Eyewitness report: Angels’ Morales 'impressive' in workouts
There is at least one eyewitness account that indicates Kendrys Morales' comeback attempt is going well. "I've been hitting with him every day (at the Angels' minor-league complex in Tempe, Ariz.) and...
View ArticleGoogle alert: Kim Kardashian follows herself
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.Kim Kardashian knows her Oscar Wilde. If Oscar Wilde were around today … he’d be really old.Still, he’d admire Kim Kardashian. On...
View Article‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ star dead at 60
Who could forget Juan Epstein? Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein, to be exact – the fast-talking Jewish-Puerto Rican character on "Welcome Back, Kotter." The 1970s sitcom made a handsome young...
View ArticleMore than 70 artists salute Bob Dylan with new benefit set
This has been the record biz's first noticeably big release week since 2012 began, rife with new stuff from Nada Surf and Ingrid Michaelson, the solo debut from Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn, more...
View ArticleLevin, Stanley share lead after career rounds
LA JOLLA –- The fourth name on the leaderboard after the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open summed up the eyebrow-raising developments Thursday at Torrey Pines: Huh. Huh? Yes, as in PGA Tour...
View ArticleReview: Continental GT is one bold Bentley
Mention a Bentley and what likely comes to mind is an ultra-elegant sedan as massive as it is stately. A car whose accoutrements are fit for the noblest of nobles, transporting them in blissfully...
View ArticleO.C. football players receive all-state honors
Slide show: Fifteen Orange County football players were selected to all-state teams by Cal-Hi Sports, which revealed its teams Wednesday. Five of those players received first-team recognition. Click...
View ArticleWestwood: Movies and Marilyn Monroe
Great L.A. theaters and intriguing gravesites. With the Academy Award nominations out, thoughts of movies turn once again to Hollywood. The Oscars will be held at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood...
View ArticleMom tips: 8 ideas for a working-mom wardrobe
Working moms need to find a way to look professional five days a week, and that isn't always easy to do when you've got spit-up in your hair and chicken nuggets in your purse. Especially if you've been...
View ArticleNew York or New England: Best hometown eats?
The New York Giants and New England Patriots will face off on Super Bowl Sunday, but before the teams hit the gridiron there's another title at stake: best hometown cuisine. With both teams coming from...
View ArticleBook doctor remembers bedtime
We were more walk-in clinic than war zone MASH unit. The injuries we saw were nothing an eraser and a few labels couldn't cure; no serious wounds for us. In fact, these books — given that they were in...
View ArticleWood works
You know how it goes when you think about doing something for a very long time, and then when you eventually do it you leap off the ledge like a bungee jumper? It could be detailing the plot of your...
View ArticleThe handmade garden
If you've had more than your share of factory fare and plastic garden supplies, you might think about searching for handmade. The handmade garden community is growing in America as many artisans,...
View ArticleMost outrageous celebrity antics of the week
We've changed the title of this week's celebrity slide show in the hopes that you'll like it more. But it's still much the same as last week's: a rip-roaring, side-splitting, super-high-quality...
View ArticleMMA: Anonymous TKO's UFC's White
UFC president Dana White went toe-to-toe with the hacker collective Anonymous on Thursday night on Twitter and ended up on the receiving end of a brutal punch. White’s personal information, including...
View ArticleLACMA’s two new exhibits are studies in contrast
We know the Los Angeles County Museum of Art can be a schlep for many Orange County residents. The biggest challenge is dealing with the traffic. It doesn't really matter what time of day – the backup...
View ArticleMickelson loses focus, misses cut at Torrey Pines
LA JOLLA – What's wrong with Lefty? Though admittedly struggling with his focus, Phil Mickelson seemed mystified by the erratic shot-making that led to his missing the cut Friday at the Farmers...
View ArticleO.C. basketball: Mater Dei wins Trinity League showdown
BELLFLOWER — Friday night’s meeting between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco pitted two Catholic school powers unbeaten in the Trinity League. And it was raining threes, hallelujah. Guard Katin Reinhardt...
View ArticleJohn R. Graham: California hospitals’ unhealthy dependence on government
While many Americans are eager for the U.S. Supreme Court this year to decide the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a federal judge in Los Angeles has just made a...
View ArticleMorning letters: Convention traffic sideswipes neighbors
GARDEN GROVE, Elise Power: As a resident of Garden Grove on the border of Anaheim and the convention center [“Growth spurt for convention center,” Jan. 22], I read with interest about the proposed...
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