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    May 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Mike McGrady dies at 78; journalist behind sexy bestselling hoax

    In the summer of 1966, Newsday columnist Mike McGrady threw down the gauntlet to a trusted coterie of fellow journalists: Produce a novel so poorly written and relentlessly focused on sex that it would fly off bookstore shelves. Two dozen colleagues, including past and future Pulitzer Prize winners, accepted the challenge.
    In the summer of 1966, Newsday columnist Mike McGrady threw down the gauntlet to a trusted coterie of fellow journalists: Produce a novel so poorly written and relentlessly focused on sex that it would fly off bookstore shelves. Two dozen colleagues,...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, Long Island, News Media, Entertainment Events

    2. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Robin Gibb dies at 62; rose to pop fame as one-third of the Bee Gees

    Robin Gibb, a singer and songwriter who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the sound of the disco era with the best-selling 1977 soundtrack to"Saturday Night Fever," has died. He was 62.
    Robin Gibb, a singer and songwriter who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the sound of the disco era with the best-selling 1977 soundtrack to"Saturday Night Fever," has died. He was 62. Gibb died Sunday after...

    Tags: Whitney Houston, Bee Gees (music group), Disco (genre), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Australia

    3. May 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. PASSINGS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bob Boozer, Jim Abdnor, Chuck Brown, Herbert Breslin

    <b>Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau</b>
    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Renowned baritone championed German lieder Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 86, a renowned baritone who led a worldwide revival in popularity for German lieder, died in his sleep Friday at his home in the southern German city of...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), College Basketball, U.S. Senate, Elections, Gustav Mahler

    4. Apr 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. The past still grips Rodney King

    Rodney King holds in his scarred hands a fishhook and a bag full of big white worms. He crouches on a dock at the edge of a lake on the outskirts of Ontario. It is early, and the sun is bright, the air quiet.
    Rodney King holds in his scarred hands a fishhook and a bag full of big white worms. He crouches on a dock at the edge of a lake on the outskirts of Ontario. It is early, and the sun is bright, the air quiet. "I got these old fatties from my backyard,...

    Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Police Arrests, Los Angeles Police Department, Health, Motorvehicle Accidents

    5. May 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Tomas Borge dies at 81; last living founder of Sandinista movement

    MEXICO CITY &#8212; Tomas Borge, last living founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista movement and one of its most hard-line enforcers as it battled U.S.-backed forces for decades, has died. He was 81.
    MEXICO CITY — Tomas Borge, last living founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista movement and one of its most hard-line enforcers as it battled U.S.-backed forces for decades, has died. He was 81. In Nicaragua, the government of President Daniel Ortega...

    Tags: Government, Respiratory Disease, National Government, Political Corruption, Nicaragua

    6. May 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Celso Chavez, founding member of Possum Dixon, dies at 44

    Pop & Hiss
    Celso Chavez, the guitarist-keyboardist in local '90s alt-rock band Possum Dixon, died Wednesday night after complications from a staph infection led to pneumonia, his former bandmate Rob Zabrecky confirmed to Pop & Hiss. He was 44....
    7. May 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Authors in L.A. this week: Joe Brainard readings and more

    Jacket Copy
    L.A. book events coming up this week....
    8. May 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Kelly Thomas' father walks out as autospy photos are shown

    L.A. NOW
    As images of the battered face of Kelly Thomas were shown in an Orange County courtroom Tuesday, the homeless man's father stood up and walked out of court, unable to look at the gruesome photos. The autopsy photos were shown......
    9. May 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Kelly Thomas case: Two Fullerton cops ordered to stand trial

    L.A. NOW
    An Orange County Superior Court judge has ordered two Fullerton police officers to stand trial in the 2011 death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill homeless man....
    10. Mar 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Dr. Paul H. Crandall dies at 89; invented techniques for diagnosing, treating epilepsy

    Dr. Paul H. Crandall, a UCLA neurosurgeon who pioneered now widely used techniques for diagnosing the source of epileptic seizures in the brain and removing the offending cells, died March 15 from complications of pneumonia at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. He was 89.
    Dr. Paul H. Crandall, a UCLA neurosurgeon who pioneered now widely used techniques for diagnosing the source of epileptic seizures in the brain and removing the offending cells, died March 15 from complications of pneumonia at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical...

    Tags: University of Chicago, NASA, Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Neurosurgery

    11. Apr 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Martin Poll dies at 89; veteran producer best known for 'Lion in Winter'

    Martin Poll, 89, a veteran producer best known for "The Lion in Winter," the Oscar-winning 1968 film that starred Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, died Saturday in New York. He had pneumonia and kidney failure, according to his son, Jon.
    Martin Poll, 89, a veteran producer best known for "The Lion in Winter," the Oscar-winning 1968 film that starred Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, died Saturday in New York. He had pneumonia and kidney failure, according to his son, Jon. Hepburn...

    Tags: Elia Kazan, Awards and Prizes, Egypt, Cook County, Diana, Princess of Wales

    12. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Randall Presley dies at 93; one of California's top home builders

    Soon after developer Randall E. Presley took his company public in 1969, he announced plans to build homes in Capistrano Beach that would "break the price barrier" for ocean-view residences there. Prices ranged from $23,000 to $29,000.
    Soon after developer Randall E. Presley took his company public in 1969, he announced plans to build homes in Capistrano Beach that would "break the price barrier" for ocean-view residences there. Prices ranged from $23,000 to $29,000. By then, Presley...

    Tags: The Salvation Army, House Building, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics

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