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The latest craze in Chinese slang is a combination of 穷 and 丑 with 土 tucked neatly inside. Pronounced “qiou,” the new character can’t be produced on a keyboard. But its image, which appeared early this month on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, has been viewed tens of millions of times. … Source: latimes.com […]

To the editor: Here’s something dogs understand that cops don’t: It’s safer to cross in the middle of the street than at a corner. (“The LAPD’s pedestrian safety program is just a jaywalker’s Get Out of Jail Free card,” Opinion, Dec. 20) At a corner, you have traffic coming at you from four different… Source: […]

“Their syllogism just isn’t coming true anymore,” said Stork of the Friends of the River. “So, they keep pounding at the door and persuading people to fund feasibility studies and now we have the Trump administration, … somebody that believes making America great again, and that comes with starting up a great new dam building […]

Stein, a partner at Latham and Watkins, pointed to his attire, from his dapper Zegna suit down to his color-coordinated wingtips, noting that everything but the tie was bought at Carroll & Co. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” Stein, 57, said. “It’s very sad. I’m really going to miss it.” Source: latimes.com […]

Meanwhile, Whishaw’s Michael Banks, whom Poppins called a “codfish” for his oft-dropped jaw, grew up and pursued painting as a profession. But he pushed that passion aside for a more practical, part-time job as a bank teller to support his three children. Still, he’s so overwhelmed by the death of his late wife, Kate, that […]

Facebook’s durability: After more scandals pointing toward Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual interconnected maze of humans and their easily shared personal data, and that the social media site has been — surprise! — far more concerned with making money than building a better world, there’s a growing sense that our actual need for Facebook or Instagram may […]