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'Phil Spector,' on trial
Are you planning to watch HBO's "Phil Spector"? Then step into my cubicle. We need to talk. I'm just a reporter, so my opinions about film aesthetics don't add up to much, but as one of the only journalists to cover both of Spector's murder trials, I...
Tags: Kim Kardashian, Justice System, Suicide, Crime, Law and Justice, David Mamet
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L.A.'s top 10 cars and trucks by sex
One list has four sports cars and six trucks. The other list has nine small vehicles and one sedan. You don't need to be a "Jeopardy!" contestant to figure out which list is for men and which list is for women. Edmunds.com found this out when it compiled...
Tags: Lexus, Nissan, Passenger Cars, Hyundai, Dodge
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'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings shares his knowledge
Clue: This brainiac earned 74 Jeopardy! wins as well as a spot on Barbara Walters' list of the 10 most fascinating people of the year. Answer: Who is Ken Jennings? The trivia mastermind and famed "Jeopardy!" champion is back in print with a new book...
Tags: Chills, Fever, Salmonella Infection, Family, Game Shows
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Hockey pro Russ Courtnall passes off to pop star Britney Spears
Pop star and singing competition judge Britney Spears has bought the Thousand Oaks home of former professional hockey player Russ Courtnall and his wife, actress Paris Vaughan.
The property came on the market in August at $8.5 million and was withdrawn...Tags: Marketing, National Hockey League, Albert Brooks, The Simpsons (tv program), Last Man Standing (tv program)
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Just wondering about UCLA's motivation against Stanford
To use an expression he knows so well, I don't give a rat's [tail] what Jim Mora says. I'm the guy trying to get the Rose Bowl named after him, and so after getting thrashed by Stanford I'm asking him if he had the Bruins just going through the motions...
Tags: T.J. Simers, Stanford Cardinal, Oregon Ducks, UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...Tags: Esther Williams, Prada, Itzhak Perlman, Rodney Dangerfield, Warren Beatty
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Mass. boy, 12, takes care of brother's 'unfinished business' to win National Geographic Bee
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family. When he was about 6, his mother began challenging Sathwik and his older brother, Karthik, to her own version of hide-and-seek — using an atlas. The boys would...Tags: National Geographic Channel (tv network), Awards and Prizes, China, Bodies of Water, Plainville
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10 make finals of National Geographic Bee; finals scheduled for Wednesday
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college scholarship. The preliminary rounds of the national competition were held Monday, narrowing the field of...Tags: National Geographic Channel (tv network), Geography
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TV Diary: The category is 'Jeopardy!'
The News-SentinelRumor has it Alex Trebek, "Jeopardy!" game show host, is talking retirement -- when his contract expires in 2016. Trebek, 72, has hosted the show since 1984. Trebek, who is as popular as the long-running "Jeopardy!" series, has other interests he'd like...Tags: Heart Attack, Game Shows, Alex Trebek
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Maine geography whiz has whole world in his mind
Portland Press Herald, MaineWhen Archer Thomas was about 4 years old he pointed to a map inside a Maine Atlas and Gazetteer and said to his mother, "Look, here's the town of tub." At first Thomas' mother, Jean Whitney, could not figure out what her son was talking about. She had...Tags: Students, Family, Bodies of Water, Domestic Travel, Geography
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How did the Emmaus grad fare on "Jeopardy?"
TV WatchersAn Emmaus High School graduate won more than $5,000 but didn’t move on to the semi-finals on "Jeopardy! College Champions." Laura Rigge, 20, a junior majoring in Russian at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., competed against Forrest Farjadian of... -
Jefferson residents' version of "Jeopardy!"
The Philadelphia Inquirercontestants sat clustered in teams, viewing the game board projected on the classroom wall and waiting to pounce on a buzzer if they knew the answer. This was clearly no match for amateurs. "What is the average volume of the adult cranial vault, plus or...Tags: Ear, Nose, and Throat, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Body, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 30 Rock (tv program)
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