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    May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The mayor-elect's partner in life

    Midway through his election-night victory speech, Eric Garcetti turned toward the cluster of family on the stage behind him and invited his wife to step forward. He thanked her for "making our life work" under the stress of his run for mayor of Los Angeles, saying, "None of this would be possible without Amy Wakeland."
    Midway through his election-night victory speech, Eric Garcetti turned toward the cluster of family on the stage behind him and invited his wife to step forward. He thanked her for "making our life work" under the stress of his run for mayor of Los...

    Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Elections, Howard Dean, Labor Markets

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Fall of Arthur' and the path to Middle-Earth

    The books go ever on and on. Forty years after his death at 81, works by J.R.R. Tolkien continue to appear. The latest, "The Fall of Arthur," lists nine works published during his lifetime ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy appears as a single title) and 24 posthumously, including the 12-volume "History of Middle-Earth," edited by Tolkien's son and literary executor Christopher.
    The books go ever on and on. Forty years after his death at 81, works by J.R.R. Tolkien continue to appear. The latest, "The Fall of Arthur," lists nine works published during his lifetime ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy appears as a single title) and 24...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Poetry, Folklore and Mythology, Petroleum Industry

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed

    WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone missile strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
    WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...

    Tags: Jihad, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Wind blasts on Neptune, Uranus may shed light on exoplanet weather

    Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and may help scientists understand the atmospheric dynamics of alien gas-giant exoplanets beyond our solar system.
    Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and...

    Tags: NASA Voyager Program, University of Arizona, Science and Technology, Science, NASA

    5. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls

    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient manuscript fragments that would become a focus of his life's work.
    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Separation of Church and State, Nazareth, Roman Catholicism, Teaching and Learning

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

  6. Bringing drones out of the shadows

    The use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists, a practice that has dramatically escalated during the Obama administration, is receiving fresh and welcome scrutiny in Congress and elsewhere even as the number of drone strikes seems to be on the decline. Last week, Rep. William M. "Mac" Thornberry (R-Texas), the chairman of a House armed services subcommittee, introduced legislation to require the Pentagon to promptly inform Congress about every drone strike outside Afghanistan as well as about operations to kill or capture terrorists away from declared war zones.
    The use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists, a practice that has dramatically escalated during the Obama administration, is receiving fresh and welcome scrutiny in Congress and elsewhere even as the number of drone strikes seems to be on the...

    Tags: Politics, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Murder

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

  7. Greuel, Garcetti find different ways to balance kids, campaigns

    One day last year, a 9-year-old named Thomas came home and announced he was running for office. "Are you kidding me?" his father responded. "Don't we have enough elections in this family?"
    One day last year, a 9-year-old named Thomas came home and announced he was running for office. "Are you kidding me?" his father responded. "Don't we have enough elections in this family?" Thomas, the son of Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel, has...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Local Elections, Wendy Greuel, Fringe Festival

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

  8. Harvard professor sorry for remark on economist Keynes' sexuality

    Well-known Harvard professor Niall Ferguson apologized Saturday for what he called “stupid and tactless remarks” suggesting sexual orientation influenced the polices of famed economist John Maynard Keynes.
    Well-known Harvard professor Niall Ferguson apologized Saturday for what he called “stupid and tactless remarks” suggesting sexual orientation influenced the polices of famed economist John Maynard Keynes. On Thursday, Ferguson suggested...

    Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, John McCain, Gun Control, Interior Policy

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

  9. Scientists map dengue, estimate 390 million infections per year

    An international team has released new estimates of the number of dengue infections around the world, mapping out the places where risk of getting the viral illness is great and those where it's low.
    An international team has released new estimates of the number of dengue infections around the world, mapping out the places where risk of getting the viral illness is great and those where it's low. It estimated there are 390 million dengue...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, Science and Technology, Symptoms, Abdominal Pain

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

  10. Future of organs? Synthetic tissue built with 3-D printer

    Scientists have built a 3-D printer that creates material resembling human tissues. The novel substance, a deceptively simple network of water droplets coated in lipids, could one day be used to deliver drugs to the body -- or perhaps even to replace damaged tissue in living organs.
    Scientists have built a 3-D printer that creates material resembling human tissues. The novel substance, a deceptively simple network of water droplets coated in lipids, could one day be used to deliver drugs to the body -- or perhaps even to replace...

    Tags: Science and Technology

    11. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Baseball books cover the bases

    George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it utilizes — that the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature."
    George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, New York University, Baseball, Richard Nixon, Antitrust Issues

    12. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Unmaking Europe

    "We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes.
    "We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes....

    Tags: Politics, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, Elections

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