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Kobe Bryant

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Lincoln Town Car Crashes Into Luxury L.A. Car Shop, Hits Ferrari Identical to Kobe Bryant's

    A Lincoln Town Car reportedly being used as a fancy taxi smashed into the Specialty Car Craft customization and parts shop on South La Cienega (a low-profile go-to for L.A. celebrities) around 3:30 a.m. The impact shattered the shop's entire glass front -- causing a window frame and hundreds of sha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Marriage Across Racial, Ethnic Lines Way High: Asians Do It the Most

    David Blumenkrantz​No big surprise for the people of Los Angeles or Kobe Bryant. The Pew Research Center this week confirmed what we Angelenos know and live: Marriages between folks of different racial and ethnic groups have more than doubled in the last 30 years in America. Yes we've been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Top 5 Douches of 2011, L.A.-Style: Kobe Bryant Breaks The Color Barrier

    rorjnd.com​This is Los Angeles, douche capital of the world. When you talk douche here, you have a lot to talk about. So it wasn't easy chosing our Top 5 douches of the year. L.A. can go douche-for-douche with just about any global metropolis -- even New Jersey. Perhaps the only place on ear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Kobe Bryant's Wife Files For Divorce; Claims Too Much Infidelity

    bossip.comThe once happy couple​Update: Statement issued by Bryant's publicist after the jump According to TMZ, Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant's wife of 10 1/2 years, is filing for divorce from the NBA superstar. The couple had survived Kobe's cheating ways in 2003, when he was charged with sex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    'Even Kobe Got Outsourced,' Reads Picket Sign at Occupy Wall Street

    J. Larson via LA Taco"A Kobe Bryant themed sign from lower Manhattan."​Amid the Occupy Wall Street crowd of a thousand causes, today, came one non-cause we can totally get behind: Losing Kobe Bryant to Italy. Just in case the Occupy L.A. protesters were forgetting the finish line, what with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Top Five Rapping Basketball Players Phil Jackson Might Actually Like

    ​Phil Jackson, of all people, recently had some harsh words for "Fix The Knicks," the odd, showtuney-tune penned by New York Knicks owner James Dolan. (You can hear it here.) Dolan needs either "a better lyricist or a better musician," Jackson said. Ouch! Of course, it's hard to disagree with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Kobe Bryant Accused of San Diego Church Cellphone Struggle: Man Claims His Wrist Was Injured

    Kobe: 'So special to me.'​Updated at the bottom: Bryant's litigation attorney tells the Weekly the allegations are "baseless." First posted at 6:09 a.m. Kobe Bryant, clean cut as he is, has certainly had his troubles in the past. From allegations of a hotel liaison that went over the line to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Hotel Maid Panic Buttons For New York City Hotels Following Strauss-Kahn's Alleged Rape of Room Attendant

    unclebumpyCode red.​As if New York isn't pleasant enough, with it's subway rats, bed bugs and generally shiny, happy people, a couple of hotels there have taken it upon themselves to equip their maids with panic buttons. You know, to prevent the likes of former International Monetary Fund hon ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Pau Gasol: Lakers' Class Act

    unclebumpyCode red.​As if New York isn't pleasant enough, with it's subway rats, bed bugs and generally shiny, happy people, a couple of hotels there have taken it upon themselves to equip their maids with panic buttons. You know, to prevent the likes of former International Monetary Fund hon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Lakers: Five Reasons L.A.'s NBA Dynasty Isn't Over Yet

    The best player in the NBA is still with us.​The Lakers flamed out like Charlie Sheen in rehab -- in spectacular, unprecedented fashion (via a sweep the likes of which coach Phil Jackson has never seen). And now Phil Jackson says he's coached his last NBA game and Kobe Bryant is talking about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    VIDEO: Kobe Bryant Throws Towel, Mouths 'Faggot' to Ref at Lakers-Spurs Game

    YouTubeKobe's angry F​Updated after the jump with Kobe's "apology." Oh, Kobe. Why can't you be more like your sweet, sensitive loverman of a teammate Lamar Kardashi-Odom? (Sans unisex fragrance. Because that's just creepy.) Despite a tight 102-93 Lakers win against the San Antonio Spurs last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Kobe Bryant Bangs The Drum For Turkish Airlines: Et Tu, Kobe?

    Photos by Gendy Alimurung​ Why is Kobe Bryant banging on this drum? He's the "global brand ambassador" for Turkish Airlines now. He was at the inaugural flight ceremony launch not too long ago. He appeared onstage at the Paramount Studios lot. He shook hands with the chairman of the airlines ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Kobe Bryant to Celebrate Controversial Turkish Airlines Endorsement at Paramount Studios Next Month

    Kobe has an Armenian problem.​L.A.'s sizable Armenian American community hasn't been too happy with Kobe Bryant's endorsement of Turkish Airlines. Something about the Armenian Genocide and not turning off one of the most influential ethnic demographics in town. Well, if they have a bone to pi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Q & A With Rodelio Aglibot: In-N-Out R & D, Filipino Food No Kobe Beef Burger in Kobe Bryant Land

    A. Scattergoodchef Rodelio Aglibot at GO Burger​ As this town's burger addicts are well-aware, GO Burger recently opened in Hollywood, dangerously near The Hungry Cat and the home of the Pug Burger. The man flipping burgers (actually sometimes, conceptually a lot more often) at GO Burger is n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Power Balance Admits Bracelets Don't Have Magical Powers; Lakers Still Superstitious

    khloekardashian.celebuzz.comLamar Odom's better half says Power Balance "has taken him to a whole new level when he plays"​Laguna Niguel-based company Power Balance recently admitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that their wildly popular performance bracelets don't act ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Kobe Bryant, Drop This Turkish Airlines Deal Already

    Kobe.​Not since a guy named Joseph Coors opposed Chicano studies classes at the University of Colorado, thus denying Coors beer a very thirsty Latino market for decades, has someone shot himself in the foot in such a d'oh way. Yeah, we're talking about you Kobe. We forgave you for that, er, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Armenians In Glendale Reeling Over Kobe Bryant's Ad Deal With Turkish Airlines, Or 'Direct Flight to Inhumanity'

    NBAHigh like a [Turkish] G6​Turkish Airlines had just barely announced its deal with Lakers stud Kobe Bryant yesterday, when the massive Armenian population in SoCal came out in full force. The Armenian Youth Federation reported being "bombarded with phone calls from concerned Armenian youth ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 18, 2010

    Look, Up in the Sky!

    It's the Ritz! It's Chinese! It's Wolfgang Puck!

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Roll on, Bread People

    Bread PeopleHot from the oven​ Bread People rises out of an Internet food-scape rich in strange, singular visions. As with Scanwiches and Slice Harvester, the blog's conceit is simple and bewildering: West Los Angeles-based Adam Malamut doles out yeasty makeovers to famous people and posts p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Top 10 Men With Meat Names

    Men With Meat Names is an ad-hoc website that lists, you guessed it, men with meat names. We compiled the ten best into one, easy-to-read top-10 list for your reading (or is tasting?) enjoyment. Are the photos a bit large? Sure they are, but you don't want to see tiny thumbprint shots of these guys, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    Dino-Might!

    Men With Meat Names is an ad-hoc website that lists, you guessed it, men with meat names. We compiled the ten best into one, easy-to-read top-10 list for your reading (or is tasting?) enjoyment. Are the photos a bit large? Sure they are, but you don't want to see tiny thumbprint shots of these guys, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Kobe Bryant's Maid Walks Away With Six Figures

    ​Kobe and Vanessa "Do I Look Illegal?" Bryant have settled a "wrongful discharge" lawsuit that was brought by a former maid who alleged she was forced to perform demeaning tasks and was verbally abused by the Lakers star's wife. TMZ reported that Maria Jimenez got a $200,000 settlement, with ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 29, 2010

    Our Favorite Happy Hours

    50 deal-driven places to get you and your wallet feeling a whole lot better

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Kobe Here For Three More Years

    nba.com​In a deal one report argues "almost guarantees he'll retire a Laker," Kobe Bryant signed a three-year contract extension Friday with the NBA's most-lucrative team. The end of the extension would have him at the 16-year mark as a Laker. "We are extremely pleased that we were able to re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 3/29-4/2

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Wednesday is Offal Good at Palate, a 21-gun salute to innards - last week saw cardiac night, with chicken-heart fattoush, lamb-heart shwarma, and beef-heart kebabs with prawns and romesco sauce, three courses for $25." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Laker Star Kobe Bryant Sues Japanese City Over Naming Rights To High-End Beef

    With the race for the top seed in the Western Conference all but wrapped up, it appears that Kobe Bryant has set his sights on a new opponent: the entire Japanese city of Kobe. Kobe Bryant was actually named after the expensive and highly sought after Japanese beef when his father, whose nickname i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    April Fools! A Roundup of Food-Related Fools' Day Materials From Around the Web

    Deep End DiningHappy April Fools' Day​-- In-N-Out toys with the hearts of New Yorkers. [Huffington Post] -- Reports on a new bathroom truck to keep Kogi and Nom Nom company. [Thrillist] -- Actual roach coach hits the streets. [Deep End Dining] -- Starbucks announces two new drink sizes: Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/28 - 12/31

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. Happy New Year everybody. "Sweetened and condescended milk." Squid Ink Top 10: Foodie Typos. "I kind of lost a little faith in Spanish restaurants in L.A., because the quality wasn't nearly as good as I thought it could be. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Meet Your NBA Champion Foodie: Pau Gasol Talks El Bulli, Bazaar, Kobe and More

    You probably already know him as the second best player on the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. But what you probably don't know (unless you read our September interview with Lakers trainer Gary Vitti) is that he's also the team's resident foodie. He is, after all, from Spain. Squid Ink ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Lakers Are The Sports Franchise Of The Decade

    Da Lakers.​Yes, another year-end, top-of-the-decade list, this time from Sports Illustrated. The magazine says the Los Angeles Lakers are the sports franchise of the decade. The Staples Center-based ballers beat out the NFL's New England Patriots (number two), the University of Connecticut's w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    Groundlings Space Camp

    Da Lakers.​Yes, another year-end, top-of-the-decade list, this time from Sports Illustrated. The magazine says the Los Angeles Lakers are the sports franchise of the decade. The Staples Center-based ballers beat out the NFL's New England Patriots (number two), the University of Connecticut's w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Michael Jackson Memorial: The View from Inside the Staples Center

    View photos from the Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center. And then the casket came in, and washed away the helicopter swarms and camera eyes staring at us outside. We, the few witnesses, an itsy representation of the world at large, gathered in an arena downtown to bid farewell. Before t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Transformers, Bel-Air Brats and Kobe, Oh My! Lakers Parade at Coliseum Brings L.A. Together

    Jeff CowanLakers fans: Storm Troopers and Transformer Bumble BeeLos Angeles doesn't really do civic pride. We're too aloof and jaded for that sort of thing. We're a secular, sunglasses indoors, windows up, bowling alone type of town (except that when we bowl, it's usually at some swanky alley with a ... More >>

  • LA Life

    April 23, 2009

    LA People 2009: Vujachick — Sasha Watch Blogger Emily Ho

    The mild-mannered librarian discovered her inner Laker through her obsession with Sasha Vujacic

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    If the Lakers Were Rappers: A Study in Similitude

    Prediction: If Kobe doesn't grow a mullet, the Lakers will take it in June. Kobe Bryant = Kanye West Raised in more affluent circumstances than their peers, Kobe and Kanye are not only among the best in their respective fields, they share a severe lack of humility and empathy. Mutually ol ... More >>

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    9 Reasons to Get On the Clippers Bandwagon

    Prediction: If Kobe doesn't grow a mullet, the Lakers will take it in June. Kobe Bryant = Kanye West Raised in more affluent circumstances than their peers, Kobe and Kanye are not only among the best in their respective fields, they share a severe lack of humility and empathy. Mutually ol ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    9 Reasons To Get on the Clippers Bandwagon

    Prediction: If Kobe doesn't grow a mullet, the Lakers will take it in June. Kobe Bryant = Kanye West Raised in more affluent circumstances than their peers, Kobe and Kanye are not only among the best in their respective fields, they share a severe lack of humility and empathy. Mutually ol ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    All Charges Dropped!

    A Kobe Bryant timeline

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    Letters

    A Kobe Bryant timeline

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Ducking the Issue

    How the Kobe case ended with a quack, not a roar

  • Columns

    July 8, 2004

    Anime Magnetism

    How the Kobe case ended with a quack, not a roar

  • Columns

    February 19, 2004

    Wedding Day

    How the Kobe case ended with a quack, not a roar

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    A Fan’s Notes: Top Moments in Sports

    How the Kobe case ended with a quack, not a roar

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    The Nick Nolte Pride in Photography Collection

    How the Kobe case ended with a quack, not a roar

  • News

    November 27, 2003

    What Part of No Do You Still Not Understand?

    Date rape in the time of Kobe, roofies and Girls Gone Wild

  • LA Life

    November 20, 2003

    Rockie Horoscope

    Date rape in the time of Kobe, roofies and Girls Gone Wild

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    The Rape Disconnect

    Date rape in the time of Kobe, roofies and Girls Gone Wild

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Cirque du Kobe

    How race and riches are shaping the Kobe Bryant case in Eagle County

  • Columns

    July 31, 2003

    Vail, RFD

    How race and riches are shaping the Kobe Bryant case in Eagle County

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    Character of the Happy Warrior

    The education of Mark “Mad Dog” Madsen

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