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Geraldine Brooks to receive the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's lifetime...
On Thursday, the organizers of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize announced that this year's lifetime achievement award will be presented to Geraldine Brooks. The Australian journalist-turned-novelist has...
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PREACH IT! A rare hiccup from Jennifer Aniston's purring PR machine
Jennifer Aniston is insulted, just insulted, at Bill O’Reilly’s misogynistic take on her new mommyhood movie. But it turns out that Aniston could use a few sensitivity lessons herself. During a visit...
View ArticleReviewed: 2011 Infiniti QX56
The 2011 Infiniti QX56 is a lot like lobster; it’s expensive, ugly on the outside and delicious on the inside. The 4WD model you see here starts at $60,665 and features the $2,450 Theater Package (dual...
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No warm L.A. welcome for Obama
If you were foolish enough to hit the road on the Westside Monday (or unaware of the presidential activity), you probably cursed the name Barack Obama. The president visited Los Angeles this week for a...
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Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom,' reviewed by David L. Ulin
Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom" hits shelves at the end of the month, but reviews are cropping up all over the place. Ours, by David L. Ulin, appears in print Friday; it's online now.Jonathan Franzen...
View ArticleBull jumps into grandstands, charging spectators and injuring 40 at Spanish...
MADRID — A bull leaped into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling spectators and leaving 40 people injured, regional officials said Thursday. Video showed...
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Fred Armisen already dating 'SNL' costar after Elisabeth Moss split
After his recent split with actress Elisabeth Moss, "Saturday Night Live" funnyman Fred Armisen has already moved on with his 23-year-old costar Abby Elliott, a new report says. "They are together," a...
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What's that phone number? Google disables area code look-up tool
Got a call from a strange number? If you were in front of a computer, you could have used Google to look up where that caller probably was phoning from before you heard the second ring. When you...
View Article'Black Swan': Overdue Oscar for Darren Aronofsky?
It's a felony crime in Hollywood that Darren Aronofsky doesn't have an Oscar yet — not even a nomination. His "Requiem for a Dream" earned Ellen Burstyn noms for lead actress at the Oscars, Globes,...
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Gimme shelter: Architects reimagine the sukkah
Earlier this year came word from New York about one of the more intriguing architecture competitions to emerge in some time. Sukkah City asked architects to reimagine the sukkah, a temporary hut-like...
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Google manager: Developing for mobile browsers is 'always a challenge'
About a dozen of Google's Web services are still without versions catered to smart phones, as The Times reported Wednesday. The reason, as one Google product manager puts it, is that developing...
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Chelsea Handler to host 2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Talk-show host and comic Chelsea Handler has been revealed as this year's MTV Video Music Awards host. Certainly a departure from last year's host, Russell Brand, Handler might not have a rock edge,...
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Gulf oil spill: Most of the oil remains
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a controversial “oil spill budget” Aug. 2 estimating that a large part of the oil released into the Gulf of Mexico by the Deepwater Horizon...
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Mel Gibson: The Twitter comedy gift that keeps on giving
I know that millions of fans relish following Justin Bieber on Twitter, hearing all about his bromance with Kanye West, but for me, the real Twitter art form is comedy. With only 140 characters to work...
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Los Angeles Ballet lines up three productions for 2010-11 season
The Los Angeles Ballet announced Thursday that it will stage three productions as part of its fifth season. As in past years, performances will take place at various venues across L.A.The 2010-11...
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'Presumed Guilty' sheds light on failures of Mexico's justice system
In late 2005, a young street vendor in the crowded Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City was picked up by police, hauled to jail, and told: "You did it." Just like that, Antonio Zuniga was accused of the...
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Dr. Laura tells audience what's hurt her the most [poll]
In the wake of her recent announcement that she'd be leaving radio at the end of the year, Laura Schlessinger spent some time during her Thursday "The Dr. Laura Program" broadcast reading and...
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Art review: Martin Durazo @ 18th Street Arts Center
Like an unruly genie let out of a bottle, one unexpected downside of decisive American triumph in World War II has been a heightened appetite for war, actual and metaphorical. The next 50 years saw...
View ArticleRafael Marquez hand injury has fight in doubt, Bradley-Alexander deal close
Mexico's Rafael Marquez suffered a hand injury when a car window or trunk accidentally closed on it, and will undergo a doctor's examination in Mexico City tonight to determine whether his Sept. 18...
View ArticleChivas to play Chivas in San Diego as MLS team takes on Mexican power
In a move intended as much to fill its financial coffers as to introduce the two brands to a wider Southern California audience, Major League Soccer's Chivas USA on Thursday announced that it would...
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