The Missing Ink: is handwriting a dying art?
Would you recognize your friend's handwriting? Would you recognize your friend’s handwriting? As technology becomes ubiquitous in communication culture, handwritten letters and notes are less and less...
View ArticleConnecticut school massacre renews calls for gun control, but will...
Hand guns on display at a gun shop. Credit: Joshua Lott/Getty ImagesThe recent massacre in Newtown, Connecticut has reignited the gun control debate in the United States to a height rarely seen, but...
View ArticleDoes yoga have a place in public schools?
A child poses during Yoga Education for Kids class in Santa Monica, California. In January, Encinitas School District will introduce the most comprehensive yoga program in public schools. Credit:...
View ArticleHow should the media cover horrific news events like the Connecticut shooting?
Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner H. Wayne Carver II talks to the media and answers questions about the elementary school shooting during a press conference at Treadwell Memorial Park on December 15,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Does Instagram plan to sell your photos for ads?
In this photo illustration, the photo-sharing app Instagram fan page is seen on the Facebook website on the Apple Safari web browser on April 9, 2012 in New York City. Facebook Inc. is acquiring...
View ArticleHow will falling off the ‘fiscal cliff’ impact average Americans?
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (2nd L) speaks as House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L) and House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) listens during a media...
View ArticleShared housing at risk in Los Angeles County
A for sale sign is seen in front of a home on January 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesLast week, the Los Angeles Public Safety Committee unanimously passed...
View ArticleObama launches task force to crack down on gun violence as states rethink...
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) announces the creation of an interagency task force for guns as Vice President Joseph Biden listens in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on December 19,...
View ArticleThe Benghazi report’s political fallout
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech at Dublin City University in Ireland on December 6, 2012. Clinton is dedicated to revealing as much information as possible about the 9/11...
View ArticleRichard Gere on ‘Arbitrage’ and Oscar buzz
Richard Gere poses during a photocall for the movie Arbitrage on December 4, 2012 in Paris. Credit: ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty ImagesRichard Gere says critical reception of his role of hedge fund manager...
View ArticleThe doctor is in
A doctor uses a stethoscope on a patient on September 5, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Adam Berry/Getty ImagesAirTalk continues our semi-regular series looking at the top health stories, fads and...
View ArticleWinter dishes, holiday cookies and homemade gift ideas from the L.A. Times...
Credit: © 2012 Los Angeles TimesBefore a recipe for snowflake pretzel rods, lemony moons and stars, chunky apple pancakes or shitakes on toast can grace the pages of the Los Angeles Times it gets...
View ArticleWhat’s the best way to prevent harm in a violent emergency?
In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a reported shooting there Friday, Dec. 14, 2012....
View ArticleDirector David O. Russell on screw-loose love and “Silver Linings Playbook”
(L-R) Actor Bradley Cooper, actress Jennifer Lawrence and director David O. Russell attend a screening of The Weinstein Company's "Silver Linings Playbook" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
View ArticleNew Toyotas tank in crash-tests
Toyota's 2012 Camry and Prius received the lowest crash test rating. Do you consider safety ratings when buying a new car? Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesAfter performing poorly in recent crash tests...
View Article‘Heads in Beds’: Insider secrets for your next hotel stay
Jacom Tomsky's "Heads in Beds"What goes on behind the scenes in the hotel industry? “Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality” written by veteran luxury hotel...
View ArticleTreasury department to sell GM shares at a loss
A GM assembly line in Lansing, Mich. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty ImagesYesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it will be selling 200 million shares of General Motors stock back to GM over...
View ArticleParty like it’s Dec. 20, 2012: what does the Mayan calendar really say about...
A sky caiman vomits water on one of the last pages of the 12th-century Dresden Codex, also known as the "Codex Dresdensis", one of four historic Mayan manuscripts that still exist in the world and that...
View ArticleFilmWeek: Zero Dark Thirty, The Impossible, On the Road, and more
Still from the film "Zero Dark Thirty" starring Jessica Chastain.Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Andy Klein, and Henry Sheenhan to review the week's new film releases including Zero...
View ArticleNRA calls for arming schools against tragedy
National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre waves off questions from the media as he walks by a video screen illustrating the NRA's proposed National School Shield,...
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