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What happened on May 23, 2010
NATIONAL
Oil spill caused by 'a confluence of unfortunate events' By Jill Leovy, Los Angeles Times
Colorado education law may mark a national shift By Eliza Krigman
Obama calls for a strategy of global cooperation By Lisa Mascaro and Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau
BP refuses EPA order to switch to less-toxic oil dispersant By Margot Roosevelt and Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times
New York's Andrew Cuomo officially announces run for governor By Geraldine Baum, Los Angeles Times
Woody Allen imagines Obama the dictator By Andrew Malcolm, Los Angeles Times
Looking out for falcons' spring fling By Christopher Baxter, The Morning Call
ENTERTAINMENT
At Cannes Film Festival, their mega-yachts have come in By Rachel Abramowitz, Los Angeles Times
Book Review: 'The Red Thread: A Novel' by Ann Hood By Susan Salter Reynolds, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Indie Focus: Films so bad, they're hits By Mark Olsen, Special to the Los Angeles Times
A whitewash for 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' and 'The Last Airbender' By Chris Lee, Los Angeles Times
Dengue Fever brings Cambodian rock back to Phnom Penh By Dustin Roasa, Special to the Los Angeles Times
A Second Look: John Ford's 'Stagecoach' By Sam Adams, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Kids' Book Reviews
'American Idol's' Christian connection By Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times
Ephron sisters weave clothes into the fabric of women's lives By Irene Lacher, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Professional writers team with veterans to help them tell their stories By Elaine Kagan
Book Review: 'Hoboes' by Mark Wyman By Wendy Smith, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Asian Art Museum's 'Shanghai' a taste of exhibits to come By Scarlet Cheng, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Discoveries: 'The People Who Watched Her Pass By' by Scott Bradfield By Susan Salter Reynolds, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Horoscope: May 23 Holiday Mathis
New on DVD: 'The Road' By Noel Murray, Special to the Los Angeles Times
'Shrek's' Mike Myers ponders a happy-sad ending By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times
Paperback Writers: What made Dylan roar? By Richard Rayner, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Architecture review: Renzo Piano's Resnick Pavilion a reserved LACMA presence By Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic
Return of the crocodile mummies By Charles Burress, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Cannes Film Festival 2010: 'Outside the Law' causes a stir By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic
Book Review: A dealer and his galaxy of art stars in 'Leo and His Circle" By Mark Lamster, Special to the Los Angeles Times
'The Ring of the Nibelung' info
Creativity Corner
Jokes & Riddles
Underrated / Overrated
Chess: Favorites lead U.S. Championship Jack Peters
'Bugsy' Siegel goes to the ballet By Laura Bleiberg, Special to the Los Angeles Times
James Conlon, Los Angeles Opera's 'Ring' master By David Ng, Los Angeles Times
Book Review: 'Warning Shadows' by Gary Giddins By Lawrence Levi, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Book review: 'Darwin's Bastards' edited by Zsuzsi Gartner By Sasha Watson, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The Smart List
Is location-based social networking practical in spread-out Los Angeles? By Zachary Pincus-Roth, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Authors: Chapter and verse with C.K. Williams By Allan M. Jalon, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The Sunday Conversation: Simon Tolkien By Irene Lacher, Special to the Los Angeles Times
TRAVEL
Places to buy biltong
South Africa: On the ball between matches By Christopher Reynolds
Your Money: Apps to tap for your travels By Terry Gardner, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The $252 deal
Need to know: Impressionism shows at De Young Museum in San Francisco
In South Africa, ask for biltong By Josey Miller, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Web buzz: Traxo.com keeps track of frequent-flier miles
In Tanzania, a room with a zoo By Rosemary McClure, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Foreign travel briefing: Staying safe at South Africa's World Cup
Reader recommendation: Galápagos Islands
Films & programs
Goal: Catch the spirit By Leon Logothetis, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Travel letters to the editor
Travel calendar
If you go to Tanzania
South Africa travel info
BUSINESS
Toyota's Lexus ES issues: A chronology
Spanish Revival villa in Los Feliz exudes the glamour of old Hollywood By Dinah Eng
Getting what you want in home sale negotiations By Lew Sichelman
Toyota took cost-cutting approach on lurching Lexus models, records show By Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times
How I Made It: J. Mario Molina and John Molina By Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Darrell Satzman
GPS is getting an $8-billion upgrade By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times
Rent Watch: Discrimination against unmarried couples is forbidden By Martin Eichner
Fiduciary provision may be most important part of financial reform bill Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance
Home buyer wasn't told of unpermitted remodel; is there recourse?
Business bookshelf: Why top performers struggle By Stefan Stern
Business book review: 'Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance'
Homes on the market: Glendora By Lauren Beale
Listing details: 4046 Cromwell Ave., Los Angeles 90027
Homeowner association director can't be excluded just for disagreeing By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian
Ubiquity of GPS
What kind of homeowners choose to default? By Kenneth R. Harney
Southern California shouldn't play ball with the NFL Michael Hiltzik
Borrowing to pay back isn't best way to raise your credit score Liz Pulliam Weston, Money Talk
OPINION
Common Security Clubs offer the jobless a lifeline Arlie Hochschild
Interstate 710: A chance to close an L.A. freeway gap
Ghostwriting and the political book culture Craig Fehrman
Arizona's banning of ethnic studies classes; the response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill; Gregory Rodriguez on WASP culture
Economy: The trouble with bubbles Walter Murch and Lawrence Weschler
Out of their depth Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky. His cartoons also appear in USA Today.
Anti-incumbent mood with a twist Doyle McManus
Is it technology or is it magic? Barry Goldman
IMAGE
That's why they're called 'bathing' suits By Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times
What it really takes to get ready for bikini season By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times
Ways to buff your body before you squeeze into a bathing suit By Alene Dawson, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Scene & Heard: Stargazing at Griffith Observatory By Ellen Olivier, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Shopping: Leather with a lighter touch at Illia in Venice By Max Padilla, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Be a shorts order cook By Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times
In swimwear, tribal styles make waves By Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Youngest person to top Everest draws attention to teen adventurers By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times
Wearing his heart on his skin, tattoo parlor owner seeks 1st Amendment protection By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times
More dogs in downtown L.A. — and more complaints too By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Three people who got out of their wrecked cars are killed in subsequent crash By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
Two friends meet at long last Steve Lopez
Activists mark Harvey Milk Day with door-to-door campaign By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
Cal State system's ban on studying in Tijuana draws protest By Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times
Moishe Rosen dies at 78; founder of Jews for Jesus By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
An educated weapon will combat gangs By Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times
Ugly battles on every front in GOP gubernatorial race By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times
If California budget talks fail, decide them an old-fashioned way George Skelton, Capitol Journal
'Whale-huggers' restart a crusade they thought they'd won By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times
Families say goodbye as troops sail to faraway shores Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
More dogs in downtown L.A. — and more complaints too By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
California governor's race a tossup for Central Valley's GOP voters By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times
Metrolink locomotive cameras lead to probes of 2 engineers By Rich Connell, Los Angeles Times
SCIENCE
Rising maternal mortality rate causes alarm, calls for action By Shari Roan and Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times
WORLD
U.S. troops, Afghan police sweep through Taliban stronghold By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
Crusading Spain judge Garzon himself a defendant By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
North Korean defectors on ballot in South By Ju-min Park, Los Angeles Times
On being an Arab lawmaker in Israel Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times
Recovery efforts continue in Air India crash By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
Evidence mounts that Pakistani major spoke to Times Square suspect By Alex Rodriguez and Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles Times
SPORTS
Suns get big game from a big source – Amare Stoudemire By Broderick Turner
Suns defeat Lakers, 118-109, in Game 3 By Lisa Dillman
Redlands East Valley pitcher Griffin Murphy declares his independence Eric Sondheimer
Dodgers: Week ahead
Angels: Week ahead
Angels' bullpen implodes in 6-5 loss to Cardinals in 10 innings By Ben Bolch
Jason Day hangs on for first win on PGA Tour Staff and wire reports
Lakers need to rest Andrew Bynum until the NBA Finals Bill Plaschke
All of a sudden, Lakers find themselves facing a battle Mark Heisler
Lakers run into big problems in 118-109 Game 3 loss to Suns By Mike Bresnahan
Angels won't even let Brandon Wood on field for batting practice now By Ben Bolch
Lakers' Lamar Odom on his bad game: 'It happens' T.J. Simers
Detroit has too much firepower for Dodgers By Baxter Holmes
Kobe Bryant's near triple-double isn't enough for Lakers By Mike Bresnahan
Australia's Michael Rogers wins Tour of California By Diane Pucin
England's soccer team shuts out distractions in training camp By Kevin Baxter
NEWS
For the record
Thai upstart 'Uncle Boonmee' takes the Palme d'Or By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
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