Is Cardinal Roger Mahony, the archbishop of Los Angeles, getting in a few last swings before he's forced into retirement in the spring of 2011?
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The 2009 Oscars “In Memoriam” tribute yielded a wonderful alternate-universe moment: In the obit roll call naming Charlton Heston and Cyd Charisse, there
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Contestant Devon Pedde is in the spotlight, both literally and figuratively. A slender, rakishly handsome young man with a look equal parts austere, intellectual poe
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Breaking News: Despite gastrointestinal evidence indicating otherwise, the chili dog is not invincible. According a Los Angeles Times report, Pink's Hot Dogs wa
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Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week:
— An interview with Shut Up, Foodies, a new satirical food blog.
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Okay, Erykah Badu-gate is sooo one day ago, but with 24 hours of reflection, and frantic Googling/Topeka-ing, it has become apparent that no one cares about the othe
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The two nights of Passover seder 5770 fall on Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30. Our local, trusty, sophisticated Passover mavens honor the broad Jewish culina
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BOXeight's fashion “Refocus” experiment continued on Saturday with “installations” by Le Sang des Betes, Lloyd Klein, Michael Costello an
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On a summer day in 1975, a 16-year-old girl carrying a Silvertone guitar took four public buses from Canoga Park to a two-story house in Huntington Beach. At the doo
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If you accidentally set your kitchen on fire the last time you baked cookies, or have been banned from cooking dinner by your family because they'd rather eat I
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Hot on the heels of an over-the-weekend revelation that actor Corey Haim's death has been tied to an illicit prescription drug ring, the Los Angeles County Distr
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