the Sept. 3 FYF Fest is West Hollywood's three-day celebration of rock 'n' roll riffage and crossover hip-hop. The third annual Sunset Strip Music...
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Cornerback Marlon Pollard decides to transfer from UCLA
Bruins cornerback Marlon Pollard has decided to transfer, UCLA announced Tuesday. No details were released on the future plans of the redshirt freshman from Cajon High School. More later on...
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Fill out your L.A. Times Lakers blog profile
You guys have wondered what to do with your time until the 2010-2011 season starts. You survived July after speculating about what trades or acquisitions the Lakers might make. You tolerated the early...
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This week's on-sales: Arcade Fire, L.A. Phil, Gladys Knight and more
A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Shrine AuditoriumArcade Fire, Oct. 7-8 (Fri.)Nokia TheatreGladys Knight, Sept. 24; the Australian Pink Floyd Show,...
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Dustin Pedroia returns to Red Sox lineup; Erick Aybar to bat sixth for Angels
Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia, sidelined since June 26 because of a broken bone in his left foot, has been activated off the disabled list and will bat second for the Red Sox in Tuesday night's...
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Erykah Badu fined $500 for controversial 'Window Seat' clip
Who ever said justice was swift?It took more than five months, but Erykah Badu is finally paying for her controversial -- or brilliant, depending on who you ask -- video for "Window Seat."Badu has...
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California exhausts film tax credit funds for the year
As New York celebrates the long-awaited renewal and expansion of its film tax credit program, California confronts a sobering reality: Its film tax credit money for the current year has run dry. The...
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Brett Favre reportedly will return to the Vikings [Updated]
Brett Favre will join the Minnesota Vikings for a 20th NFL season, according to a Biloxi (Miss.) Sun-Herald report citing a "highly placed source." Favre and his wife, Deanna, are reportedly on their...
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Times study on LAUSD teachers draws praise, criticism
One of the more controversial and interesting studies The Times has published this year has to do with some of the most important people in Los Angeles: public school teachers. In a widely-shared...
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Heart Music Group throws a party, eagerly waits to sell out
Tonight, Joshua Fisher, founder of the artist-management company Heart Music Group, is throwing a party featuring acts from his stable and like-minded purveyors of woozy, beat-centric pop. But there...
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Eli Broad's museum OK'd by supervisors, making it virtually a done deal
While Eli Broad's downtown museum still needs one more agency's approval before it gets its official green light, Tuesday's 5-0 approval by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors means that it is...
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Spiffy modern power-pop from Gentleman Jesse and His Men on Wednesday at Five...
Gentleman Jesse is proof positive that punk and pop need not make uncomfortable bedfellows. The Gentleman (né Jesse Smith), who will make a rare Southland appearance with his band Wednesday night, got...
View ArticleA collision in Surf City could cost you
Visiting Huntington Beach? Drive carefully or you could pay.A law approved this week will charge out-of-towners responsible for car accidents for the costs of sending firefighters to the scene.The...
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