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    Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Feeling crabby: No Dungeness for the holiday

    Dungeness crab is a Christmas tradition for seafood lovers across Southern California. But not this year. A combination of a difficult season and this week’s stormy weather has left the area’s life tanks empty – or even worse, filled...

    Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Holidays

    2. Jul 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. The second coming of the miniseries

    In 1977, ABC executives made a novel decision: Fearing they had a dud on their hands, they opted to schedule an eight-episode miniseries on consecutive nights to get it off the air before sweeps. Instead of disappearing, "Roots," the multigenerational saga of a black family's experience from the slave ships to the Civil War, stopped the nation in its tracks.
    In 1977, ABC executives made a novel decision: Fearing they had a dud on their hands, they opted to schedule an eight-episode miniseries on consecutive nights to get it off the air before sweeps. Instead of disappearing, "Roots," the multigenerational...

    Tags: Bill Paxton, Mad Men (tv program), Robert Mitchum, David Zucker, Elections

    3. Sep 3, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Brad Pitt puts Malibu beach house on the market

    <b>Brad Pitt</b> has listed his gated Malibu beach house for $13.75 million.
    Brad Pitt has listed his gated Malibu beach house for $13.75 million. The view home he shares with actress Angelina Jolie sits on 1.26 blufftop acres with a tennis court, a lap pool and access to the beach. Features include walls of glass doors, a walk-...

    Tags: Culture, Moneyball (movie), Movies, Academy Awards, Dylan McDermott

    4. Sep 18, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Home where Marilyn Monroe died is sold

    The Brentwood home where iconic actress <b> Marilyn Monroe</b> died &#8212; listed at $3,595,000 &#8212; went into escrow within two weeks and has sold for $255,000 above its asking price.
    The Brentwood home where iconic actress Marilyn Monroe died — listed at $3,595,000 — went into escrow within two weeks and has sold for $255,000 above its asking price. Described as "sprawling and authentic," the 1929 hacienda sits behind...

    Tags: Greta Garbo, Movies, Academy Awards, Music Industry, Marketing

    5. Sep 10, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Pasadena Playhouse adds Ed Asner in 'FDR' to fall 2010 season

    Culture Monster
    As it gradually works its way back to solid financial ground, the Pasadena Playhouse has added two more productions to its lineup for the upcoming season. Ed Asner will star in the solo show "FDR" (Oct. 12 to Nov. 7),......
    6. Apr 7, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Bill Varney dies at 77; Oscar-winning sound mixer

    Bill Varney, an Academy Award-winning sound mixer whose final film credit was a "director's edition" of <a href="http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/orson-welles/">Orson Welles'</a> "Touch of Evil" that was released on the film's 40th anniversary, has died. He was 77.
    Bill Varney, an Academy Award-winning sound mixer whose final film credit was a "director's edition" of Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil" that was released on the film's 40th anniversary, has died. He was 77. Varney died Saturday of congestive heart...

    Tags: Ordinary People (movie), Physical Conditions, Movies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Orson Welles

    7. Jan 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Joseph M. Wilcots dies at 70; cinematographer on 'Roots' and its sequel

    Joseph M. Wilcots, a trailblazing African American cinematographer whose credits include the landmark 1970s TV miniseries "Roots" and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdE3O_hvsL8">&ldquo;Roots: The Next Generations</a>," has died. He was 70.
    Joseph M. Wilcots, a trailblazing African American cinematographer whose credits include the landmark 1970s TV miniseries "Roots" and “Roots: The Next Generations," has died. He was 70. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Wilcots obituary: The...

    Tags: Cinema Industry, Louis Gossett Jr., Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, Jackie Robinson

    8. Aug 12, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. David L. Wolper dies at 82; producer of 'Roots,' 1984 L.A. Olympics opening ceremonies

    David L. Wolper, the award-winning television documentary producer best known for the blockbuster TV miniseries "Roots" and for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies he created for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, has died. He was 82.
    David L. Wolper, the award-winning television documentary producer best known for the blockbuster TV miniseries "Roots" and for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies he created for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, has died. He was 82....

    Tags: Culture, History, Periodicals, Diseases and Illnesses, Statue of Liberty

    9. Feb 13, 2013 | Daily Press

  9. Guests of note grace Hampton Roads events

    Author My Haley's "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" tour continues
    Author My Haley's "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" tour continues In case you missed it in our earlier story, author My Haley is currently touring to discuss her book, "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" (Koehlerbooks, 2013), which tells the story of a...

    Tags: Hampton Roads, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Book, CSS Virginia, George Saunders

    10. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Cover to cover: Best in 2012 cookbooks

    Our favorite cookbooks of the season take us down culinary roads less traveled. From the Vietnamese cooking of the famed Slanted Door, to the diverse cuisine of Jerusalem dished up by an unlikely duo, one Israeli, the other Palestinian.
    Our favorite cookbooks of the season take us down culinary roads less traveled. From the Vietnamese cooking of the famed Slanted Door, to the diverse cuisine of Jerusalem dished up by an unlikely duo, one Israeli, the other Palestinian. From a...

    Tags: Recipes, Soups, Authors, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages

    11. Oct 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. LeVar Burton hopes to take reading into the digital age

    LeVar Burton speaks with the clarity and conviction of a man with an audience. His indignations are righteous. &ldquo;I'm pissed at the current state of education in America. The fact that we've spent way too much money on war and not enough on our kids? That pisses me off.&rdquo; His ideals are fully felt. &ldquo;Literacy is a God-given, inalienable right. Every human being deserves clean air, water, shelter, safety, security, the opportunity to worship as one chooses without fear of persecution, and the right to read and write in at least one language. These are the staples of being human.&rdquo; And his passion is infectious.
    LeVar Burton speaks with the clarity and conviction of a man with an audience. His indignations are righteous. “I'm pissed at the current state of education in America. The fact that we've spent way too much money on war and not enough on our kids?...

    Tags: Bill Cosby, Star Trek (movie, 2009), James Earl Jones, The O'Reilly Factor (tv program), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (tv program)

    12. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  12. Muslim woman sues Disney for religious discrimination

    A Muslim woman who worked at a Disney resort hotel is suing the company over religious discrimination.
    KIAH
    A Muslim woman who worked at a Disney resort hotel is suing the company over religious discrimination. Imane Boudlal was a hostess at the Storytellers Cafe at the Grand Californian Hotel and wanted to wear her hijab, or Muslim head scarf or hijab,...

    Tags: Islam, American Civil Liberties Union, Trials, Religion and Belief, Discrimination

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