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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say

    When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black market in stolen antiquities.
    When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black...

    Tags: The Getty, University of Miami, Criminals, Prosecution, Laws

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

  2. Metropolitan Museum says it will return Cambodian statues

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to return two ancient statues to Cambodia after receiving convincing evidence they had been looted and smuggled out of the country illegally.
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to return two ancient statues to Cambodia after receiving convincing evidence they had been looted and smuggled out of the country illegally. The 10th century Khmer statues, known as the Kneeling Attendants,...

    Tags: Museums, Cambodia, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Arts and Culture, Artists

    3. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Letters: Hawaii issue sets memories afloat

    Mahalo nui loa ("thank you very much") for the Special Hawaii Issue [April 21]. Fabulous memories of several visits to the islands in paradise were made vivid by the stories, pictures and maps of Oahu, Molokai and the cruise with stops at the Big Island,...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, Personal Data Collection, Hotels and Accommodations

    4. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mexico: AeroMexico to fly new route from LAX to La Paz

    It will be easier to get from Los Angeles to La Paz, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/destinations/mexico" target="_self">Mexico, </a>after June 20, when <a href="http://www.aeromexico.com/us/welcome.html" target="_blank">AeroMexico</a> launches a <a href="https://aeromexico.com/us/about-us/aeromexico-corporate/press-room/information/new-route-los-angeles-la-paz.html%20" target="_blank">new route</a>.
    It will be easier to get from Los Angeles to La Paz, Mexico, after June 20, when AeroMexico launches a new route. The twice-weekly flights will allow passengers to leave LAX at 2:20 p.m. Thursdays and return about noon on Sundays. Or fly south to La Paz...

    Tags: Aeromexico, Los Angeles International Airport

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

  5. He's got Armenia under his skin, and we get a guidebook

    By some measures, Matthew Karanian was a Connecticut Yankee: a 34-year-old litigator in Hartford, American-born and bred. But he had a wild idea. So he took a summer off, headed for the rustic land of his ancestors, and soon found that Armenia was rearranging his life.
    By some measures, Matthew Karanian was a Connecticut Yankee: a 34-year-old litigator in Hartford, American-born and bred. But he had a wild idea. So he took a summer off, headed for the rustic land of his ancestors, and soon found that Armenia was...

    Tags: Russia, World War I (1914-1918), Genocide, Turkey, Yerevan (Armenia)

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Chinese poaching of rare mammal exposed by boating accident

    A boating accident off the Philippines coast has exposed Chinese poaching of a protected species of scaly anteater, or pangolin, prized in traditional medicine.
    A boating accident off the Philippines coast has exposed Chinese poaching of a protected species of scaly anteater, or pangolin, prized in traditional medicine. A 500-ton Chinese fishing vessel, the Min Long Yu, crashed into a coral reef April 8. When...

    Tags: World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife, China, Asthma, Malaysia

    7. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Hopi masks auctioned in Paris amid outrage and legal objections

    <em>This post has been corrected. See below for details.</em>
    This post has been corrected. See below for details. The gavel came down on 70 sacred Hopi Indian masks at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Friday, generating $1.2 million for the owners and auctioneers – and anger and emotional cries from...

    Tags: Museums, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Arts and Culture, Mexico, Auction Service

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

  8. Uruguay: Coastal reveries, away from it all

    COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, Uruguay &mdash; Straddling the crest of a sand dune, my back to the Atlantic Ocean, I watched a Uruguayan boy net fish in a river lagoon. He waded through the chest-high water, dragging behind him the reflection of the setting sun.
    COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, Uruguay — Straddling the crest of a sand dune, my back to the Atlantic Ocean, I watched a Uruguayan boy net fish in a river lagoon. He waded through the chest-high water, dragging behind him the reflection of the setting sun....

    Tags: Entertainment, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages, Bodies of Water, Gelato

    9. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Mexico trying to stop antiquities sale at Sotheby's in Paris

    Another antiquities auction has turned into another international art dispute.
    Another antiquities auction has turned into another international art dispute. This time it’s the sale, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Sotheby’s in Paris, of the Barbier-Mueller Collection of Pre-Columbian art from Mexico and Central...

    Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Government, Cambodia, Mexico, National Government

    10. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Hong Kong Film Festival: A film that deals with memory (and Macau)

    HONG KONG -- There is a moment in &ldquo;The Last Time I Saw Macau&rdquo; -- which plays Wednesday at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and is being distributed in the United States this summer by Cinema Guild -- in which the camera captures the city through the backseat of a cab.
    HONG KONG -- There is a moment in “The Last Time I Saw Macau” -- which plays Wednesday at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and is being distributed in the United States this summer by Cinema Guild -- in which the camera captures the...

    Tags: Entertainment, Django Unchained (movie), Portugal, Festive Events, Hong Kong

    11. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Your Scene: Cave dwelling in India

    Dana Baldwin visited the Ajanta Caves, about 200 miles northeast of Mumbai, during a trip to India in November. The caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were carved out of a cliff about 2,000 year ago and house early Buddhist artworks, some of which are said to present the start of classical Indian art.
    Dana Baldwin visited the Ajanta Caves, about 200 miles northeast of Mumbai, during a trip to India in November. The caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were carved out of a cliff about 2,000 year ago and house early Buddhist artworks, some of which are...

    Tags: Caves and Caverns, Landforms, Canon EOS

    12. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Romance goes with the flow: Tubs with a view

    There's nothing lovelier than getting into a bath and staying there as long as you like. And when that tub has a soul-soaring view, well, heaven. Here are some of the world's finest tubs with a tableau worthy of an amorous splurge.
    There's nothing lovelier than getting into a bath and staying there as long as you like. And when that tub has a soul-soaring view, well, heaven. Here are some of the world's finest tubs with a tableau worthy of an amorous splurge. Post Ranch Inn, Big...

    Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure

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