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Interview With The Guy Who Ranks Rich Rappers For Forbes; Dre and Snoop Are On The New List, But What About Black Eyed Peas?

​Zack O'Malley Greenburg is the Forbes writer who puts together the magazine's annual "Cash Kings" list, which estimates the earnings of the wealthiest rappers of the past year and ranks the top 20. Their newest version came out yesterday; Jay-Z topped the list with $37 million, and L.A. is ... More >>

Gary Michelson, L.A.'s Richest Animal Lover, Offers $25 Million to Whoever Invents Non-Surgical Spaying Method

dogslifemagazine.comGary Michelson loves dogs. A lot.​Calling all out-of-work animal researchers (or, perhaps, monkey-testing UCLA scientists, looking for redemption): L.A. billionaire Gary Michelsen is dangling $44 million in grants -- and a $25 final prize -- to those who accept his challen ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Lots of Pie, 200 Year-old Desserts Teaching Kanye West to Cook

-- Gordon Ramsay teaches Kanye West how to cook. [The Mirror] -- How to make a 200 year-old dessert. [Zester Daily] -- How to open your own pop-up restaurant. [Forbes via food52] -- Pie-a-day #45, or white peach-brown sugar tart. [Good Food] -- Ricardo Zarate and Gary Menes cook a dinner ben ... More >>

Rightbloggers Claim New California Voting Districts Were Rigged by 'La Raza Democrats'

Jeanne Raya, a Latina Democrat on the commission​Uh oh: La Raza is rising! California's voting districts are getting browner/bluer by the second. Before we know it, this'll be the goddamn Nation of Aztlán, are we right? The state's historic vote to let a group of 14 guys and gals with no pol ... More >>

Ventriloquists Staying Alive, Keeping the Faith

Sidney Harman, L.A.-Based Stereo Pioneer, Dies At 92

Sidney Harman​Sidney Harman, stereo pioneer and philanthropist, died last night at the age of 92. Harman split time between Washington, D.C., and L.A. -- where he and wife, former Congresswoman Jane Harman, kept a home in Venice.Harman's passing leaves a question mark over Newsweek, which he bough ... More >>

Know Your Rich People, Los Angeles: A List of SoCal's 20 Billionaires

Richboy Slim, worth $74 billion.​Forbes' annual list of "The World's Billionaires" was released this week, and (gasp) a Mexican, Carlos Slim Helu, took the top spot for the second time in a row. The U.S. grip on the billionaire game, and California's too, has been slipping even as the ultra-r ... More >>

Starting To Look a Lot Like Egypt: West Hollywood City Council Candidates Try To Oust Stubborn Dictator With Social-Media Uprising

PHOTO BY JENNIE WARRENWeHo City Council candidate Mito Aviles wants to send the Mubarak -- er, mayor -- packing on a private jet​In this week's cover story, "Dethroning West Hollywood's Martinets," Patrick Range McDonald documents three underdog WeHo City Council candidates who are taking a st ... More >>

Your Aerosol Breakfast: Batter Blaster, or Pancakes in a Can

everview.comGetting Past The Reddi Wip Association Is Tough​ We are by nature wary of any nitrous oxide-propelled food product, a pressurized canned food prejudice that we blame squarely on one too many corn syrup and artificial flavor-laden Reddi Wip mustaches as kids. And so when it first h ... More >>

West Hollywood Tightens Restrictions on Public Access Television -- Right Before City Election

WeHo City Council: Trying to dodge more scrutiny?​During the hustle and bustle of election season, it's so much more convenient to throw a citywide campaign party without annoying anti-incumbent activists making a fuss on the telly, wouldn't you say? Whether or not that played a part in the r ... More >>

Demand Media, eHow Factory in Santa Monica, Already Worth $1.9 Billion: Retarded Web Searches Prevail

It's no Gehry, but Demand Media's oceanfront headquarters do just fine​In an unassuming mid-rise office building on the Santa Monica cliffs (1299 Ocean Avenue, to be exact), the nation's most profitable "journalistic" machine is hard at work -- churning out those short, un-researched half-answ ... More >>

Prepared For Retirement? Not L.A. It Ranks Last In Look At American Cities' Readiness For Golden Years

Harry Perry, we hope you saved up: It's time.​The little old lady from Pasadena, she was an icon. And Beverly Hills, Palos Verdes, Westchester and beyond all had their days as paradise for the blue-haired masses. But those masses might be living on borrowed ... credit. A study of America's 3 ... More >>

Live Review: J.Cole at the Key Club

Marguerite de BourgoingIt's the Roc! J.Cole​Shortly before J.Cole sauntered onto the Key Club's stage, the staticky intro of Jay-Z's "Public Service Announcement" bound together the sold-out crowd packed sardine-tight with more than just physical proximity. Acting as a unit, the audience rappe ... More >>

Watch: Dâm-Funk, Steve "Just a Touch" Arrington and Teen Inc. Record Together, DJ Quik Claims to Have Made a Billion Dollars

Steve Arrington in his Slave days, fantastic jheri curl in full effect.​Things are getting weird at Stones Throw, but we suppose that's what happens any time things get too damn funky That, or someone got into MED's medical marijuana stash. Former Slave frontman Steve Arrington ("Just a Touch ... More >>

Barry Minkow 2.0

L.A.'s fraud king is back — and taking the media for another ride

Ken Roberts, KROQ Founder, Loses The Robert Taylor Ranch Mansion -- Now The Dream Home Is On The Market

​Ken Roberts, founder of KROQ and the guy who brought modern rock to L.A., has been ordered by a judge to pay a greasy Connecticut hedge fund $27.5 million. Because he can't pay, he's losing his 112-acre Brentwood estate, aka The Robert Taylor Ranch, Forbes blogger Teri Buhl reports. It seems so ... More >>

What Recession? SoCal's Richest People Measure Their Money In Billions

​Even though the recession allegedly ended in June, 2009, times are still tough. Soup is a staple. Souplantation a luxury. Soup kitchens -- a necessity. But the big wheels keep on turnin'. And the ballers, they keep on ballin'. Southern California's wealthiest people aren't at the tippy top of ... More >>

Fear Of A Latino District Appears To Fuel Haim Saban's Support Of Prop. 27, The Nov. Initiative That Would Reverse Redistricting Reform

​Los Angeles business journalist Mark Lacter takes a look at little-known Prop. 27, which would reverse reforms that took responsibility for redistricting away from state legislators and put it in the hands of a citizens' commission. Lacter notes that one of the reasons billionaire Angeleno ... More >>

Los Angeles: Why So Stressful? 10 Reasons

​Twice in the past month, different snooty national magazines have judged us the second most stressful city in the nation. Forbes judged our stress level on high unemployment, long commute times, long working hours, and bad health, while Portfolio also looked at heart disease, bad air, crim ... More >>

Los Angeles Is Ranked 2nd Most Stressful City In The Nation...Again

​Another survey yet again confirms that Los Angeles may be one of the worst places to live in the nation. L.A. is ranked the 2nd most stressful city among the 50 largest metropolitan areas, according to Portfolio.com. These results follow last month's findings by Forbes, which also gave L.A. ... More >>

Dodgers Divorce Day Two; Frank McCourt Will Take Stand

​On Day One of the Dodger divorce case between Frank and Jamie McCourt, our own Gene Maddaus summed up proceedings, helpfully noting the Dodgers began the day six and a half out of the wild card, though last night Hiroki Kuroda threw a gem, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning for the win ... More >>

Dodger Dog

Frank McCourt's Wife Is Only the Latest to Get the Raw End of a Deal

Behind the Burly Q, Breath Made Visible, Mother and Child

Also, OSS 117: Lost in Rio, Babies, Multiple Sarcasms, The Lightkeepers and more

A Report From Juarez, the Front Line of the War on Drugs

A Report From Juarez, the Front Line of the War on Drugs

Lakers' Jerry Buss Headed To Basketball Hall Of Fame

nba.com​The Basketball Hall of Fame was widely expected to announce the induction of Lakers co-owner Jerry Buss Monday morning. The 77-year-old was one of 19 finalists for the honor. In the largest sports deal at the time, Buss purchased the Lakers, the Forum, the Los Angeles Kings hockey tea ... More >>

Dat Boy Slim: World's Richest Man A (Gasp) ... Mexican

Carlos Slim Helu.​It is whispered among some Mexican-Americans that rich Mexicans don't tend to keep residences in the Los Angeles area, preferring San Diego (La Jolla, Bonita, Chula Vista) New York and, of course, Mexico City over America's most-Latino city: The region's deep history of anti- ... More >>

A Water Menu? Now That's Bazaar

Last Friday, Forbes included The Bazaar by José Andrés as one of the Best New Restaurants in the Country. Located inside the SLS Hotel, that restaurant is famous for its over-the-top decor -- courtesy of designer Philippe Starck -- and extraordinary culinary experience. Now The Bazaar has taken i ... More >>

Time Magazine Says Viva California

Dubai might have its man-made islands and Shaghai residents might squint under the glare of all the new skyscrapers there, but California is still where the economic action is. That's according to the latest issue of Time magazine, which states that, despite the budget mess in Sacramento, struggling ... More >>

Secret criminal billionaires: Big-rig cargo thefts worth $$$ are hitting L.A.'s port

Huge big-rigs are quietly vanishing from the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach regularly, their cargo whisked away by sophisticated crime teams using regional leaders, fencers, "lumpers" and drivers who hijack the entire big-rig container, each stuffed with goods worth between $12,000 -- in ... More >>

The Chosen Ones: Media CEOs Eat Grasshoppers -- A Love Story

Maybe because we used to work on the dark side, we're suckers for a good viral marketing ploy (see: viral buzz, brand ambassadors, evangelizing, product seeding, online influencers, etc.). That being said, when we saw Digg founder Kevin Rose, L.A.'s own Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis and Rubicon Project ... More >>

Expo Line's Fantasy Future Stop

The other day Dakota at Curbed L.A. noted that, in this sketch of the Expo Line's proposed Santa Monica terminus, "even the sea gulls are happy." It's not only the sight of contented seagulls that lends an air of whimsy to this scene, though, nor even the fact that the "Subway to the Sea" may not ac ... More >>

Billionaire Burkle Buys into Barnes & Noble

Beverly Hills billionaire Ron Burkle (according to Forbes,  America's 105th richest man)  recently bought a 8.3 percent stake in Barnes & Noble, according to Bloomberg News. Burkle may also reportedly seek further "talks" with the faltering company. Judging from the way Burkle usually ... More >>

Ron Burkle: Poor Little Rich Grocer

L.A.'s billionaire confronts life without the Clintons or instant White House access

Updated: Ron Burkle, Poor Little Rich Grocer

L.A.'s billionaire confronts life without the Clintons and instant White House access

Pellicano Trial reveals Hollywood's Top Bottom Feeders

The Sleaze Factor-y

Malibu Bad Neighbor

A dictator in training buys his way in, as politically active superstars stay mum

The Los Angeles Reader

Mark Sarvas

The Island of Jorge Hank Rhon

They call him a criminal, a murderer and the worst mayor in Tijuana history. In search of Genghis Hank.

Seven Days Till a Better You in 2006!

A Billionaire’s Bark

Surgeon-inventor is behind shakeup of L.A.’s animal services

Letters

Really Big Packages

Forget what EW says, it’s the moguls’ perks that are out of control, not the stars’

3 Myths About the Recording Industry Debunked

The NYT Goes Way Off-Broadway and Other Big Hits

WEB UPDATE: LAT moves off the mat, Baquet goes ballistic, Brando monkeys around, and Babs butters up

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Part Deux

WEB UPDATE: War between New York Times and L.A. Times goes nuclear on Spring Street

L.A. Times and N.Y. Times investigating Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter

Get Carter?

L.A. Times, N.Y. Times, Wall Street Journal investigating Vanity Fair’s Graydon Carter; LAT probing whether Carter made deals with Hollywood moguls & companies

King of Hollywood

The New York Times’ pursuit of an entertainment writer