'Life Of Pi,' An Emotionally Accurate Adaptation

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Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

See how Ang Lee's Oscar-nominated film compares to the book.

Chinatown Highlights Its Culture For 74th Annual Moon Festival

Comments (1) | Arts+Culture, Chinatown, culture, events, Moon Festival

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Locals and tourists gathered in downtown on Saturday to celebrate the traditional Chinese holiday

Oil Falls On Concerns Of A Weaker Economy

Comments (0) | consumer, CPI, energy, global economy, Nation and World, oil, QE3

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Global Petroleum Demand

Oil plunged this week and what to expect in the next few days.

Picnics And Shakespeare At Griffith Park

Comments (2) | A Comedy of Errors, Books, Griffith Park, Independent Shakespeare Co., Shakespeare

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Free Shakespeare plays in the park (Kay Chinn)

What could be better than free Shakespeare plays at the park?

"Ready Player One" Author Ernie Cline Is On Tour With His DeLorean

Comments (1) | book soup, Books, Ernie Cline, LA, Ready Player One, Science Fiction, video games

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Ernie Cline with his 1981 DeLorean (Kay Chinn)

Get ready fans, because Cline plans to give away his beloved 1981 DeLorean.

Obama Immigration Policy Procedure Remains Unclear

Comments (1) | deferred action, illegal immigrants, immigration, National, Obama, politics

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Neidi Dominguez (Kay Chinn).

Details for Obama's immigration policy shift are expected in the next 60 days.

L.A. Riots: Memories Of The Trial Fade In Simi Valley

Comments (1) | 1992, 20 Years, Investigative Reports, L.A. riots anniversary, lapd, Los Angeles, riots, Rodney King, special series, Unrest

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

The community that hosted the fateful trial, 20 years later.

USC Student Deaths Trigger Online Tussle In China

Comments (5) | BMW, Chinese students, international students, Los Angeles, media coverage, USC

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Chinese students abroad question media backlash and heartless comments.

90006: South L.A. Immigrants Talk Politics

Comments (0) | 2012 campaign, 2012 election, campaign money in Los Angeles, contributions, economy, fairness, Investigative Reports, poorest L.A. zip codes, President Obama, richest L.A. zip codes, top L.A. donors, voting

Kay Chinn
Special Project Reporter

For foreign-born residents in 90006, the economy and "fairness" rank at the top of their concerns.

US Economy Pushes Small Businesses To Look Abroad

Comments (1) | exports, Los Angeles, small business, the port of los angeles, trade

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Cargo cranes at the Port of Los Angeles (photo courtesy of Creative Commons).

A turning point for U.S.'s role in international trade?

Book Review: Stories of Hope Come Alive In "Behind The Beautiful Forevers"

Comments (0) | behind the beautiful forevers, Books, Katherine Boo, mumbai, poverty

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Katherine Boo's "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" (Random House)

Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo writes about the sufferings and hopes behind the glorious side of Mumbai.

Volunteer Health And Nutrition Pros Take On L.A.'s Food Deserts

Comments (0) | FIT families, food desert, Health, Los Angeles, sara train, USC

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Sara Train wraps up dinnerware during one of her healthy cooking classes. (Kay Chinn)

Educating low-income communities about good foods.

2012 USC Libraries Scripter Award Gala

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Heather Lee, Kay Chinn
Staff Photographer and Staff Reporter

Helen Mirren. (Heather Lee/ Neon Tommy)

SLIDESHOW:The 24th-Annual USC Scripter Award Gala.

Volunteers Paint Up LA Academy Middle School

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Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Volunteers paint LA Academy Middle School (photo by Kay Chinn).

SLIDESHOW: See what makes MLK Day a day on, not a day off, at LA Academy Middle School

China's Wealthy Consider Immigrating To US, Canada

Comments (0) | China, immigration, International, investment overseas

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

(Wikimedia Commons)

Prioritize education over profit in investments.

REVIEW: "Anonymous" Tells The Story Of An Aristocratic Shakespeare

Comments (0) | Anonymous, Film and TV, Shakespeare

Kay Chinn
staff Reporter

"Anonymous" (Columbia Pictures)

Was Shakespeare a fraud? The film "Anonymous" says yes.

Hundreds Run For Homeboy Industries

Comments (0) | gang, Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

VIDEO: A race day to help gang-involved youth restart their lives.

Book Review: "Gunfight"

Comments (3) | Adam Winkler, Book Review, Books, gun, history, the Second Amendment

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

America's secret history with guns unfolds in Winkler's new book.

Occupy L.A. Protesters Start Their Own “University”

Comments (0) | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, occupy l.a.

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

A Class on Economics at "People's Collective University"

People's Collective University sprouts up at Occupy L.A.

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Adam Winkler Discusses Gun Control In New Book

Comments (0) | Adam Winkler, Author Profile, Books, books, Gun Control, Gun Fight

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

Winkler sits down with one of our reporters to talk about his new book.

Preview: An Evening With Baaba Maal

Comments (0) | Baaba Maal, Music, Music, neon tommy, performance, Sengalese, USC

Kay Chinn
Staff Reporter

What to expect from Senegalese singer Baaba Maal this weekend

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'Life Of Pi,' An Emotionally Accurate Adaptation

Chinatown Highlights Its Culture For 74th Annual Moon Festival

Oil Falls On Concerns Of A Weaker Economy

Picnics And Shakespeare At Griffith Park

"Ready Player One" Author Ernie Cline Is On Tour With His DeLorean

Obama Immigration Policy Procedure Remains Unclear

L.A. Riots: Memories Of The Trial Fade In Simi Valley

USC Student Deaths Trigger Online Tussle In China

90006: South L.A. Immigrants Talk Politics

US Economy Pushes Small Businesses To Look Abroad

Book Review: Stories of Hope Come Alive In "Behind The Beautiful Forevers"

Volunteer Health And Nutrition Pros Take On L.A.'s Food Deserts

2012 USC Libraries Scripter Award Gala

Volunteers Paint Up LA Academy Middle School

China's Wealthy Consider Immigrating To US, Canada

REVIEW: "Anonymous" Tells The Story Of An Aristocratic Shakespeare

Hundreds Run For Homeboy Industries

Book Review: "Gunfight"

Occupy L.A. Protesters Start Their Own “University”

Adam Winkler Discusses Gun Control In New Book

Preview: An Evening With Baaba Maal

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