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    Feb 15, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Russian meteor, asteroids and the Tunguska event

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    The sudden appearance of a meteor, streaking across the skies above the Russian city of Chelyabinsky on Friday would be ......
    2. Aug 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. TV’s top 50 sci-fi characters: Mr. Spock, Starbuck and…TOBOR?

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.com
    Mad scientists and mechanical men, space cowboys and time travelers,  man-monsters and man-eating aliens — clearly this is our kind ......
    3. May 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; soul music bassist

    Donald "Duck" Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as "In the Midnight Hour," "Hold On, I'm Coming" and "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," died Sunday. He was 70.
    Donald "Duck" Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as "In the Midnight Hour," "Hold On, I'm Coming" and...

    Tags: Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Al Jackson, Soul (genre), Entertainment

    4. May 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; bassist for Booker T. & the MG's

    As the bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music, Donald "Duck" Dunn often found himself out on the road playing to fans who had assumed he was black like the stars he supported, notably Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave.
    As the bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music, Donald "Duck" Dunn often found himself out on the road playing to fans who had assumed he was black like the stars he supported, notably Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and...

    Tags: Otis Redding, Al Jackson, Berry Gordy, Japan, Entertainment

    5. Dec 21, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Reno takes on SNL’s Seth Meyers -- but Fozzie Bear gets a pass

    Nation Now
    Reno targets Seth Meyers: Reno residents were not amused by comedian Seth Meyers' recent put-down of their city, though they seem willing to forgive Fozzie Bear of "The Muppets."...
    6. Apr 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Cee Lo, the 'Green' behind Ty Ku

    Daily Dish
    Cee Lo Green becomes an owner in Ty Ku sake and soju...
    7. Apr 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Around Town: Happy 85th to Grauman's Chinese Theatre

    24 Frames
    One of Hollywood' most venerable movie palaces, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is celebrating its 85th birthday this year. And as part of the theater's celebrations, the Chinese is offering a "25 Cent Movie Mondays" series. The first movie screening this...
    8. Dec 7, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Harry Morgan dies at 96; star of TV's 'MASH'

    Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, who played the crusty yet sympathetic Col. Sherman T. Potter in the sitcom "MASH" and the hard-nosed LAPD Officer Bill Gannon in the television drama "Dragnet," died Wednesday. He was 96.
    Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, who played the crusty yet sympathetic Col. Sherman T. Potter in the sitcom "MASH" and the hard-nosed LAPD Officer Bill Gannon in the television drama "Dragnet," died Wednesday. He was 96. Morgan died at his home...

    Tags: Entertainment, Concerts, High Noon (movie), Pneumonia, Glenn Miller

    9. Jun 11, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Alan Rubin dies at 68; Blues Brothers trumpeter

    Trumpet player Alan Rubin was recruited to join the Blues Brothers after backing up John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the "Saturday Night Live" television skits that spawned the band in the late 1970s.
    Trumpet player Alan Rubin was recruited to join the Blues Brothers after backing up John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the "Saturday Night Live" television skits that spawned the band in the late 1970s. One of many gifted session musicians in the group,...

    Tags: Duke Ellington, Billy Joel, Robert Goulet, Entertainment, Saturday Night Live (tv program)

    10. Nov 9, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Eddie Murphy's Oscar host replacement ideas aplenty on Twitter

    24 Frames
    After Eddie Murphy stepped down from hosting the 2012 Oscars, Twitter users have suggested replacements including Neil Patrick Harris, Billy Crystal and Tina Fey....
    11. Dec 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Book review: 'As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto' by Joan Reardon

    "As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto"
    Los Angeles Times Food Editor
    "As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto" Joan Reardon Houghton-Mifflin: 416 pp., $26 In 1952, a middle-aged American woman living in Paris responded to a complaint about the poor quality of American-made kitchen knives by one of...

    Tags: Book, Charlie Chaplin, Nora Ephron, Republican Party, Saturday Night Live (tv program)

    12. Oct 11, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Solomon Burke dies; singer's voice was as big as his soul

    Solomon Burke, a pioneering singer-songwriter of so-called sweet soul music whose powerful ballads in the 1960s were a major influence on a generation of rock, R&B and pop vocalists, has died. He was in his early 70s.
    Solomon Burke, a pioneering singer-songwriter of so-called sweet soul music whose powerful ballads in the 1960s were a major influence on a generation of rock, R&B and pop vocalists, has died. He was in his early 70s. Burke died early Sunday morning of...

    Tags: Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Entertainment

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