SPECIAL SERIES: Surviving The Food Stamp Challenge

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Reporter Katie Evarts took the food stamp challenge for one week to see how effective the program is at keeping participants fed and healthy.

An Annenberg investigative journalism class spent a semester reporting on Californians dealing with hunger and food insecurity. To see the entire multimedia reporting series, visit the Hunger in the Golden State Web site.

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SPECIAL SERIES: Riverside Food Banks Face Rising Demand

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Dream Interrupted, Los Angeles and Region

Katie Evarts
Senior Editor

SLIDESHOW: Many of those seeking assistance from Riverside food banks have never asked for food before, but high unemployment and massive foreclosure rates have led them to local charities for help.

Students from Annenberg's News21 team, in partnership with KCET's "SoCal Connected," are reporting around Southern California to find out what happened to the California Dream and where we're headed. For more stories on the California crisis, visit the Dream Interrupted Web page.

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Percy Jackson Review

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Katie Evarts
Senior Editor

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'Ghost Writer' Is A Political Thriller With Biting Humor

Comments (0) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Film Reviews

Katie Evarts
Senior Editor

For a movie loaded with dark colors, ominous phone calls, mysterious deaths and government conspiracies, Roman Polanski's new film is a lot of fun to watch.

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Jeff Bridges Is The Right Man For 'Crazy Heart'

Comments (1) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Film Reviews

Katie Evarts
Senior Editor

Bridges' performance is so authentic, you can almost smell the stench of his whiskey breath as he bobs and weaves his way across the stage.

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Scene and Heard: Oscar Predictions 2010

Comments (2) | @filmandtv, Living, Podcast

Katie Evarts, Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher
Senior Arts and Culture Editor, Staff Reporter, Senior Music Editor

PODCAST: Tired of hearing about Avatar? So are we. Here are some other Academy Award and Red Carpet musings.

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Scene And Heard

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Katie Evarts, Deidre Crawford, Neila Jamee

LISTEN: What to wear when it rains in L.A., your guide to gift giving this season, and are you going to see Avatar? We're still undecided--well, at least two of us are--but we want your opinions.

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Scene and Heard

Comments (1) | @living, Living, Podcast

Deidre Crawford, Katie Evarts, Neila Jamee
Senior Editors, Arts and Culture and Film and TV Editor

LISTEN: Awards season kicks off and holiday movies take center stage.

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Scene And Heard

Comments (2) | @living, Living, Podcast

Deidre Crawford, Katie Evarts
Senior Editors, Arts and Culture

LISTEN: Cheap designer fashions, Lady Gaga and TV picks.

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L.A.'s Pumpkin Patches Producing Profits

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Katie Evarts
Senior Editor

WATCH: Deck the halls with jack-o'-lanterns, with help from L.A.'s pumpkin patches.

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Patrick Swayze Dies At 57

Comments (0) | @arts, @filmandtv, Film and TV, The Arts

Katie Evarts
Senior Editor

The star had been fighting pancreatic cancer, which he nicknamed 'The Beast,' since 2008.

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Kanye Delivers Shock And Awe At VMAs

Comments (0) | @music, Music, Music

Daniel Kohn, Katie Evarts
Senior Editors

Kanye West stunned many by sabotaging Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the VMAs, but his behavior shouldn't have been a surprise to any of us. He's done it before.

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