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'House' recap: Die, Masters, die!
Show TrackerHonesty not only isnât the best policy, in some cases, it needs to be taken out and maimed. Nowhere is that more evident than when Dr. Martha M. Masters (3M) is confronted with an âethical dilemma.â (I use the quotes...... -
Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79; legendary actress
Elizabeth Taylor, the glamorous queen of American movie stardom, whose achievements as an actress were often overshadowed by her rapturous looks and real-life dramas, has died. She was 79. Hospitalized six weeks ago for congestive heart failure, Taylor...Tags: Robert Taylor, Broadway Theater, Academy Awards, Divorce, Pharmaceuticals
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Russell Brand: A new brand
It can be exhausting, admitted Russell Brand, being on all the time. Constantly looking for the laugh, thinking up witty comebacks, exuding rakish charm.
So last week, when the star of the new "Arthur" remake knew he had no audience to impress, he took...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Academy Awards, Entertainment, Russell Brand
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Book review: 'The Last Boy' by Jane Leavy
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Last Boy Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood Jane Leavy Harper: 456 pp., $27.99 As a young girl growing up in the Bronx, Jane Leavy was enthralled not only by Mickey Mantle's amazing ability — at his best, he was as great as any...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Mickey Mantle, Rush Limbaugh, Internists, Bob Costas
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British TV cops are a tormented lot
Channel-surf almost any night of the week in Britain and chances are you'll come across a gruesome crime drama featuring a dark and tortured soul whose brutal, morally repellent deeds make you recoil in horror.
And that's just the detective.
The...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Benedict Cumberbatch, Social Issues, Murder, Entertainment
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Movie review: 'Touching Home'
There's a tale of passion and tenacity behind the baseball-and-family drama "Touching Home," but it's in a published book about the making of it, by identical twins and first-time filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller. The semi-autobiographical movie they...Tags: Family, Entertainment, Ed Harris, Baseball, Movies
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Sober travel options
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe life of a road warrior is certainly no picnic, but for Brian H., it proved his undoing. For years, as a pharmaceutical salesman shuttling throughout Asia, eating alone at night in hotel bars and with access to a generous expense account for boozy...Tags: Natural Resources, Family, Carnival Cruise Lines, Tour Operations Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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You can cut back on alcohol
Seventy years ago, Bill Wilson -- the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous -- declared his powerlessness over alcohol in a book by the same name. The failed businessman contended that, as an alcoholic, he had to "hit bottom" before changing his life and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Philosophy, Alcoholic Beverages, Health, University of Southern California
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`Rescue Me:' The prodigal bum returns
Show TrackerHaving caught Franco and Janet in the act of heavy flirting, Tommy Gavin storms out of his apartment and goes on the binge to end all binges. First he takes a few big chugs from the bottle of high-end whiskey...... -
`Rescue Me:' Nothing like a good old fashioned protest
Show TrackerHaving been led off in handcuffs for giving his daughter Colleen a 151-proof baptism in an effort to get her to quit drinking, Tommy Gavin finds himself in jail surrounded by the ghosts of his cousin Jimmy Keefe and a...... -
How obese are we?
Today, professors Kelly D. Brownell and Paul F. Campos attempt to define the parameters and significance of our modern fatness. Later in the week, they'll debate policy prescriptions, cultural issues and more. Two-thirds are overweight, and we're...
Tags: Diabetes, Overweight, Lung Cancer, Obesity, Social Issues
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Ronald Reagan Dies at 93
Times Staff WriterRonald Reagan, the Hollywood actor who became one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century and transformed the political landscape of an era with his vision of conservative government, died Saturday at his home in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los...Tags: Parties and Movements, Taxation, The Holocaust (1934-1945), International Military Interventions, U.S. House of Representatives
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