What happened on September 10, 2006
BOOKS
Local heroes By Jimmy Breslin, Jimmy Breslin won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1986. He is the author, most recently, of "Love Lasts on Myrtle Avenue," a play.
All the wrong places By Rosa Brooks, Rosa Brooks, special counsel to the Open Society Institute and a law professor at Georgetown University, writes a weekly op-ed column for The Times.
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Valiant voyeurism By Tara Ison, Tara Ison is the author of the novels "A Child Out of Alcatraz" and the forthcoming "The List."
Notes from underground By Matthew Price, Matthew Price is a journalist and critic who lives along the N line in outer Brooklyn.
A jagged peace By Susan Salter Reynolds, Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
The great unknowing By Louise Steinman, Louise Steinman is the author of "The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War."
Tough guy, soft boiled By Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is a Times film critic.
Peculiar pearls By Antoine Wilson, Antoine Wilson is the author of the forthcoming novel "The Interloper."
OPINION
The `madness' of Lopez Obrador By Denise Dresser, DENISE DRESSER is a columnist for the Mexican newspaper Reforma and a professor at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico.
Gawking at Rio's poor By Gregory Rodriguez, GREGORY RODRIGUEZ is an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation. grodriguez@latimescolumnists.com
Why pay millions for `A Million's' lies? By David L. Ulin, DAVID L. ULIN is book editor of The Times. david.ulin@latimes.com
Trading 007 for Jack Bauer By Leo Braudy, LEO BRAUDY is the author of "From Chivalry to Terrorism: War and the Changing Nature of Masculinity" and university professor at USC.
Anniversary album By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Historic turning point or bump in the road? By Brendan Simms, Brendan Simms is a lecturer in history at the Center of International Studies, Cambridge University. He is the author of "The Impact of Napoleon" and "Unfinest Hour: Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia," among other books.
John Lennon is still bugging the White House By Jon Wiener, JON WIENER, a professor of history at UC Irvine, is the author of "Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files" and was the historical consultant on the film "U.S. vs. John Lennon."
Wise up, voters By Alan Wolfe, ALAN WOLFE teaches political science at Boston College and is the author of "Does American Democracy Still Work?" The book will be out later this month from Yale University Press.
SPORTS
Roundup From the Associated Press
Regional From the Associated Press
West From the Associated Press
MAGAZINE
The Ab in Abercrombie By Jade Chang, Jade Chang is the West Coast editor for Metropolis magazine. She has also written for LA Weekly and the London Times.
Joy By Elizabeth Khuri, Elizabeth Khuri is an assistant Style editor for West and the former managing editor of SOMA magazine.
Jet Set By Elizabeth Khuri, Elizabeth Khuri is an assistant Style editor for West and the former managing editor of SOMA magazine.
Never Doubt the Power of the Screenwriter By Hal Dresner, Hal Dresner is a screenwriter whose latest novel, "Nobody Sleeps Well in Casablanca," will be published next year.
The Shah's New Clothes By Jasmin Darznik, Jasmin Darznik is a doctoral candidate in English at Princeton. Her work has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Zyzzyva and the Women's Review of Books.
4 Steps to Dressing Up By Kristin Young, Kristin Young is features editor at Angeleno magazine, where she covers fashion. Her articles have also appeared in Women's Wear Daily, W, Redbook and others.