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May 23, 2012
Silicon Beach: 5 People Making L.A. a New Tech Industry Capital
Los Angeles may be 350 miles south of Silicon Valley, but it's making strides to close the distance between the two in terms of sheer brain power and inventiveness (with a little bit of entertainment thrown in for good measure). Here are five people from our People issue helping to make that happen.
Blogs
May 18, 2012
Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/14 - 5/18
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Animals have been talking to me. And any shaman will say that that's not that weird." Q & A With Roy Choi: Slinging Tacos at Midnight, Calling Out Jamie Oliver Choi's Vegetable Moment. "After all, in Los Angeles, nothing ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2012
Coffee Drinkers May Outlive Us All: Thank You, Malcolm Gladwell The AARP
Anyone who habitually reads The New Yorker along with their equally habitual morning cup of joe will remember with great fondness Malcolm Gladwell's 2001 story "Java Man," in which Gladwell considered "how caffeine created the modern world." Now comes yet more evidence that Sweden's King Gustav III ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Big Sexy, a Pot Brownie Expert Who Turns Marijuana Entrepreneurship Into a Lifestyle
"I'm sorry, I'm just texting my butter maker," says the man in the black XL Rocca Wear shirt. He goes by "Big Sexy," and with a filled-out, 6-foot-5 frame, he lives up to that moniker and then some."It's more than a name," he says. "It's a lifestyle. Try to say 'Big Sexy' without smiling." The ... More >>
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February 28, 2012
Coffee Common at TED2012: Or, What $7,500 Buys You, Besides Priceless Inspiration
The annual TED conference starts this week at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center for the lucky and the monied who can afford to spend $7,500 to hear inspirational talks by amazing individuals whose titles belie the impact of their work (i.e., "Vulnerability Researcher" Brené Brown; "Expert" John ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Study: Customers Prefer Half-Sizes of That Giant Side of Chow Mein
If given the choice, would you opt for a half-sized portion of chow mein to accompany your orange chicken? Research by Tulane University marketing professor Janet Schwartz and Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely suggests that not only would a significant number of diners prefer smaller ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
Q & A With Nancy Silverton: The Mozza Cookbook, The Problem of Gelato Doing One Thing at a Time Very, Very Well
A. ScattergoodNancy Silverton and her new cookbook at Mozza Nancy Silverton, who is an over-achiever in much the same way as is, say, Malcolm Gladwell, has had a productive summer even by her standards. Mozzas in Newport Beach and Singapore recently opened; Amy Pressman's burger project, Shor ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Drink Up: Coffee Won't Kill You (Probably)
"There is no drug quite as effortlessly adaptable as caffeine, the Zelig of chemical stimulants," Malcolm Gladwell wrote a decade ago in Java Man, his excellent survey of the history of coffee. Since that article in 2001, there have been a plethora of scientific research and studies (some ostensi ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
The Inspirational Effects of Coffee, or: What to Drink at a TED Talk
R.E.~/FlickrA cup of inspiration In what is both fodder for a future article in The Onion and an actual survey, leading "coffee retail brand" Don Francisco asked some 1,000 Americans to quantify their level of inspiration on a scale of 0 ("not at all inspired") to 100 ("extremely inspired), t ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2011
What's Up with Jews and Magic? Max Maven Lectures at the Skirball
Courtesy Skirball Cultural Center.When we reported on the Skirball's double exhibits "Houdini" and "Masters of Illusion" a few weeks ago, there was one question that we didn't quite get to cover: how come so many magicians are Jewish? A few possible answers seem to present themselves right ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
Homemade Ketchup Food Fight: The Oinkster vs. Hole in the Wall Burger Joint
T. NguyenThe Oinkster's homemade ketchup and Belgian fries. Some people like their French fries au naturel, unadorned with any condiments. We are not those people. No, we prefer our fries dressed a little bit, usually with that great American classic, Heinz ketchup. After all, this is the ke ... More >>
News
September 30, 2010
Chris Brymer: Head Case
Ex-football players with head injuries often end up in the criminal-justice system. The former USC lineman is Exhibit A
Film+TV
November 13, 2009
Movie Reviews: La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, Planet 51, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Also, The Messenger, That Evening Sun, Defamation and more
Music
April 16, 2009
Dangerbird's Wings: Silversun Pickups' Label Bangs Out a Template for a Post–Major Label Landscape
Pickups’ new LP, Swoon, hits the streets soon
LA Life
May 15, 2008
Alan Jackson
The juror whisperer
Art+Books
June 1, 2006
It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World
Selling tomorrow in The Futurist