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for January 2008

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Senate's courage on "courageous" health bill

Are you watching, Obama and Clinton and Edwards?

David Rensin: On this day in history

Today is my birthday. No big deal, that. I’m 58 – if you must know. Strange how that number...

The strange collision of Bonny Bakley and Christian Brando

In which I learned at a 9/11 meeting that Bonny Bakley was fated to meet Christian Brando.

LA's supermarket markup observed

A tomato travels from the corner store to the chain supermarket, price increases 334 percent.

Comfort food

Leaky roof? Favorite movie star dead? Wrong candidate leading in the polls? Writer's strike got you broke and hungry?

What does Honda see?

Is that an altered version of Los Angeles behind the yellow air in that Honda ad?

Tours: the L.A. River, the Malibu beaches

Now that’s an exceptionally tough choice....They’re like the yin and yang in L.A.’s dysfunctional history of public space.

Steve Martin and Diane Arbus

Until I read Steve Martin's enjoyable new memoir, "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life," I never would have connected him with Diane Arbus. She photographed circus freaks and transvestites. He always seemed more straight.

My lunch with Katherine Heigl

Our booth was the best place to hide from the vultures hovering outside. Lunch was ruined anyway, so the course of action was obvious. "Why don't you guys take our table," I offered. Katherine Heigl accepted with a smile.

Courage, schmourage on health care

...if I had to choose between “historic” and “courageous,” I guess I would have to side with “historic.”

Everything in moderation

On Writer Action, a computer chat-board for Writers Guild members, anything goes. Well, not anything. That's where I come in.

2nd Annual LAO Brunch n' Munch

All us LAO-ers peeled our heiners off our desk chairs this morning and headed to Tarzana for our Second Annual...

Kids' eye view of Downtown

Some of the most heartfelt, gut-wrenching — and sometimes simply beautiful — street photography in Los Angeles is being created by low-income teenagers who meet once a week after school at the St. Francis Center on Hope Street in Downtown.
KCET control room
kcet-rehearsal-control.jpgA peek inside the TV station's Burbank studios.
Whitt's Wood Yard
whitts-wood-yard.jpgElon Musk wants to drill here at Pico and Sepulveda.
BCAM
bcam-stairs.jpgThe Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA.
David Hockney at LACMA
hockney-arrives-lacma.jpgThe artist arrives to open his latest exhibit.
Mountain lion family
mountain-lion-family-martinez.jpgFrom Robert Martinez's trail cam in the San Gabriels.
The power of 'pluribus' plays
Allegiance-9-(1).jpgDon Shirley on theater in LA
Macy's winds down
mannequin-graveyard-macys.jpgThe store in Westside Pavilion has closed down.
Streetscape: Westwood
westwood-sky-lao.jpgWestwood Boulevard looking north and a little bit skyward.
Streetscape: East LA
la-luz-del-mundo.jpg Iglesia La Luz del Mundo, East 1st Street.
Sign from LA's past
loves-bbq-valley-relics.jpg Sign from an old Love's BBQ restaurant at the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth.
Visiting her old ballet costumes
melissa-barak-cost-iris.jpg Melissa Barak at LACMA Chagall exhibit with the artist's memorable designs.
Engine Co. 17
engine-co-17-side.jpg Inside the long-closed Arts District fire station on Santa Fe Avenue.
Wilshire Grand Center lobby
wilshire-grand-lobby-wall.jpg Visitors check out the wall-mounted sculpture by artist Do Ho Suh.
Barnsdall Park
barnsdall-park-trees.jpg Under the trees.
Inside Hollyhock House
hollyhock-columns.jpgPhoto taking was allowed for one weekend. So we did.
Streetscape: Lincoln Heights
el-milagro-market.jpgProductos Mexicanos at El Milagro Market on Avenue 18.
June 6, 1968
rfk-hearse-wide-lapl.jpgThe body of Robert F. Kennedy leaves Good Samaritan hospital. More pics
Streetscape: DTLA
spring-street-bike-lane.jpgSpring Street bike lane.
Palm weeds of Santa Susana
santa-susana-palm-weeds.jpgOak trees, sandstone ridges and fan palms? Ugh. More
Streetscape: West LA
405-at-smblvd.jpg405 North at Santa Monica Boulevard.
Hills turning brown
grman1.jpgThe hills above Gorman.
Arcana Books
arcana-books.jpgIn the Helms Bakery complex in Culver City.
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