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    May 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Study traces origins of monogamous coupling

    The roots of the modern family — monogamous coupling — lie somewhere in our distant evolutionary past, but scientists disagree on how it first evolved.
    The roots of the modern family — monogamous coupling — lie somewhere in our distant evolutionary past, but scientists disagree on how it first evolved. A new study says we should thank two key players: weak males with inferior fighting...

    Tags: Education, Conservation, Science and Technology, Kent State University, Environmental Issues

    2. May 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 6 candidates vie to succeed Cooley as L.A. County D.A.

    It is the most powerful job in Los Angeles County's criminal justice system, a position that oversees the prosecution of 60,000 felons each year and can provide a steppingstone to higher office.
    It is the most powerful job in Los Angeles County's criminal justice system, a position that oversees the prosecution of 60,000 felons each year and can provide a steppingstone to higher office. Six candidates are vying to become district attorney in...

    Tags: Local Elections, Conservation, Lawyers, Prisons, Howard University

    3. May 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Mark Duplass, that hard-working actor whose name you don't know

    Barefoot and bleary-eyed, Mark Duplass opened the door to his office, an apartment in Los Feliz. "I feel like I'm stoned," the 35-year-old actor said, apologizing for his appearance and trying to wipe the sleep out of his eyes.
    Barefoot and bleary-eyed, Mark Duplass opened the door to his office, an apartment in Los Feliz. "I feel like I'm stoned," the 35-year-old actor said, apologizing for his appearance and trying to wipe the sleep out of his eyes. He looked every bit the...

    Tags: Jason Segel, Jonah Hill, Rosemarie DeWitt, The Five-Year Engagement (movie), Mumblecore (genre)

    4. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. High-speed spending: Bullet train may need $3.5 million a day

    If California starts building a 130-mile segment of high-speed rail late this year as planned, it will enter into a risky race against a deadline set up under federal law.
    If California starts building a 130-mile segment of high-speed rail late this year as planned, it will enter into a risky race against a deadline set up under federal law. The bullet train track through the Central Valley would cost $6 billion and have...

    Tags: Heavy Engineering, Mark DeSaulnier, Construction, Technology, Science and Technology

    5. May 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Oldest known Maya calendar, ancient paintings found in Guatemala

    World Now
    In the remote northeastern corner of Guatemala, archaeologists have found what appears to be the 9th century workplace of a city scribe, an unusual dwelling adorned with magnificent pictures of the king and other royals and the oldest known Maya calendar....
    6. May 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Oldest known Maya calendar found in Guatemala

    In the remote northeastern corner of Guatemala, archaeologists have found what appears to be the 9th century workplace of a city scribe, an unusual dwelling adorned with magnificent pictures of the king and other royals and the oldest known Maya calendar.
    In the remote northeastern corner of Guatemala, archaeologists have found what appears to be the 9th century workplace of a city scribe, an unusual dwelling adorned with magnificent pictures of the king and other royals and the oldest known Maya calendar....

    Tags: Forests, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, Guatemala

    7. Mar 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Getty gets NEH grant to organize huge contemporary art archive

    Culture Monster
    The Getty Research Institute has received a $230,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to help it organize a huge archive on modern and contemporary art that it acquired last summer. The NEH announced $17 million in grants, including $1.4...
    8. Mar 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Texas officials unveil Tejano Monument at state Capitol

    Officials gathered Thursday on the grounds of the Texas Capitol for the unveiling of the state’s Tejano Monument, 11 life-size bronze statues crafted by Laredo artist Armando Hinojosa commemorating the contributions of Texas’ Spanish and Mexican settlers.
    Officials gathered Thursday on the grounds of the Texas Capitol for the unveiling of the state’s Tejano Monument, 11 life-size bronze statues crafted by Laredo artist Armando Hinojosa commemorating the contributions of Texas’ Spanish and...

    Tags: Sculpture, Arts, Arts and Culture, Rick Perry

    9. Mar 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Trayvon Martin case: Texas student's cartoon causes controversy

    The controversial cartoon that appeared this week in the University of Texas at Austin's Daily Texan showed a mother sitting in a chair labeled "the media" reading to a child from a book titled, "Treyvon [sic] Martin and the case of yellow journalism.”
    The controversial cartoon that appeared this week in the University of Texas at Austin's Daily Texan showed a mother sitting in a chair labeled "the media" reading to a child from a book titled, "Treyvon [sic] Martin and the case of yellow journalism.&...

    Tags: Racism, Cartoons, Journalism, Newspaper and Magazine, Social Issues

    10. Apr 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. A nuclear Iran is too much to risk

    As calls mount, especially in Israel, for military action against Iran's nuclear program, the main counterargument has been seductively simple: Iran is rational. Indeed, our country's top military official, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, recently rejected the need for airstrikes because, as he put it, "We are of the opinion that the Iranian regime is a rational actor."
    As calls mount, especially in Israel, for military action against Iran's nuclear program, the main counterargument has been seductively simple: Iran is rational. Indeed, our country's top military official, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, recently rejected...

    Tags: Nuclear Policy, Politics, Defense Equipment, U.S. Military, Weaponry

    11. Apr 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. T.C. Boyle archives go to Ransom Center at UT Austin

    The Tea Fire was raging across the hills of Montecito, and T.C. Boyle was worried. He was worried about the safety of his home, as anyone near the flames would be, and that concern was amplified by the fact that the nearly century-old house was designed by no less than Frank Lloyd Wright. And then there were the papers: the highly combustible manuscripts, research, notes and bound volumes that constitute Boyle's life's work. Everything that had gone into writing two dozen books and 150 stories was stashed in Boyle's basement. If the wind shifted, it would all be lost.
    The Tea Fire was raging across the hills of Montecito, and T.C. Boyle was worried. He was worried about the safety of his home, as anyone near the flames would be, and that concern was amplified by the fact that the nearly century-old house was designed...

    Tags: The Women (movie, 2008), Norman Mailer, Libraries, Entertainment Events, John Cusack

    12. Apr 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. On Sunday: T.C. Boyle's basement, David Treuer and more

    Jacket Copy
    A look at T.C. Boyle's papers that were in his basement but worth big money to the Ransom Center at the University of Texas....
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