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New York: In the footsteps of Titanic survivors
NEW YORK — As you may have heard, the Titanic never reached New York. But about 700 of its passengers and crew did get here on the night of April 18, 1912, three days after the sinking. In fact, their arrival drew a crowd of thousands to the...
Tags: Sinking of the Titanic (1912), Greenwich Village, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Upper West Side
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Titanic quiz: How much do you know about the doomed cruise?
Los Angeles Times Travel editorFriday the 13th seems to be a good day to write about the Titanic-- not just because we find the number 13 creepy but because the cruise was then underway, 100 years ago, with not a hint (at least, not to the passengers) of trouble in sight. It was the...Tags: Cruises, Sinking of the Titanic (1912), Companies and Corporations, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Cruises: Drinking in the ambience aboard Rotterdam VI
Rarely has a city been as in love with a shipping company as Rotterdam, Netherlands, is with the Holland America line.
So July 3, when the 1997 Rotterdam VI left the Netherlands' second-largest city for New York City, the Dutch turned out in force to...Tags: Cruises, Netherlands, Statue of Liberty, Bill Miller, Sailing
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Jerry Lewis ousted from MDA telethon -- and comics are outraged
Show TrackerJerry Lewis was ousted from Muscular Dystrophy Association. Comedians and others in the comedy community respond.... -
'Top Chef' shows it has the recipe for success
Any number of television's competition shows seem to take special — perhaps sadistic — pleasure in dispatching their also-rans to reality's netherworlds. "The Apprentice" sends the defeated off with "You're fired!," the vanquished in...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Top Chef: Just Desserts (tv program), Restaurants, The Amazing Race (tv program), The Bachelor (tv program)
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As bus tour continues, Sarah Palin checks in with Fox News execs
After visiting Ellis Island in New York on Wednesday, Sarah Palin swung by the midtown Manhattan headquarters of Fox News, where she met with senior executives, including network chief Roger Ailes.
It's unclear whether network officials pressed Palin...Tags: Immigration, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Statue of Liberty, News Media
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“Fringe” recap: What’s the FBI?
Show TrackerI’m going to be having nightmares off the opening of “The Abducted.” I’m man enough to say it. Little kid, scared of monsters in his closet. You know what’s coming. You saw the freaky dude shaving his head only a...... -
With no opponent and barely 558 days left, Obama has already become Campaigner-in-Chief
Top of the TicketFull text of Obama 's new fundraising stump speech with commentary on his unusual Wednesday.... -
Obama's Boston fundraiser remarks: 'Back in 2004, I gave a little speech here that got some attention'
Top of the TicketBarack Obama tries to regenerate the enthusiasms of his 2008 campaign during two fundraising speeches in Boston Wednesday night.... -
Book review: 'The Warmth of Other Suns' by Isabel Wilkerson
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Isabel Wilkerson Random House: 622 pp, $30 It was an all-too-familiar dispatch from a particular time and place. The Clarks, a young black family of four, were trying to improve...Tags: Zora Neale Hurston, Politics, Journalism, Migration, Toni Morrison
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L.A. Unheard: Cassorla
Brand XEditor's note: Welcome to the first installment of L.A. Unheard, a new series on the best local musicians yet to reach your ears. Come back every Wednesday for a new favorite band. The band: Cassorla, a trio based in Eagle Rock. The sound: A... -
Jane Hotel in Manhattan is a tight fit for tight-budgeted travelers
Were it a first-class suite on an overnight flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, you would be ecstatic. A private berth on a Amtrak train chugging up the coast? Few better. Enjoying the Jane Hotel in Manhattan's West Village completely depends on your...Tags: Gaming, West Village, Storage, Broadway Theater, Off-Broadway Theater
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