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What happened on December 20, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
Dance: The 21st century awaits its next cue By Lewis Segal >>>
Pico Iyer on the tyranny of the moment By Pico Iyer >>>
Architecture: Star architects emerge, but even they find limits By Christopher Hawthorne architecture critic >>>
The long and the short of TV series By Robert Lloyd television critic >>>
Living detached from the larger world By Mona Simpson >>>
BESTSELLERS LOS ANGELES TIMES Dec. 20, 2009
There's no valor in too much discretion
Music
Prime choices
Museums
Events & Revivals
Book calendar
Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 20, 2009
Galleries
Alive and well By Mark Swed music critic >>>, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
'District 9' landing on a disc near you By Noel Murray
Hole aces aren't always winners By Steve Rosenbloom
TV in real time isn't so bad By Jon Caramanica
Mary McNamara: Best of 2009 list
L.A.'s growing pains, status By Christopher Knight art critic >>>
Movies
Best Of 2009
Horoscope: Dec. 20 By Holiday Mathis
Sunday's Highlights: 'The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty' continues on A & E
Boris Gelfand breaks through to win World Cup By Jack Peters
'Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas' By Anonymous
Architecture: The best of 2009
Events
Kids Stuff
Best films of 2009
Best Of 2009
B.B. King gives Vegas a voice with his blues By Richard Abowitz
Best Of 2009
Robert Lloyd's best of 2009 list
The Dickensian state of film By Kenneth Turan film critic >>>
The measured Bill Moyers
Theater: Amid the many bloated musicals, originality sneaks in By Charles McNulty theater critic >>>
Race on the big screen By Betsy Sharkey film critic >>>
Word Play: The Secret Life of Santa By Sonja Bolle
Reality? Hardly By Mary McNamara television critic >>>
Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 20, 2009
Dennis Lim: Best of 2009 list
Books provide solace and companionship By Judith Freeman >>>
Discoveries: 'The Theory of Light and Matter' by Andrew Porter By Susan Salter Reynolds
The Vampirization of America By Michael Tolkin >>>
Cutting through the din of the dotcom age By Susan Salter Reynolds >>>
'The Paris Review Interviews, Volumes I-IV'
'Boilerplate' by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett
After a decade of fear, we're connected to writing in new ways By David L. Ulin >>>
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Antonio Pineda dies at 90; Mexican modernist silversmith By Dennis McLellan
Malibu rock kept threatening to roll By Steve Harvey
Bar set low for lifetime job in L.A. schools By Jason Felch, Jessica Garrison and Jason Song
Detective work yields a suspect in LAX bomb threats By Scott Glover
A power struggle in Carson By Jeff Gottlieb
Court overturns California ban on violent felons owning body armor By Robert Faturechi
Army Sgt. Eduviges Wolf, 24, Hawthorne; killed by rocket-propelled grenade By Victoria Kim
War casualties
Remembering California's war dead
Military deaths
LAPD to keep its policy on immigration checks By Teresa Watanabe
LAX flight schedule back to normal By Ann M. Simmons
PASSINGS: John 'Jack' Zilly, Richard Saylor
Toxic flame retardant to be phased out By Bettina Boxall
Holiday handouts spread cheer in Los Angeles By Esmeralda Bermudez
Money doesn't always buy the office By Cathleen Decker
Neo-Nazis protest at Riverside synagogue By Robert Faturechi
Farsi phone service helps bind a community By Robert Faturechi
L.A. police investigate death of Brittany Murphy By Andrew Blankstein and Ching-Ching Ni
Sale benefits unemployed illegal immigrants By Patrick J. McDonnell
Life as performance art for a family not bound by typical assumptions Steve Lopez
IMAGE
Cashmere's soft and warm appeal By Sabrina Azadi >>>
Buying and caring for cashmere By Sabrina Azadi
J Brand teams with Henry Duarte By Max Padilla
Beauty power tools the pros use are available for consumers By Valli Herman
It looks like Ugg love By Julie Neigher
USC Thornton School of Music serves up honors By Ellen Olivier
Stylist B. Akerlund: She's helped Lady Gaga go go By Sophia Kercher
For the record
The Tao of Tavi Gevinson By BOOTH MOORE, Fashion Critic
TRAVEL
When love takes flight, the sky's the limit By Judy Mandell
A holiday gift list for the frequent air traveler By Terry Gardner
Good deeds, good karma By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
In Kenya, reason for hope By Amanda Jones
Volunteering in New Orleans and elsewhere
Readers recommend: Seaside villa near Cabo From The Los Angeles Times
Let the bubbles lead the way
For the record
If you go
Planning your trip to Nairobi, Kenya By Amanda Jones
'Up in the Air' is at the gate By Chris Erskine
Planning your trip to Nairobi, Kenya By Amanda Jones
Travel literature that may inspire the philanthropist in you By Amanda Jones
Good deeds, good karma By Jane Engle
Volunteer vacations: Spend less, give back, get more By Judy Mandell
'Up in the Air' is at the gate By Chris Erskine
Christmas in July -- and every other month too By Jay Jones
In Kenya, reason for hope By Amanda Jones
Travel literature that may inspire the philanthropist in you By Amanda Jones, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Wwoof Info
Her travels battled polio By Esha Chhabra
Calendar: events from December 2009 to January 2010 By Avital Binshtock
Fond memories of growing up in Vancouver From The Los Angeles Times
Helping to rebuild New Orleans By Kathy Price-Robinson
A volunteer-minded traveler leaves a bit of his heart behind By Leon Logothetis
Recipes for getting kids off the street By Mike Ives
Recipes for getting kids off the street By Mike Ives, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
The match game By ON THE SPOT and CATHARINE HAMM
Volunteer has to bee there By Krista Simmons reporting from kangaroo island, australia, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
When love takes flight, the sky's the limit By Judy Mandell
Sheryl Kayne's favorite volunteer vacations By Judy Mandell
Helping the environment while traveling the globe By Krista Simmons, Reporting from Kangaroo Island, Australia
WORLD
Taliban attack California Guard soldiers By Tony Perry
Rail passengers spend a cold, dark night stranded in Chunnel By Janet Stobart
Tijuana's security chief needs all of it he can get By Richard Marosi
Iran's Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri dies at 87; prime defender of the protest movement By Ramin Mostaghim
Cambodia sends Uighur asylum-seekers back to China By Brendan Brady
In Iran, a blind musician leads the way for a women's orchestra By Borzou Daragahi
Montazeri, a senior cleric and defender of Iranian opposition, dies at 87 By Ramin Mostaghim, Special to The Times
France's Chirac faces another inquiry By Gaelle Faure
Climate summit hopes less is more By Jim Tankersley
Sweden makes U-turn on nuclear power By Henry Chu
Karzai's Cabinet list balances conflicting demands By Laura King
California Guard troops attacked in Afghanistan By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Productivity rises as workers do more with less By Alana Semuels
One debit-card overdraft can trigger an avalanche Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance
Technology becomes friendlier to older generations By Michelle Maltais
Time to privatize the Postal Service? David Lazarus
Solid credit rating can crumble quickly Liz Pulliam Weston, Money Talk
This month's makeover
Listing details
Business Letters
From guesthouse to grandeur By Scott Marshutz
The elderly need to beware of lenders--and relatives By Lew Sichelman
Home of the Week update
Consumer agency could protect future home buyers and mortgage borrowers By Kenneth R. Harney
Consumer Briefing
Hollywood freelancer seeks strategies to make sporadic earnings last By Kelly Barron >>>
OPINION
The 'principled pragmatism' of the Obama administration
Steps to create an Israel-Palestine By Jonathan Kuttab
Tis the season
60th senator wields power over healthcare Doyle McManus
Trouble in the Anglican church; Jonah Goldberg on reality shows and America; the deficit problem
Schwarzenegger has options for post-gubernatorial act By Rob Long
NATIONAL
Q & A: The compromise on abortion By Noam N. Levey
Councilman under fire for atheism By David Zucchino
National Briefing
Senate sends Obama a defense bill that also extends jobless benefits By Andrew Zajac
Senate healthcare bill set to pass by Christmas By Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook
Democrats will invoke Bush in 2010 By Andrew Malcolm and Johanna Neuman
Senate plan would tax tanning services By Kim Geiger
SPORTS
Kobe Bryant rises above any rivalry Mark Heisler
Marc-Andre Fleury stops 31 shots, helps Penguins past Sabres, 2-1
Spurs rally to give Gregg Popovich his 700th coaching win
Up next for UCLA: Tuesday vs. Colorado State
Up next for USC: Tuesday vs. Western Michigan
Bulls end Hawks' winning streak
Loyola Marymount gets past Cal State Bakersfield, 84-71
Up next for Lakers: Sunday at Detroit
Men's AP top 25 results for Saturday
Up next for the Clippers: Monday at San Antonio
A look at Sunday's bowl game
Brett Favre keeping it together
USC wins Women of Troy Classic
Women's AP top 25 results for Saturday
Looking ahead in the NBA
European Champions League Final 16
Ducks get crucial scoring from unexpected sources By Jim Peltz
These matchups could relight some old fires By Grahame L. Jones, On Soccer
Bruins' struggling running game faces a challenge against Temple By Chris Foster
Bruins' D is low-grade again in 84-73 loss to Notre Dame By David Wharton
Kelly Pavlik defeats Miguel Espino to retain his middleweight titles Wire Reports
The Times' NBA rankings
This time, the buzz is good for the Clippers By Lisa Dillman, On The Clippers
Saints no longer perfect Sam Farmer
Phil Jackson no help in determining future with team By Broderick Turner
What Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth have to say
Trojans are playing with fire Bill Plaschke
Like Marshall Faulk before him, Titans' Chris Johnson finds true purpose Sam Farmer
Mike Gerrity leads USC in upset of Tennessee By Baxter Holmes
A preview of the 2010 NBA draft Mark Heisler
Readers weigh in on girl's plan to sail around the world T.J. Simers
New Jersey can't catch Lakers when they drift By Mike Bresnahan, On The Lakers
Nicholas Echeverry kicks Servite to state title By Ben Bolch
Crenshaw hangs for a half, but De La Salle wins title Eric Sondheimer
Owner of car USC's Joe McKnight drove denies wrongdoing By Gary Klein and Lance Pugmire
Bob Baffert wins pick four at Hollywood Park By John Cherwa
Robert Woods leads Gardena Serra to Division III state football title Eric Sondheimer
NEWS
For the record
Alive and well By Mark Swed music critic >>>
Q & A: The Abortion Compromise Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau
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