Ideas sparked by tools rediscovered in the kitchen cabinet

On a first go-through of my kitchen, I found these orphans languishing at the back of the cupboard: Madeleine pans of various sizes and provenance. Resolved: Make lavender madeleines and have a tea party. Hand-crank pasta machine. This guy was once...

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Super Bowl Sunday dip and chili recipes that score

Theoretically, you can serve almost anything on Super Bowl Sunday. We once even ran a story proposing a game-day wine tasting with selected charcuterie. But let's face it, that's probably not going to happen at our houses. What you really need...

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Coffee beer gets a new twist with barrel-aged beans

San Diego's Modern Times Brewery has brewed up a coffee beer that's unlike anything else you've tasted, and the secret is all in the beans. Finding new ways to imbue craft beers with coffee flavors is a popular area of innovation within the craft...

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Dodger Stadium parking: $10 in 2013, $15 in 2014, $20 in 2015

On Thursday, in a news release announcing the start of single-game ticket sales, the Dodgers tucked this sentence into the last paragraph: "Parking at the gate day of game is $20." That price was $15 last year, and $10 the year before that. In...

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Second possible Ebola patient being tested in Sacramento

A second possible Ebola patient in Sacramento has tested negative for the deadly disease and is being dispatched from an area hospital. It was the second case within 24 hours that a person showed what appeared to be symptoms associated with Ebola but...

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L.A. school board election politics equal gutter politics

OK, kids, the L.A. Unified school board election is barely a month away, and you know what that means, right? Let the gutter politics begin. On Wednesday night, two out of three candidates in District 5 blew off a community forum that drew 200 people....

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Hoping for a breakout hit with 'Better Call Saul'

Just over 10 million viewers witnessed the demise of Walter White on the final episode of "Breaking Bad." It was a triumph for creator Vince Gilligan, who was given a free hand by network AMC to tell the Mr. Chips to Scarface story he envisioned. AMC's...

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When she opens the kitchen cabinets, memories spill forth

It's the end of January, and I've already broken or never picked up most of my New Year's resolutions. There is one, though, that I'm actually kind of enjoying. I was giving the kitchen a bit more than the usual once-over at the beginning of the year,...

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'Suge' Knight arrested on suspicion of murder; held on $2-million bail

Notorious former rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has been arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly ran over two men with his truck following an argument on a film set in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed. He...

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Birmingham, England, a 'no-go zone'? The diverse city says go on!

The white-capped minarets of Birmingham Central Mosque tower high in the air. Beneath one, a large sign is clearly visible to motorists and passersby: "READ AL-QUR'AN, THE FINAL TESTAMENT." The dome in the center of the building, above a prayer hall...

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South Africa grants parole to apartheid-era death squad leader

One of the apartheid era's most notorious killers, former police colonel Eugene de Kock, will walk free after 20 years in jail after South Africa's government announced Friday that he had been granted parole. De Kock, nicknamed "Prime Evil," was...

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Vidiots movie rental store in Santa Monica is closing after 30 years

The shelves at the Vidiots movie rental store are covered with dozens of messages scribbled by filmmakers on the covers of faded VHS and DVD containers. Notes from "Chinatown" writer Robert Towne, reclusive "Thin Red Line" director Terrence Malick and...

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They click in the Twittersphere; what if they meet?

L.A. Affairs is our weekly column about the current dating scene in and around Los Angeles -- and finding romance in a wired world. If you've got a story to tell, we want to hear it. We pay $300 per published column. Past columns and submission guidelines...

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'6 Certified' aims to shift how veterans are pictured on film, TV

A group dedicated to the entertainment industry's realistic representation of veterans is announcing on Friday a new seal of approval for portrayals of military men and women in films and television shows. Called "6 Certified," after the military...

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Economic growth slows sharply in 4th quarter to 2.6% annual rate

Economic growth unexpectedly slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of last year to a modest 2.6% annual rate after a strong six-month stretch raised hopes the U.S. recovery finally was accelerating toward normal. The data released Friday by the...

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George Zimmerman won't be prosecuted in aggravated-assault case

George Zimmerman, who was arrested earlier this month on an aggravated-assault charge, won't be prosecuted, a Florida state attorney said. Zimmerman, who was famously acquitted of the 2012 killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, was accused...

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If judges can't join the Boy Scouts, what about the Mormon Church?

To the editor: California's Supreme Court unanimously decreed that state judges will no longer be allowed to affiliate with the Boy Scouts of America because of the organization's discrimination against gay and lesbian adults in leadership roles. ("State...

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On civil rights, give religion credit where credit is due

To the editor: Michael Shermer is wrong to say that "the abolitionist movement was primarily inspired by such secular documents as the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man." ("The influence of science and...

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Seriously, let's not take Super Bowl so seriously

When it comes to Super Bowl week, this column represents failure XLIX. The topic should be ignored, but it's a red flag in front of a bull. Holding my breath until I turn blue hasn't worked. Nor has wearing a sleeping mask and ear plugs. Seeing 12 movies...

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In police-involved shootings, facts are victims

To the editor: Your editorial is balanced and thoughtful. Not every officer-involved shooting is justified, nor is every one unjustified. ("How to ensure impartial investigations of officers' deadly force?," Editorial, Jan. 26) As a lawyer,...

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Jordan declares willingness to release militant for captive pilot

The Jordanian government declared its willingness Wednesday to swap a female prisoner who took part in a deadly rampage of hotel bombings in 2005 for a Jordanian pilot held by the Islamic State extremist group. However, it was unclear whether the proposed...

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Twin brothers charged in robbery, slaying of woman in South L.A.

Eighteen-year-old twin brothers have been charged with capital murder in connection with a South Los Angeles robbery and fatal stabbing of a 62-year-old seamstress in December, authorities said. Kenyata Blake and Keishon Blake were each charged with...

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'Anna Christie' harbors but a spark of greatness

There's no shortage of acting in the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie." Accents are adorned like fake noses, illnesses resemble those found in 19th century operas and bits of melodramatic business might as well be underscored...

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Vaccine skeptics are in denial

To the editor: My child is a student at Waldorf School of Orange County, and it's unbelievable that 41% of kindergartners started the school year unvaccinated. Just recently a Waldorf parent told me that no one is talking about the measles epidemic —...

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Mormon Church backs legal protections for gays -- and the religious

Seven years after the Mormon Church led followers on a campaign to outlaw gay marriage in California, church leaders on Tuesday announced their support for job, housing and public accommodation protections for gays and lesbians everywhere. But in...

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R.K. Laxman, newspaper cartoonist in India, dies at 93

R.K. Laxman, the acclaimed Indian newspaper cartoonist whose pungent commentary, often through the eyes of his beloved Common Man character, held a mirror to the absurdity and silliness of his country's politicians and those they led, died Monday in...

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Kern County supervisors declare fiscal emergency amid plunging oil prices

Kern County supervisors declared a state of fiscal emergency at their weekly meeting Tuesday in response to predictions of a massive shortfall in property tax revenues because of tanking oil prices. Surging oil supplies domestically and weak demand...

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