Weekend shorts

New shorts will be tacked on to the end...

Updated: A 19-year-old handyman at Oakland's Your Black Muslim Bakery told police he killed Oakland Post Editor Chauncey Bailey over stories critical of the bakery.
The LAT discovers that Matt Drudge has become a favorite conduit for the mainstream media and has a man in Los Angeles who created a side business by pointing Drudge Report links his way. Next up: Times hears Bush may go to war against Saddam Hussein.
Christopher Knight proclaims The Arts in Latin America: 1492-1820 at LACMA "destined to change a lot of minds....easily the most important exhibition in Los Angeles this year."
Susan A. Kitchens live-blogs the launch of the Phoenix lander.
Comedy writer-blogger Ken Levine lists his favorite comedy screenplays of all time, leaving out his own.
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has opened an inquiry into complaints of racism and discrimination in the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Phil Wallace joins the LA Observed contributor lineup with a post at SoCal Sports Observed on the Clippers' playoff chances now that Elton Brand has a busted Achilles tendon.

And I've added Fabricio Vai's gallery of Los Angeles shots at Dataxy.com to the roll of local photography blogs. Union Station's passenger hall: