Andy Rooney

10 Best Sandwiches in Los Angeles

So much can happen between two slices of bread. Practical, portable, difficult to define and nearly impossible to mess up entirely, the sandwich offers a broad canvas for the harried parent or the creative chef. John Montagu (aka the 4th Earl of Sandwich) could never have dreamed of the baroque monu ... More >>

Norwegian Video Blogger Tommy Churning-Mad Over Butter Crisis Mockery

A. Scattergoodbread and butter at The Tasting Kitchen​There's a lot going on in the world as the year steams towards a close. In North Korea, Kim-Jong-Il is dead. In Pakistan, military leaders and government officials are wrestling for power. U.S. troops have finally left Iraq. There's als ... More >>

Langer's vs. Oinkster: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 12)

If yesterday's 30 Days post, pitting Johnnie's Pastrami against The Hat, was the battle of the lowbrow fast-food joints, today it's all about highbrow pastrami. Want to look like a dyed-in-the-wool Angeleno? Next time you visit Langer's, sit down and order the #19 without glancing at the menu. Bett ... More >>

Marc Maron on KCRW: LA Weekly's Ultimate Guide to the Top 10 Comedy Podcasts

Doug SadlerHost Howard Kremer, guest Zach Galifianakis and co-host Kulap Vilaysack fart up, err chart up the room on the podcast Who Charted?​ As the Buggles once forecasted in their 1980s pop single: "Video Killed the Radio Star." Today, it's more accurate to say that the podcast resurrecte ... More >>

The Beer Can Chicken Roaster: A Lesson In Culinary Redundancy What Not To Give Nathan Myhrvold

World Marketbeer can holder​Thanks to @ruhlman and @NancySussan for alerting us to this hilarious product. (Somebody should tell Andy Rooney, if he's still with us, so he can add it to his drawer of ridiculous kitchen gadgets.) If you've ever roasted a chicken at a USC tailgate party, you may ... More >>

The OCD Chef's Cutting Board: Of Kitchen Tools, Rhombuses Ritalin

PCWorldOCD chef cutting board​ Kitchen gadgets are frequently ridiculous PR-driven stunts, more reasons to spend money on stupid things that clutter your kitchen and only come out of the drawer when you move or you're wondering what the hell Andy Rooney is ranting about for a third time. (Stra ... More >>

What's in Your Kitchen Drawer? Useless Gadget or Valuable Cooking Tool

CBS.comAndy Rooney​At the end of a 60 Minutes show, Andy Rooney takes his time to complain about stuff. I guess you get to do that when you've been around as long as he has. Once, though, he did something rather fascinating: he emptied out his kitchen drawers and complained about all the usele ... More >>

Tracey Ullman's State of the Union

Brit sends up the American character in one-actress-fits-all fashion

Clooney Vision

Good Night, and Good Luck, a searing requiem for the Fourth Estate, raises questions about truth and paranoia today

Season’s Cretins

Three plays for solo performer

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