When she opens the kitchen cabinets, memories spill forth

It's the end of January, and I've already broken or never picked up most of my New Year's resolutions. There is one, though, that I'm actually kind of enjoying. I was giving the kitchen a bit more than the usual once-over at the beginning of the year,...

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Hoping for a breakout hit with 'Better Call Saul'

Just over 10 million viewers witnessed the demise of Walter White on the final episode of "Breaking Bad." It was a triumph for creator Vince Gilligan, who was given a free hand by network AMC to tell the Mr. Chips to Scarface story he envisioned. AMC's...

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Super Bowl Sunday dip and chili recipes that score

Theoretically, you can serve almost anything on Super Bowl Sunday. We once even ran a story proposing a game-day wine tasting with selected charcuterie. But let's face it, that's probably not going to happen at our houses. What you really need...

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Ideas sparked by tools rediscovered in the kitchen cabinet

On a first go-through of my kitchen, I found these orphans languishing at the back of the cupboard: Madeleine pans of various sizes and provenance. Resolved: Make lavender madeleines and have a tea party. Hand-crank pasta machine. This guy was once...

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Football: Trent Irwin, Iman Marshall, John Houston are Parade All-Americans

Receiver Trent Irwin from Newhall Hart, defensive back Iman Marshall from Long Beach Poly and linebacker John Houston from Gardena Serra have been selected to the Parade magazine All-American team. The complete team is revealed in Sunday's Parade...

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Fighting on over Pete Carroll

The Southland's Super Bowl debate began a week early, at a church casino night in Baldwin Park, around a blackjack table with worthless chips and priceless banter. On one side of the green felt, an esteemed member of St. John the Baptist Church was...

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Friends with weight-loss benefits

Children born in South Los Angeles, where per capita income is $13,000, live on average 10 years less than children born in the affluent neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, according to the Health Atlas for the City of Los Angeles. This is health inequality....

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Lakers vs. Bulls: quarter-by-quarter updates

Lakers 80, Bulls 76 (end of third quarter) The Bulls went on a late run in the third quarter to close to within two points of the Lakers, who had led by as many as 15. Jordan Clarkson scored his ninth point of the night with 38 seconds left to...

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Vaccine skeptics are in denial

To the editor: My child is a student at Waldorf School of Orange County, and it's unbelievable that 41% of kindergartners started the school year unvaccinated. Just recently a Waldorf parent told me that no one is talking about the measles epidemic —...

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Seriously, let's not take Super Bowl so seriously

When it comes to Super Bowl week, this column represents failure XLIX. The topic should be ignored, but it's a red flag in front of a bull. Holding my breath until I turn blue hasn't worked. Nor has wearing a sleeping mask and ear plugs. Seeing 12 movies...

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Twin brothers charged in robbery, slaying of woman in South L.A.

Eighteen-year-old twin brothers have been charged with capital murder in connection with a South Los Angeles robbery and fatal stabbing of a 62-year-old seamstress in December, authorities said. Kenyata Blake and Keishon Blake were each charged with...

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'Anna Christie' harbors but a spark of greatness

There's no shortage of acting in the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie." Accents are adorned like fake noses, illnesses resemble those found in 19th century operas and bits of melodramatic business might as well be underscored...

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Sundance 2015: Johnny Knoxville says Evel Knievel helped create him

The parallels between Evel Knievel and Johnny Knoxville are hard to miss, from their willingness to break bones to their talent in marketing them. It's one reason why Knoxville agreed to produce and star in "Being Evel," Oscar-winner Daniel Junge's...

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Mormon Church backs legal protections for gays -- and the religious

Seven years after the Mormon Church led followers on a campaign to outlaw gay marriage in California, church leaders on Tuesday announced their support for job, housing and public accommodation protections for gays and lesbians everywhere. But in...

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Glen Davis gives Clippers a jolt often just by word of mouth

His teammates often don't know what he's saying, much less doing. They tend not to care when it brings them together as it did Monday night. Glen Davis might have been the most active Clipper even though he played sparingly, exhorting the crowd and...

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'Anna Christie' habors but a spark of greatness

There's no shortage of acting in the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie." Accents are adorned like fake noses, illnesses resemble those found in 19th century operas and bits of melodramatic business might as well be underscored...

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NBA roundup: Pelicans win fourth straight, gain ground in playoff bid

Anthony Davis had 32 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the New Orleans Pelicans stretched their season-long winning streak to four games with a 99-74 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night in New Orleans. Ryan Anderson...

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Massive oil drilling project in Carson is dropped

A former subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum says it's pulling the plug on a massive oil drilling project in Carson, a decision welcomed by activists and residents who had fought the project for years. California Resources Corp., which was spun off from...

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LAPD Chief Beck concerned traffic app Waze puts police in harm's way

The real-time traffic app Waze has earned the ire of the Los Angeles Police Department, which contends the app jeopardizes the lives of police officers. In a Dec. 30 letter to Google, which acquired Waze in 2013, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck wrote...

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Fairfax remains unbeaten with 54-49 win over Westchester

The personalities were out en force Monday night at a jammed Fairfax High gym for a showdown basketball game against Westchester. There were the Shipp brothers, Josh and Jerren. There was retired L.A. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky giving Fairfax...

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Northeast prepares for 'crippling and potentially historic blizzard'

Snowplows at the ready, the Northeast braced for what forecasters warned could be a "crippling and potentially historic blizzard" that could dump up to 3 feet of snow from Philadelphia to Boston starting Monday. Tens of millions of Americans live in...

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Jason Brown wins U.S. figure skating championship

From the moment four years ago at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that Jason Brown first showed impressive potential, he talked about following the example of another skater from suburban Chicago. Sunday, he joined Evan Lysacek as a national champion...

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No. 12 Utah beats Washington, 77-56

Dakarai Tucker scored a career-high 19 points, Brandon Taylor added 14 and No. 12 Utah beat Washington 77-56 on Sunday night. Tucker and Taylor combined to make eight 3-pointers to give the Utes (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12) their 15th straight home victory...

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SAG Awards 2015: The duds, thuds and wows on the red carpet

We saw dull (Felicity Jones in a blush-pink, off-the-shoulder Balenciaga column), dowdy (Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a subdued black Monique Lhuillier gown with long black lace sleeves) and disappointing (Julianne Moore in an emerald-green beaded Givenchy...

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