Category Archives: books

Our rural past — farming in Torrance

Posted on November 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Russ Parsons You would hardly know it today, when South Bay towns like Torrance and Gardena seem composed of little but suburbs and strip malls, but it wasn’t so long ago that this broad, flat plain included some of … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on November 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

How to Live 100 Years, by A. Victor Segno, Los Angeles, 1903: Heavy skirts and long trains worn on the streets are especially unhealthful. Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia

Posted on November 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Steve Hodel’s "Black Dahlia Avenger," inscribed to James Ellroy, as listed on EBay for $19.99, in 2006. Steve Hodel is bringing his "Black Dahlia Avenger" presentation to the South Pasadena Public Library at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, … Continue reading →

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Famous Monsters of Filmland

Posted on November 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Jack Carrick / Los Angeles Times Forrest J. Ackerman, 1969 Geoff Boucher writes: This is the 50th anniversary of the founding of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" by Forrest J. Ackerman, a man who almost single-handedly shaped the very … Continue reading →

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Voices — Michael Crichton, 1942 – 2008

Posted on November 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times Author Michael Crichton in Santa Monica in 2002 Michael Crichton ‘Rising Sun’ Author Taps Darkest Fears of America’s Psyche Sunday July 5, 1992 By T. Jefferson Parker, T. Jefferson Parker’s most recent … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on November 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Tight vests and suspenders worn by men are contrary to hygienic principles. These articles should be loose enough to permit free exercise of the lungs and heart. No article of clothing that fits tightly should be worn. Among this list … Continue reading →

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Anne Elisabeth Dillon

Posted on November 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Anne Elisabeth Dillon is neither a scholar nor a gentleman; she just likes watching movies. A copy editor on The Times' National desk, she's been at the paper since 2006.

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Voices — Studs Terkel, May 17, 1987

Posted on October 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times Studs Terkel, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 23, 2001. Bewildered, Insecure, Cynical Studs Terkel on today’s troubled blue-collar worker By Stuart Silverstein,Times staff writer Chicago’s Studs Terkel, 75, is … Continue reading →

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Voices — Tony Hillerman, 1925 – 2008

Posted on October 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

On the Case With the Navajo Tribal Police A THIEF OF TIME by Tony Hillerman Photograph by Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times Mystery writer Tony Hillerman poses at the foot of Sandia Mountain near his home in Alburquerque, NM, … Continue reading →

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‘The speculative bubble always comes to an end’–John Kenneth Galbraith

Posted on October 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Associated Press John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908 – 2006, in a 1998 photo.  Dec. 12, 1999 John Kenneth Galbraith ‘The speculative bubble always comes to an end–and never in a pleasant or peaceful way.’ By Elizabeth MehrenNew England … Continue reading →

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How to live 100 years — A. Victor Segno

Posted on October 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Hair that is naturally oily should be washed every two weeks but hair that is dry and brittle should not be washed so often, a daily massage being much better for it." –A. Victor Segno, "How to Live 100 Years,"Los … Continue reading →

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Pasternak wins Nobel, October 25, 1958

Posted on October 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Boris Pasternak wins the Nobel for "Dr. Zhivago" and rejects the award under withering criticism from the Soviet government. In Rome, 52 cardinals gather to select the next pope … Arthur Godfrey’s helicopter "crash-lands" when it was a foot … Continue reading →

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Coming attractions — Archives Bazaar

Posted on October 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph courtesy of the Autry National Center Just a reminder that the third annual Archives Bazaar is Saturday at USC Davidson Conference Center, 3415 S. Figueroa (at Jefferson Boulevard). Free. Parking at USC Parking Structure D is $8. Visitors can … Continue reading →

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How to Live 100 Years — A. Victor Segno

Posted on October 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Professor A. Victor Segno sends out a "success wave" (artist’s conception). Take a cool sponge bath every morning immediately following the regular physical and breathing exercises. A warm bath should also be taken once or twice a week in the … Continue reading →

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Voices — Ted Thackrey Jr.

Posted on October 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photographs courtesy of Morrie Mazur Times reporter Ted Thackrey Jr. in the early 1980s. Thackrey in The Times newsroom in the early 1980s. Note the old brown Coyote terminals we used to use. Note also that this is more or … Continue reading →

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Joy in Bukowski Square

Posted on October 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Charles Bukowski in 1994. The newly released "Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook" pulls together as-yet uncollected essays and stories by Charles Bukowski, written from 1944 to 1990. Read more>>> They’re celebrating at 7th and Main.             

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Coming attractions — free Philip Marlowe tour

Posted on October 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Brian and Bonnie Olson, authors of "Tailing Philip Marlowe," write that they are giving a tour of downtown landmarks mentioned in the mysteries of Raymond Chandler. Sites include the Bradbury Building, the Oviatt Building and City Hall. The tour is … Continue reading →

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Reporter’s new career

Posted on October 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Police Officer Brent Hopkins, center. You may recall that reporter and blogger Brent Hopkins left the Daily News of Los Angeles earlier this year. On Friday, he graduated from the Police Academy. Please wish him the best of luck on … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — A. Victor Segno, man of mystery

Posted on October 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

I am beginning to suspect that among his many other talents (seer, mentalist and author of a book about how to have beautiful hair) A. Victor Segno was a philatelist. EBay has provided yet another entry in the collection of … Continue reading →

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October 7, 1949: Actress vanishes

Posted on October 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Denise Hamilton writes: It was 59 years ago today that brunette starlet Jean Spangler vanished, leaving behind a young daughter, gangster pals, movie star connections and a mystery that remains unsolved more than a half-century later. On October 7, 1949, … Continue reading →

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