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The problem with the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse’s treatment of Bernard Slade’s “Return Engagements” is it never unravels itself.
March 1, 1991
Movies
The trailer and advanced hype on Griffin Dunne’s “Practical Magic,” the story of two witch sisters’ attempts to cover up an accidental killing, suggest something on the order of a big-screen version of “Bewitched.”
Oct. 16, 1998
Politics
Allies stand with Anaheim Democrat Tom Umberg after he and his wife act preemptively to disclose the relationship.
June 24, 2005
All show biz with little spirituality, the Crystal Cathedral’s ‘Glory’ pageant combines anachronisms and a mishmash script. Only the animals appear to have any heart and soul.
Dec. 2, 1996
M. Night Shyamalan returns to the supernatural with a plot that strains credulity.
Nov. 22, 2000
California
Jan. 17, 2019
Food
Boyd Lemmon, mayor of Mammoth Lakes: “I eat lunch out, and I divide my time between two places--Swiss Cafe and O’Kelly and Dunn Co.
Feb. 9, 1986
World & Nation
In 1939, when Peter Dunn was only 10 years old, he sat at his Uncle Claude’s bedside in a Tasmanian hospital and watched him slowly die.
Sept. 26, 1989
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Aug. 13, 1999
Books
The second annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is coming on April 19 and 20 to the UCLA campus.
March 30, 1997