Alcohol Addiction

'Food Network Star' recap: Strike three, Danushka's out

2013-06-17 10:24:00

"Food Network Star" fans, take note: You can disrespect the audience, but not an Iron Chef. Danushka appeared before a live audience last week -- they were stand-ins, of course, for the viewers at home who would theoretically watch the "Food Network...

Family files claim in death of man beaten by officers

2013-06-15 21:50:00

The family of a man who died after being beaten by Kern County Sheriff's deputies and attacked by a police dog have filed a federal civil rights claim against the officers involved, the department and other agencies, a precursor to a lawsuit. The...

Family of man who died after beating by deputies files claim

2013-06-15 16:15:00

The family of a man who died after being beaten by Kern County Sheriff’s deputies and attacked by a police dog have filed a federal civil rights claim against the officers involved, the department and other agencies, a precursor to a lawsuit....

Review: 'White Frog' hops from earnestness to one-dimensionality

2013-05-09 15:45:00

Like getting a half-dozen undercooked after-school specials at once, Quentin Lee's "White Frog" serves up a medley of messages and themes while generating no discernible dramatic heft. "Twilight Saga" alumnus Booboo Stewart plays Nick, a young kid...

F. Scott Fitzgerald has long been a Hollywood inspiration

2013-05-13 05:30:00

Since the publication in 1920 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel, "This Side of Paradise," his life and career have been scrutinized, studied and dissected in countless critical essays, articles and biographies. Hollywood too has been endlessly...

Newport Beach targets rehab homes; one briefly hosted Lindsay Lohan

2013-05-14 12:35:00

Newport Beach officials plan to ask a judge to close seven substance abuse recovery facilities in the city, including the rehab home where actress Lindsay Lohan stayed briefly before checking into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage instead. The...

'The Spectacular Now' director James Ponsoldt to adapt 'Pippin'

2013-05-07 12:35:00

Making two indie films about the drinking problems of young people might not immediately seem to put one in line for adapting a beloved�Broadway musical, but such are the unpredictable ways of Hollywood. The Weinstein Co. said Tuesday that James Ponsoldt,...

Aerobic exercise may mitigate alcohol consumption, study says

2013-04-16 15:03:00

Running or swimming could help slow some of the damage done to the brain by alcohol, researchers found. Aerobic exercise was associated with less damage to specific parts of the brain’s white matter, though the researchers could not say how much...

The Sunday Conversation: Blake Bailey rediscovers 'Lost Weekend' author

2013-04-19 15:15:00

In his new biography, "Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson," Blake Bailey explores the tormented life of the author of "The Lost Weekend" — the once-celebrated 1944 novel that led to the Oscar-winning film...

Beer's taste, sans alcoholic effect, triggers dopamine in brain

2013-04-15 12:45:00

Remember that Jamie Foxx song "Blame It (On the Alcohol)"? If not, perhaps it’s just as well, because scientists say that even the taste of beer (without the intoxicating effects of alcohol) can trigger that flow of striatal dopamine in the brain....

'Dancing With the Stars': Best, worst of times for Vanderpump

2013-04-09 07:40:00

It’s only the fourth week of “Dancing With the Stars” and already things are getting personal. The celebrity contestants revisited the best year of their lives this week, opening up the back stories and unleashing a cascade of tears...

Pat Summerall dies at 82; NFL broadcaster teamed with John Madden

2013-04-16 17:54:00

Pat Summerall, who was half of one of the best known announcing teams in television sportscasting history as John Madden's broadcasting partner for more than two decades of NFL games, has died. He was 82. Summerall, who lived in Southlake, Texas, died...

Two new studies examine the relationship between alcohol addiction and emotional difficulties.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

No Rating; 1:45 running time He is a man with a golden set of pipes and a true belief in the lyrics contained in the Journey standard referenced by the title, the one heard at the end of "The Sopranos" to such memorably unsettling effect.

2013-03-07 08:50:00

Outfielder Josh Hamilton, whose drug and alcohol addiction led to a suspension from 2003-05, signed a five-year deal with the Angels in December.

2013-02-15 11:13:08