World & Nation
A plot to extort $10 million from Du Pont Co. for the return of stolen trade secrets on the manufacture of Lycra paid off in jail terms for three men.
March 8, 1990
3 Convicted in Du Pont Extortion Attempt: Three Argentine nationals were convicted of attempting to extort $10 million from Du Pont Co. in exchange for documents the company claimed were a blueprint for manufacturing Lycra.
Dec. 20, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
It’s nightmare time at the Vatican.
Jan. 21, 1989
“So this is heaven!” A line that strikes dread into a theater reviewer’s heart.
Feb. 10, 1989
Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier” is a terrible opera. I love it.
Nov. 30, 1992
While more than 25 community and college theater companies dot Ventura County from Ojai to Simi Valley, most deal with established works.
May 27, 1993
Book review: ‘Rome’ by Robert Hughes
Nov. 6, 2011
Lifestyle
By Ed Park Though 20 years have passed between the publication of the start and finish of John Crowley’s tetralogy “Aegypt” -- time enough, in publishing terms, for the oeuvre to take on the luster of the “Corpus Hermeticum” whose implications it relates -- only about a year has elapsed in the world of the book.
Nov. 4, 2007
LETTERS TO FATHER Suor Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633; Translated and annotated by Dava Sobel; Walker & Co.; $40, 392 pages
Dec. 24, 2001