Margaret Mead

Photographer Lindsay McCrum documents 'Chicks With Guns'

2011-11-26 16:32:52

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God is in the details of this Bali exhibition

2011-05-22 00:00:00

In 1930, Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias and his wife, Rose, traveled to the island of Bali in Indonesia and promptly fell in love with what they saw. They stayed nine months, soaking up the natural beauty and distinct culture. Covarrubias later wrote a...

It Speaks to Me: Alexandra Grant on R.B. Kitaj's 'How to Read' at LACMA

2010-12-15 16:33:06

The Loud Family, Seven Years After TV Series

2011-01-06 04:33:00

Book review: 'Composing a Further Life'

2010-11-25 00:00:00

Stop for a moment to absorb this possibility: Rather than dreading a protracted old age, consider that you have been given the gift of an extra phase, what Mary Catherine Bateson calls "Adulthood II." There are no longer three generations in one average...

'Imperfect Birds: A Novel' by Anne Lamott

2010-04-04 00:00:00

Imperfect Birds A Novel Anne Lamott Riverhead Books: 274 pp., $25.95 From the very first line of the very first page, Anne Lamott defines what's at stake in her new novel, "Imperfect Birds": "There are so many evils that pull on our children. Even...

In Sunday's pages: Jerry Weintraub, Anne Lamott and baseball

2010-04-04 16:34:14

Live chat: I hate golf

2007-08-20 14:17:46

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'The Nanny Diaries'

2007-08-24 00:00:00

THERE'S a throwaway gag near the end of "The Nanny Diaries" that hints at some of what's so perplexing and off-the-mark about this plodding and generic adaptation, which by rights should have been pure, eat-the-rich summer fun: Relaxing on the beach in...

Seeking UFOs, deep underground

2008-03-28 00:00:00

Harrington, Wash. "That door," he says with dramatic pause. "That door weighs 4,000 pounds. It's been reinforced to withstand a nuclear blast." Peter Davenport has a radio voice, the kind of exaggerated baritone that cuts through walls and most doors,...

Md. high court strikes down DNA collection at arrest

2012-04-24 18:58:00

Maryland's highest court on Tuesday blocked police in most cases from collecting DNA samples when they arrest suspects in violent crimes and burglaries, dealing a blow to one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's signature initiatives. The Court of Appeals ruled 5-2...

A tall tale about Amelia Earhart

2011-08-26 14:33:00

It’s different, all right. In fact, if one knows anything about Amelia Earhart, you might find this fictionalized account of what happens after her disappearance to be confusing, frustrating and possibly offensive. But “This Is Different,&...

What, you hate steamed crabs? Then get a deep-fried crab. What you can't get at other places: Sweet, sweet waitresses. If I could change a few things: There sure are a lot of "no U-turn" signs on Eastern Boulevard. What's with that?

2006-07-18 00:00:00