What happened on December 10, 2006
BOOKS
Matchmaker's dilemma By Douglas Dutton, Douglas Dutton is the owner of Dutton's Brentwood Books and Dutton's Beverly Hills.
Once upon a time and beyond By Madeline Bryant, Madeline Bryant is senior librarian in the children's literature department of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Landscape architect By Kristina Lindgren, kris.lindgren@latimes.com
Out there By Sara Lippincott, sara.lippincott@latimes.com
Carefully chosen words By D.T. Max, D.T. Max is the author most recently of "The Family That Couldn't Sleep," a scientific and cultural history of mad cow, familial insomnia and other prion diseases.
The job at hand By Susan Salter Reynolds, susan.reynolds@latimes.com Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
Planet Roz By Susan Salter Reynolds, susan.reynolds@latimes.com
Extreme makeover: Movie edition By Charles Solomon, Charles Solomon is the author of many books, including "Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation."
Face time By Diana Wagman, Diana Wagman, a professor at Cal State Long Beach, is the author of the novels "Skin Deep," "Spontaneous" and "Bump."
OPINION
Listen, and they will come By Rick J. Caruso, RICK J. CARUSO is chief executive of Caruso Affiliated, the builder and owner of the Grove.
A space station with a parking lot By Tim Cavanaugh, Tim Cavanaugh is the Web editor of The Times' editorial pages.
A prison of our own making By Joe Domanick, JOE DOMANICK, author of "Cruel Justice: Three Strikes and the Politics of Crime in America's Golden State," is senior fellow in criminal justice at the USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism.
The next horror in Somalia By Garrett Jones, Garrett Jones is a retired CIA case officer who has served in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Where Marx and Trump collide By Mitchell Landsberg, MITCHELL LANDSBERG is a Times reporter.
World views By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
City lite By Virginia Postrel, Virginia Postrel (dynamist.com) is a columnist for the Atlantic and the author of "The Substance of Style."
Getting over the black-white divide By Gregory Rodriguez, GREGORY RODRIGUEZ is an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
MAGAZINE
Fashion Accomplices By Elizabeth Khuri, Elizabeth Khuri is an assistant style editor for West.
91024 By Jessica Gelt
215 East 39th Street By Qevin Oji, Qevin Oji is a contributing writer for West.
Living Jewelry By Ann Herold, Ann Herold is West's managing editor.
When Getting Ready to Write, Sharpen Your Pencil By Mark Miller, Mark Miller has written for TV and film. He also writes a humor column for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate and has been a stand-up comedian.
Spin By Andy Meisler, Andy Meisler has written for West, the New York Times and Los Angeles magazine. His Los Angeles Times Magazine story "The Fright Stuff" was included in the 2004 anthology "Best American Sports Writing."