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'I Served the King of England'
The age-old question "What is art?" is again considered in the colorful and spirited documentary "Beautiful Losers," an absorbing look at how a circle of dispossessed young artists from the 1990s eventually found its way to mainstream success.
The film,...Tags: Ohio, Santa Monica, Movies, Manhattan (New York City), Minority Groups
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West Los Angeles residents on alert over what they call a mini-crime wave
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen Terri Tippit opened the door of her Rancho Park home last week, a man stood before her and introduced himself as part of a "literacy program." Then he asked if she was a teacher like her neighbor. Tippit, who was home alone, was suspicious -- how did...Tags: People, Gang Activity, Los Angeles Police Department, Santa Monica, Jack Weiss
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Don't blame Santa Monica shoppers
The Times editorial "It’s a two-way street” correctly pointed out earlier this month that traffic in areas of Mar Vista and West L.A. has been adversely affected by Santa Monica's nonstop development. Indeed, all one has to do is watch the...Tags: Mar Vista, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Al Jolson, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
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Suspect Arrested in Westside Robberies
KTLA NewsSANTA MONICA -- A suspect under arrest in connection to a string of home invasion robberies that have targeted elderly women in West L.A. and Santa Monica has been identified. The suspect, Jeffery Wayne Langford, 53, of South Los Angeles, was arrested...Tags: Theft, Los Angeles, Crimes
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Vintage rail cars invigorate California train travel
Special to The Los Angeles TimesCarol Voss will never forget her first cross-country train trip, in the front seat of the Vista Dome on the new California Zephyr. That was in the summer of 1949, when automobiles and airplanes had yet to lure many transcontinental travelers off trains....Tags: Tujunga, Passenger Cars, Pennsylvania, California, Costa Mesa
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Review: 'The House Bunny'
"Being a centerfold is the highest and most prestigious honor there is," über-blond Shelley earnestly declares. "It says, 'I'm naked in the middle of a magazine. Unfold me!' "
Such is the glazed-eyed charm of " The House Bunny," which is factory made,...Tags: Sex, Santa Monica, Movies, Medical Specialization, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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A better day-labor market
The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to vote today on an ordinance that would help mitigate community concerns over men searching for work at large home improvement stores. This ordinance, which The Times opposed in an Aug. 10 editorial, deserves...Tags: Labor Markets, Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Unemployment, Home Depot Incorporated
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'Sixty Six'; 'Bottle Shock'
In "Sixty Six," an attention-starved, sad-sack boy in 1966 Britain wants to have the biggest bar mitzvah ever. However, his family's business fails and England's chance to finally win the World Cup falls on his big day. So he sulks when he can't have...Tags: Santa Monica, Movies, Alan Rickman, California, Bill Pullman
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How does summer factor into all this?
WITH THE summer here, will my intellectual posse put their feet up and enjoy arena rock and Dan Brown books? Michael Dirda of Washington Post Book World tells me his taste gets not lighter but hotter: He likes "to feel the tropical heat, the glare of the...Tags: Peter O'Toole, Washington Post Company, Classical Music, Los Angeles
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Woman dies after being stabbed in the neck in Century City
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA woman was fatally stabbed in the neck Monday evening in the parking structure of a Century City high-rise, Los Angeles police said. The attack occurred about 6:30 p.m. at 1875 Century Park East, an upscale building that houses law firms, financial...Tags: James West, Prosecution, Police, Police Investigations, Los Angeles
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Another elderly West L.A. woman targeted in home invasion robbery
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersPolice are investigating the latest in a series of home invasion robberies that have targeted elderly women in the West Los Angeles area and left many residents nervous. The most recent crime occurred about 4 p.m. Tuesday, when a 96-year-old woman was...Tags: People, Santa Monica, Culver City, Rancho Park, Police Investigations
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Geoff Ballard, 75; geophysicist expanded use of fuel cells
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGeoff Ballard, the Canadian entrepreneur who transformed pollution-free fuel cells from an exotic power source used in the space program to an everyday engine used in industry, buses and, perhaps soon, in cars, died Aug. 2 at Lions Gate Hospital in...Tags: Energy Saving, Energy, Automotive Equipment, Ballard Power Systems Incorporated, California
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