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Mr. Ed and Arthur Lubin

2013-06-07 00:24:05

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Review: Knott's Berry Farm opts for family fun over wild thrills

2013-06-01 09:00:00

Knott's Berry Farm is stuck with that old carrots-versus-candy conundrum this summer -- forced to administer a dose of what's needed rather than what's wanted. Knott's unveiled three family rides on Thursday that won't make many people rush out to the...

Film review: 'Deceptive Practice' weaves its own kind of magic

2013-05-16 17:38:00

Regard the hands of Ricky Jay. Watch them making cards do things cards never have done before, things cards didn't even know they could do. And for this master of manipulation, cards are just the beginning. Seeing is definitely not believing in the...

William Friedkin takes a high-speech chase through his career

2013-05-12 13:45:00

Filmmaker William Friedkin, who's best known for such landmark films as "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" in the early '70s, looks back on a long career directing movies, opera and theater in his new memoir, "The Friedkin Connection." Why do...

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies' to return to London stage

2013-03-19 08:02:00

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Love Never Dies," the sequel to his megahit "The Phantom of the Opera," will return to the London stage. Producers David Ian and Michael Harrison, who helmed the West End production of “The Bodyguard,” plan to...

C. Everett Koop dies at 96; former U.S. surgeon general

2013-02-25 00:00:00

In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of...

Compartés' Jonathan Grahm -- the new face of chocolate?

2013-02-09 00:00:00

Jonathan Grahm, the owner of Compart�s Chocolatier in Brentwood, is just back from a whirlwind pre-Valentine's Day tour of Japan, where 100 Compart�s pop-up shops opened for the holiday in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Hiroshima, Nagoya and Kobe. Grahm's face...

Donald Margulies' multiculti holiday tale

2012-12-23 08:00:00

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies talks about his inspiration for his new play, "Coney Island Christmas," which runs through Dec. 30 at the Geffen Playhouse. Tell me about "Coney Island Christmas." "Coney Island Christmas"...

reFramed: In conversation with Arthur Tress

2012-08-22 04:14:20

Looping wooden roller coasters are about to become a reality

2012-10-25 08:30:00

The first volleys of the next roller coaster revolution have been fired in the forested Idaho panhandle, the emerging epicenter of thrill ride innovation. Located in the small town of Hayden, Idaho, Rocky Mountain Construction has burst onto the ride...

Southern California Close-Ups: Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu

2011-07-31 00:00:00

You could spend a solid year sniffing out cool spots for travelers in Venice, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu — scores of hotels, hundreds of restaurants and bars, more than 30 miles of coastline. But you're new to the scene, or you...

Review: Mater's Junkyard Jamboree whips riders into a wild frenzy

2012-06-13 00:15:00

Mater's Junkyard Jamboree combines an old-fashioned whip ride with a spinning teacup platform to deliver a truckload of thrills much wilder than you might expect from its mild appearance. The C-Ticket family ride is one of three new attractions opening...

"Steve Powers, a.k.a ESPO, is a New York artist that is famous for his passion for hand-painted signs and using clever one-liners in his work. My client was going to New York and wanted to show tribute to the big apple by doing Steve Powers nails.

2013-02-28 13:04:00

People enter the water while taking part in the Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in New York's Coney Island January 1, 2013. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S.

2013-01-02 07:44:00

People embrace in a blanket before taking part in the Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim in New York's Coney Island January 1, 2013. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the U.S.

2013-01-02 00:00:00