Protesters gather for a rally outside the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation passed last week. Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. Rules required a five-day wait before the House and Senate vote on each other’s bills; lawmakers are scheduled [...]
The SpaceX Dragon capsule in the grip of the robotic arm of the International Space Station (ISS) during a May 2012 test run. A fully-stocked Dragon will lift off tonight from Cape Canaveral on SpaceX’s first official ISS supply mission. SoCal local Joseph Acaba is an Inglewood-born astronaut with quite a career under his belt. [...]
Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate a 5-1 win overr the San Francisco Giants to end their season at Dodger Stadium on October 3, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Harry How/Getty Images What a difference a year makes. In a calendar year, the Los Angeles Dodgers went from a team with a reviled owner and a [...]
(L-R) Same-sex couples Kate Baldridge, Elizabeth Chase, Joe Alfano and Frank Capley look on during a demonstration outside of the Phillip Burton Federal Building on in San Francisco, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take on a case involving same-sex marriage rights for the first time, announcing today that [...]
Actor Bill Murray, director Roger Michell, actress Olivia Williams, actress Laura Linney, and screenwriter Richard Nelson attend the “Hyde Park On Hudson” Premiere During The 50th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on October 13, 2012 in New York City. Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Peter Rainer [...]
Co-Founder and Head of Product Design at Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks onstage during Tesla Worldwide Debut of Model X on February 9, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images for Tesla Who is the best of the best in L.A. business? Los Angeles plays host to 14 Fortune 500 companies and an [...]
Rachel Sorrow, at left, a transgender woman, attends a therapy session with Dr. Dan Karasic, a psychiatrist with the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, at San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, Friday, July 20, 2012. Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP The American Psychiatric Association has released approved changes to be published in the fifth [...]
A converted U.S. flag displays rainbow colors. Credit: Michael Smith/Getty Images Homophobia or no homophobia? That is the question currently being debated among journalists after the Associated Press recommended against the use of “phobia” in “political and social context.” AP editors say the suffix, in cases such as “homophobia,” or Islamophobia,” can be presumptuous because [...]
US President Barack Obama speaks before Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (3rdR) and other cabinet members during a meeting on November 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. Credit: AFP/AFP/Getty Images The federal government has less than one month until the United States falls off the so-called “fiscal cliff” of automatic tax [...]
“Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity” by Andrew Solomon. Credit: Scribner Extraordinary children often lead difficult lives when they are so different that they are unable to feel accepted by society. As they grow older, their differences tend to define them and become cornerstones of their identities. Andrew Solomon, the [...]
