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Andy Cohen has been yakking for most of his 44 years. He has a book titled Most Talkative— a title he earned in high school."My mouth has been my greatest asset and also my biggest Achilles' heel," he...
View ArticleA Rainbow Of Happy Endings In Ethnic Romances
Romance fiction is the Rodney Dangerfield of the publishing world: It don't get no respect.This, despite the fact that romance is the most consistently profitable genre in an unsettlingly shaky...
View ArticleJournalist Karl Fleming Chronicled Civil Rights Era
Journalist Karl Fleming chronicled many of the key moments in the civil rights era in the South. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he was beaten during the 1965 Watts Riots. Fleming died last weekend...
View ArticleRobert Crais: LA Is A 'Natural Canvas' For Nightmare
It's been a few decades, and many published books, but Robert Crais can tell you exactly when mystery writing first caught his attention: He was a bright 15-year-old living in Baton Rouge, La., when he...
View ArticleBeverly Hills' Refuge For The Stars Turns 100
The Beverly Hills Hotel, a place fondly known as the Pink Palace, has preserved guests' privacy and indulged their every whim for 100 years, and the entire year will be filled with celebrations of its...
View ArticleA Mohawk Hero In The Not-So-Diverse Gaming World
The Assassin's Creed video game series has become a megahit for gaming enthusiasts.
View ArticleBlack Voters Still Enthusiastic About Obama
What role did race plan in the 2012 election? We talk with pundits and voters to see whether they believe race affected the outcome of the presidential campaign.
View ArticleControversial Casting For A Nina Simone Biopic
The rumors that had been around for a couple of years have finally been confirmed: At long last, there's a film in the works about the turbulent life of Nina Simone, otherwise known as the "High...
View ArticleSusan Straight: One Home Town, Many Voices
Think of all the great writers who have made their hometowns literary history — William Faulkner, Zora Neale Hurston, Thomas Wolfe, to name a few. Now, Susan Straight is getting the same praise for her...
View ArticleNew Policy For Young Immigrants Creates Paperwork Deluge
In the six months since a new law opened a path to temporary legal status for some young immigrants in the U.S., more than 300,000 people have applied — and have rushed to request qualifying documents...
View Article'Living' In Color, Long Before 'Girls'
The second season of HBO's critically acclaimed series Girls begins Sunday night, but the show about 20-something girls navigating their social and work lives in New York has itself been criticized for...
View ArticleAretha Franklin Was Already Famous, But Her Hat-Maker Wasn't
After the first Obama inauguration, everybody talked about three things: the historic moment, the Arctic weather — and Aretha Franklin's hat.If it is possible for a piece of millinery to steal the...
View ArticleBloomingdale's Lays Out Welcome Mat To Chinese Shoppers
A number of luxury retailers are rolling out tactics this year to mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year. For Bloomingdale's in New York City, though, reaching out to Asian shoppers during the...
View Article1963 Emancipation Proclamation Party Lacked A Key Guest
Fifty years ago, the White House was the site of an unusual party.It was a celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation's centennial, held on Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and many of the guests were...
View ArticleGangsta Rap Swap Meet Proprieter Wan Joon Kim Has Died
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View Article'American Winter' Families Struggle To Survive Fall From Middle Class
It's a visual no parent wants to picture: a child describing what it's like to live in a house with no power for lights, heat or cooking. For many middle-class American parents, it's hard to imagine...
View ArticleDumbfoundead: A Rising Star In A Genre In Transition
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View ArticleHistory Makes Hiring Household Help A Complex Choice
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View ArticleBarrier-Breaking Surfer's Legacy A Reminder Of Work To Do
The Saturday morning fog was burning off above the part of Santa Monica's beach known as the Inkwell. It's the stretch of sand to which black Southern Californians were relegated by de facto...
View ArticleMoynihan Black Poverty Report Revisited Fifty Years Later
On Wednesday, the Urban Institute released a new report that revisits a famous study conducted almost 50 years ago by the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The original study, "The Negro Family: The...
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