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Flip Wilson: The Persistence of Geraldine Jones
Los Angeles Times Television CriticIn Sunday's Calendar (and online here), I review "Flip: The Inside Story of TV's First Black Superstar," a worthwhile new biography of the late comedian by Kevin Cook ("The Last Headbangers," "Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything"). The...Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Ronald Reagan, Liver Cancer, Hulu, TV Land (tv network)
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Lakers season wrap: Coach Mike D'Antoni worthy of blame or credit?
In a year defined by injury, Coach Mike D'Antoni became a lightning rod for criticism, despite leading the Lakers (45-37) team to a 28-12, seventh-place finish. In the closing moments of the Lakers' sweep by the San Antonio Spurs, the familiar chant...
Tags: Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol, Darius Morris (basketball), Michael Jordan, Dwight Howard
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Boys Have Eating Disorders, Too
The Hartford CourantIn February 2010, Jonathan Noyes' uncle died suddenly. Several months later, during a summer trip to see the Statue of Liberty, Jonathan's much-loved grandmother started feeling ill. She was diagnosed with cancer and died two weeks before Christmas. Not...Tags: HIV, The Institute of Living, Basketball, Butter, Eating Disorders
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Herald Examiner photographers reflect on the good ol' days
Nick Souza doesn't remember developing the film of what he considers his most noteworthy front-page photo. He doesn't even recall printing the image. What he does remember is "standing on a giant ladder in the middle of Broadway" to photograph co-...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, University of California, Los Angeles, Rob Brown, Academy Awards, Los Angeles Lakers
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Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance
There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...Tags: HIV, Basketball, Minority Groups, Philip Hersh, Gay Rights
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Dodgers are breaking even on the field, doing better off it
On the day Frank McCourt surrendered the keys to Dodger Stadium and cashed out, the Dodgers had the best record in the National League. In the year since Mark Walter flashed his cash and Magic Johnson flashed his smile — from May 1 of last year...
Tags: Baseball, National League West, Bud Selig, Adrian Gonzalez, Major League Baseball
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A closer look at teams the Orlando Magic could emulate to get back to NBA playoffs
Obviously, Magic fans have known for some time — say, since January — that the club was not going to receive a postseason invitation. (Thanks again, Dwight.) Still, it's weird after six consecutive seasons of playoff appearances not to see...Tags: Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic
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Dwight doesn't have guts to leave Lakers, endure media assault
You have nothing to worry about, L.A. Trust me, Lakers fans, there is no need to fret about Dwight Howard. There are those of you who are naturally comparing your uncertain situation to what we went through in Orlando during "Dwightmare 1." But...
Tags: Boston Celtics, Deron Williams, Atlanta Hawks, TNT (tv network), Dwight Howard
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Too many hasty decisions with NBA awards
Yes, it is time for the yearly one-word rant now that the NBA has bestowed all of its annual individual awards: Why? Actually, more to the point, the issue should be: When? As much as anything, it is the Coach of the Year balloting, or,...
Tags: New York Knicks, Awards and Prizes, Tim Hardaway, Jr., Minnesota Timberwolves, Joakim Noah
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Mattingly, Scioscia on thin ice in LA
How much patience do Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson have? We're in the process of finding out, as the $217 million Dodgers are playing like somebody misplaced a decimal point, just as they did after the midseason trades that brought in...Tags: Craig Kimbrel, Tampa Bay Rays, Wesley Wright, World Series, Baseball
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L.A. Votes: DWP pay drives debate in mayor's race
Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power, whose primary union is the single biggest contributor to the mayoral race, is taking center stage in the contest with less than three weeks to go until election day. The Times reported that employees at the...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Elections, Methamphetamine (drug), Bill Clinton, Politics
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Poll finds Garcetti, Greuel in dead heat
A poll released Thursday shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. The poll, by the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State L....
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Barbara Boxer, Eric Garcetti, Elections, Voting
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