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Photographer Lindsay McCrum documents 'Chicks With Guns'
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God is in the details of this Bali exhibition
In 1930, Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias and his wife, Rose, traveled to the island of Bali in Indonesia and promptly fell in love with what they saw. They stayed nine months, soaking up the natural beauty and distinct culture. Covarrubias later wrote a...Tags: Entertainment, Noel Coward, Sculpture, Arts and Culture, Netherlands
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It Speaks to Me: Alexandra Grant on R.B. Kitaj's 'How to Read' at LACMA
Culture MonsterR.B. Kitaj did a series of screen prints by photographing 50 book covers from his own library. Thereâs a wide variety of titles, from âThe Wording of Police Chargesâ and the Penguin version of Margaret Meadâs âComing of Age in...... -
The Loud Family, Seven Years After TV Series
The Daily MirrorJan. 6, 1980: Years before there was MTVâs âThe Real Worldâ (or MTV, for that matter), there was Craig Gilbertâs âAn American Family,â the story of the Loud family of Santa Barbara, which aired on PBS in 12 one-hour episodes...... -
Book review: 'Composing a Further Life'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesStop for a moment to absorb this possibility: Rather than dreading a protracted old age, consider that you have been given the gift of an extra phase, what Mary Catherine Bateson calls "Adulthood II." There are no longer three generations in one average...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Anthropology, Jane Fonda, Career and Workplace, Retirement
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'Imperfect Birds: A Novel' by Anne Lamott
Imperfect Birds
A Novel
Anne Lamott
Riverhead Books: 274 pp., $25.95
From the very first line of the very first page, Anne Lamott defines what's at stake in her new novel, "Imperfect Birds": "There are so many evils that pull on our children. Even...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, University of California, Los Angeles, Behavioral Conditions, Addiction, Health and Safety at School
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In Sunday's pages: Jerry Weintraub, Anne Lamott and baseball
Jacket CopyJerry Weintraub has been a music producer and a movie mogul, but mostly he's really good at being the guy behind the scenes. And he's pulling back the curtains in his new memoir, "When I Stop Talking." RJ Smith, who...... -
Live chat: I hate golf
Times Staff Writer2007-08-20 12:59:43.0 Administrator: Hi there everyone. 2007-08-20 13:00:28.0 Administrator: We will be starting the chat in a couple of minutes. In the room with us are Paul Lieberman and David Dilworth so please send us your questions! 2007-08-20 13:...Tags: Regional Authority, Disasters and Accidents, High School Sports, Ecosystems, Natural Resources
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'The Nanny Diaries'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHERE'S a throwaway gag near the end of "The Nanny Diaries" that hints at some of what's so perplexing and off-the-mark about this plodding and generic adaptation, which by rights should have been pure, eat-the-rich summer fun: Relaxing on the beach in...Tags: Entertainment, Anthropology, New York University, Paul Giamatti, Museum of Natural History
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Seeking UFOs, deep underground
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHarrington, Wash. "That door," he says with dramatic pause. "That door weighs 4,000 pounds. It's been reinforced to withstand a nuclear blast." Peter Davenport has a radio voice, the kind of exaggerated baritone that cuts through walls and most doors,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jimmy Carter, Landforms, Boeing Co., Arthur C. Clarke
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Md. high court strikes down DNA collection at arrest
Maryland's highest court on Tuesday blocked police in most cases from collecting DNA samples when they arrest suspects in violent crimes and burglaries, dealing a blow to one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's signature initiatives. The Court of Appeals ruled 5-2...Tags: Regional Authority, Safety of Citizens, Crimes, Law Enforcement, Justice System
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A tall tale about Amelia Earhart
It’s different, all right. In fact, if one knows anything about Amelia Earhart, you might find this fictionalized account of what happens after her disappearance to be confusing, frustrating and possibly offensive. But “This Is Different,&...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Amelia Earhart, Autism
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