- Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times
The Year in Pictures | 2012
Posted On: 4:00 p.m. | December 20, 2012
As 2012 draws to a close, Framework looks back on an eventful year, documented by the photojournalists of the Los Angeles Times. Enjoy. View Post»
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- Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times
Fans turn out en masse for Jenni Rivera memorial
Posted On: 3:29 p.m. | December 19, 2012
The children of the late Jenni Rivera remembered their mother as loving, hard-working and "perfectly imperfect" at her memorial Wednesday at the Gibson Amphitheatre. View Post»
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- Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times
Death with dignity
Posted On: 9:05 a.m. | December 19, 2012
Maintaining control of when and how they die is an important desire for those who wish to avoid burdening loved ones at the end of their lives. View Post»
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- Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
In a world of change, dancing puppets still delight
Posted On: 6:00 a.m. | December 17, 2012
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater near downtown L.A. remains a magical place even as demand for its offerings has dimmed. View Post»
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- Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times
Waiting in vain to be seen
Posted On: 4:08 p.m. | December 15, 2012
Roy Lawrence was diagnosed with cataracts in January 2012. Nearly a year later, Lawrence still is waiting for the operation. His vision has deteriorated to the point he is considered legally blind. He can’t work or drive, and he relies on others to cook meals to avoid burning himself. View Post»
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- Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times
Running moves woman from homelessness to hope
Posted On: 9:34 a.m. | December 12, 2012
Melissa Marr, once homeless and hooked on methamphetamine, has come a long way in a short time. She credits a running program for her progress. View Post»
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- Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times
Displaced Afghans dread approaching winter
Posted On: 9:17 a.m. | December 3, 2012
Afghanistan has nearly half a million displaced people, many living in primitive camps where the cold weather will mean death for some. View Post»
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How I got into photography: Anne Cusack
Posted On: 3:12 p.m. | November 29, 2012
We asked staff photographer Anne Cusack what sparked her interest in photography. This is the first in an occasional series of posts from our staff on how they got into the "business." View Post»
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- Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times
Taking back the slums of Rio de Janeiro
Posted On: 2:34 p.m. | November 24, 2012
Partygoers casually snorted cocaine off tables set up in the plaza in the Rocinha favela and waved guns in the air as they danced. If neighbors didn't like the bass-heavy electronic music pumping until the early hours, they had little recourse: Rocinha was a Neverland-like world where boys were kings and the state was far, far away. View Post»
- Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
Kettleman City’s toxic spills
Posted On: 10:46 p.m. | November 23, 2012
Environmental activists and leaders of this impoverished central California community, outraged by unreported spills of cancer-causing chemicals, are trying to block expansion of a toxic waste dump that is the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi River. Activists say the history of the troubled Chemical Waste Management dump and new citations alleging failure to report 72 hazardous... View Post»
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- Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times
Black Friday shopping hunt for deals starts earlier this year
Posted On: 9:19 p.m. | November 22, 2012
The annual rush to shop this holiday season got underway in earnest Thanksgiving as retailers began early putting out their Black Friday specials and crowds showed up to check out the bargains. View Post»
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- Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
Bonds of tradition are a financial bind for Oaxacan migrants
Posted On: 3:31 p.m. | November 20, 2012
Isaias Garcia had labored for decades to raise a family in Torrance when, in 2009, the Zapotec Indian faced a life-changing decision. The authorities of his family village of Santa Ana del Valle in the state of Oaxaca had called him home to serve without pay as a councilman for three years. If he refused, they could confiscate his property — a house and nine acres — under a centuries-old... View Post»
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- Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times
Ancient petroglyphs stolen near Bishop
Posted On: 8:38 a.m. | November 20, 2012
At least four ancient petroglyphs were cut from cliffs at the Volcanic Tableland and dozens of others damaged in 'the worst act of vandalism ever seen' on federal lands in the area. View Post»
- Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times
A young shooting victim wrestles with his fears
Posted On: 1:35 p.m. | November 19, 2012
Davien Graham knew the gangbanger who shot and paralyzed him five years ago, he recognized him as the shots were being fired. That knowledge put the 16-year-old Monrovia boy in a bind. Davien wasn't a gang member, but he was raised by Crips. He knew that if he snitched on the shooter, he and his brothers and sisters would be at risk of retaliation. He also knew, however, that if he denied... View Post»
- Christina House / For The Times
Hollywood memorabilia on the block
Posted On: 9:27 p.m. | November 16, 2012
Norma Shearer’s silk sheets sat for years in a Los Angeles garage, with no one to admire the embroidered monogram: NST, for Norma Shearer Thalberg. The starlet’s Louis Vuitton steamer trunks waited in vain to voyage. One was dedicated solely to protecting Shearer’s shoes — its 30 leather-trimmed drawers bearing hand-written labels like "silvered lizard sandal evening" and "gold kid... View Post»
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- Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times
Mike D’Antoni introduced as Lakers new coach
Posted On: 5:08 p.m. | November 15, 2012
Mike D’Antoni hobbled to his first news conference as the Lakers coach. He used a crutch on his left side, still recovering from knee-replacement surgery. View Post»
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