Archive for Sunday, October 14, 2007

IN PARIS – SEND FLUTTER

• LINKS TO THE PAST By Amy Scattergood

• GOING ‘MAD’ IN L.A.

• STAR TRACKS By Emili Vesilind

• THE SPAT’S BACK By Melissa Magsaysay

• Debonair’s hour By Monica Corcoran

• READY, SET, STRUT By Adam Tschorn

• JUICY SQUARED By Emili Vesilind

• SOMEONE GET ‘EM A SPOTLIGHT – PLEASE! By Emili Vesilind

• Bowie, for a song By Adam Tschorn

• MODEL, DESIGNER, DJ, PIZZA HEIRESS By Adam Tschorn

• A POP OF PINK By Melissa Magsaysay

• WRAP ME UP, I’M DONE By Monica Corcoran

• IT’S HALF PAST MARIO By Adam Tschorn

• SIMPLE MAN

• Simple man By Elizabeth Khuri

• HOW TO MAKE A BRACELET FROM AN OLD BROOCH

• JACKET REQUIRED

• L.A. Fashion Week

• HOT TICKETS

• LIFE BY HAMM

Inland Empire gem is in need of polishing

• ‘What gun? Oh, this gun? Uh, it came with the pants’ By Steve Harvey

• Crash severs a vital state artery By Jean-Paul Renaud and Ann Simmons, Ari B. Bloomekatz

• Site comes full circle By Teresa Watanabe

• Celebrating Korean heritage

• He’s king; the L.A. loft scene is his throne By Steve Lopez

• Church divide over gays has a global audience By Rebecca Trounson

• Marine Cpl. Travis M. Woods, 21, Redding; killed by anti-tank mine By Mitchell L and Sberg

• O.C. watchdog wants her role to live on By H G. Reza

• Obituaries / PASSINGS - Werner von Trapp, 91; family was portrayed in ‘Sound of Music’

• On latimes.com

• Kisho Kurokawa, 73; influential Japanese architect who designed adaptable structures By Bruce Wallace

• Obituaries / PASSINGS - Carol Bruce, 87; singer, actress had role in ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’

• North-south route will be shut for days By Dan Weikel and Jeffrey L. Rabin

• Sri Chinmoy, 76; quirky peace advocate blended spiritual and physical

• Gov. vetoes hospital disclosure By Jordan Rau

• O.C. inmate dies after being struck by Taser By David Haldane

• INSIDE

• ‘There’s no escape route’ By Deborah Schoch and Jason Song

• Lottery results

• PASSINGS

• Workers at hotels OK strike By Margot Roosevelt

• Gov. signs gun bills opposed by NRA By Patrick Mcgreevy

• INSIDE

• War casualties

• Other deaths

Style that needs no translation - Even before their red carpet showing at the Emmys, jewels by Colette Steckel were making a splash

• THE BAJA PLUNGE - Five visions of beach house bliss for every budget. Still looking for yours? Read on. By Barbara Thornburg

• Home Design - House of the Sun - A dream vacation turns into a dream home in Puerto Nuevo By Barbara Thornburg

• Home Design - The Retreat - A couple’s stress-free sanctuary in Playa La Mision By Barbara Thornburg

• Home Design - Sea Spot. Play. - A stylish bungalow and a life unleashed in Punta Estero By Barbara Thornburg

• Taking Baja South - Rising human traffic across the U.S.-Mexico border is changing the culture, the environment, the very way of life. But it’s not what you think. By Reed Johnson

• Little Big Wine School - Hugo D’Acosta teaches budding vintners to make artisanal wines with their hands and hearts By Barbara Thornburg

• Getaway - Crossing Over - Pilar Lozano is changing the way we think about Mexican cuisine, from both sides of the border By Barbara Thornburg

• Getaway - Worth the Trip / Three Baja Destinations for Food and Wine Lovers - Cooking Local / At Rancho La Puerta’s culinary center, you eat what you harvest By Elizabeth Khuri

• Importing Elegance - How To Get The Look Of Mexico Without Leaving L.A. By Barbara Thornburg

• Home Design - The Loft - A tiny trailer above La Bufadora becomes an artist’s aerie By Barbara Thornburg

• watch this space - Mini Me - Why is L.A. so afraid of small living spaces? By Christopher Hawthorne

• the rules of Hollywood - Tools of the Trade - In this big, wired world, protocol counts. Except when it doesn’t By Nicole Laporte

• Person Of Influence - elizabeth wiatt / Green Goddess - Making the eco-connection, in Hollywood and beyond By Elizabeth Khuri

• The Status Report - Life Support - Personal assistants are more than a fix for late fees, disarray and sloth By Meghan Daum

• By Diane Wedner

• Hole in One - A couple blends work and play in Bajamar, a.k.a. the Pebble Beach of Baja By Barbara Thornburg

• 800 Words - Red Bull Radio By Dan Neil

• Where to Start By Diane Wedner

• Los Angeles Times Magazine By Lennie Laguire

• Letters - The Real Crazy People Are Those Stuck in Their Cars

• Letters - Words of Wisdom

Like a lovely slice of Italy

• Stuck in a glut By Ann Brenoff

• Perhaps he didn’t blend in? By Ruth Ryon

• Elevated but still within buyers’ reach By Claudia Luther

• One owner’s misfortune is another’s fortune-in-the-making By Frank Nelson

• ‘Carbon tax’ gets green thumbs up By Kenneth R. Harney

• Consider ‘tryout’ option By Tom Kelly

• Mediate? It may be required

• Think future, not fads By Arrol Gellner

• Renter shouldn’t expect an early refund of security deposit By Kevin Postema

• Clear blue view

• The roof still leaks; it’s time to do battle with the builders By Barry Stone

• Average mortgage rates and indexes

• Builder – and mortgage broker By Lew Sichelman

• LETTERS - Bruss’ writings will be missed

A game of rebounds

• Lakers positively need some kind of charge By Mark Heisler

• McKnight zigs, USC zags By Gary Klein

• Putting on his dancing shoes - It’s all in the footwork as Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ gig while he prepares for bout with unbeaten Ricky Hatton.

• Morning briefing - No, they want to do some shots By Robyn Norwood

• Pettersen catches Ochoa on 18 By Thomas Bonk

• Cowboys’ Romo coping with father’s illness By Sam Farmer

• Taveras quickly gets up to speed in series By Kevin Baxter

• Love wastes no time getting into the mix By Diane Pucin

• Argentina prevails in a Cup qualifier

• O’Donnell made his staying power clear By Eric Stephens

• Dallas is ready for the show By Sam Farmer

• Holyfield denied in his bid for fifth title

• COMMENTARY - Is anyone watching the NLCS? By Tim Dahlberg

• Nebraska, Callahan in line of fire By Peter Yoon

• Oklahoma knocks off Missouri

• Let’s see how all this computes By Chris Dufresne

• Iowa picks off No. 18 Illinois

• Gordon smokes competition By Ed Hinton

• Sanchez overcomes shaky start for USC By Ben Bolch

• Cal squanders its shot to be No. 1

• Smith rises to the stakes again By Bob Mieszerski

• Kentucky drops Louisiana State

• Reds give Dusty Baker a three-year deal

• Near-misses are now the norm By Bill Plaschke

• Nixon pulls Indians even with Red Sox - His pinch-hit single in 11th inning breaks tie and Cleveland wins it, 13-6, after 5 hours 14 minutes. By Mike Digiovanna

• Going by the book: No juice, but plenty of pulp By Mike Boehm

• RAY RICE Rutgers

• It must be a good win if that’s what the coach says By T J. Simers

• Galaxy scores late to keep hope alive By Grahame L. Jones

• ATLANTIC COAST

• Patriots, Cowboys have it covered By Lonnie White

• BIG TEN

• BEST OF THE REST

• Irish can’t spoil it for B.C.

• Speedy Johnson gives flexibility By Ben Bolch

• It’s easy as 1-2-3 for Streakin Graffiti By Bob Mieszerski

• QUOTE, UNQUOTE

• SUMMARIES

• NHL

• Penalty kill gets special attention By Lisa Dillman

• Rookie McNeill takes five-shot lead with 67

• THE NICKEL PACKAGE

• WEST

• BIG EAST

• SOUTHEASTERN

• KEYS TO THE GAME

• Morelli leads Penn State upset of Wisconsin, 38-7

• RESULTS

• Diamondbacks down but not depressed By Kevin Baxter

• Jackson questions Garnett’s opinion By Steve Springer

• BIG 12

• Chivas loses Razov By Jaime Cárdenas

• Powell seeks niche in familiar offense By Jonathan Abrams

• Francona is not giving away plans By Mike Digiovanna

• Baker’s injury further depletes offensive line By Gary Klein

• It doesn’t seem like Raider Week without Marty

• Johnson not surprised by Jones’ confession

• Oregon victory could be costly

• Nixon pulls Indians even with Red Sox

Mini-marathon: grin city

• ‘My phone’s dead’: We know of a cure By Chris Erskine

• Intoxicating Rajasthan By Am and A Jones

• New luster for a classic A-lister By Valli Herman

• Britain’s Woburn Abbey

• Bed & backpack By Jason La

• Adventure is in here somewhere By Hugo Martín

• NEED TO KNOW news . style . tips . trends - Bike tour halted By Jane Engle

• NEED TO KNOW news . style . tips . trends - Fido wants to go too By Rosemary Mcclure

• NEED TO KNOW news . style . tips . trends - Go underground By Vani Rangachar

• Before the bidding, a Santa Fe bargain By Rosemary Mcclure

• AT TRAVEL.LATIMES.COM

• Pull over By Catharine Hamm

• A hacienda where you feel at home By Diana Dawson

• Top of the morning, Tagaytay

• Cellphone chargers answer the call

• For the record

• Planning your trip to the subcontinent

• Cellphone chargers answer the call

• Art seminar on Joshua tree brush painting

• Cellphone chargers answer the call

• Beverly Hilton: How it rates

• GEO QUIZ

• Sweet-deal destinations

• Planning your trip to Las Vegas

• Roaring Camp Railroad’s Ghost Train

• Lower fares? Well, sometimes

• Cellphone chargers answer the call

• A technology to help bring your bag home By Terry Gardner

• Putting on the Ritz? Hardly

• Family at home on the range

• Don’t tempt pickpockets

• A Salvadoran’s heartfelt thanks

• NEED TO KNOW news . style . tips . trends - Smells delicious By Chris Erskine

• A Salvadoran’s heartfelt thanks

• NEED TO KNOW news . style . tips . trends - Play GPS game By Vani Rangachar

A Gonzo guide to surviving widowhood - Anita Thompson reflects on life, love and her husband’s suicide in her new book on the celebrated journalist.

• Casualties of S. Africa’s silent war in Iraq - Desperation drives kin of four abducted mercenaries to speak out. An exodus of highly paid guns alarms, embarrasses Pretoria. By Paul Salopek

• Wind power takes its turn in new India - Turbine farms in the rapidly developing country are proving a viable energy source as costs keep dropping. By Tim Sullivan

• Cetacean scientists hope to solve sonar mystery - Beaked whales appear to be most susceptible to the Navy technology. Researchers aren’t quite sure why. By Audrey Mcavoy

• More women join the Long Gray Line - The female cadets do everything the men do while trying to win everyone’s respect. By Michael Hill

• Marriages of children persist in Afghanistan - Many families arrange the unions despite efforts to stop the practice. And there’s no easy way out – especially for girls. By Alisa Tang

• No shortage of water ideas

• We’ll be paying for a long time By James Dobbins

• A fortuneteller’s place in a changing China - Practitioners serve as consultant, counselor and shrink and offer a peek at the future for a country addled by new pressures and choices. By Evan Osnos

• When waiting for the rain just won’t do - Cloud-seeding ventures aim to boost rainfall or reduce hail. A measure in the Senate could start a national program. By Maria Sudekum Fisher

• An insult to the faithful

• Cocoa craving may start in gut - Bacteria in the digestive tract may be linked to a desire for chocolate, study finds. That could alter obesity treatment. By Seth Borenstein

• For the Record

• Constitutional questions

• Israeli farms, it’s time to change hands - The Bible requires fields cultivated by Jews to lie fallow periodically. Sale to a gentile for a year keeps the crops coming. By Joel Greenberg

• A victim or a fraud?

• For the Record

• For the Record

• A victim or a fraud?

• Seeing the light

• For the record

Keys for the first-time apartment shopper

• AIDS took a toll on his financial health By Ann Marsh

• Making sure the mall is in fashion By Roger Vincent

• Keep the home fires burning? Bad idea By David Colker

• Tips for young renters

• Disability can wreck finances By Kathy M. Kristof

• Criticism of Sputnik logo is unfair

• Things to know about disability coverage By Kathy M. Kristof

• Medical costs put families on edge By David Lazarus

• Too much credit use hurts scores By Liz Pulliam Weston

• Consumer Briefs / PRODUCT SAFETY - Group: Lipsticks can contain lead

• Consumer Briefs / RECALLS - J.C. Penney pulls leaded Pooh bear

• Not using Realtor is a risky strategy

• Consumer Briefs / RETAIL - Holiday shoppers to get a late start

• Consumer Briefs / GOVERNMENT - Tenants can’t be questioned on legal status

• Myth Watch By David Colker

• Criticism of Sputnik logo is unfair

Surreal cinema The medium was made for Salvador Dalí – or was it? His film dabblings are explored in a new LACMA show.

• Her dark pages By Susan Salter Reynolds

• In the beginning By Gideon Lewis-Kraus

• How we blew it By Nicholas Thompson

• The neural hit parade By Mark Coleman

• The fairy trail By Sonja Bolle

• Painting with words By Richard Eder

• Partnerships By Nicholas Delbanco

• The Otto factor By Liz Brown

• This Week in Calendar

• Southland readings and book signings

• PAPERBACKS

• BESTSELLERS

• Head trip By Lizzie Skurnick

• DISCOVERIES By Susan Salter Reynolds

• Murder on tour By Nick Owchar

• Distilling the essence of that essential Paris Review

• BESTSELLERS

• PAPERBACKS

Opening on a high note

• Making a scene By Holly Myers

• Ben Affleck’s roller coaster takes another turn By Patrick Goldstein

• The art of the feather (and the downside) By Suzanne Muchnic

• Never too late for alternate endings By Patrick Day

• A word or two about slipping TV standards By Martin Miller

• Getting donors off the sidelines By Richard Abowitz

• Trying Hollywood, just for laughs By Rachel Abramowitz

• Experiments in terror By David Ehrenstein

• No trouble collecting ‘Harry’ By Deborah Netburn

• Northern poets of lively images By Susan King

• The knight who would be king By Paul Lieberman

• Moving with confidence By Victoria Looseleaf

• Hard sell? Not at all By Robert Lloyd

• That sophomore jinx By Lynell George

• How Spidey was ‘born’

• THE DVD FILE - HOME THEATER - Giving ‘Heart’ another chance By Susan King

• Message films: the early days By Susan King

• Smits means business By Choire Sicha

• Tragedy and challenge

• Bringin’ bouquets for ol’ Buck By R and Y Lewis

• Turning to science as a safeguard By Suzanne Muchnic

• Comedy needs the cubicle at its core By Claire Zulkey

• Meet the man behind the menu By Susan King

• He wiped out mankind, just to make a point By Lisa Rosen

• The bait is sexy; be prepared for a switch By David Sarno

• Creativity Corner

• ‘The Sandaryn’ By Joshua Dyer

• Rap’s ego trip By Baz Dreisinger

• He was a hit with Chicks, but now he’s on his own By Steve Hochman

• Her radar is up around ex-felon brother-in-law

• TiVo THIS

• Radio

• Jokes & Riddles

• NIGHT OWL

• Music

• THE PREMIERE

• The 11th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation: Canadian Women in Animation

• They do it with style, of course

• Celine gets repackaged for Top 40 By August Brown

• GUILTY PLEASURE

• Waves of support

• Prime choices for prime time

• FOR THE KIDS

• Daytime Movies

• NEW DIGS

• Today’s Highlights

• The best-laid plans …

• ANNIVERSARY

• For the record

• For the record

• Serene championship ends discord By Jack Peters

• For the record

• LETTERS - Guys and dolls

• LETTERS - Blanchett’s heat draws a major fan

And now, in the lineup – hey, it’s Grandpa

• Winning hearts, minds, homes By Stephanie Simon

• Tent city sets up for detainee tribunals By Carol J. Williams

• Handling bad news – Dick Cheney’s way By Don Frederick And Andrew Malcolm

• Nominated before his arrest, Craig joins Hall of Fame

• Verbal fisticuffs in the GOP By Janet Hook

• Abstinence approach gets an unlikely ally By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• An Iowa swing – without breaking a sweat By Mark Z. Barabak

• A new crane group takes wing

• Clinton’s stump speech

• NATIONWIDE

• Indiana mill seeks relaxed regulations By Michael Hawthorne

• Va. GOP rebuffs Senate primary

• Nation in Brief | NATIONWIDE - Care workers have high rate of depression

• Nation in Brief | AND FINALLY … - A good deed reaps a reward

• Nation in Brief | FLORIDA - New inquiry in boot camp death

• Nation in Brief | GEORGIA - Rapper arrested on gun charges

Barbs and Spears

• Hybrid democracy By Mark Baldassare and Cheryl Katz

• Steroids: Take one for the team By Kate Schmidt

• Burmese nightmare By Thant Myint-U

• Preemption, Israeli style By Joshua Muravchik

• China doesn’t own the future By Walter Russell Mead

• The odds are bad, but give it one more year By Anthony H. Cordesman

• Staying is a waste, but leaving won’t be cheap. By Winslow T. Wheeler

• The $190-billion question

• Fun and Games

• Spend whatever it takes By Frederick W. Kagan

Rice shows support for Russian rights activists

• Key Shiite backs federalism plan By Alex and Ra Zavis

• Terrorists in training are going to Pakistan By Sebastian Rotella and Dirk Laabs

• Colombian landslide kills 21

• World in Brief | UKRAINE - Apartment gas explosion kills at least 9

• Arab allies skeptical of U.S. peace effort By Jeffrey Fleishman

• Chinese Communist Party forces air of unity for congress By Mark Magnier

• Iraqi warlord’s defeat only hardens his resolve By Borzou Daragahi

• Myanmar regime jails 4 prominent activists

• Namibia deports two security contractors

• UKRAINE

• World in Brief | AFGHANISTAN - 7 dead, 29 injured in market bombing

• World in Brief | THAILAND - 6 Germans, guide die in flash floods

• World in Brief | MEXICO - Protesters egg, topple Fox statue

• World in Brief | VATICAN CITY - Cleric suspended in gay sex scandal