Crosswords

Farewell party at 'The Office' after 9 years

2013-05-05 07:00:00

An old index card reads: Original. Real. Poignant. Those were the first words Greg Daniels jotted down a decade ago as his guide in adapting the daft British TV series "The Office" for an American audience. The ideas on the flimsy card stock proved...

A Christmas Eve night to remember

2012-12-22 00:00:00

It was our first Christmas together, and I was determined that it would be special. We had booked a hotel room for the holidays on the sand at Pismo Beach. Jim, my new love, had Mark Harmon hair and a Richard Gere smile. He watched BBC News, read...

For the record

2012-12-11 00:00:00

Priest abuse files: An article in the Dec. 8 Section A about the upcoming release of the personnel files of priests in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles accused of sexually abusing children referred to Roger M. Mahony as a former cardinal. He stepped down as...

'I Got a Boy' delivers a scattered anthem of the Girls' Generation

2013-01-04 17:44:00

The new single by South Korean pop group Girls' Generation is called "I Got a Boy," and if the song and its accompanying music video are a signal about pop's direction in the year to come, we better buckle our seat belts. Clocking in at 41/2 minutes, "I...

End of the world? Close -- a mix-up with Sunday crossword

2012-12-11 14:48:00

The crossword in Sunday’s Arts & Books section was titled "The Last Sunday Crossword" and noted that according to the Mayan calendar, the world was going to end "this Friday, Dec. 21." But, of course, "this" Friday is not Dec. 21 – it's...

‘Star Trek: TNG’ at 25: Michael Dorn remembers the joys of Worf

2012-08-17 21:52:20

In memory of Terry and Green Eyes, who lived on skid row

2012-11-02 00:00:00

His name was Green Eyes. But five or six black men with light eyes go by that name on L.A.'s skid row. So he was known as the Green Eyes who sold lighters and cigarettes, a quarter each. Her name was Terry, but she also liked to be called Tracy. She...

To prevent stroke injury, sing, dance, touch, look, move?

2011-11-17 12:44:00

For those�lucky enough to have the first signs of a stroke recognized by friends or family, things often get�very quiet very quickly as 911 calls are made, gurneys are wheeled in and�tests are conducted. University of California Irvine neuroscientist...

Patt Morrison Asks: Diane Keaton

2012-01-14 00:00:00

If you're lazily inclined to define Diane Keaton by the crossword-puzzle-sized word "actor," you need to get out more. Add to that her work as director and producer, photographer, restorer of venerable houses, board member of the Los Angeles Conservancy...

Daum: Too brainy to be president?

2012-05-10 00:00:00

As devotees of Barack Obama know all too well, qualities that made him so attractive as a candidate — an affinity for subtle arguments, a tendency to carefully weigh his options — have at times proved less useful in his role as president. That...

The Daily Crossword

2012-02-06 09:57:13

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Book review: 'Elizabeth the Queen' by Sally Bedell Smith

2012-01-09 00:00:00

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Crafting a crossword puzzle.

2013-05-20 10:44:07

Crafting crossword puzzles.

2013-05-20 10:39:00

Alan Gelfand's move is more famous than the man. The question �Who invented the Ollie?� appeared on Sugar Pops cereal boxes; the term is in the Oxford English Dictionary (as a noun and an intransitive verb); and has been an answer in a New York Times crossword puzzle.

2013-05-20 00:00:00