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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Flight attendant draws on passengers’ creativity by handing out crayons
California | Local |
July 22, 2008
It didn’t take long for Jewel Van Valin’s cross-country art project to take off. Read more
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Last hurrah for Hollywood memorabilia
California | Local |
June 26, 2008
They are packing up Old Hollywood and moving it to Newbury Park. Read more
Friday, May 30, 2008
Lines are drawn on political cartooning
California | Local |
May 30, 2008
Draw your own conclusion about political cartoons. Read more
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Off the wall and onto the floor
Home & Garden |
February 7, 2008
JøRGEN EVIL EKVOLL and Can Sayinli’s hand-woven silk rug – a design called War, depicting a baby surrounded by bleeding bodies, hand grenades and guns – sold for $60,000 at the Art Basel Miami Beach exhibition in December. Read more
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Crooks are getting better at faking collectible cars
Business |
January 19, 2008
Figuring out the value of a collectible car these days can be more like an episode of “CSI” than “Antiques Roadshow.” Read more
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Historic trove recalls famous crimes
California | Local |
December 23, 2007
Most know Steve Cooley as Los Angeles County’s district attorney. Read more
Saturday, December 15, 2007
TLC for classic Mercedes
Business |
December 15, 2007
Imagine a used-car dealership with six-figure sticker prices, an
inventory older than you are and access to parts that have been out
of production since the early 20th century. Read more
Thursday, December 13, 2007
26 trees and counting
Home & Garden |
December 13, 2007
DAVID BLAIR has 26 decorated Christmas trees inside his
two-bedroom Studio City home. Read more
Saturday, December 8, 2007
QUICK TAKES - Museums to share private collection
Entertainment |
December 8, 2007
Richard S. Zeisler, a little-known New York art collector who died
in March, left more than 110 artworks valued at about $100 million to
16 institutions, the New York Times reported. Read more
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Mint readies the last 5 state quarters
Business |
November 28, 2007
A grizzly bear clutching a salmon, the Grand Canyon at sunrise and
a scissortail flycatcher in flight. Read more
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Natural, ethereal at every turn
Home & Garden |
November 22, 2007
ANN EHRINGER is a modernist at heart, but today in her sleek Santa
Monica living room, she is holding a link to ancient history. Read more
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Anonymous buyer pays $30 million for 1,000 rare coins
National |
November 18, 2007
An anonymous buyer has paid more than $30 million for a collection
of rare U.S. prototype coins, some from the 1700s, that never went
into circulation, according to the dealer that brokered the deal. Read more
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Modern approach to a garage sale
Entertainment |
November 14, 2007
This weekend, Michael and Gabrielle Boyd of Santa Monica are
having a sale to dispose of all the used furniture they no longer need. Read more
Friday, November 9, 2007
The talk of the Reagan library
California | Local |
November 9, 2007
A lavish gala was to kick off a display of Nancy Reagan’s ball
gowns Thursday night, but visitors to the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library near Simi Valley were buzzing more about the landmark’s
record-keeping problems – lapses so severe that National Archives
officials are unable to say whether gifts to the Reagans have been
stolen or are lost inside the massive museum complex. Read more
Thursday, November 8, 2007
QUICK TAKES - Driving in to some different museums
Entertainment |
November 8, 2007
The Petersen Automotive Museum in L.A. is getting breathing room
to expand its collection of hundreds of classic vehicles. Read more
Most of county car collection to take a jaunt
California | Local |
November 8, 2007
Los Angeles County’s car collection could be caravaning off the
Miracle Mile as soon as this month. Read more
Sunday, October 28, 2007
The NATION | Nation in Brief | PENNSYLVANIA - Treasure found in the wall of a house
National |
October 28, 2007
Piles of old coins worth as much as $200,000 were found in a
long-abandoned Windber home, including scores that the owner had
apparently thrown down a hole in the wall. Read more
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Chicken Little was right
National |
October 27, 2007
Steve Arnold is driving the yellow Hummer in circles around a
Kiowa County wheat field, towing an 18-foot-wide metal detector. Read more
Friday, October 26, 2007
The Smithsonian as underdog
Entertainment |
October 26, 2007
WASHINGTON – Dorothy’s ruby slippers. Read more
Saturday, October 13, 2007
From econo-box to collectible
Business |
October 13, 2007
When Robert Perez bought his first classic Japanese car a decade
ago, he admired the styling of the Mazda’s front end, which reminded
him of classic American muscle cars. Read more
