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What happened on September 20, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
Tucker Max in a 'Hell' of his own making By Chris Lee
Annette Bening thinks Medea is a killer role By Rachel Abramowitz
Penny Arcade moves beyond online comics By Ben Fritz Reporting From Seattle >>>
'The Age of Empathy' by Frans de Waal By Sara Lippincott, Lippincott is a freelance editor specializing in science.
The Armory Center for the Arts reaches for the sky By Holly Myers
Guillermo Arriaga tells his story By Glenn Whipp
'Bored to Death' By Matea Gold
Ken Burns: Was a backlash inevitable? By Scott Timberg
The guys behind 'The Cleveland Show' By Greg Braxton
Reading, writing and a 'Community' of misfits By Denise Martin
Rufus Wainwright creates his own Oz By Denise Martin
'Crude' tactics in Ecuador By Gary Goldstein
'The Collector'; 'Shop Class as Soulcraft' By Susan Salter Reynolds
Bewitched again by John Updike By Scott Timberg
'FlashForward' comes with 'Lost'-like expectations By Greg Braxton
'Medium,' 'Southland,' 'Dollhouse" and 'Ugly Betty' square off on Friday nights By Denise Martin
Standing by her man By Matea Gold
Author Hope Edelman's 'journey of faith' By Susan Salter Reynolds, Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
'Selling Sounds' explores commercialism's influence on the music we listen to
'Blood's a Rover: A Novel' by James Ellroy By Richard Rayner, Rayner is the author, most recently, of "A Bright and Guilty Place" and writes the Paperback Writers column, which appears monthly at latimes.com/books.
'Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall' by Kazuo Ishiguro By Troy Jollimore, Jollimore is the author of "Tom Thomson in Purgatory," which won a 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry.
LL Cool J comes to 'NCIS: Los Angeles' By Choire Sicha
A reunion with the family sitcom By Scott Collins
'The Book of Jokes' by Momus By Ross Simonini, Simonini is interviews editor at the Believer.
Monsters of Folk are just playing around By Margaret Wappler
'Observe and Report'; 'Battle for Terra'; 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'; 'The Mentalist'; 'Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death' By Noel Murray
Underrated: 'Glee' and Chevy Chase
The haunted history of 'Paranormal Activity' By John Horn
Punk rockers Pere Ubu explore their namesake By Sam Adams
Stephen Schwartz conjures up 'Séance on a Wet Afternoon' By Irene Lacher
John Ford's 'Wagon Master' By Dennis Lim
'Fame's' song and dance By Denise Martin
'Lights on a Ground of Darkness' by Ted Kooser By David L. Ulin
Fall TV preview By Robert Lloyd, TELEVISION CRITIC
Treasures of the Mawangdui tombs come to Santa Barbara By Scarlet Cheng
Where we left off last season. . . . By Maria Elena Fernandez
Creativity Corner
Kids' Book Reviews
Jokes & Riddles
'The Night of the Storm' By Nick Thomas
Bestsellers
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Critic's Notebook By Mark Swed, MUSIC CRITIC
SPORTS
Round 1 ... By Lance Pugmire
Pete Carroll is the common denominator in USC debacles By Chris Dufresne
Andre Ethier is Ned Colletti's best work By Kevin Baxter
Kevin Jepsen's role with Angels seems all setup By Mike Digiovanna
Key to some big games can be found up front By Sam Farmer
Spain to face Serbia for European basketball championship Staff And Wire Reports
ACC: North Carolina off to a 3-0 start Associated Press
Twins pull to within two games of Tigers Associated Press
Angels have proven to be Yankees undoing By Kevin Baxter
Rangers get it done to beat Angels By Mike Digiovanna
Guillen believes American League shows baseball's best By Kevin Baxter
Ryan's status, the Indians' choice and Matsui's lefty-lefty acumen By Phil Rogers
Best of the rest: Western Michigan wins MAC opener Associated Press
Big East: Pittsburgh turns Navy's failed punt into touchdown Associated Press
Big Ten: Penn State handles Temple easily, 31-6 Associated Press
Big 12: Texas gets revenge against Texas Tech with 34-24 win Associated Press
Zach Thornton shut out the Seattle Sounders for ... Associated Press
Dodgers embark on final road trip of season By Kevin Baxter
Giants' Tim Lincecum is feeling better By Jim Peltz
Brad Penny gets ripped all around By Jim Peltz
Mayweather backs up his big talk in a big way By Bill Dwyre
Florida State puts a dent in Brigham Young, 54-28 Associated Press
David Beckham's best effort leads Galaxy By Grahame L. Jones
Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly go through same process By Ben Bolch
Maradona keeps finding himself in taxing situations By Grahame L. Jones
Kings first-round pick nets two in victory against Ducks By Helene Elliott and Mark Medina
Choi (63) tears up Torrey Pines to lead by two Associated Press
Notre Dame holds off Michigan State, 33-30 Associated Press
Juan Pablo Montoya ready to ride free Associated Press
Virginia Tech capitalizes on missed opportunities by Nebraska Associated Press
SUNDAY NIGHT SPOTLIGHT Tuck a cause for concern By Sam Farmer
Rockies power their way past the Diamondbacks Associated Press
Brendan Ryan gets Cardinals closer Associated Press
Pac-10: Cincinnati holds off Oregon State, 28-18 Associated Press
Pete Carroll takes the blame for USC's loss, as well he should By Bill Plaschke
Junior Seau offers to help out Patriots By Mike Penner
SEC: Georgia beats Arkansas for wild win Associated Press
Dodgers, is home-field advantage vital? Bet the house on it By T.J. Simers
Leslie making most of final games with Sparks By Mark Medina
Landry Jones passes for school-record six touchdowns By Mike Hiserman
Dorsey grads help the Bruins By Kurt Streeter
Sunday Night
Mick Fanning wins Hurley Pro By Pete Thomas
Gators settle for smaller bite out of Volunteers Associated Press
Neuheisel has a history with Kansas State Coach Snyder By Chris Foster
Bruins improve to 3-0 By Chris Foster
USC's passing game with Aaron Corp can't get going By Gary Klein and Bill Plaschke
Trojans suffer another stunning loss By Gary Klein
Oregon ends Utah's winning streak at 16 with 31-24 victory Associated Press
West: Texas Christian pulls away for rout Times Staff and Wire Reports
Toast From The Post
One More Win For Another Title
Results Associated Press
Washington state taking tough stand on concussions By Tim Booth
Dome sweet dome? Twins, opponents eager for an end By Dave Campbell
Just Win, Maybe By Barry Wilner
Nfl Week 2 By Sam Farmer
Star Watch By Mike Hiserman
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Village Green in Baldwin Hills: A utopia for laughter and living By Veronique De Turenne
Compton school police open fraud probe against fired basketball coach By Stuart Pfeifer and Lance Pugmire
New police station lifts spirits in Boyle Heights By Esmeralda Bermudez
Religious leaders seek healthcare for illegal immigrants By Teresa Watanabe
'Inception' film set is something to gawk at, even in jaded Los Angeles By Esmeralda Bermudez
Volunteers remove 150 tons of trash from L.A. County coast By Ruben Vives
Crystal Lee Sutton dies at 68; union organizer inspired Oscar-winning film 'Norma Rae' By Elaine Woo
Budget cuts push some classrooms way over capacity By Mitchell Landsberg
Marine Cpl. Donald J. Hogan, 20, San Clemente; killed by roadside bomb By Jeff Gottlieb
Reaganite has no time for divisive media blowhards By Steve Lopez
Lancaster mayor is anything but politically correct By Ann M. Simmons
Grand jury indicts couple who bragged about shoplifting By Tony Perry
Dr. Stanley van den Noort dies at 79; UC Irvine neurologist By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
Fire crews hurry to make final attack on Station fire By Louis Sahagun and Susan Carpenter
Military deaths
Politics isn't just about the money By Cathleen Decker
L.A. County may spend money to save money on welfare By Molly Hennessy-fiske
California Briefing / Calabasas By Louis Sahagun
California Briefing / San Pedro By Louis Sahagun
California Briefing / Moreno Valley By Sam Quinones
California Briefing / Harbor Gateway By Louis Sahagun
TRAVEL
Dallas Cowboys Stadium's big play By Christopher Smith
The $1,298 Tahiti Deal
Shanghai's in the game By David Pierson, Reuters; Times Wires
A journey of faith By Ann Herold
Got a place you hate? Let us know By Rosemary Mcclure and Judi Dash and Chris Erskine and Jason La
Pittsburgh welcomes world leaders with open-faced sandwiches By Andrew Bender
Tours & Cruises By Avital Binshtock
It's a promising start to what it could be By Jen Leo
Good morning read, Vietnam
Giving the ants some time to feed
Readers Recommend
Your Scene / Editor's Choice
NATIONAL
News that Amish country can use By P.J. Huffstutter
Republicans rally against charges of racism By Peter Wallsten and Robin Abcarian
Obama may appear before Olympic committee to support Chicago's bid By Christi Parsons
Ex-aide challenges John Edwards' paternity claim Associated Press
On race issue, Obama stays firmly low-key By Richard Fausset and Mark Z. Barabak
Older transplant patients -- and donors -- more common By Deborah L. Shelton
Obama urges Paterson to quit governor race, report says From A Times Staff Writer
Scientist's death linked to bubonic plague Associated Press
Rick Santorum heads to Iowa, one eye on 2012 By Josh Drobnyk
Father, son arrested in terrorism investigation By Josh Meyer
Texas school district: No Obama, no Bush and no field trips By Andrew Malcolm and Kate Linthicum
National Briefing / Washington State Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / Virginia Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / New York Times Wire Reports
National Briefing / And Finally... Times Wire Reports
Healthcare Q&a By Kim Geiger and James Oliphant
OPINION
Taming the California beast
Solve the urgent healthcare problems, and leave the rest By Mickey Edwards, Mickey Edwards, a former member of the Republican leadership in Congress, is a vice president of the Aspen Institute and is working on a book about how political parties are undermining democracy.
Focus on wellness By William H. Frist, William H. Frist is a heart surgeon, a member of the Robert Woods Johnson Commission to Build a Healthier America and the former Republican majority leader of the U.S. Senate.
Healthcare: Give insurers more power By David Frum, David Frum is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Conservatives encourage competition in healthcare By Richard A. Viguerie, Richard A. Viguerie is chairman of ConservativeHQ.com.
From L.A. to Alabama By Kerry Madden, Kerry Madden is the author of "Up Close: Harper Lee" and the Maggie Valley series for young adult readers.
The clocks are ticking on Iran By Doyle Mcmanus
Borderline By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. His cartoons also appear in USA Today.
Gun violence at UC Irvine By Jenny Price, Jenny Price is a freelance writer and a research scholar at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women.
The U.S. civility war
'Easy rider' ruckus
Violence against women
WORLD
CIA expanding presence in Afghanistan By Greg Miller
Afghan Jew a one-man upholder of tradition By Mark Magnier
Some Chinese parents say their babies were stolen for adoption By Barbara Demick
A young Chinese girl pines for her twin By Barbara Demick
Palestinian, Israeli leaders to meet with Obama in N.Y. By Richard Boudreaux and Christi Parsons
Russia abandons plans to deploy missiles near Poland By Megan K. Stack
Yemen offers cease-fire to Shiite rebels By Haley Sweetland Edwards and Jeffrey Fleishman
World Briefing / Afghanistan Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Thailand Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Colombia Times Wire Reports
World Briefing / Pakistan Times Wire Reports
BUSINESS
Silicon Valley venture capitalists nurturing growth of green technology By Todd Woody
Medicare bills high at Los Angeles hospitals By Lisa Girion
Keeping tabs on patient and costs low By Lisa Girion
Mario Batali loves the adrenaline rush of kitchen work By Andrea Chang
Studio City living can certainly be done in a rural setting By Dinah Eng
Let's dive into a healthcare insurance pool By David Lazarus
Foreign currency investing: Now may be the time By Kathy M. Kristof
Weekly Mortgage Rates
Gas prices are high for profit's sake
Wall Street greed is despicable
Let's not propose health co-ops
Stealing images is easier than ever
Coldwell agent clarifies comment
BofA wouldn't grant a refinance
Cellphones may be like cigarettes
First Person By Scott J. Wilson
Rent Watch By Martin Eichner,, Project Sentinel
IMAGE
New York Fashion Week's scene off the runways By Adam Tschorn
Red carpet chic By Vincent Boucher, Boucher is an L.A. stylist and writer.
Fashion trends for spring 2010 By Booth Moore, FASHION CRITIC
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The Runways: New York / Beauty By Melissa Magsaysay
Style / Shopping By Max Padilla
SCIENCE
Hormone therapy nearly doubles risk of death from lung cancer, study says By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
NEWS
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Latin superstar Juanes faces criticism for concert in Cuba By Paul Haven
Myanmar migrants stuck in crowded centers By Julia Zappei
The World By Karin Brulliard
Saudi Arabia slowly explores its history By Donna Abu-nasr
Sword maker's secret is in the bones By Peter Enav
Women's roller derby is tough, on and off the track By Allen G. Breed
On Latimes.com
Army Pfc. Brian M. Wolverton, 21, Oak Park By Larry Gordon
From Our Blogs By Mark Sternberg; Shari Roan; Andrea Chang; Mike Hiserman
Old sites rest in Cyber Cemetery By Jeff Carlton
Pot-growing booms as economy plummets By Roger Alford
Top Of The Ticket By Andrew Malcolm and Kate Linthicum
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