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John Carpenter: The Hero Complex interview [video]
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesJohn Carpenter, the legendary director of films including “Halloween,” “Escape From New York,” “The Thing,” “Starman,” “Big Trouble in Little […]... -
Memorial Day weekend forecast: Cool, chance of rain late Monday
There'll be some sun this Memorial Day weekend, but it won't be perfect beach weather, forecasters say. And there's even a chance of rain at the tail end of the three-day break. The National Weather Service said temperatures will reach the 70s in most...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Memorial Day, National Weather Service, Los Angeles International Airport, Holidays
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Letters: Sour notes on Dr. Dre's musical gift
Re "Why USC, Dr. Dre?," Opinion, May 21 Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, Dillard University President Walter M. Kimbrough says that Andre Young (also known as Dr. Dre) should have considered donating the $35 million he gave USC to a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Plan B (music group), Education, Entertainment, Music
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Letters on letters: No excuse for not voting
Judging by the hundreds of letters we received on L.A.'s mayoral campaign (and other races) between the March 5 primary and Tuesday's election, Angelenos weren't exactly thrilled watching the candidates engage in political fisticuffs for nearly three...
Tags: Local Elections, Wendy Greuel, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Memorial Day
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PASSINGS: Henri Dutilleux, Harold Shapero, Vernon McGarity
Henri Dutilleux French composer of modernist music Henri Dutilleux, 97, a highly regarded French composer of modernist music, died Thursday in Paris, said his publisher, Schott Music. The cause was not given. Considered one of the most important...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Pneumonia, Music, Music Industry, Harvard University
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Battle of the Burgers 2013: Show us your Memorial Day burgers!
Attention, grillmasters! Fixing your special burgers this Memorial Day weekend? Take a photo and enter your recipe in our 2013 Battle of the Burgers! And while we've got your attention, may we introduce you to some competition. George Levinthal of...
Tags: Hamburgers, Recipes, Memorial Day, Holidays, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Utah boy, 15, arrested in stabbing deaths of brothers, 10 and 4
Northern Utah authorities are considering whether to charge as an adult a 15-year-old honor student suspected in the stabbing deaths of two younger brothers. Davis County Sheriff’s Sgt. Susan Poulsen said people in the small town of West Point...
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'Dexter' enters last season with knife marks all over TV landscape
When Showtime debuted "Dexter" way back in 2006, people couldn't quite grasp what they were seeing. A serial killer? As a sympathetic leading man? Were those the flames of Sodom burning distantly behind us? "Silence of the Lambs" had whet our appetite...
Tags: Criminals, Oprah Winfrey, Murder, Literature, Television
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In Hollywood, a rowdy goodbye for Slayer's Jeff Hanneman
The afternoon light leaked through the open doors of the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday. But inside the venue, everything was lighted red enough to resemble a reign in blood. The thousands-deep line outside for Thursday’s memorial for founding...
Tags: Slayer (music group), Anthrax, Suicide, Deftones (music group)
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Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors?
Need more blood donors? Economists have a suggestion: Pay them. For nearly 40 years, efforts to compensate people for donating blood have been discouraged by the World Health Organization. In the United States, the American Red Cross says “all...
Tags: HIV, Argentina, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, American Red Cross
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U.S. drivers will spend $1.4 billion on gasoline over Memorial Day
Get ready for an expensive three-day weekend behind the wheel. The Union of Concerned Scientists says that Americans will spend about $1.4 billion on gasoline over the course of the Memorial Day holiday. Among those paying the most will be...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Marketing
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Memorial Day deals: 49-cent Slurpees at 7-Eleven, BOGO free Ben & Jerry's and more
If you're a fan of the Slurpee, 7-Eleven's sugary frozen drink, then the convenience store chain has a deal for you over Memorial Day weekend. To kick off the summer, 7-Eleven is selling all medium-size Slurpees for 49 cents throughout the holiday...
Tags: Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Holidays, Foods and Beverages
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