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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Film review: 'Deceptive Practice' weaves its own kind of magic

    Regard the hands of Ricky Jay. Watch them making cards do things cards never have done before, things cards didn't even know they could do. And for this master of manipulation, cards are just the beginning.
    Regard the hands of Ricky Jay. Watch them making cards do things cards never have done before, things cards didn't even know they could do. And for this master of manipulation, cards are just the beginning. Seeing is definitely not believing in the...

    Tags: Entertainment, Ed Sullivan, Dinah Shore, Ricky Jay

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

  2. William Friedkin takes a high-speech chase through his career

    Filmmaker William Friedkin, who's best known for such landmark films as "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" in the early '70s, looks back on a long career directing movies, opera and theater in his new memoir, "The Friedkin Connection."
    Filmmaker William Friedkin, who's best known for such landmark films as "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" in the early '70s, looks back on a long career directing movies, opera and theater in his new memoir, "The Friedkin Connection." Why do...

    Tags: Film Festivals, Movies, England, Venice International Film Festival, Entertainment

    3. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies' to return to London stage

    Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Love Never Dies," the sequel to his megahit "The Phantom of the Opera," will return to the London stage.
    Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Love Never Dies," the sequel to his megahit "The Phantom of the Opera," will return to the London stage. Producers David Ian and Michael Harrison, who helmed the West End production of “The Bodyguard,” plan to...

    Tags: Janis Joplin, David Ian, London Theatre, Entertainment, Arts and Culture

    4. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. C. Everett Koop dies at 96; former U.S. surgeon general

    In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of homosexuals for the AIDS virus and a host of other measures that would victimize patients and keep the disease and the diseased hidden from public light.
    In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of...

    Tags: AIDS, Tobacco Addiction, Viral Diseases and Infections, Abortion, Heroin

    5. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Compartés' Jonathan Grahm -- the new face of chocolate?

    Jonathan Grahm, the owner of Compartés Chocolatier in Brentwood, is just back from a whirlwind pre-Valentine's Day tour of Japan, where 100 Compartés pop-up shops opened for the holiday in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Hiroshima, Nagoya and Kobe. Grahm's face has been plastered on billboards, little old ladies in kimonos vied for his autograph, designers wanted his chocolates to coordinate with their products (underwear, for example) and fans showered him with gifts (such as a Mickey Mouse action figure).
    Los Angeles Times
    Jonathan Grahm, the owner of Compartés Chocolatier in Brentwood, is just back from a whirlwind pre-Valentine's Day tour of Japan, where 100 Compartés pop-up shops opened for the holiday in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Hiroshima, Nagoya and Kobe. Grahm's face...

    Tags: Strawberries, Chocolate Bars, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Japan, Holidays

    6. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Mayor Bloomberg wants N.Y. to better prepare for extreme weather

    In the wake of <a>Hurricane Sandy</a>'s devastation, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the city needed to prepare for &ldquo;the new realities&rdquo; of rising sea levels and laid out his vision -- one that could include levees.
    In the wake of Hurricane Sandy's devastation, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the city needed to prepare for “the new realities” of rising sea levels and laid out his vision -- one that could include levees. “Let me...

    Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Michael Bloomberg, Same-Sex Marriage, Oceans

    7. Dec 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Donald Margulies' multiculti holiday tale

    Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies talks about his inspiration for his new play, "Coney Island Christmas," which runs through Dec. 30 at the Geffen Playhouse.
    Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies talks about his inspiration for his new play, "Coney Island Christmas," which runs through Dec. 30 at the Geffen Playhouse. Tell me about "Coney Island Christmas." "Coney Island Christmas"...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Holidays, Entertainment Events, Family, Religion and Belief

    8. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. L.A. area theaters hope to strike holiday gold

    "What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?" &mdash; Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol."
    "What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?" — Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol." At the box office there is no "Bah! Humbug!" The recompense that two big Southern California theaters...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, A Christmas Carol (movie, 2009), Kirk Douglas, Holidays, Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character)

    9. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Stocking stuffers: Compartes chocolate bars

    <strong></strong>Looking for holiday gifts made in Los Angeles?
    Looking for holiday gifts made in Los Angeles? Local brand Compartes has launched a new line of handcrafted chocolate bars that draw upon chocolatier Jonathan Grahm’s search for flavors that take a nostalgic ride through Americana. The result of a...

    Tags: Chocolate Bars, New Products

    10. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Taking note of a wave of shorter plays

    As artistic director of L.A.'s Center Theatre Group, Michael Ritchie reads more than a play a day on average &mdash; perhaps 500 a year &mdash; in quest of the 15 or 16 he'll pick each season for his company's three stages.
    As artistic director of L.A.'s Center Theatre Group, Michael Ritchie reads more than a play a day on average — perhaps 500 a year — in quest of the 15 or 16 he'll pick each season for his company's three stages. But lately he's noticed...

    Tags: Brian Dennehy, Nathan Lane, John Hurt, Eugene O'Neill, Kirk Douglas

    11. Aug 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. reFramed: In conversation with Arthur Tress

    Framework
    Arthur Tress was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 24, 1940. He took his first photographs while still in elementary school in 1952. He attended Bard College, where he studied art and art history, world culture and philosophy under Heinrich Bluecher....
    12. Jun 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Southern California Close-Ups: Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu

    <em><em>First published on </em> July 31, 2011<em>. Revised and expanded in early 2012.</em></em>
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    First published on July 31, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You could spend a solid year sniffing out cool spots for travelers in Venice, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu -- scores of hotels, hundreds of restaurants and bars, more...

    Tags: William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, Parallel Bars Gymnastics, Event Planning, The O.C. (tv program)

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