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    Jun 20, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Patt Morrison Asks: Norman Lear, TV's seriously funny icon

    Television comedy can probably be divided into two eras: B.L. and A.L. — Before Lear and After Lear. Norman Lear's seminal 1970s sitcoms —"All in the Family" and its offspring, from"Maude" to "The Jeffersons" — used the laissez-passer of comedy to bring politics, race, abortion and sexism into the nation's living rooms, and made Archie Bunker a virtual member of all of the nation's families. Then in 1981, Lear founded People For the American Way. In Washington, on Thursday night, the organization celebrates the upcoming 90th birthday of the man who pushed the TV definition of family and praises his own wife and six kids as "the greatest family in the history of families."
    Television comedy can probably be divided into two eras: B.L. and A.L. — Before Lear and After Lear. Norman Lear's seminal 1970s sitcoms —"All in the Family" and its offspring, from"Maude" to "The Jeffersons" — used the laissez-passer of...

    Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Rush Limbaugh, 60 Minutes (tv program), Religion and Belief, Trey Parker

    2. Oct 16, 2010 | Zap2It

  2. 'Leave It to Beaver' star Barbara Billingsley dies at 94

    Ministry of Gossip
    Barbara Billingsley, the actress embedded in the American consciousness as mom June Cleaver from the classic sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," died at her home in Santa Monica on Saturday. She was 94. Billingsley's portrayal of the quintessential stay-at-...
    3. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Hugo's West Hollywood patrons may recognize Phil Gittelman

    In the restaurant world, being called "a regular" is a badge of honor. Phil Gittelman has been eating at Hugo's in West Hollywood almost every day for 32 years. He is so fond of the restaurant, which opened in 1980, that he is more than a customer; he's become a living time capsule for the place, a faithful repository of its stories, characters and food.
    Los Angeles Times
    In the restaurant world, being called "a regular" is a badge of honor. Phil Gittelman has been eating at Hugo's in West Hollywood almost every day for 32 years. He is so fond of the restaurant, which opened in 1980, that he is more than a customer; he's...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Vegan Diet, Vegetarian Diet, Diets and Dieting, Salads

    4. May 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. More U.S. women than ever are breadwinners, Pew study finds

    Mothers are breadwinners for a record share of American families, as more women bring up children on their own and more married mothers outearn their husbands, an analysis of census data shows. The new reality is a dramatic shift from decades ago, the...

    Tags: Kansas State University , United States Census Bureau, Population and Census, Demographics

    5. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Wisconsin police crack 1957 case of 7-month-old infant's death

    On March 1, 1957, a 7-month-old girl named Jeaneen Marie Klokow died at home. Sheboygan, Wisc., investigators ruled that she’d fallen off her mother’s couch by accident.
    On March 1, 1957, a 7-month-old girl named Jeaneen Marie Klokow died at home. Sheboygan, Wisc., investigators ruled that she’d fallen off her mother’s couch by accident. For decades, that was that. Except she’d been killed. And...

    Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Laws, Criminal Laws

    6. May 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Summers of slacking are over

    When my wife brought home an enormous pile of summer camp brochures compiled by our kids' school district, I thought it was evidence of a culture gone mad. There were lacrosse camps, yoga camps and horseback riding camps. There were math camps,...

    Tags: Entertainment, Gaming

    7. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Frank Bank dies at 71; played 'Lumpy' on 'Leave It to Beaver'

    Frank Bank, who as Clarence &quot;Lumpy" Rutherford served as the dim-witted foil to "Beaver" Cleaver and brother Wally on the classic TV comedy <a href="http://youtu.be/aWdjM4Jjhc0">"Leave It to Beaver,"</a> died Saturday. He was 71.
    Frank Bank, who as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford served as the dim-witted foil to "Beaver" Cleaver and brother Wally on the classic TV comedy "Leave It to Beaver," died Saturday. He was 71. A spokesman for Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles confirmed...

    Tags: Entertainment, Newspaper and Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Barbara Billingsley, People (magazine)

    8. May 29, 2013 |Story| KSPR-TV

  8. More women than ever before are breadwinners in their households

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It is becoming more of a norm in today's society.
    lpozen@kspr.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It is becoming more of a norm in today's society. "Some days it's amazing. Some days it's hard. But, I  think that would be the exact same thing that a stay at home mom would say," says Teresa Grantham. Grantham is a criminal...
    9. Sep 28, 2012 |Story| SFL

  9. Martin Casuso confronts gender stereotypes in Fort Lauderdale exhibition

    Martin Casuso's &quot;What Do Male Icons Day-dream Of?" is a series of five figures stitched with yarn onto dry-erase boards.
    Martin Casuso's "What Do Male Icons Day-dream Of?" is a series of five figures stitched with yarn onto dry-erase boards. The images, which include a fireman, policeman and cowboy, are based on flash cards about professions, referencing an era in which...

    Tags: The Brady Bunch (tv program), Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale, Movies, Arts and Culture

    10. Sep 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 50 years later, still trying to find themselves

    Conceived during World War II, we 690-plus, mainly blue-collar teenagers commenced in 1962. From Parkville High in Baltimore County, we leaped into careers, college, marriage and the military with an enthusiasm our parents, who tended to be housewives...

    Tags: Parkville, Wars and Interventions, Donna Reed, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Steve Jobs

    11. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  11. A New Book by Cartoonist Daniel Clowes Reveals the Secrets to His Success

    <strong>The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist</strong>
    The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist Edited by Alvin Buenaventura (Abrams ComicArts, 224 pages, $40)   Long before his work ended up on the silver screen, Daniel Clowes constructed his graphic novels as though all along he had a cinema...

    Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Fiction, Jack Black, Terry Zwigoff

    12. Jan 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Smaller legs of world cruises can be a deal

    The British couple &mdash; she in a long black dress, he in a traditional tux &mdash; leaned against the elevator's polished wood paneling as they headed back to their cabin after an evening performance in the main showroom. Embarrassed at my casual clothes and running shoes, I stammered, &quot;We decided not to dress up and went to the buffet instead of the main dining room."
    The British couple — she in a long black dress, he in a traditional tux — leaned against the elevator's polished wood paneling as they headed back to their cabin after an evening performance in the main showroom. Embarrassed at my casual...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, United Nations, Fort Lauderdale, Cruises, Barbados

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