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    Aug 21, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Manifest Destiny, in art

    In 1861 Carleton Watkins took the definitive picture of Yosemite Valley from the aptly named Inspiration Point. The sheer granite wall of El Capitan, as sharp as if cut with a cleaver, fills one side of the photo. A rising tier of rock monoliths marches up the other, with a slender waterfall cascading off the side. If someone painted a picture of the scene, you wouldn't believe such a place could really exist.
    In 1861 Carleton Watkins took the definitive picture of Yosemite Valley from the aptly named Inspiration Point. The sheer granite wall of El Capitan, as sharp as if cut with a cleaver, fills one side of the photo. A rising tier of rock monoliths marches...

    Tags: John Muir, Albert Bierstadt, Nature, Artists, Yosemite National Park

  2. Aug 13, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times
  3. Patt Morrison Asks: The Possibilian, Kevin Kelly

    This is a Klein bottle, a kind of Mobius strip rendered in glass. The man holding it has a brain not unlike these confounding items, possessed of unusual twists and multidimensional turns that can be challenging for lesser mortals to get their own heads around. Kevin Kelly began reflecting on the techno-Internet world before most people even knew it existed. A co-founder of Wired magazine, and still its "senior maverick," his brainstorming writings influenced the films "Minority Report" and "The Matrix," but that's the stuff he has already done. It's the stuff Kelly still wants to do -- and to take the world along him -- that boots him up.
    This is a Klein bottle, a kind of Mobius strip rendered in glass. The man holding it has a brain not unlike these confounding items, possessed of unusual twists and multidimensional turns that can be challenging for lesser mortals to get their own heads...

    Tags: Television, Movies, Entertainment, File Sharing, Computing and Information Technology Industry

  4. Aug 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. My Turn: Losing Lauren, but not the strong cord of connection

    Rumi said it best: "Grief can be the garden of compassion." I spotted this quote as I sat in my garden grieving over the sudden death of our 26-year-old daughter.
    Rumi said it best: "Grief can be the garden of compassion." I spotted this quote as I sat in my garden grieving over the sudden death of our 26-year-old daughter. Jogging with her fiancé in New York's Central Park on Memorial Day 2008, Lauren Nicole...

    Tags: Memorial Day, Central Park, Physical Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arts

  6. Aug 19, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Edie Wasserman dies at 95; Hollywood philanthropist and wife of studio chief

    Edie Wasserman, who was the widow of Hollywood powerhouse Lew Wasserman and who was known as a tireless benefactor for charitable causes, especially the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. She was 95.
    Edie Wasserman, who was the widow of Hollywood powerhouse Lew Wasserman and who was known as a tireless benefactor for charitable causes, especially the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. She was 95. Wasserman died Thursday in Beverly Hills of...

    Tags: Movies, Bill Clinton, Johnny Carson, Celebrities, Amusement and Theme Parks

  8. Aug 13, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Jani Lane dies at 47; lead singer for metal band Warrant

    Jani Lane, the lead singer for Warrant, a popular 1980s metal band that often had hits with songs he penned, including "Cherry Pie" and <a href="http://bit.ly/pckxwo">"Heaven,"</a> has died. He was 47.
    Jani Lane, the lead singer for Warrant, a popular 1980s metal band that often had hits with songs he penned, including "Cherry Pie" and "Heaven," has died. He was 47. Lane was found dead Thursday evening in a Woodland Hills hotel, said Sara Faden, a...

    Tags: VH1 (tv network), Cherry Pie, Pies and Tarts, Human Interest, Guns N' Roses (music group)

  10. Aug 11, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Tom Garvin dies at 67; versatile jazz pianist, composer

    Tom Garvin, a jazz pianist and composer-arranger who was best known as an exceptional accompanist, died July 31 at an assisted living facility in Encino. He was 67.
    Tom Garvin, a jazz pianist and composer-arranger who was best known as an exceptional accompanist, died July 31 at an assisted living facility in Encino. He was 67. The cause was cancer, which diagnosed three years ago, said Tom Mitchell, a close friend....

    Tags: Television, John Gilbert, Entertainment, Celebrities and Health Issues, Lou Rawls

  12. Aug 23, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Ross Barbour dies at 82; original member of the Four Freshmen

    Ross Barbour, the last surviving original member of the Four Freshmen, the influential close-harmony vocal quartet that came to fame in the 1950s with hits such as "Graduation Day," has died. He was 82.
    Ross Barbour, the last surviving original member of the Four Freshmen, the influential close-harmony vocal quartet that came to fame in the 1950s with hits such as "Graduation Day," has died. He was 82. Barbour, who had lung cancer, died Saturday at...

    Tags: Gary, Students, Capitol Records, Arts, Politics

  14. Aug 23, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller

    Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78.
    Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78. Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...

    Tags: Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers (music group), Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Radio

  16. Aug 25, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Frank Dileo dies at 63; Michael Jackson's manager

    Frank Dileo, a music industry promoter who spent five years as Michael Jackson's manager after the release of his "Thriller" album then briefly rejoined him before the pop star's death in 2009, has died. He was 63.
    Frank Dileo, a music industry promoter who spent five years as Michael Jackson's manager after the release of his "Thriller" album then briefly rejoined him before the pop star's death in 2009, has died. He was 63. Dileo died Wednesday at a hospital in...

    Tags: Goodfellas (movie), Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Michael Jackson Comeback Tour (2009), Michael Jackson

  18. Aug 25, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. June Wayne dies at 93; led revival of fine-art print making

    June Wayne, who helped pioneer a revival of fine-art print making in the 1960s when she founded the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, has died. She was 93.
    June Wayne, who helped pioneer a revival of fine-art print making in the 1960s when she founded the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, has died. She was 93. An accomplished artist in her own right, Wayne died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles...

    Tags: Artists, University of New Mexico, Sam Francis, Rufino Tamayo, Arts

  20. Feb 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Kenneth Price dies at 77; artist transformed traditional ceramics

    Kenneth Price, a prolific Los Angeles artist whose work with glazed and painted clay transformed traditional ceramics while also expanding orthodox definitions of American and European sculpture, died early Friday at his home and studio in Taos, N.M. He was 77.
    Kenneth Price, a prolific Los Angeles artist whose work with glazed and painted clay transformed traditional ceramics while also expanding orthodox definitions of American and European sculpture, died early Friday at his home and studio in Taos, N.M. He...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Building Material, Throat Cancer, Piet Mondrian, Charles Bukowski

  22. Aug 24, 2011 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete
  23. Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson songwriting team dies at 70

    Nick Ashford, half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford &amp; Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for singers Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday, his former publicist said. He was 70.
    Nick Ashford, half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for singers Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday, his former publicist said. He was 70. Ashford, who along...

    Tags: Whitney Houston, Artists, Celebrities and Health Issues, Motown Records, Obituaries

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