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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

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