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What happened on June 11, 2006
NEWS
In Russia, Boots Made the Old-Fashioned Way By Judith Ingram, Associated Press Writer
Mexicans Wed Minus Sexism in Their Vows By Hugh Dellios, Chicago Tribune
Japan's Transsexuals Emerge From the Dark By Hiroko Tabuchi, Associated Press Writer
Tidal Changes as S. Korea Walls Off Coastal Wetlands By Michael Casey, Associated Press Writer
Las Vegas' New (Midair) Twist By Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press Writer
Excellent Vintage, But How Will It Taste at 30,000 Feet? By Mark Skertic, Chicago Tribune
Baby Boomers Put Their Spin on Grandparenting By Kirsten Scharnberg, Chicago Tribune
BOOKS
Invasion of the money snatchers By Max Barry, Max Barry is the author of three novels, "Company," "Jennifer Government" and "Syrup."
Bestsellers
The poisoned portfolio By Terry Burnham, Terry Burnham is director of economics at Acadian Asset Management and author of "Mean Markets and Lizard Brains."
Circling By Jane Ciabattari, Jane Ciabattari is the author of the short-story collection "Stealing the Fire" and a member of the board of the National Book Critics Circle.
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
CLASSIC MOMENTS IN SURFING: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF LeROY GRANNIS
Bestsellers / Paperbacks
The escape artist By Susan Salter Reynolds, Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
Lipstick traces By Leslie Schwartz, Leslie Schwartz is the author of the novels "Jumping the Green" and "Angels Crest." She is currently at work on a book about the U.S. juvenile justice system.
Invented truths By Wendy Smith, Wendy Smith is the author of "Real Life Drama: The Group Theatre and America, 1931-1940."
The rush hour By Antoine Wilson, Antoine Wilson is the author of the forthcoming novel "The Interloper" from Handsel Books/Other Press. He lives and surfs in L.A.
Seen but not seen By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods is the author of the Charlotte Justice mystery series, the latest of which, "Strange Bedfellows," is partly set in Orange County.
ENTERTAINMENT
A storied tradition By Paul Lieberman, Times Staff Writer
A no-show for mock Hockney By Christopher Reynolds
A+D museum finds new home By Christopher Reynolds
Cautious optimism within art market Bloomberg News
Reluctantly, he'll find his next train By Susan King
The first cut is the deepest By Josh Getlin, Times Staff Writer
Rabbits give punch to parodies By Susan King
Walter Hill still a man of the West By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Covenant keeping on
Found at the Spirit Awards
Talent in volumes
The guests for the cup
Her return engagement By Kevin Thomas, Special to The Times
Far from lonely at the top By Tyler Green, Special to The Times
A Batjac four-pack is a box of trouble By Susan King
They're No Angels By Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer
Riding higher as actor on a downturn By Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer
His reggae is hardly unorthodox By Chris Lee, Special to The Times
A little `Magic' for the masses By Kristin Hohenadel, Special to The Times
Pre-NAFTA roles
WeHo worries
The Longoria way
Love, pop the Sonic Youth way By Steve Hochman;soren Baker;randy Lewis
Victor Salva's horror stories By Patrick Goldstein, Times Staff Writer
The hits just keep on coming By Christine N. Ziemba
Curtain up on Broadway
Big and brassy, but also short and sassy By Dinah Eng, Special to The Times
The kids are new, but the block isn't By Josh Kun, Special to The Times
A scary and exciting life for Bright Morning
OPINION
Judging the voters
Faded glory on Broadway By Dan Turner
It's America's U.N. too
Lessons from the school race case?
Federal land sale carries a high price
Wings or wheels for the chief?
Dark clouds in the skies
Haditha screams a message
The tax-cut follies: Part II By Jonathan Chait
Tweaking the crystal meth myth By Patrick Moore, PATRICK MOORE is the author of "Tweaked: A Crystal Meth Memoir" and a co-founder of the new media company 12th Street Jam. His blog, "The Principles," appears on Yahoo! Health.
Change fuels America's faithful By Gregory Rodriguez, GREGORY RODRIGUEZ is an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
What would Che say? By Trisha Ziff, TRISHA ZIFF, an independent curator and documentary filmmaker, is director of 212 BERLIN, a visual arts project in Mexico City.
Eight ways to beat the heat By Daniel M. Kammen, DANIEL M. KAMMEN, a professor at UC Berkeley, is founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (rael.berkeley.edu.) and co-director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment.
Stop treating cops like perps By Jack Dunphy, JACK DUNPHY is the pseudonym of a Los Angeles police officer who writes a column for National Review Online.
Where are Iraq's Pentagon Papers? By Daniel Ellsberg, Daniel Ellsberg was put on trial in 1973 for leaking the Pentagon Papers, but the case was dismissed after four months because of government misconduct.
Past the boiling point By Elizabeth Kolbert, Elizabeth Kolbert, a staff writer for the New Yorker since 1999, is the author of "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change," published earlier this year by Bloomsbury.
Warming up to nuclear power By George Monbiot, George Monbiot writes an environmental column for the Guardian of London (www.monbiot.com). His book "Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning" will be published in Britain in October.
Mexico's foreign policy: back to the future? By Sergio Munoz, SERGIO MUnOZ is a former editorial writer for The Times. He is now a contributing editor to the paper, and his weekly syndicated column in Spanish appears in 20 newspapers in 12 countries.
Speaking Democrat By Geoffrey Nunberg, GEOFFREY NUNBERG is a linguist who teaches at UC Berkeley's School of Information. His new book on politics and language, "Talking Right," will be published next month by PublicAffairs.
In this paper, heroes are MIA By Frank Schaeffer, FRANK SCHAEFFER is the author of the forthcoming novel "Baby Jack" and coauthor with Kathy Roth-Douquet of "AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from the Military and How it Hurts Our Country."
WORLD
U.N. Team Seeks to Extend Hariri Inquiry From Times Wire Reports
Counteroffer Planned on Anti-Nuclear Package From Times Wire Reports
Parliament Abolishes Monarch's Veto Power From Times Wire Reports
ETA Peace Talks Plan Prompts Huge Protest From Times Wire Reports
500 Die in Most Violent 3 Weeks in Recent Years From Times Wire Reports
U.N. Envoys Meet With Darfur Conflict Refugees By Maggie Farley and Edmund Sanders, Times Staff Writers
G-8 Upbeat on Global Economy From the Associated Press
U.S. Soldier, 18 Others Slain in Iraq Violence From Times Wire Services
A Dictator's Double Is Keeping Up Appearances By Barbara Demick, Times Staff Writer
Parents Fear Marine's Case Tainted by Haditha Killings By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
Candidates Pledge to Put Mexico to Work By Sam Enriquez, Times Staff Writer
Palestinian Vote on Statehood Plan Set for July By Laura King, Times Staff Writer
Political Exposure
Fear of Big Battle Panics Iraqi City By Megan K. Stack and Louise Roug, Times Staff Writers
Protesters Call for President of Taiwan to Step Down From Times Wire Services
Questions Remain About Zarqawi's Final Minutes By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Lessons on Investing From Unlikely Places By Philip Coggan, Special to The Times
Huge CEO Pay Hurts Workers
Another Perspective on Buying Real Estate
Counting on Beans By Jerry Hirsch, Times Staff Writer
Callers Can Reach Out and Touch Some Cash By Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
Voting Away the Tax Base? By Tom Petruno, Times Staff Writer
Hollywood Union Plays Out Its Own Drama By Richard Verrier, Times Staff Writer
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
A police error, a tragic death
Cyclists Gratified, Proud at Finish of AIDS Ride By Larry Gordon, Times Staff Writer
Dick Anderson, 73; Diving Pioneer Employed Technical Skill, Bravery and Humor By Dennis Mclellan, Times Staff Writer
Police Searching for Jewelry Robber From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Rapper Eazy-E's Son Arrested From a Times Staff Writer
There Goes the Enrollment By Nancy Cleeland, Times Staff Writer
Gita, the Los Angeles Zoo's 48-Year-Old Elephant, Dies By Carla Hall, Times Staff Writer
Caltrans to Taggers: Spray Away By Megan Garvey, Times Staff Writer
Mixed-Race Asians Find Pride as Hapas By Teresa Watanabe, Times Staff Writer
Taxpayers Getting Clipped by Mailings By Steve Lopez
Man Found Slain Was Shot to Death From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Man Arrested After Stabbing Victim Dies From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Homeless Man Found Beaten to Death From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Making a Splash in Huntington Beach
Thrown for a Loop, Into the Slammer By Steve Harvey
Rangers Among Parks' Rarest Sights By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer
A `Self-Funded' Candidate: Avoiding Special Interests, or Buying the Office? By Dana Parsons
Theodore E. Cohn, 64; His Eye Expertise Led to Better Warning Signals From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Bjoern Wiinblad, 87; Danish Artist Known for Posters and Ceramics From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Pellicano Won't `Rat Out' Clients By Chuck Philips, Times Staff Writer
Garden Grove Street Race Ends in Death From a Times Staff Writer
Cyclist Runs Red Light, Is Hit by Car and Killed From Times Staff and Wire Reports
San Clemente's Chief Concern By Garrett Therolf, Times Staff Writer
Crews Have Wildfire About 75% Contained From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Roland Seidler Jr., 77; Founded L.A. Investment Firm From a Times Staff Writer
Police Shoot, Wound Suspect From a Times Staff Writer
Invading Mud Snail Tiny, but a Big Headache By Sara Lin, Times Staff Writer
Robert Sterling Service Scheduled
A Fortune Built From Elbow Grease and Oil By Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer
Death by Geography By Alan Zarembo, Times Staff Writer
Military Deaths
Water Quest Shifts Course By Gary Polakovic, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
Koch Backs Two-Time Rival's Son for Office From Times Wire Reports
Did Fugitive Polygamist Return for Marriages? From Times Wire Reports
King Daughter Vows Advocacy of Nonviolence From Times Wire Reports
Bomb Suspect Son Had to Be Reported, Dad Says From Times Wire Reports
Guards Tell Neighbors Prison Is a Threat From Times Wire Reports
Still Going: Byrd to Become Longest-Serving Senator From the Associated Press
Strong Beliefs in Fate of This Church By Lynn Marshall, Times Staff Writer
145 Years Later, 6 Union Soldiers Are Buried at Home From the Associated Press
Guantanamo's First Suicides Pressure U.S. By Julian E. Barnes and Carol J. Williams, Times Staff Writers
Net-Savvy Democrats Aim to Pack a Digital Punch By Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer
Bilbray Victory Shows Voters Aren't Crossing the Divide By Ronald Brownstein
A Student's Forest Paper Sparks One Hot Debate By Bettina Boxall and Janet Wilson, Times Staff Writers
Town Honors Red Skelton With Theater From the Associated Press
Stem Cell Labs Take Private Path By Robert Lee Hotz, Times Staff Writer
First Depression of Season Nears Florida By Ken Kaye, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Cook County's Question: What's Become of Leader? By P.J. Huffstutter, Times Staff Writer
Weighing Blame in Ground Zero Delays By Luis Perez, Newsday
REAL ESTATE
No one perfect spot to raise a family, but 100 possibilities By Robert J. Bruss, Inman News
A pastoral retreat, hidden in the hills By Rozelle Polido, Special to The Times
3 great stories by Gehry By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Where the heartthrob is at home By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Through the roof By Gayle Pollard-terry, Times Staff Writer
Average mortgage rates and indexes
After several takes, it's right By Kathy Price-robinson, Special to The Times
SPORTS
Let Your Guile Be Your Umbrella
One Game Enough for Corey, Rangers From the Associated Press
Lackey Is Roughed Up by Seattle By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Rodriguez Continues to Sit, Wait By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Down The Line By Tim Brown
Angels Minor Leaguers By Houston Mitchell
Grimsley Is No Longer Being Paid From Times Wire Reports
Jazil's Jockey Comes of Age in Belmont By Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writer
Hopkins Goes Out a Winner From the Associated Press
Even Brazil Has Case Of Nerves By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press
Jordan Has a Worthy Defense for This Pick By Larry Stewart, Times Staff Writer
Issue Is No Longer Under Radar By Tim Brown
Chivas Usa Today By Jim Barrero
Tomko Gets the Wins Knocked Out of Him By Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Lofton Showing Some of Old Speed By Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Edwards Gets Back on Track By Andrea Adelson, Associated Press
Even in Victory, English Fans Fuss By Chuck Culpepper, Special to The Times
A Step From Tennis Elite By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
Henin-Hardenne Hits a Sweet Spot in Paris By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
Gagnier Powers Fullerton Ahead By Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
Galaxy Today By Jim Barrero
Hurst, Miyazato Tied; Wie Is One Back From the Associated Press
Lava Man's Victory Rates Fast Company By Bob Mieszerski, Times Staff Writer
Inquiring Minds Get Answers By Eric Sondheimer, Eric Sondheimer can be reached at eric.sondheimer@latimes.com.
Squallacious Stretches Out By Bob Mieszerski
Knill Wins Feature Race By Steven Herbert
Could She Be Next Krone? By David Ginsburg, Associated Press
Every Four Years, Its Grip Is Felt Around the World By Jim Litke, Associated Press
Wheldon Is Caught at Finish From the Associated Press
Changing With the Seasons By Mark Heisler
Louisiana State's Carter Wins 100 and 400 Titles From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Bounce Shifts the Oilers' Way in Game 3 By Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
Rookie Soler Gives Mets a Boost, 5-0 From the Associated Press
Nailed by the Hammer
Apple of Their Eyes By Thomas Bonk, Times Staff Writer
Weighty Issues Swirl Around Ronaldo By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press
Mexico Can Finally Focus on Field By Grahame L. Jones, By Grahame L. Jones Times Staff Writer
Taking Togo to Its Heart By Clare Nullis, Associated Press
Notre Dame Safety Wins Pro Boxing Debut By Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
Rising Duo Snacks on Top Team By Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Going to Great Depths to Win By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Togo Coach Quits Over Dispute From the Associated Press
A Course That Delivers Golf at Its Finest By Daniel Wexler, Special to The Times
Trinidad Is Thrilled to Tie Sweden From the Associated Press
MAGAZINE
The Eye Of L.a. / Mark Bradford By Ernest Hardy, Ernest Hardy has written for Rolling Stone, Vibe, LA Weekly and the New York Times. He is also the author of "Blood Beats: Vol. 1: Demos, Remixes & Extended Versions," a collection of cultural criticism.
The Exploding View By Gary Garrels, Gary Garrels is senior curator at the Hammer Museum.
AN EVER WIDER WORLD / Enrique Martinez Celaya By Christian Williams, Christian Williams is a screenwriter, contributing writer for West and former arts editor at the Washington Post.
Actually, We Bring You Art Every Single Week By Rick Wartzman
More on Charlie Kaufman
She's Made the Most of Her Own Space
Packing Up, Moving On
Cost-Effective Solutions to Our Dependency on Oil
Work, Rest. Work, Stop. By Michael Webb, Michael Webb is the author, most recently, of "Art/Invention/House." He is also a contributing writer for Architectural Digest.
The Love Affair of Mel & Travis By Gendy Alimurung, Gendy Alimurung is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles.
Harley's Angels By Dan Neil
Reflections in Pool, Escalante River, Utah By Colin Westerbeck
Land a New Gig Before This One Is Done By Rob Ryder, Rob Ryder is a screenwriter, technical consultant for sports-themed films and the author of the forthcoming "Hollywood Jock."
Give Yourself a Hand
Sounds of the City By Kieren Van Den Blink
Don't Bogart That Joint--or Else
Occidental Petroleum CEO Ray Irani's Guide to Coping With...
The Day Job / Tahir Fatah By Aris Janigian, Aris Janigian, a contributing writer for West, is the author of the novel "Bloodvine."
TRAVEL
Deal of the week By R.J. Mcclure
In Arizona, it's 10 miles to cloud 9 By John Corrigan, Times Staff Writer
Hotels that can sleep well at night By Kathy Chin Leong, Special to The Times
When searching, remember what goes on behind the scenes By James Gilden, Special to The Times
`Phantom' drops in on Sin City By Blake Hennon
A booming economy? Where?
A very public wedding procession
Amsterdam's just the beginning
On the cultural two-way street
Avoid the soccer rowdies By Rosemary Mcclure
Hotels' super shuttle
Take time to smell the flowers By Ann Pryor, Special to The Times
In Portland, the sea's never very far away By Scott Martelle, Times Staff Writer
Julian gives you the moon and the stars
So ... this is Serbia? By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
Peace and hints of the troubled past in Croatia By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
China's past, through the gloom
Once-in-a-lifetime train ride in Serbia By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
Canoe and fish as the salmon run By Maggie Barnett, Times Staff Writer
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