John Adams

This presidential database loves running and Legos

2013-05-04 16:05:00

Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....

'Whitey Bulger' digs deep into a gangster's tale

2013-03-01 14:00:00

When Whitey Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica late on the afternoon of June 22, 2011, it brought to an end one of the longest, and strangest, manhunts in U.S. history. Nearly 82, Bulger had spent 15 years hiding in plain sight in an apartment complex...

The case for naming a U.S. secretary of Culture

2013-01-19 06:00:00

Along with adding the finishing touches to his inaugural address on Monday, President Obama has plenty on his plate. He is consumed by the responsibilities of selecting new Cabinet members and preparing strategies to get them confirmed. He already had his...

Wendell Garrett dies at 83; 'Antiques Roadshow' appraiser

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Wendell D. Garrett, a historian and authority on American decorative arts who was widely known for his appearances as an appraiser on the long-running PBS series "Antiques Roadshow," has died. He was 83. Garrett died Nov. 14 of natural causes at a...

The gender gap and the GOP's future

2012-11-07 11:45:00

You can bet your Hillary Clinton buttons that one of the biggest chunks of the body politic that political pathologists will be putting under the lab microscope is the gender gap: women’s votes. “Remember the ladies,” Abigail Adams...

Robert Gates warns: 'We are now in uncharted waters' with our dysfunctional politics

2011-09-27 16:36:29

Karl Rove spends $10 million on a smart, mendacious attack ad

2012-05-25 05:00:00

There’s a reason George W. Bush called Karl Rove “Boy Genius.” When it comes to attack ads, no one is smarter.� Bush also had another nickname for his chief political guru, “Turd Blossom.” Given the high level of B.S. in...

L.A. Phil's Borda and Bohnett to attend White House dinner

2012-03-14 16:32:44

Michele Bachmann's security uses 'unusual force' to rough up journalist

2011-07-19 16:35:42

Michele Bachmann's migraines are infrequent but caused by 'trigger factors,' doctor says

2011-07-20 16:36:23

Obama and Lincoln: trash-talking, Civil War-era style

2011-08-18 21:36:56

John Wayne to John Adams: Michele Bachmann stands by her (mis)statements

2011-06-28 16:36:15

Patriotic plot: This Golden Globe and Emmy-winning TV miniseries about our second president, John Adams ( Paul Giamatti ), and his role in establishing the United States starts with the Boston Massacre and ends with his death on July 4, 1826, 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was

2011-06-28 12:41:33

The Philharmonic performs to a live audience at Walt Disney Concert Hall and, remotely, to audiences across the U.S. and Canada.

2011-01-09 00:00:00

Bramwell Tovey conducted "Fearful Symmetries," the 1988 score of the same name by John Adams. The performance was a major collaboration commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as the second installment of a projected Diavolo trilogy that began with "Foreign Bodies" three years ago.

2010-09-10 15:30:43