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Summer movies release schedule
The Associated PressRelease dates are tentative, and some films play in limited release. Late April: ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM: The corporate train wreck unfolds through insider interviews and company video and audio tapes. THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES: An outgunned...Tags: Jada Pinkett Smith, Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Bewitched (tv program), Billy Bob Thornton
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Lucas, Spielberg usher in summer with sci-fi wars
AP Movie WriterThis summer means war between old buddies George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Colleagues on the "Indiana Jones" franchise, the two will duke it out for the title of galactic overlord on the 2005 science fiction front, Lucas with the final installment of...Tags: Matt Damon, Jada Pinkett Smith, Keira Knightley, Ben Stiller, Bewitched (tv program)
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It's cool to get your geek on today
If you are more Howard or Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory" than Will Smith or Steven Tyler, know all the lines to the original "Star Wars" movies, are more enamored with Ferengi than Ferraris and think of the programming language before a cuppa when you...
Tags: SpaceX, Facebook, Will Smith, Google+, Media Industry
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Feedback: If you could dine with an author, who would it be?
Definitely Christopher Fowler, who writes the "Peculiar Crimes Unit" and "Bryant & May" series. He has such a great sense of humor and knows so much about the history of London. His books are so much fun to read.
— Rena Gorman, Aurora
I would...Tags: Movies, Christopher Hitchens, Literature, Michael Chabon, Nobel Prize Awards
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Bike-lane supporter pedals his views
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellJohn Sharpe of Allentown steered some opposing traffic my way regarding the city's proposal to eliminate traffic lanes on Linden and Turner streets, basically replacing them with dedicated bicycle lanes. John strongly favors the plan. Actually, my Jan. 13... -
Allentown bicycle plan would eliminate traffic lanes
Q: Allentown seems to be pushing forward with proposed bicycle-lane 'improvements' that concern many residents and businesspeople along the affected routes. Officials want to eliminate traffic lanes on parts of Linden and Turner streets, which would be...Tags: Muhlenberg College, Anglicanism, Christianity, Cycling, Technology
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Nothing like death to liven up a European tour
If you're looking for the macabre side of Europe, skip the hokey rip-off "torture museums" and visit a cemetery — they're authentic, artsy and oozing with history. In honor of Halloween, here is a list of some of my favorites.
Pere Lachaise...Tags: Social Media, Minority Groups, Diana, Princess of Wales, Arts, Karl Marx
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Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Aaliyah: One in a Million' on BET
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Aug. 21 - 27 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Aug. 21 - 27 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...... -
Are you prepared?
Other than evoking our sympathy and generosity, the earthquake/ tsunami/nuclear disaster in Japan should be pinging our collective consciousness about our own level of preparedness for natural and man-made disasters.
Just to recap, in the last two years...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Emergency Planning, FEMA
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Space exploration: Goodbye to Spirit, one plucky little rover
Opinion L.A.To paraphrase Douglas Adams and his "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy": So long, Spirit, and thanks for all the data. JPL's Spirit rover landed on Mars in January 2004. As Times staff writer Amina Khan noted Tuesday: Along with its...... -
Google eBooks bestsellers: getting ahead of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
Jacket CopyThe Google eBooks bestseller list includes one surprise: debut historical mystery author Gary Corby's The Pericles Commission.... -
Trivia
Denise Crosby was originally cast to play Counselor Troi, and Marina Sirtis was cast as a security chief named Lt. Macha Hernandez. Shortly before filming the pilot, the two switched roles and the security chief's name was changed to Lt. Natasha Yar.
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Oct 25, 2011
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