- Hollywood's mommy network
- Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Dec. 7, 2008
- The clothes make the character
- HOME OF THE WEEK UPDATE
- Nina Foch, actress and influential acting teacher, dies at 84
- NEW! Culver City's the spot for funky gifts
- Special Issue: Favorite Books 2008: Fiction and Poetry
- Elmer Valentine, co-founder of Whisky a Go Go, dies at 85
- Lincoln, giver of economic certainty
- Dorothy Gaspar's glove designs pack star power
- Los Angeles bestsellers for Dec. 7, 2008
- Book calendar
- Letters: Good food in Kauai
- The California GOP's stimulus dodge
- At the Reformation in L.A., vintage style gets a second life
- Beverly Garland, versatile actress in film and TV, dies at 82
- Faith builds a Catholic church in Mecca, Calif.
- Military deaths
- Calling cards make a comeback
- The Siren's Call: New narratives, old myths
- HOME OF THE WEEK UPDATE
- When to call in the pros
- A motorcycle jump on the brink of '09
- They control playoff destiny
- Bills fans might be feeling buffaloed
- Ortiz stops Resto in two rounds
- Somali Islamists gain ground and strength
- Gators, Tebow tough to beat
- Back down to earth
- Tustin doesn't apologize for routs
- Stoudemire's 20-20 vision carries Suns
- TIME TRAVEL
- My card, madam?
- Television, film actress taught directing at USC
- Fisher doesn't want to blow another big chance
- War casualties
- Spires that aspire
- MILITARY DEATHS
- SOUTHLAND
- Oh, to fail like Orson Welles
- A long-term extravagance
- RSVP, readers
- Deals on wheels best at year's end
- Baqubah still a minefield of Iraqi sectarian tensions
- Double standard for two bailouts?
- Actress starred in cult films, 'My Three Sons'
- PLACES... OVERRATED
- Right at home on rivals' turf
- Outsourced reporting? Not likely to be a threat
- Sooners blatantly offensive
- Pacquiao never quits, so De La Hoya has to
- American girls and boys
- Left hanging in a good way
- Time to think inside the box
- Not a care in the world in these hot spring waters
- Shinseki could be next VA secretary
- From refugees to political players
- It's a fitting role
- Fashioning a character
- A GM failure could mean a world of hurt
- Mystery surrounding heiress' 28-year coma inspired bestselling book, film
- Hollywood Park's racing days could be numbered
- A CIVIC LESSON
- Navajo showcase
- Spying on pacifists, greens and nuns
- Louisiana voters reject Rep. Jefferson
- We pay big for Brewer's failures
- Space invaders
- Helpless against these passes
- Co-founder of the Whisky a Go Go
- Tesoro rolls to 42-14 win and into Pac-5 final
- UCLA seniors never took flight
- Police chief says he still has plenty to prove
- Abuser list tags innocents, too
- Visits to the near and far
- Fiction & Poetry
- A scientific discovery
- Clippers find a lesser foe
- Keeping tabs on the Stephon saga
- A turn to the serious
- His truth goes marching on, and on, and on
- CULVER CITY
- The mom network
- Blackwater guards' lawyers gird for battle
- Not a care in the world in these hot spring waters
- Navy delivers another victory
- Snapshots of a changing nation
- If you thought Keanu Reeves seemed maybe a little bit spaced-out before . . .
- Arizona finishes strong
- Bruins live to fight another day next fall
- For them, the goal was to make art
- Desperate, curious and uncommon
- Vintage's second life
- Native tastes on a resort's menu
- RESULTS
- ROUND BY ROUND
- Crowd will be back on their side
- Red, white and new on Formosa
- 23 SECONDS OF MAYHEM
- Painless ways to cut costs to fund holiday spending
- Privy to the secrets of stocks
- This time, the lead is good to the end
- Trojans' Buehler kicks himself
- The stimulus two-step
- L.A. rally backs bailout for Big 3
- Taking life (and Broadway) at a leisurely pace
- Sarkisian goes to Washington; Morton in line for his position
- And the wardrobe is out of this world
- NEED TO KNOW
- Taking mobile global
- These UCLA fans put games in perspective
- Frazar shoots 59 in PGA qualifying
- Judges take on prison overcrowding
- A tragic turn for librettos
- They're very crafty killers
- A bold 'Knight' move
- The natural elements
- Hollywood goes back to the future
- THE $139 DEAL
- No job doesn't have to mean no insurance
- In the spirit
- A walk of flame at the Mirage
- Sand, surf and RVs
- In Mecca, a church rises
- Iraqis: Come on, dig in
- Hokies make it two in row
- Apocalypse now . . . and then
- Sending ripples through reality
- Sci Fi charts its course for future
- Trick plays? A treat -- if they work
- 'Lookin at life'
- East Carolina wins Conference USA
- Obama's plan to build up economy
- Healing arts
- Fugitive ends global trek in L.A.
- Call off search for confirmation number
- REDCAT has films too
- Fond memory of Christmases past
- Uruguayan wine: available in L.A.
- Experience adds to integrity
- Where the jobs are (and yes, there are still some)
- Millions of pilgrims begin rituals for the hajj
- Shuttle's return flight delayed
- Pork found to be contaminated
- Vehicle mileage vs. car muscle
- 'Countess' set for Norton Simon
- Border official charged
- Bad TV: Bush's fault too?
- Setting minimums for contaminants
- UCLA tonight
- Ducks tonight
- Driver fatally shoots man during argument
- Hot dogs, other good Kauai eats
- Mt. Hood widow tells her story
- Paris? Never again
- The veterans hall is growing -- online
- Cigarette litter issue smolders
- When fumigation forces a move
- Ruling favors assisted suicides
- COAST TO COAST
- How we'll see Prop. 8 battle
- Jury won't hear Nowak interview
- Australians drink, get drunk, fall down -- no problem?
- Hunting elk in quiet, snowy Wyoming
- Why pay extra to keep bad apples?
- The father of hardy satellites
- Live up to law
- There's no more room for trash-talking athletes' garbage
- So long, city
- No religious slander
- Bush pokes fun at unveiled portrait
- Portugal is stark example of EU's hunger plight
- Candor and compassion
- A year-end recycling project
- She made Calamity Jane live again
- 2 teens leaving party are killed
- Grammy Museum in the thick of the action
- Israel takes down Nablus blockades
- Oprah will get a chance to wear that ball gown
- Speaking from experience
- Santa Clara to retire Rambis' jersey
- Cowboys, Steelers to revisit rivalry of the '70s
- Half marathon to close streets
- WEEKLY MORTGAGE RATES
- Much more than books, DVDs
- Gunman kills man at bus stop
- Miami Herald going for sale?
- Thumbs up on recommendations
- Yeah, sure, it's the president. Click.
- No money for indie filmmakers
- UNDERRATED / OVERRATED
- Donate with care
- Family thanks employees with surprise bonuses
- 5 secretaries of State advise Hillary Clinton
- Nonfiction - Dec. 7, 2008
- FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 7, 2008
- When to call a travel agent
- LAUSD flounders as superintendent rakes it in
- Rules make some titleholders more equal than others
- Hoax call prompted a Pakistani air alert
- Chinese tourists' hot souvenir: U.S. homes
- For the record - Dec. 7, 2008
- For the record - Dec. 7, 2008
- For the record - Dec. 7, 2008
- For the record - Dec. 7, 2008
- Suddenly on the skids
- Oil lays waste to the West
- Readers pack in nominees for overrated destinations
- This pointed time
- Football: It's clash of Titans (and Jackrabbits) in Pac-5 championship
- Boys' basketball: Sidney is MVP
- Football: Saturday's CIF-SS playoff scores
- Boys' basketball: Brown is MVP in Loara tournament
- Opinion: GOP rookie Cao upsets 9-term Rep. William Jefferson in New Orleans
- Football: Orange Lutheran, Tesoro trade TDs
- New pub for downtown dwellers
- Football: Upland 42, Los Osos 21
- Football: Orange Lutheran gets on the board
- Football: Tesoro lead gets even bigger
- Football: Upland 42, Los Osos 14
- Football: Upland 35, Los Osos 14
- Football: Fleming scores again for Upland
- Boys' basketball: Mayes, O'Connor lead Westchester
- Football: Upland 21, Los Osos 14
- Football: Upland 14, Los Osos 14
- Football: Tesoro leads, 28-0, at halftime
- Football: Los Osos 14, Upland 7
- Step-by-step: Making panforte with candied quince
- Football: Domination, thy name is Tesoro
- Football: Upland 7, Los Osos 7 at halftime
- Opinion: George W. Bush attends his own hanging
- The Pre-Fight Doldrums
- Football: Tesoro winning big
- Football: Tesoro goes up 14-0
- Football: Upland takes 7-0 lead
- SAG: big union + small turnout = strike authorization?
- Football: Tesoro takes early 7-0 lead
- An anteater drinks juice: you're welcome!
- Football: Coaches gambling in Central Division semifinal
- Football: Tesoro and Orange Lutheran coming up
- Bacon: Rumaki hits the spot
- Does Furcal's no to A's mean maybe for Dodgers?
- Football: Tartans move up win-streak charts
- Totally Random
- Football: The next great Bruin QB?
- Line Shots
- Making the pre-fight rounds
- UCLA's Norm Chow pulls trick on USC Trojans
- Judging books only by their covers: Standouts of 2008
- USC's Rey Maualuga conjures memories with hit
- Opinion: Barack Obama's inaugural duds revealed here
- USC and UCLA blend for tradition
- Football: Ex-Taft coach has team in San Diego final
- Spike Lee to make Sundance debut with musical "Passing Strange"
- IRAQ: Gay-sex story lands writer in jail
- 2008 favorites from our columnists
- Appiphilia: Amazon remembers and Target takes aim at your gifting needs
- Opinion: Ticket Notice: Sunday Shows--Obama, Rice, Rice, Rice
- Here's the De La Hoya-Pacquiao rebate deal
- Adopt-a-Pet: Winnie
- Fewer seasonal workers in stores this holiday season
- Opinion: Auto and bank bailouts explained so even a monkey can understand
- Heath Ledger, Green Lantern, J.K. Rowling's 'Beedle' all in Everyday Hero headlines
- Football: Friday's playoff scores
- Boys' basketball: News, notes and observations
- School kids benefit from asthma education program
- The decline is feeding on itself
- Not so fast, mister!
- Opinion: Minnesota Senate winner! Either Al Franken or Norm Coleman
- Horton Foote Back on Broadway
- 'Artful Solutions' for the homeless
- Tree of the Week: Sago Cycad
- John Adams' bomb bursting on air
- Football: San Pedro's Franco talks about semifinal triumph
- Football: Special teams matter
- The First AME Church lesson
- The Juice and justice
- Performing 'La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin'
- Works by Hockney, Maloof, Lamb and others on the block at Los Angeles Modern Auctions
- The Nixon library's split personality
- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, 79, dies in Moscow
- Pets are still first in our hearts and wallets
- Review: Music of Remembrance performs 'For a Look or a Touch'
- The Big Three's real union problem
- Jennifer Lopez lists Bel-Air home at $8.5 million
- Chickens as pets: City living with a farm feel
- Forrest J Ackerman, writer-editor who coined 'sci-fi,' dies at 92
- Your Scene: Turkey with peppers
- Pet hens and chicks
- Livestock farmers raise stink over EPA report
- Appeals ruling favors AMC
- Drastic setback for OC hospital
- Can you tuba on YouTube?
- 1 in 10 loans past due
- Ancient tooth plaque shows a more varied diet in Peru
- First in hearts -- and wallets
- Two found alive after weeks adrift on a boat
- Ross sees former team, but there are few familiar faces
- A four-point plan for Bruins' future
- Shirt tale