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Lawmakers' plan would save some targeted California parks
SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers are considering a new proposal to save dozens of state parks from the budget ax, rather than follow through with plans to close them in the middle of summer vacation season. Seventy parks were set for closure to save money,...Tags: Finance, Jerry Brown, Gardens and Parks, Charity, State Parks
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Makers of 'The Grey' confront inner beasts
In the opening scenes of "The Grey,"the new film opening in theaters Friday, Liam Neeson's character explains in a letter to his dead wife that the dull ache of his grief has taken him to the frigid ends of the earth and put him in the company of...Tags: Natasha Richardson, Joe Carnahan, Liam Neeson, Celebrities, Movies
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Two Amtrak trains collide in Oakland, injuring passengers
L.A. NOWTwo Amtrak trains collided Wednesday night in Oakland, injuring a number of passengers in an accident near Jack London Square, authorities said.... -
Judy Lewis dies at 76; daughter of stars Loretta Young and Clark Gable
Judy Lewis, a psychotherapist and former actress who wrote a book about her complicated heritage as the illegitimate daughter of Hollywood legends Loretta Young and Clark Gable, has died. She was 76.
A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Lewis died of...Tags: John Clark, Religion and Belief, Cancer, Social Issues, Heart Attack
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Get your caffeine on in the West
Special to the Los Angeles TimesDo you get your buzz from a big mug of java or a shot of espresso? Maybe a soy hazelnut latte with honey or an icy frappé dripping with whipped cream and cinnamon? Or just a cuppa joe? How about your tea — black, white, green, yellow, red bush,...Tags: Whipping Cream, Coffee, Tongue, Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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Books by dudes for dudes, books by chicks for dudes
Jacket CopyEsquire's 75 books by dudes for dudes is three years old, but Joyland created a list of 250 books for dudes by chicks.... -
Book review: 'At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing,' edited by George Kimball and John Schulian
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAt the Fights American Writers on Boxing Edited by George Kimball & John Schulian Library of America: 517 pp., $35 Part freak show, part sitcom, part mortal combat — ah, yes, behold the world of professional prizefighting, the face-break...Tags: H.L. Mencken, Jane Austen, World War I (1914-1918), Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali
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Literary auction at Bonhams & Butterfields today
Jacket CopyMonday's auction of fine books, manuscripts and historical photographs at Bonhams & Butterfields begins at 10 a.m. PDT. Among the signature pieces are a world atlas, dating from the late 1500s, with vivid color maps, detailed drawings of the locals...... -
Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 25, 1941
The Daily MirrorMarch 25, 1941: Tom Treanor has another column on Jan Valtin’s “Out of the Night,” which I have begun reading, thanks to the Los Angeles Public Library, and I must say that so far the book is much better than...... -
Classic Hollywood: Rare films on display at Cinecon 46
The Cinecon Classic Film Festival is not for movie softies. It's for hard-core film buffs and historians who don't want to see the usual vintage fare that pops up on Turner Classic Movies or at revival theaters. So if you're looking to see "Casablanca,"...Tags: Crimes, It's a Wonderful Life (movie), Ford Sterling, Wars and Interventions, Missing in Action
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Fight of the Century Revisited
The Daily MirrorWomen’s bathing suits are on sale for $3.45 [$78.45 USD 2009]. June 30, 1910: Jack London (yes, that Jack London) has the latest on the James Jeffries – Jack Johnson fight in Reno, coming up on the Fourth of July. And railroad police report an... -
The Fight of the Century
The Daily MirrorJuly 1-5, 1910: The Times’ Harry Carr writes from Reno: "The 'battle of the century' made me think of nothing so much as the butchery of an old bull. "When, at the end of the 15th round, old Jeff lay, half through the ropes, smeared with blood, the...
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