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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. L.A.'s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood could be election bellwether

    It's a small swath of Los Angeles, near the city's heart, that hasn't received much attention from the mayoral candidates.
    It's a small swath of Los Angeles, near the city's heart, that hasn't received much attention from the mayoral candidates. But a Times analysis shows that a 2.8-square-mile, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood has had an unmatched record of picking mayors in both...

    Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Local Elections, Wendy Greuel, Voting, Michael Bloomberg

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

  2. Ka-ching: Rick Perry's plan for Texa$ universities

    There are three things Rick Perry would like to do to the great public universities of Texas, but he can only remember two of them.
    There are three things Rick Perry would like to do to the great public universities of Texas, but he can only remember two of them. That’s a joke. You may remember that during a 2012 presidential debate, he started to list three departments of...

    Tags: France, Lobbying, Teaching and Learning, Students, Teachers

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

  3. Celebrate Thomas Pynchon's birthday with Pynchon in Public Day

    Happy birthday to Thomas Pynchon! The reclusive author  of "Gravity's Rainbow," "The Crying of Lot 49," "Mason & Dixon" and more turns 76 today.
    Happy birthday to Thomas Pynchon! The reclusive author  of "Gravity's Rainbow," "The Crying of Lot 49," "Mason & Dixon" and more turns 76 today. Unlike the attention-seekers that clog our cultural aqueduct, Pynchon isn't likely to show up on CNN or NPR....

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Arts and Culture, David Foster Wallace, Social Media

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Peter Sagal's 'Constitution USA' hits the road with humor

    NEW YORK — If someone told you of a barnstorming TV host who interviewed people around the country about a given subject, you'd say it sounds like a lot of the road-trip reality series that have proliferated on cable TV.
    NEW YORK — If someone told you of a barnstorming TV host who interviewed people around the country about a given subject, you'd say it sounds like a lot of the road-trip reality series that have proliferated on cable TV. But what if that host...

    Tags: Paula Poundstone, Entertainment, Rand Paul, Crime, Law and Justice, Guy Fieri

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

  5. CNN's 'Reliable Sources' host Howard Kurtz is grilled on own show

    Instead of probing how other media outlets are doing their jobs, CNN media critic Howard Kurtz spent a big chunk of his Sunday morning show "Reliable Sources" being questioned about his own work.
    Instead of probing how other media outlets are doing their jobs, CNN media critic Howard Kurtz spent a big chunk of his Sunday morning show "Reliable Sources" being questioned about his own work. Kurtz took heat last week for a piece he wrote for the...

    Tags: Jason Collins, National Basketball Association, POLITICO LLC, CNN (tv network), Sports Illustrated

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

  6. With NPR's 'Wait Wait,' eggheads at the multiplex

    NEW YORK -- At about 8 p.m. Thursday night, as moviegoers around the country were lining up to see “Iron Man 3,”an assuredly smaller group was gathering at 600 North American theaters for the live-cinema simulcast of the popular NPR game show “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”
    NEW YORK -- At about 8 p.m. Thursday night, as moviegoers around the country were lining up to see “Iron Man 3,”an assuredly smaller group was gathering at 600 North American theaters for the live-cinema simulcast of the popular NPR game...

    Tags: Paula Poundstone, Iron Man 3 (movie), Radio, Entertainment, Boxing

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

  7. A poem for a planet: Send your haiku to Mars

    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours.
    The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, rather, opened -- the poetry contest on Wednesday....

    Tags: Poetry, NASA, NASA Mars Exploration Program

    8. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. In wake of hack, Twitter reportedly testing two-step verification

    Twitter is working on a two-step verification security method that could make it more difficult for hackers to take over users' accounts, according to a report.
    Twitter is working on a two-step verification security method that could make it more difficult for hackers to take over users' accounts, according to a report. Wired said Wednesday that the San Francisco-based social network is internally testing the...

    Tags: Email, Media Industry, Twitter, Inc., Social Media

    9. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. KCRW gets 'Le Show' off the road as part of new strategy

    Harry Shearer is wondering what went wrong.
    Harry Shearer is wondering what went wrong. His Sunday morning satire program, "Le Show," is syndicated to about 100 public radio stations nationwide and is also available on shortwave radio, NPR Worldwide and as a podcast on iTunes. Yet the station...

    Tags: Radio Industry, The Simpsons (tv program), Science and Technology, Pandora Media, Inc., Satellite Technology

    10. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Adam Johnson wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for 2013

    The Pulitzer Prize in fiction, announced Monday, has been awarded to Adam Johnson for his book set in North Korea, "The Orphan Master's Son." The committee described the book as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart."
    The Pulitzer Prize in fiction, announced Monday, has been awarded to Adam Johnson for his book set in North Korea, "The Orphan Master's Son." The committee described the book as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome...

    Tags: North Korea, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Journalism, Fiction

    11. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Harry Shearer dropped by KCRW-FM after a 30-year run

    Long before he began voicing Mr. Burns, Smithers and numerous other characters on “The Simpsons,” Harry Shearer was host of “Le Show,” a Sunday morning satirical program on KCRW-FM (89.9). Now, after 30 years, he’s been dropped from the lineup at the Santa Monica-based public radio station.
    Long before he began voicing Mr. Burns, Smithers and numerous other characters on “The Simpsons,” Harry Shearer was host of “Le Show,” a Sunday morning satirical program on KCRW-FM (89.9). Now, after 30 years, he’s been...

    Tags: Radio, Entertainment

    12. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 'Pain & Gain' is all brawn, no brains, reviews say

    Leave it to Michael Bay to spend $26 million making a low-budget comedy. If that sounds like a robust price tag for "Pain & Gain," his new true-crime-inspired tale about three Miami gym rats who kidnap and extort a wealthy sandwich shop owner, consider that Bay is the director of such pricey special-effects-laden blockbusters as "Armageddon" and the "Transformers" films.
    Leave it to Michael Bay to spend $26 million making a low-budget comedy. If that sounds like a robust price tag for "Pain & Gain," his new true-crime-inspired tale about three Miami gym rats who kidnap and extort a wealthy sandwich shop owner, consider...

    Tags: The Boston Globe, Entertainment, Mark Wahlberg, Action (Movie Genre), Pain & Gain (movie)

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