Bel-Air mansion: An article in Friday’s Section A about the Bel-Air mansion that is the most expensive sold in the U.S. this year was published with a photograph of another house and some of the details related to that house. The photo of the correct house is shown here. The exterior of the mansion does [...]
Beauty column: In a Sunday Image article about hyaluronic acid, a skin-care ingredient and injectable filler, Dr. Nowell Solish was quoted as saying that if people change their minds after receiving an injection, there is an anecdote. It should have quoted him as saying there is an antidote. Link Thanks, Chris! Report an error
Kevin Roderick at LA Observed spotted this recent front page typo in the Los Angeles Times: As Roderick noted: If you’re the Los Angeles Times and you want to go top of page one with a story attacking the credibility of the mayor, you probably shouldn’t misspell credibility in the headline deck. Thanks, Daniel! Report [...]
Free-market barbershops: An April 15 editorial on the Cuban government turning over barbershops and salons to their employees said that since the 1959 revolution, Cuba had “privatized” most of its economy. It should have said “nationalized.” Link Report an error
California condor: In Thursday’s LATExtra section, a credit on a photograph of a condor and egg misspelled the last name of photographer Gavin Emmons as Emmonds. Also, it credited him as being a photographer for the Associated Press. He is with the National Park Service. Link Report an error
Coachella: In a story in Sunday’s Arts & Books section, which was printed in advance, pop music critic Ann Powers recommended five not-to-miss bands at Coachella and included Janelle Monae. Monae will not be appearing at the festival. Link Report an error
Wonder-Con: An article in Tuesday’s Calendar section about the Wonder-Con convention in San Francisco referred to an upcoming Disney movie as “Tron: Revival.” The correct title is “Tron: Legacy.” Link Report an error
Fountain maker: An article in Business on Sunday about Mark Fuller said his project for the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas amounted to $2.7 million. His firm’s contract was for $27 million. Link Report an error
Estate planning: The Personal Finance column about estate planning in the March 7 Business section misidentified the book “Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” by Andrew W. Mayoras and Danielle B. Mayoras as “Trial and Errors: Famous Fortune Fights.” Link Report an error
UC San Diego turmoil: Sandy Banks’ column in Saturday’s Section A about anger over racial incidents at UC San Diego stated that President Obama’s father was Nigerian. The president’s father was from Kenya. Link Report an error
Robert Pattinson: A Smart List item in Sunday’s Calendar section about actor Robert Pattinson said that “Remember Me” was his first nonvampire role. It should have added “since he filmed ‘Twilight.’ ” Link Report an error
Visual Effects Society: An article in Monday’s Calendar about the winners of the Visual Effects Society’s eighth annual VES Awards said that “Avatar” had been nominated in 11 categories. The film received 11 nominations in seven categories. In addition, the article said that “District 9″ won for outstanding composting in a feature. It won for [...]
Sublime With Rome: An article in Thursday’s Calendar about ska-punk band Sublime With Rome identified Eric Wilson as the group’s drummer and Bud Gaugh as the bassist. Wilson is the bassist and Gaugh is the drummer. In addition, a Spanish lyric in the song “Caress Me Down,” “Mucho gusto me llamo Bradley,” was translated as [...]
Healthcare plan: An article in Tuesday’s Section A about President Obama’s healthcare plan quoted Democratic strategist Paul Begala as saying, “The Republican leadership is more likely to perform in a gay marriage than they are to work with Democrats on healthcare.” The quote should have read, “The Republican leadership is more likely to perform a [...]
Lava Man’s trainer: A reader’s letter in Saturday’s Sports section took trainer Doug O’Neill to task for racing Lava Man after the horse had recovered from ankle injuries, accusing the trainer and Lava Man’s handlers of greed as motivation for running the horse again. The letter should not have run: O’Neill had said earlier, and [...]
Brazil soccer: A soccer column in Sunday’s Sports section looking irreverently ahead to 2010 included the following passage: “Brasilia — Lulu, the president of Brazil and no relation to the 1960s English pop singer, has decreed that the country can field only players with names consisting of four or fewer letters.” The president of Brazil [...]
Cap-and-trade program: An article in Wednesday’s Section A on California’s cap-and-trade program quoted Greg Karras, senior scientist for Communities for a Better Environment, as saying that the program was “institutionalized environmental justice.” Karras called it “institutionalized environmental injustice.” Link Report an error
Wilderness programs: A Nov. 14 article in the Home section about parents deciding whether to send troubled children to therapeutic wilderness programs quoted Dr. Ron Glick as saying, “For a parent, taking this step can be like admitting they are an alcoholic. They are admitting they’ve failed as a parent.” The article did not explicitly [...]
Brett Favre: In an NFL column in Monday’s Sports section, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was quoted as saying, “It didn’t seem weird until I got in near the pier,” talking about his return to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. What he said was, “It didn’t seem weird until I got in near De [...]
Nonprofit’s wealthy owners: An article in Monday’s Section A about a nonprofit company, Social Vocational Services, run by a Palos Verdes couple included a garbled sentence that should have read, “In 1999, the Dawsons arranged to sell SVS to ResCare Inc., a for-profit company headquartered in Kentucky.” (The garble said “not sure you kno” in [...]
Police chief selection: A story in Friday’s Section A about the risks for L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in selecting a new police chief described Willie Williams as the city’s “first American American police chief.” It should have said African American. Link Report an error
Newspaper circulation: An article in Business on Tuesday about newspaper circulation said the Oakland Tribune reported a 7.3% gain in circulation to 68,067. Those results were actually reported by the Oakland Press, in Oakland, Mich. The California paper reported a 0.3% gain in subscribers to 92,794. Link Report an error
Bear sighting: An item in the National Briefing in Sunday’s Section A said a bear wandered into a grocery story in Hayward, Wis., on Friday and headed for the beer cooler. It was Thursday. Link Report an error
Iranian aviation: A Sept. 15 article in Section A about the poor safety record of Iran’s civil aviation industry said the managing director of Aria Air and his son were among those killed in a plane crash in late July. The son was not on the flight and was not killed. Link Report an error
“The Informant!”: The movie listings in Sunday’s Calendar section referred to Steven Soderbergh’s film “The Informant!” as “The Imposter!” Link Report an error
