Ashcroft ruling: An article on Saturday’s Page A1 about a federal appeals court ruling involving former Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft inaccurately described the breadth of the court’s decision and mischaracterized some elements of the case. The 2-1 ruling by a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday held that Ashcroft could [...]
Madonna : In Saturday’s Calendar, a Quick Takes item about Madonna being booed for comments in Bucharest about discrimination against Gypsies said Bucharest was in Hungary. Bucharest is in Romania. Report an error
Robert Rodriguez: An article in Sunday’s Calendar about director Robert Rodriguez misidentified his short film "Bedhead" as "Deadhead." Link Report an error
Hamas-Israel negotiations: An Op-Ed article titled "Can Hamas Cut a Deal for Peace?," which was published on June 17, 2003, paraphrased and partially quoted former Israeli army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon as having "talked of rubbing in the fact that the Palestinians are ‘a defeated people.’ " The Times was recently made [...]
Israel: An Op-Ed article on Thursday supporting a boycott of Israel said that the organization Oxfam had severed ties with one of its celebrity spokespersons, a British actress who also endorsed cosmetics produced in the occupied territories. Oxfam has not severed ties with the actress, who is American, not British. Link Report an error
Ernst Katz obituary: The obituary of Ernst Katz, founder of the Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra of California, in the Aug. 16 California section referred to his late sister, Silvia Greene. She is still alive. Link Report an error
TV listings: The Prime-Time TV grid in Thursday’s Calendar section mistakenly listed MTV’s "Jackass" show on the MSNBC cable schedule at 7 and 10 p.m. where instead MSNBC’s "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" should have been listed. Link Thanks, Jim! Report an error
Michael Viner obituary: In Thursday’s Section A, the obituary of music producer and book publisher Michael Viner said: "One of his first hits as a producer was Sammy Davis Jr.’s Grammy-winning ‘Candy Man.’ " In fact, Mike Curb and Don Costa produced "The Candy Man," as the song is actually titled, which was Grammy-nominated but [...]
‘Top Chef’: An article in Sunday’s Calendar section about Bravo’s cooking show "Top Chef" said contestants had "tackled exotic proteins like . . . gooey duck." The species of large edible clam is spelled geoduck. Link Report an error
‘Men of Israel’: In the Big Picture column in Monday’s Calendar, an item about the film "Men of Israel" described Michael Lucas of New York-based Lucas Entertainment as a former porn actor whose company produces gay porn. A spokesman for Lucas says he still has an active career as a performer in the adult industry. [...]
An article in Sunday’s Section A about Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s role in Congress’ healthcare debate said that Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) had urged his friend to stop drinking after the Massachusetts Democrat’s 1969 car accident at Chappaquiddick. Hatch gave the advice in 1991, after Kennedy spent an evening at a Florida bar with [...]
Phineas Gage image: An article in Thursday’s Section A about the discovery of a daguerreotype showing brain-injury patient Phineas Gage said the iron rod driven into his skull by a blast was successfully removed. In fact, the blast that drove the rod through his brain also drove it out the other side (it landed 25 [...]
Michael Douglas: In a June 20 Op-Ed on Michael Douglas’ lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute, the name of his character in "Wall Street" was misspelled. It is Gordon Gekko, not Gordon Gecko. Link Report an error
TMZ and Jackson coverage: An article in Friday’s Section A about how gossip website TMZ scooped the mainstream media, including the Los Angeles Times, on the news of Michael Jackson’s death said The Times bannered the news on its website at 2:51 p.m. Thursday. In fact, the home-page banner went up at approximately 3:15 p.m. [...]
H.P. Lovecraft: In today’s Calendar compilation of 10 people Hollywood is talking about, the item on H.P. Lovecraft refers to his tale "At the Mountains of Madness" as "At the Mountains of Magic." Link Report an error
Cause Celebre: The Cause Celebre column in Friday’s Calendar said that actor Morgan Freeman attended a benefit for the marine conservation group Oceana with his model girlfriend. The woman was Freeman’s longtime producing partner, Lori McCreary. Report an error
Meteorite bombardment: In Section A on June 7, an article about a meteorite barrage that may have provided ingredients for life on Earth said that the meteorites may have been stripped of "oxygen- and water-rich outer layers" by "frictional heat" as they entered the atmosphere. It should have said carbon dioxide instead of oxygen; and [...]
Retail space: An article in Business on Saturday about rising vacancy rates at retail centers said pottery studio Color Me Mine had “closed its doors” on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, implying that the store had gone out of business. The business moved to another commercial space, on 4th Street in Santa Monica. Link Report [...]
Internet reviews: In Meghan Daum’s column Wednesday about Internet customer reviews, the average rate of sales of Three Wolf Moon T-Shirts was incorrect. The shirts are selling at about 100 an hour, not 100 a minute. Link Report an error
‘Bright Star’: In an article in Monday’s Calendar about director Jane Campion and her film “Bright Star,” a descriptive clause was misplaced. “A person with a lively mind and a fine sense of humor” was intended to apply to Campion, not to a camera crew member. Report an error
Yesterday’s rave review of the new Star Trek film referred to the “hateful Klingon Nero” (Take it to the bridge, page 9, Film & Music). Numerous readers got in touch to say how very wrong this was. Here is an excerpt from one of the emails that corrected us in a stern yet graceful way: [...]
Owens Lake: An article in Section A on April 19 about a bird census conducted at Owens Lake identified a bird sighted as a dowager. The name is dowitcher. Link Report an error
Lakers-Clippers photo: In Sports on Monday, a photo accompanying articles about Sunday’s Lakers-Clippers game pictured Laker Lamar Odom trying to shoot over the Clippers’ Fred Jones. The caption misidentified Odom as Laker Kobe Bryant. Link Report an error
Michael Caine: An article about actor Michael Caine in Wednesday’s Calendar section identified the title of his new film as “Is There Anybody There?” The title is “Is Anybody There?” Also, the article stated that he lived as a child in Elephant Castle. The correct name is Elephant and Castle. Link Report an error
Idan Raichel Project: A review of the Idan Raichel Project in Tuesday’s Calendar section described keyboardist-composer Idan Raichel as an Ethiopian Jew by birth. He was actually born in Kfar Saba, Israel, a small city near Tel Aviv. The article also identified string player Shalom Mor as hailing from Morocco. Shalom was also born in [...]
