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Tiger Woods and Ron Artest have both publicly confessed transgressions, but with different results
Comments BlogPerhaps Tiger Woods thought if he asked us nicely to stay out of his personal life, his name would instantly fall out of the headlines and everyone would forget about any voice mails and car crashes and extramarital affairs. Well,...... -
Fitness goes high-tech with these gadgets
Booster ShotsNeed a workout boost? Go for a gadget. Sure, you could buy a top-of-the-line treadmill. Or one of those cool fitness apps that shows you how to do exercises. Or clothing that molds you in all the right places so...... -
3-D TV: Yay! Or nay?
Brand XIn 2010, the Hollywood studios can be said to have definitively thrown their hats into the 3-D ring, especially when it comes to blockbusters. Wearing 3-D glasses for a couple of hours in a dark movie theater is fine, but what about 3-D TV? Would you... -
Peter Carey mirrors De Tocqueville’s American odyssey
Parrot & Olivier in America
A Novel
Peter Carey
Alfred A. Knopf: 386 pp., $26.95
Come to think of it, America is one long picaresque novel. It takes an Australian-born novelist to remind us of this, mired as we are in the great project, democracy....Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Peter Carey
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It was time for a show
The headline over a science story in The Times this week read, "In a Universe of Wonders, Remembering to Be Awed." That reminded me of a conversation I had when I covered the Showtime Lakers 20 years ago.
Bill Dwyre, the sports editor, summoned me to his...Tags: Kevin McHale, New York Knicks, Larry Bird, Table Tennis, Pat Riley
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Woman arrested after her daughter reports her driving recklessly
L.A. NOWA Santa Barbara woman has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs after her daughter called 911 to report that her mother was driving recklessly, CHP officials said Friday. CHP officers arrested Kathryn Relis about 8:30 a.m. Thursday,...... -
'Shutter Island' shows the power of isolation
Company TownWhen Paramount decided to move "Shutter Island" from October to February, some wondered if the studio had a bigger headache on its hands than the migraines felt by Leonardo DiCaprio's character in the film. It didn't help that the pulp-ish...... -
Don't dismiss aspirin for those migraines
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A License to Chill
Michael Goldstein has written for the New York Daily News, Sunset and other publications. His 2004 Los Angeles Times Magazine story, "Sheer Lunacy," won a feature writing award from the Los Angeles PrDo you medicate? I do. I'm not talking about Xanax or Prozac or Vicodin or their siblings. I have a "recommendation" (not a prescription, a recommendation) for pot. This puts me in a legally and socially problematic condition. The state of California...Tags: Arthritis, Recreational Substance Use, Crimes, Eating Disorders, Medical Procedures and Tests
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The cancer drug
Ahh, cancer. One learns so much from being diagnosed with a death-sentence disease. Of course, 95% of it is stuff you would rather not know, but that other 5% is downright interesting. For example, "America's Next Top Model" is much more fun to watch when...Tags: Politics, Chemotherapy, Death, Republican Party, Colleges and Universities
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This just in: Eat chocolate
Special to The TimesLately I've tried to make sense of the dizzying news from the world of nutritional science. Believe me, it hasn't been easy. Let's steep right in with the news about dark tea, which scientists suggest we drink in great quantities every day to promote...Tags: Health, White Chocolate, Death, Heart Attack, Brain
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Judge is ready to play ball
Mar VistaPresiding justice Laurence M. Greene -- otherwise known as Larry -- leaned back in his office chair, index fingers pressed against the bridge of his nose. That's what his acupuncturist told him to do when he felt a migraine coming on, and it did seem to...Tags: Justice System, Sports, Periodicals, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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