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Weird World of Wine: A News Round-Up

Slate: The William Koch lawsuit over counterfeit wine sparks a look at how a $10,000 bottle of wine is a show of "prestige, rarity and age" and not necessarily of quality. NPR: New Jersey winemakers are seeking to formalize a geographical label of sorts -- Outer Coastal Plain -- to circumvent stere ... More >>

Food News Roundup: 11 Things You Didn't Know About Wheaties, Paul Ryan's Vegan Speechwriter Homemade French Fries

Smithsonian: The 11 Things You Didn't Know About Wheaties. LA Observed: Paul Ryan's new speechwriter is, among other things, a vegan. Bon Appetit: How to make the best homemade french fries ever. Grub Street LA: Jon Shook and Michael Voltaggio head to Baja. The Huffington Post: Nancy Pelosi's ob ... More >>

Readings From Unstuck

Kathleen Turner Plays Journalist Molly Ivins in Red Hot Patriot at the Geffen

Food News Roundup: Recalled Cheese, Sushi Robots 2011's Most Obnoxious Chefs

Flickr/techneCheese from Sardinia, not Michigan​San Francisco Chronicle: Hyper-local markets provide a big economic boost. CHOW: The Most Obnoxious Chefs of 2011. Sorry, Ludo. At least you're in good company. Eater LA: Beverly Hills. Sushi. Robots. (More fun in the new world.) The New York ... More >>

Illegal Immigrant Deportations to Slow Way Down as Presidential Election Approches: L.A. Immigrants' Rights Group Cheers

Kenn Wilson​This has the smell of a presidential campaign move if you ask us. President Obama hasn't really thrown too many bones to Latino voters during his first term as America's CEO, but he certainly needs a reprise of their support if has a shot at keeping the gig in 2012. A key issue fo ... More >>

World's Douchiest DJs: The Top Five

Pauly D didn't make our list. He's a douche, but he's not much of a DJ.​Finding a douchey DJ is about as easy as finding an Ed Hardy t-shirt in Vegas on a Saturday night. Still, we strive for accuracy at LA Weekly, and we've gone through the list of top global spinners with a fine-tooth comb ... More >>

Anna Deavere Smith's Let Me Down Easy

Mexican Immigrants Hunkering Down, Staying Put During Bad Economy, Say Santa Monica Researchers

Kate GardinerMexicans.​Bad news, John & Ken: While the New York Times recently reported that would-be Mexican immigrants are staying away from our crap economy in droves in favor of improving prospects at home, the ones who already crossed the border are staying put more often than not. That ... More >>

New York Times' Arthur Brisbane Questions Paper's Past Criticism of Los Angeles Times in Wake of L.A. Paper's Pulitzer Wins

robertjlopez / YouTubeRuben Vives celebrates his L.A. Times Pulitzer co-win.​Updated after the jump: Slate media critic Jack Shafer weighs in, saying it's possible for the L.A. Times to both win Pulitzers and be "in steep decline." Earlier this year we noted how the Los Angeles Times was "bec ... More >>

Low Levels of Radiation Found in West Coast Milk: Far Below Levels of Concern, According to the EPA

Flickr/Ashley R. GoodNo need to fear milkshakes.​ According to reports from the New York Times and Associated Press, low levels of radioactive iodine from the compromised Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have been found in milk in California and Washington state. Last week, tests of mi ... More >>

The FDA Weighs Tightening Regulations on Raw Milk Cheese

Adam Kuban/FlickrA Tomme de Savoie​ Somewhere in a smoke-filled boardroom, the Whey and Curds Committee is hunched over a heap of runny rounds with washed rinds, trying to figure out whether or not the Federal government ought to clamp down on cheeses made with unpasteurized milk. A recent Ne ... More >>

Tonight: Odd Future, Faith No More, Eve 6, Train, John McLaughlin, the Grouch

Brook Bobbins via Village VoiceOdd Future with Mos Def in NYC earlier this month​The headline earlier this month in the New York Times read: "Young, Gifted and Outrageous: Can Odd Future Survive Popularity?" Which is a fair question. The outrageous L.A. hip-hip crew whose unabbreviated monik ... More >>

The Sweetener Perhaps Soon to be Formerly Known As High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Steven Vance/FlickrCorn Syrup for sale.​ According to a September 14th New York Times Well piece, the Corn Refiners Association, the representative of firms manufacturing high-fructose corn syrup, is trying to get the FDA to start referring to the ingredient as "corn sugar." The FDA has six mo ... More >>

Intel Founder And Computer Pioneer Max Palevsky Dies In Beverly Hills

University of ChicagoMax Palevsky, right.​Computer pioneer Max Palevsky logged off for good this week at the age of 85, with his assistant telling the New York Times he died of heart failure at his Beverly Hills home. The founder of chip-maker Intel was a major political backer of former Los A ... More >>

Plate Spinnings: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Would you pay $250 million for Hooters? Don't answer that. [New York Post] -- Seven examples of very strange international food. [Independent Traveler] -- 5 favorite cookbooks from Alton Brown. [Wall ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

Eat Like a Caveman, Party Like a Rock Star

Like many of you who pushed away from the Christmas goose a little too late in the game, I have become obsessed with the feel-bad journalism that rolls around at this time every January, a roll call of groats, capon broth and certain death that is as dependable as a Lakers road loss to the Portland ... More >>

Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

Frank Bruni in Town on 'Born Round' Book Tour: Movie of the Week Coming Soon?

Amazon.comHow to become a food critic​For anyone who's been missing Frank Bruni's restaurant reviews in the New York Times lately, or is fascinated by the seemingly paradoxical intersection of food criticism and bulimia, the NYT staff writer will be talking about his new book, Born Round, tomo ... More >>

Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

7 Course Vegan Tasting Skinny Bitch Book Signing at Breadbar

New York Times best seller, Skinny Bitch.​On Thursday, September 10th, Breadbar Century City will host a book signing with Kim Barnouin, co-author of the New York Times best seller Skinny Bitch, followed by a $30, 7 course, bento-style prix fixe menu. The meal will be created by Kim Barnouin, ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

Max Taves and LA Weekly beat NYT for DeBakey biomedical award

LA Weekly freelancer Max Taves is in Washington, D.C., today accepting a cash prize for the best 2008 coverage of biomedical research by a large newspaper for his news story, ""UCLA Profs and Scientists Sued Animal-Rights Radicals."Taves beat several leading papers, including The New York Times. Oth ... More >>

They Say the Lights Are Bright Off Broadway

Hop, Skipping and Jumping around Gotham

RECESSIONISTA ALERT: Sample sales, bazaars and shopping events this weekend.

Shopper's guilt. It's more distressing than ever in light of the current economy. With people losing their jobs left and right, those of us lucky enough to be okay (for now anyway), can't help but feel a li'l bit bad when we drop dough on stuff, especially frivolities like clothes, bags or shoes. In ... More >>

Sony Starts Another Spidey, N.Y. Times Unravels Convergence

Oh, what a tangled web

Sarah Palin's Office Decor & Her Bearskin Rug

This photo ran with a recent New York Times article on Palin and her "outsider charm." The image begs some questions about her interior decorating style. Are grizzly bears endangered? No. At least, not anymore. The National Wildlife Federation declared the grizzly population in the areas surround ... More >>

The Life and Death of JT LeRoy

Lies and follies of Laura Albert

Look Homeward, Angeleno

Glimpses of a well-lived life

More or Less

Dutch Auction

Lowbrow relics on the block; RIP, Fausto Vitello

The L.A. Times’ Drama-Critic Drama

Foreign Affairs

The box-office slump of 2005 is a reality, regardless of what language you speak

Baquet Begins - Web Exclusive Update

Inside the L.A. Times upheaval

A Drop in the Ocean

Breathing While Black

Confessions of a 'post-Negro'

Bonfire of the Vanity Affairs

WEB UPDATE: Graydon Carter targeted by Republican attack dogs . . . and other comedies

Swallow This, Deep Throat

A case for silencing anonymous sources

The Kids Aren’t Alright . . . They’re Amazing

Why what was old and lost and a bit odd is young and new — and exciting — again

The Back Story

Judith Lewis

'This Is a Town Where . . .'

Protest: Rat Trap

The Crash of Civilizations

12 highlights from 365 days

The Big Kiss-off