Bodhi Tree Gone

from The LA Weekly Bodhi Tree Bookstore Is Closing: Bad News for Buddhists By Gendy Alimurung Bad news for Buddhists and others seeking enlightenment: the Bodhi Tree Bookstore is closing. Owners Phil Thompson and Stan Madson informed their staff last Wednesday that...

French Onion Tart

from The LA Times French onion tart From the book, “Five Ingredient Fix.” (Chicago Tribune)   Prep: 15 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed in refrigerator 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3...

Pulp Cinema

from The Houston Chronicle There’s an art to translating books into movies By MAGGIE GALEHOUSE STAFF WRITER The Lovely Bones arrives in movie theaters Friday. Fans of Alice Sebold’s book will see it in a new light: as part of an old Hollywood tradition...