Ten from last week

If you're just getting back to work after some time away, here's a little of what you missed...

L.A. Times edict: shorter stories, please
Student protests spill onto freeways and beyond
Times dumps its ad chief...again
Distinction magazine put out of its misery
Lyn Nofziger and Cap Weinberger die
Villaraigosa and Bratton to honor Oscar winner Crash
Daily News gets its Hollywood Babble on
End could be near for Trader Vic's
Violin-playing homeless man, the book
Greg the newsstand guy had friends
Sad week for L.A. cops

And for those who need it, here's the week before that on LA Observed. You know who you are.