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When It Raines It Pours. Oh My, And It Howells, TooBy Ari L. Noonan @ 4:00 PM March 12, 2010Found in: Editor's Essays You would think when liberal commentators wear their last crayon down to the nub, they would take this as a nuanced hint to upgrade the quality of their observations. read |
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Alice in Wonderland: Burton and Carroll, Together at LastBy Frederik Sisa @ 4:00 PM March 12, 2010Found in: Film As far as Tim Burton fans were concerned, there might as well have been a little white rabbit in a waistcoat wearing Mickey Mouse ears running around the director exclaiming, “You’re late, you’re late!” And so it seems that this pairing of the visionary Burton and Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasia was a long time coming. At last, the moment to fall down the rabbit hole has arrived. This may not be the definitive cinematic Alice, if such a beast is even possible, but we are nonetheless well-treated to an imaginatively realized Wonderland sumptuously filtered through Burton from the pages of the original books and Sir John Tenniel’s illustrations.read |
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He’s Only Temporary, but Ewell Looks Like a KeeperBy Ari L. Noonan @ 2:00 PM March 12, 2010Found in: News Mayor Andy Weissman said this morning that interim City Manager Lamont Ewell, hired yesterday, will not be a mere placeholder or a caretaker but the authentic, fully-empowered chief executive of Culver City for the next four months, starting on April 1. read |
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Lehman Bros – Anatomy of a MurderBy John Cohn @ 2:00 PM March 12, 2010Found in: Op-Ed The implosion of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. read |
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A New Acting Outlet for StudentsBy Geoff Maleman @ 1:00 PM March 12, 2010Found in: News For 20 fast-paced minutes at last Tuesday’s School Board meeting, several rotating teams of acting-talented students took the stage at Lin Howe School and entertained the capacity crowd with imaginative performances. read |
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Pillow TalkBy Robert Ebsen @ 9:00 AM March 12, 2010Found in: Op-Ed I suppose I’m not the only one who has, at times, been bothered by lack of sleep. read |
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Am I Still Cool?By Alexandra Campbell @ 8:00 AM March 12, 2010Found in: Op-Ed When I was 38 years old, I had an “almost mid-life” crisis while shopping. Shopping at 38 is so different than shopping at 18. I’ve noted the occasions that are Not Cool with (NC). read |
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An Acute Difference in MentalitiesBy Shachar @ 7:00 AM March 12, 2010Found in: Op-Ed Dateline Jerusalem — I always seem to set off alarms. This morning when I entered the building where I work, the metal clasps on my jacket set off the alarm when I went through the metal detector. read |
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A Few Weeks After Retiring, Ewell Will Start at City HallBy Ari L. Noonan @ 6:00 PM March 11, 2010Found in: News Scarcely bending its elbow a short distance across the Westside, City Hall has tapped 56-year-old Lamont Ewell to serve a four-month stint as interim City Manager. read |
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Clashing With PoliceBy Robert L. Rosebrock @ 11:00 AM March 11, 2010Found in: Letters To my fellow Veterans and friends of Veterans: Following is a letter I sent to Secretary Shinseki regarding the incredible abusive treatment to Veterans, particularly Disabled American Veterans, at last Sunday’s scheduled Veterans Appreciation Day celebration of the 122nd anniversary of the Land Grand Deed of 1888. read |










