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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize

    Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the <a href="http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/lydia-davis-wins-man-booker-international-prize-2013">Man Booker International Prize</a> for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000.
    Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000....

    Tags: Russia, State University of New York, China, Pakistan

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Pay your taxes, Europe warns multinationals

    LONDON &mdash; European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complicated schemes to minimize their tax bills, calling for collective action to thwart such practices.
    LONDON — European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complicated schemes to minimize their tax bills, calling for collective action to thwart such practices. Britain,...

    Tags: Eric Schmidt, Fredrik Reinfeldt, United Kingdom, Apple Inc., Starbucks Corp.

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. European leaders take on corporate tax avoidance

    LONDON -- European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to clamp down on multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complex accounting schemes to lower their tax bills.
    LONDON -- European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to clamp down on multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complex accounting schemes to lower their tax bills. Taking on an issue that has also become...

    Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp., European Union, G8, David Cameron

    4. May 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Pictures in the News | May 20, 2013

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    In Monday's Pictures in the News: A kiss in Paris' Trocadero Square with the Eiffel Tower in the background; a bull gets the best of French matador Juan Leal in Nimes, France; a man leaps into a puddle of mud during the so-called Dirty Pig Festival in...
    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Asghar Farhadi goes for maximum emotional impact in his films

    CANNES, France &mdash; "Stories come to me," says Asghar Farhadi, his sharp eyes focused, intense. "This one came to me, and I decided to follow it."
    CANNES, France — "Stories come to me," says Asghar Farhadi, his sharp eyes focused, intense. "This one came to me, and I decided to follow it." It sounds straightforward, simple even, but nothing about the filmmaker's latest work, "The Past," fits...

    Tags: A Prophet (movie), Movies, Iran, Cannes Film Festival, Entertainment

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Did Cannes premiere pay off for 'Gatsby' at foreign box office?

    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in many European theaters and beyond.
    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in...

    Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Services and Shopping, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Film Festivals, Festive Events

    7. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Across the Table: In France, a cherry tree, clafoutis and an intuitive baker

    P&eacute;rigord, France, many years ago:
    Los Angeles Times
    Périgord, France, many years ago: I sit at the oilcloth-covered table, watching the bee climb in and out of the jam jar as I listen to its buzz. The sun is a shock of gold outside the window. The cicadas keep time, rubbing their wiry legs together,...

    Tags: Recipes, Cherries

    8. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Cannes 2013: A very French celebration

    CANNES, France -- The audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, if they are so moved, really know how to do things right when it comes to recognizing new film talent. This was the case in spades with the Saturday morning premier of Rebecca Zlotowski&rsquo;s &ldquo;Grand Central.&rdquo;
    CANNES, France -- The audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, if they are so moved, really know how to do things right when it comes to recognizing new film talent. This was the case in spades with the Saturday morning premier of Rebecca Zlotowski’...

    Tags: Movies, Cannes Film Festival, Entertainment, Octavia Spencer, Arts and Culture

    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage

    PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders.
    PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...

    Tags: Francois Hollande, Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage, Paris (France), Same-Sex Marriage

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr

    SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold &mdash; and risky &mdash; strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular with teens and young adults.
    SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...

    Tags: Media Industry, Computer Networking and Internet, YouTube, Online Media Industry, Advertising

    11. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema

    &mdash; Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event.
    — Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event. Paris-based graphic...

    Tags: Bruce Dern, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (movie), Ethan Coen, Cannes Film Festival, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Cannes 2013: For Octavia Spencer, a new stop with 'Fruitvale Station'

    CANNES, France -- You&rsquo;d expect a savvy pro such as Octavia Spencer to have dropped in on the Cannes Film Festival once or twice over the years.
    CANNES, France -- You’d expect a savvy pro such as Octavia Spencer to have dropped in on the Cannes Film Festival once or twice over the years. But there she was on Thursday afternoon, taking it all in like a wide-eyed tourist. “First...

    Tags: Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Movies, Cannes Film Festival, The Weinstein Company, Entertainment

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