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Yahoo's Other Billion-Dollar Bets: Where Are They Now?

Tumblr joins GeoCities, Broadcast.com and Overture in the small fraternity of Yahoo's $1 billion-plus acquisitions. What can the company can learn from its previous purchases?

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L.A. Mayoral Election Set to Make History

Eight years ago, Los Angeles city voters elected their first Latino mayor in modern history. On Tuesday, L.A. voters will make history again by either electing the first woman mayor, City Controller Wendy Greuel, or the first Jewish mayor, City Councilman Eric Garcetti. The campaign itself will make history as the most expensive so far, but neither candidate has really captured the imagination of the electorate.

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Jon Mooallem on the Weird World of People and Animals

Jon Mooallem on the Weird World of People and Animals

Journalist Jon Mooallem noticed that his young daughter was always surrounded by wild animals: butterflies on her pajamas, a stuffed toy owl, and beavers in her bedtime stories. But these romantic portrayals, he says, hid a harsh reality. Scientists estimate half of all species could be gone by the turn of the century. So he embarked on his own journey to track down three endangered animals, and discovered the extreme -- even futile -- lengths humans go to save them. Jon Mooallem discusses his book, "Wild Ones," and the complex intersections of man and nature.

Moleskine's CEO on paper's advantages (and how to pronounce Moleskine)

In a day of big tech news , it can be difficult sometimes to pull back from the touchscreens and keypads to focus on something more tactile. Something like paper. Or paper notebooks. The distinctive black-bound ones made by Moleskine to be exact. You wouldn’t …

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Her College Boyfriend

Charles Wienbar's parenting skills are tested when he learns of his daughter's college boyfriend.

Good Guns, Bad Guns

Lorrie Goldin questions the distinction between good guys with guns and bad guys with guns.

California Poppies

Naturalist Michael Ellis pays tribute to the state flower.

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