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Thinking can undermine religious faith, study finds
Scientists have revealed one of the reasons why some folks are less religious than others: They think more analytically, rather than going with their gut. And thinking analytically can cause religious belief to wane — for skeptics and true believers...
Tags: Education, Belief and Faith, Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals, Students
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Sunnylands: Sneak peek inside the Annenberg desert fantasyland
L.A. at HomeSunnylands: Sunnylands, the Rancho Mirage fantasyland of Walter and Leonore Annenberg, is opening for public tours in March.... -
Discoveries
Special to the Los Angeles TimesEast of the West A Country in Stories Miroslav Penkov Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 226 pp., $24 Miroslav Penkov hit American shores in 2001 (he was 21) from his native Bulgaria, and he hasn't stopped writing (or winning prizes for his wild, homesick...Tags: Vita Sackville-West, D.H. Lawrence, Entertainment, Gore Vidal, Television
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Monster Mash: 'Book of Mormon' movie; Amy Winehouse sculpture
Culture MonsterTrey Parker and Matt Stone say they will make a movie version of the hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon." Artist Daniel Edwards has created a nude sculpture of recently deceased pop singer Amy Winehouse.... -
Monster Mash: New York man loses $1.35-million Corot painting; Zimbabwe censors visual artist
Culture Monster-- Major blunder: A New York man is being sued by his partner for losing a $1.35-million Corot painting, pictured at right, during a bender. (New York Daily News) -- Artistic censorship: The government of Zimbabwe has banned the works...... -
Critic's Notebook: Mexico City's new Soumaya Museum disappoints
Culture MonsterThe new Soumaya Museum in Mexico City has a long way to go to meet expectations.... -
La Belle Vie is on the market for $53 million
This is a love story, real-estate style. La Belle Vie, the famous Bel-Air residence, was built for Iris Cantor by her husband, Bernie -- that's B. Gerald Cantor, founder of the global securities firm Cantor Fitzgerald. The house -- more a palace than a...Tags: Death, Arts, Stanford University, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Like, Conceptual, dude
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThirteen years ago, a billboard went up in lower Manhattan to advertise "Made in Heaven," a movie that didn't exist but that Conceptual artist Jeff Koons wanted to make. The billboard pictured Koons, boyishly buff and utterly naked, reclining on a bronze-...Tags: Photography, Arts, Alfred Stieglitz, Romance (genre), Georgia O'Keeffe
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Airports in NYC, L.A. begin using revealing body scanners
Airports in New York and Los Angeles have become the latest equipped with body scanners that allow security screeners to peer beneath a passenger's clothing to detect concealed weapons. The machines, which are about the size of a revolving door, use low-...Tags: Politics, Los Angeles International Airport, Transportation Security Administration, Kennedy Airport, American Civil Liberties Union
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Treasures are drawn to academic sanctuaries
Times Staff WriterAs students rush to classes at USC, an outdoor artwork near Fisher Gallery invites them to slow down and think about a shameful chapter of U.S. history. Created by Jenny Holzer in 1999 and simply titled "Blacklist," the landscaped retreat recalls the...Tags: Education, Genesis (music group), Arts, Book, Jenny Holzer
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Palestine for the tourist
"Walking Palestine: 25 Journeys into the West Bank" Interlink, $22.95 Few places in the world are as controversial as Palestine. Indeed, it is rare to see Palestine written about as a travel destination. And yet, in this well-written and fascinating...Tags: Marcel Proust, Museums, Edith Piaf, Palestine, West Bank
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New Hopkins hospital takes an artful approach to health care
When Johns Hopkins Hospital officially opens its new, $1.1 billion building Tuesday, sick children will find a cobalt cow with legs the color of grass and a butter-colored head floating above their heads, poised to jump over a fanciful "moon." The new...
Tags: Hobbies, Arts, University of Michigan, Health Insurance, Mayo Clinic
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