Katy Perry's candy-coated fantasia comes to Staples Center
When adults — even those who should know better — defend Katy Perry, they usually point out that she can really sing and actually writes (or co-writes) much of her material. That’s true, but really...
View ArticleJennifer Hudson, other celebs who cheated death
Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson has told Ebony magazine she was supposed to be at home with her mother, brother and nephew the day they were shot dead in Chicago. Hudson instead chose to fly to see...
View ArticleO.C. 'Housewives' gather to raise money for cancer
Fans of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Orange County" got a treat Tuesday night in Costa Mesa. All five of the reality TV housewives – including newest cast member Heather Dubrow – appeared at a...
View ArticleThanksgiving weekend movie guide
See show times and reviews for movies playing over the holiday weekend.
View ArticleBoxing notes: Mares looking to avoid controversy
It isn’t often that a champion believes he still has something to prove, but that’s where IBF and WBC silver bantamweight champ Abner Mares finds himself. Mares (22-0-1, 13 KOs) is closing in on his...
View ArticleThe Cure pulls out all the stops at rare Pantages shows
In an instant, I remembered everything. The posters in my teenage room: Robert Smith by the record player, Siouxsie stapled to the ceiling, Bauhaus taped onto the closet door. Those first zany-strange...
View ArticleDucks sink deeper with loss to Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Just when you think there isn't a deeper hole to fall into, the Ducks pulled out their shovels and were content to dig away. Radim Vrbata scored twice in a 4-2 victory for the Phoenix...
View ArticleMillions of Xmas lights at Mission Inn
The turkey is barely cold on the plates in the dining room at the Mission Inn in Riverside before the blaze of Christmas lights is switched on. The Friday after Thanksgiving has become the most...
View ArticleMorning letters: No help wanted this Thanksgiving
NORTH TUSTIN, Jennifer Gates: I’m not certain if I should be upset or happy that I have contacted a half-dozen agencies in the past two weeks to volunteer on Thanksgiving, only to be told they were...
View ArticleDebra Saunders: The later the fix, deeper the debt
A few months ago, Washington's big bad wolf was Republicans' refusal to compromise by supporting any deficit reduction plan that included tax increases. Republicans were unreasonable, editorial pages...
View ArticleReally? 60,000 bees found in home with corpse
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Woman finds father dead in home full of bees — WPLG-TV NY foreclosure firm that threw Halloween party mocking homeless says...
View ArticleO.C. Rhodes Scholar focuses on service, science
MIT senior Stephanie Lin has spent much of the last four years helping others, whether it's leading student teams to assist impoverished Mexican villages or serving as an advocate for the poor in...
View ArticleNov. 24 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleGallery: Thanksgiving and supercommittee cartoons
Cartoons on Thanksgiving and the supercommittee
View ArticleMarket holding last day of its season
Ponderosa Park Certified Farmers' Market is going seasonal and will present the market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 29 – the last market of 2011. Ponderosa Park Market will re-open on March 27 with a...
View Article17 houses, 3 condos hit escrow
The following update on local real estate information is based on Multiple Listing Service data as of Monday. On behalf of the Vartanian team, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. PLACENTIA Properties...
View ArticleCooking: Family shares traditions and a love of cooking
At one end of the test kitchen of Mood for Food, a San Juan Capistrano consulting firm founded by Gina Galvan, is an industrial vacuum tumbler for marinating meat; at the other is her grandmother's...
View ArticleNew Facebook page starts for Dana Point, Capistrano news
Today we're launching a Facebook page for the communities of San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point.Check it out at facebook.com/capo.dana. To get started, just click "like."We'll post stories there as...
View ArticleEditorial: Pilgrims’ progress toward freedom
Conscience is powerful human resource. A life lived in service to truth that abides in one's conscience can transform lives and circumstances. And, as history sometimes witnesses, matters of conscience...
View ArticleGeorge Will: 2011's tasty leftovers
"People who live in a Golden Age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks." – Randall Jarrell, "A Sad Heart at the Supermarket" This is not a Golden Age, which distinguishes it from...
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