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    May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The war for mobile messaging is on

    SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley's most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door.
    SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley's most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door. Unlike...

    Tags: Apple iPhone, Arts and Culture, Social Media, Travel Alerts, Sociology

    2. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Delays, costs build up for 405 Freeway project in L.A.

    Linda Rose was commuting home from UCLA through the Sepulveda Pass in December 2011 when she noticed that several panels of a tall retaining wall just west of the 405 Freeway had crumpled.
    Linda Rose was commuting home from UCLA through the Sepulveda Pass in December 2011 when she noticed that several panels of a tall retaining wall just west of the 405 Freeway had crumpled. "It was like it was there the day before, and it wasn't there...

    Tags: Highway Transportation, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Arts and Culture, California Department of Transportation, The Getty

    3. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Bieber vs. Beethoven; a new twist on battle rap

    Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori Rasputin.
    Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori...

    Tags: Social Media, Skrillex (music group), Epic (movie), Wu-Tang Clan (music group), Maxwell

    4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Stakes are huge in Malaysian election

    NEW DELHI — Malaysia faces its most significant election in decades Sunday, as voters choose between the longtime ruling coalition touting its steady hand and an untested opposition alliance promising economic and political reforms.
    NEW DELHI — Malaysia faces its most significant election in decades Sunday, as voters choose between the longtime ruling coalition touting its steady hand and an untested opposition alliance promising economic and political reforms. The stakes are...

    Tags: Malaysia, Arts and Culture, Najib Razak, Government, Voting

    5. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Review: Fiona Shaw fleshes out 'The Testament of Mary'

    NEW YORK — Sucking on a cigarette and swigging from a bottle of spirits, the Virgin Mary isn't looking all that virginal in Colm Tóibín's defiantly strange, inescapably controversial and at moments intensely gripping dramatic experiment "The Testament of Mary."
    NEW YORK — Sucking on a cigarette and swigging from a bottle of spirits, the Virgin Mary isn't looking all that virginal in Colm Tóibín's defiantly strange, inescapably controversial and at moments intensely gripping dramatic experiment "The...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Deborah Warner, Celebrities, Fiona Shaw

    6. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. At least 5 die in Arizona car crash during Border Patrol pursuit

    TUCSON, Ariz. -- At least five people were killed and more than a dozen hurt when an SUV crashed while it was being chased by the Border Patrol, authorities said Sunday. Pima County Rural/Metro Fire Chief Willie Treatch said the midsize SUV was carrying...

    Tags: Highway Transportation, Arts and Culture, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    7. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. In Jerusalem, activist hopes to restore Gypsy pride

    JERUSALEM — Growing up poor and motherless in the slums of Jerusalem's Old City, Amoun Sleem dropped out of school at age 7 after her teacher repeatedly singled her out as a Gypsy, inspecting her hair for lice in front of the class and calling her "Nawar," a derogatory Arabic term that means "dirty."
    JERUSALEM — Growing up poor and motherless in the slums of Jerusalem's Old City, Amoun Sleem dropped out of school at age 7 after her teacher repeatedly singled her out as a Gypsy, inspecting her hair for lice in front of the class and calling her...

    Tags: Discrimination, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Social Issues

    8. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. A slow — yet energizing — boat to Hawaii

    LAHAINA, Hawaii — "Here, take this one," Elisa said, lifting an orchid lei from her shoulders and draping it on Laurel's. "Aloha."
    LAHAINA, Hawaii — "Here, take this one," Elisa said, lifting an orchid lei from her shoulders and draping it on Laurel's. "Aloha." My wife, Laurel, and I were in the tender queue with Elisa, our "port shopping specialist," at Lahaina on Maui,...

    Tags: Wildlife, Arts and Culture, Sailing, Statue of Liberty, Railway Transportation

    9. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Sammy Harkham, a city's comics crusader

    <em>Harkham will appear at the Festival of Books Saturday at 2 p.m. on the panel "Drawing the Story" with Leela Corman and Derek Kirk Kim. More information:&nbsp;<a href="http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/" target="_self">latimes.com/festivalofbooks</a></em>
    Harkham will appear at the Festival of Books Saturday at 2 p.m. on the panel "Drawing the Story" with Leela Corman and Derek Kirk Kim. More information: latimes.com/festivalofbooks Sammy Harkham is like a lot of comics fans: He's cared deeply about...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Entertainment

    10. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 'The old drunk uncle of Boston sports,' and writers who love it

    Here's a true story about the Boston Marathon. In 1980, Jacqueline Gareau, a Canadian, ran the fastest time of any woman in the race, crossed the finish line and discovered somebody named Rosie Ruiz collecting the winner's wreath.
    Here's a true story about the Boston Marathon. In 1980, Jacqueline Gareau, a Canadian, ran the fastest time of any woman in the race, crossed the finish line and discovered somebody named Rosie Ruiz collecting the winner's wreath. Nobody remembered...

    Tags: Sports, Running, Arts and Culture, Holidays, Boston Marathon

    11. Apr 30, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  11. ‘Star Trek: The Video Game’ doesn’t live up to the franchise

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    The first voice you hear in “Star Trek: The Video Game” is Capt. James T. Kirk screaming “ambush!” Moments later, ......
    12. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Bob Brozman dies at 59; guitarist and ethnomusicologist

    Guitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman, who progressed from an early fascination with the delta blues of the South to a consuming passion for the traditional music of Hawaii and became a leading authority on the National steel guitar, has died. He was 59.
    Guitarist and ethnomusicologist Bob Brozman, who progressed from an early fascination with the delta blues of the South to a consuming passion for the traditional music of Hawaii and became a leading authority on the National steel guitar, has died. He...

    Tags: Japan, Arts and Culture, Music, Music Industry, Entertainment

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