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Presto change-o: Long Beach magic shop will soon vanish for good

latimes.com — What if you want to make a coin disappear - to one moment display it in the palm of your hand and the next pull it out of a friend's ear? What if you'd like to say to a stranger, "Pick a card, any card," then shuffle the deck and, just like that, produce the right one?
RT @LATimescitybeat: Do read my City Beat on Presto Magic & pop by before it closes. It's 1 of a kind. Watch the VIDEO: http://t.co/KePazD…
Do read my City Beat on Presto Magic & pop by before it closes. It's 1 of a kind. Watch the VIDEO: lat.ms/19dDR5M
A truly magical magic shop is about to shut its doors. Read about Presto Magic in my latest City Beat: lat.ms/19dDR5M

'The Internship,' now starring ... Google

latimes.com — Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson may be the big names in the new comedy "The Internship," but the real star of the film is Google. The company campus in Mountain View, Calif., is the setting for the movie in which Vaughn and Wilson play down-on-their-luck watch salesmen searching for a second chance as Silicon Valley interns.
RT @dannysullivan: 'The Internship,' now starring ... Google - great read from @jguynn & @dawnC331 of @latimes lat.ms/10wLpKD
'The Internship,' now starring ... Google - great read from @jguynn & @dawnC331 of @latimes lat.ms/10wLpKD
Move over Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson. The real star of'The Internship,' is Google.latimes.com/entertainment/…
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Two Hall of Famers the Dodgers forgot

latimes.com — Zack Wheat is remembered frequently in a town in the middle of Missouri, his great-grandson often pulling out a Bull Durham cigar pin bearing the likeness of the most prolific hitter in Dodgers franchise history. "He was such a kind man, such a great man, and he always considered the Dodgers his family," Zack Alan Wheat said.

The Tank in San Jose is tough, but it doesn't compare to old days

latimes.com — Winger Justin Williams (14) and the Kings found out in Game 3 that gaining a victory at HP Pavilion against defenseman Brad Stuart (7) and the Sharks was not easy. (Nhat V.
The Tank in San Jose is tough, but it doesn't compare to old days latimes.com/sports/sportsn…
#LAKings coach Darryl Sutter looks at new #NHL arenas and gets wistful for old Chicago Stadium. latimes.com/sports/sportsn…
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RT @samfbiddle: Great read by @jguynn touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/ar… Yes, "The Internship" is just a giant ad for google.
Looking forward to this Google ad starring Owen Wilson and friend. Won't have to "search" for laughs! p-bu.mp/qx5 via @samfbiddle
RT @paleofuture: "Google did have approval over how its products and culture were represented in the film..." touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/ar…
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Southern California in Summer

RT @pbump: From the Los Angeles Times in August 1895: life in Southern California in the summer. p-bu.mp/qxh
From the Los Angeles Times in August 1895: life in Southern California in the summer. p-bu.mp/qxh

Charlie Sheen changes name to Carlos Estevez for 'Machete Kills'

latimes.com — Charlie Sheen is changing his name to Carlos Estevez in the upcoming film "Machete Kills," according to reports. The actor is going back to his birth name and Latino roots, using the moniker Carlos Estevez in the opening credits of the upcoming action film "Machete Kills," TMZ reports.
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RT @LATimesEnt: Charlie Sheen changes name to Carlos Estevez for 'Machete Kills' lat.ms/1ak3NdH
Saw the trailer, you can drop “reportedly.” MT @latimes: Sheen reportedly billed as Carlos Estevez in "Machete Kills" lati.ms/loCAe

Angel Flight plane crash kills at least 2; search on for pilot

latimes.com — Rescue workers move a tracked ATV that is towing a recovery sled to the site of an Angel Flight plane crash in Fulton County, N.Y. (Peter R.
2 killed in plane crash while being ferried for medical treatment by Angel Flight volunteer pilot. latimes.com/news/nation/na…
Angel Flight plane crash kills at least 2; search on for pilot lat.ms/13U9Jqq

Kings defenseman Slava Voynov likes to go on the offense

latimes.com — Just watch Slava Voynov drift toward the goal, holding the puck on his stick, waiting. There hasn't been much room to shoot in these playoffs, not with Voynov and the Kings facing a couple of teams, the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks, that like to clog the middle.

Jeff Carter is playing killer hockey for the Los Angeles Kings

latimes.com — The hockey world knew the Kings were getting a proven goal scorer when they traded for Jeff Carter in 2012, and a healthier Carter ranked among the league's goal-scoring leaders throughout this lockout-shortened season. What has been crucial in the Kings playoff series against the San Jose Sharks, however, has been Carter's penalty-killing acumen.
Jeff Carter is playing killer hockey for the Los Angeles Kings latimes.com/sports/la-sp-k…
from colleague @reallisa: Jeff Carter is playing killer hockey for the Los Angeles Kings latimes.com/sports/la-sp-k…

Sharks might get Adam Burish back in Game 6

latimes.com — Adam Burish, right, who broke his hand May 7, might make his series debut on Saturday. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images / ) SAN JOSE - With elimination at the hands of the Los Angeles Kingsone loss away, the San Jose Sharks are likely to make one lineup change Sunday for Game 6 of the teams' Western Conference semifinal playoff series.

Kings Road: defending the Stanley Cup

framework.latimes.com — The Los Angeles Kings being the defense of their 2012 Stanley Cup title. They defeated their first round opponents, the St. Louis Blues, in six games and won the opening game of the second round against the San Jose Sharks. They would face either the Detroit Red Wings or the Chicago Blackhawks in...
You don't need to be a hockey fan to appreciate Wally Skalij & Robert Gauthier's terrific Kings photos: lat.ms/11TJoOW

Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House

latimes.com — WASHINGTON - The White House decided to release internal emails about the deadly attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya - but only after summaries of the exchanges had leaked. The president's spokesman disclosed details of closed-door discussions about a report that found the IRS targeted conservative groups - but did so in a drip-drip-drip fashion that only raised more questions.

Injured Jarret Stoll showing some improvement

latimes.com — The Kings had avoided using the word " concussion " in regard to injured center Jarret Stoll , who has been out since taking a hard hit from the now-suspended Raffi Torres in Game 1 of the team's Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks .
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