Catching up after a few days semi-offline

I got stuck on the road with a computer that wouldn't play well with my fingers, a motel whose promised "high-speed internet" was less than all that, and a lot of gaps in the AT&T network. Not complaining, by the way.

• The number of nonwhite children increased dramatically across the nation in the last decade, with one notable exception: in Los Angeles. LAT
• LAPD investigators think eight more missing women might be victims of the Grim Sleeper. Daily Beast
• Teen-aged sailor Abby Sunderland's book with Lynn Vincent is coming out. Pete Thomas
• LACMA is partnering with Film Independent and the New York Times on a revived film program at the museum. Anne Thompson, artsmeme
• John Montorio and others talk about why they took top staff jobs at the Huffington Post. AJR
• Nikki Finke posts she'll be returning from her medical leave on Monday. Deadline
• The city made Barbara Black paint over a mural that beautified the alley behind her Valley Village home. LAT
• The Kings clinched a second consecutive playoff berth with a shootout win Wednesday night. Rich Hammond