http://www.lamag.com/features_rss.aspx http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=24079Read the three reviews that earned Los Angeles magazine arts critic Steve Erickson a 2010 American Society of Magazine Editors award nomination2010-03-10 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=24072Criticism of last year’s Academy Awards telecast—in which host Hugh Jackman worked it from beginning to end...By Mary Melton2010-03-09 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=23646Geraldine Knatz, who runs the Port of Los Angeles, wants it busier, cleaner, and more secure By Deborah Schoch2010-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=23648Over shots of vodka at Nic’s martini bar in Beverly Hills, TV host and author Chelsea Handler opens up about the time when “nobody else” thought she was funny, how she got her first big break (at the Hollywood Improv) and her new book, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang By Sara Wilson2010-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=23660Manny Pacquiao, who defends his welterweight title against Joshua Clottey this month, is just one of a ringful of boxing champions the ex-fighter has honed. What makes Roach so good?By Sacha Feinman2010-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=23649On the occasion of this month’s big event, a look back at the 1989 Academy Awards— the cheesiest, campiest show on earth (so far, at least)By Robert Hofler2010-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=23804Every month LAmag.com highlights titles of local interest that are hitting the bookshelves. Here's what's newCompiled by Wendy Witherspoon2010-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=23644Some were teeny, others ginormous. A pre-Oscars gander at the most notable movies of the yearBy Steve Erickson2010-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=23663Never mind who does win an Oscar; here’s who should winBy Steve Erickson2010-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22998An uncooked diet is the rage these days. Can it help cleanse a professional eater?By Lesley Bargar Suter2010-02-25 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=23670One writer treks from the bacchanalia of Palm Springs to the eye-catching jumble of Joshua Tree to the fetching desolation of Death Valley. Here is the definitive guide to the state’s most mysterious landscapes2010-02-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22973When a porn star and a college student driving through the San Fernando Valley fell into conflict, a Bangladeshi American family suffered the consequencesBy Ed Leibowitz2010-02-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=23302For half a century Don Bachardy has drawn and painted some of L.A.'s most memorable faces. Gaze upon his legacyBy Ann Herold2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22949Notice how much airtime local news is getting these days? It’s all part of a strategy called survivalBy Mark Lacter2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22945He laughed. He cried. A critic finds 13 reasons to love the past decadeBy Steve Erickson2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22947Tiger Woods isn’t the first mythic figure to plummet from the skiesBy Anne Taylor Fleming2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22950On Sunday nights, Bill Paxton can be seen playing Bill Henrickson, a home-retailer and aspiring casino mogul who, along with his three wives and eight children, struggles to reconcile the principle of polygamy with suburban life on HBO's Big Love. At home in Ojai, California, Paxton talks about settling down outside of Hollywood, his relationship with his "pagan" father, and where he draws inspirationBy Mary Melton2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=23414Have an idea about L.A., a video camera, and three minutes to spare? Good. We want to see your movie2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22944After more than three decades in charge of KCRW, Ruth Seymour takes a bow, confronts criticism, and gives some parting advice to her successor. PLUS: Hear editor Richard E. Meyer interview Seymour on her career and retirement By Richard E. Meyer2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=23241Every month LAmag.com highlights titles of local interest that are hitting bookshelves. Here’s what’s newCompiled by Wendy Witherspoon2010-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=23306Eudaimonia is a classical Greek word commonly translated as "happiness." But more than joy or pleasure, the term actually refers to human flourishing. On the occasion of our 50th anniversary, we offer Angelenos 50 ways to flourish in 2010Edited by Amy Wallace2010-01-28 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=23238Cerro Blanco in Peru? Nope. Sossusvlei in Namibia? Try again. That stunning photograph of a sand dune that opens our desert package...By Mary Melton2010-01-26 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22861In T.C. Boyle’s new collection, creatures of the forest creep into our living roomsBy Wendy Witherspoon2010-01-11 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22871The economy was tanking, factions warring, infrastructures imploding. Who didn’t need a good cleanse in early 2009? Editor Mary Melton heeded Gwyneth Paltrow’s clarion call, put forth on the actress’s much-poked-fun-at Web site Goop.com, to withstand a seven-day long New Year’s detoxBy Mary Melton2010-01-06 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22682A political pro finds peace bringing yoga under the tentBy Lesley Bargar Suter2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22685...drink, play and escapeBy Lesley Bargar Suter, Ann Herold, Amy Wallace2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22677Watch a sunset, shake your booty, and LOL your way to the ultimate happinessWatch a sunset, shake your booty, and LOL your way to ultimate happiness2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22678These random acts are a sure-fire way to turn that frown upside downBy Amy Wallace, Mary Melton, Kari Mozena2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22679From baking a great cookie to entertaining a kid, these simple tips are the perfect formula for happinessBy Stephanie Chang, Lesley Bargar Suter, Naomi Iwamoto, Sara Wilson2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22680How four people found peaceBy Ann Herold, Tina Daunt, Valerie Van Galder, Dave Gardetta2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22684An overloaded couple goes cold turkey on tech—for a spellBy Ed Leibowitz2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22683By keeping pace with patients, a therapist helps them overcome anxietyBy Amy Wallace2010-01-04 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22556With the McCourts squabbling over the boys in blue, there’s a red face or two in townBy Anne Taylor Fleming2010-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22722Dan Winters’s portfolio of oranges, tangerines, lemons, and other members of the citrus clan should bring back memories of Valley groves—or send you rushing off to the nearest farmers’ marketBy Ann Herold2010-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22582For Terry Gilliam, director of the surreal Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the past is always presentBy Steve Erickson2010-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22818We will be celebrating our anniversary throughout 2010, but the yearlong fete isn’t just about the magazine. It’s also about the city—and you. That's why we'll be featuring your photos of Los Angeles all year long2010-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=228212009-12-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22632Los Angeles magazine staffers bid adieu to the year by naming the stories that will stay with them2009-12-21 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22355There are plenty of virtuous reasons to buy locally made stuff—you’re investing in the metropolis, possibly helping the environment, and supporting a battered tradition. If all that sounds a little too earnest, here’s another: quality. From furniture to playthings to everyday embellishments, the products we’ve sussed out aren’t just made by hand; they’re made well. See for yourself2009-12-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22481Most people count down the days on the Advent calendar because they can’t wait for Christmas to arrive. I count them down because I can’t wait for Christmas to be over...By Mary Melton2009-12-08 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22178It has been, for far too many people, a year of loss, and not just of homes or jobs or pride. PLUS: Join the conversationMary Melton2009-12-02 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21960At the ArcLight Hollywood, Hannah Joy Long will escort you down the aisle By Cara Van Le and Wendy Witherspoon2009-12-02 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22281In our December issue, on newsstands now, we showcase more than 50 things that are handmade in L.A. Now we're awarding prizes from some of the featured artisans. Check out our final contest (hint: It will have you taking notes), then come back next week to find out who won, view highlights from the entries, and read the full feature online2009-12-02 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21894There are two sides to the guy behind PerezHilton.com: the bitchy, larger-than-life blogger who has become famous for bashing famous people and the reclusive workaholic who prefers the comfort of his La-Z-Boy to the limelightBy Sara Wilson2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21890An email exchange with Viggo Mortensen on the subjects of hope, endurance, and human natureBy Amy Wallace2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21893This patient was in a car wreck. That one was sprayed with bullets. Another was struck by a forklift. The injured keep arriving—many of them mere seconds from death. It is the job of the trauma surgeon to keep them all alive. Dr. Gracie Dinkins tells what it's likeAs told to Matthew Segal2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21892An eighth-grade wiseass, now grown up (if that's possible), goes to improv school at the Upright Citizens Brigade and discovers a sobering truth: being funny is not as easy as it looksBy Michael Mullen2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21963Try as I might, I can never trick myself into believing that everything about the good old days was better...Mary Melton2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22110In the December 2009 issue of Los Angeles magazine, on newsstands now, Sara Wilson profiles blogger Perez Hilton. Here, a primer on his career highs and lows, from breaking celebrity news to public spats and million-dollar lawsuitsBy Sara Wilson2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21895Despite all the hue and cry, runaway production isn’t such a big deal. A contrarian viewBy Mark Lacter2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22332From $8 to $999, presents that delightBy Laurie Pike and Caroline Cagney2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21959Another woman slain makes a crime fiction writer conclude: It’s a man’s world. We just die in itBy Christa Faust2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21889When loss follows loss, what must come next is a long embraceBy Anne Taylor Fleming2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=14024Welcome to our online Guide. Here you’ll find our picks of can’t-miss cultural events that span music, art, theater, films, readings, festivals, and more. Check it out at the beginning of each month, then come back often for our Ask Chris Picks and the last-minute additions worth rearranging your schedule for2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21891Starring George Clooney as a high-flying motivational speaker who specializes in laying people off, Up in the Air is a movie for our timesBy Steve Erickson2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22225Watch writer Michael Mullen perform improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He took classes in being funny for his December featureBy Michael Mullen2009-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21372Los Angeles waitresses have the juiciest gossip and the sassiest walks. Five servers from four local restaurants and a catering company model sexy frocks that are arriving just in time for the holidaysStyling by Caroline Cagney. Photographs by Albert Sanchez2009-11-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21366Start your ovens—it’s the year of the home cook. Need proof? Farmers’ markets have gone from hopping to slammed. Cake baking and chili cook-offs are televised spectator sports. This summer a movie about Julia Child sold more tickets than Land of the Lost. Some of the renewed enthusiasm for the kitchen comes courtesy of Wall Street, but we also live in one of the world’s great food cities. Here’s where to get the good stuffEdited by Lesley Bargar Suter2009-11-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21909Writer Louise Farr remembers Major Libardo Eduardo Caraveo. The clinical psychologist and army reservist, whom Farr interviewed for her story "The War Within," was killed in the Fort Hood shooting on November 5By Louise Farr2009-11-11 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21901I had no idea until I interviewed Matthew Weiner, the creator of Mad Men, that many plotlines on the AMC show are so personal to him.By Mary Melton2009-11-10 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20922One of the Internet’s first success stories, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons writes about sports like he’s living in the cheap seatsBy David Davis2009-11-09 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21868On November 2, Dr. Christopher Thompson, a 60-year-old former emergency room physician, was found guilty of driving past two cyclists on Mandeville Canyon Road and slamming on his brakes...By Matthew Segal2009-11-09 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20932Carla Gugino's best known for her portrayal of agent Amanda Daniels on HBO's Entourage, but she has landed 60-plus roles on TV and in movies since moving to L.A. at the age of 16. Sipping Moroccan mint tea in her Hollywood Hills backyard, the actress opens up about playing Ari Gold's nemesis, her relationship with filmwriter and director Sebastian Gutierrez, and starring in Women in Trouble By Mike Kessler2009-11-09 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20902With the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David keeps us in our discomfort zoneBy Steve Erickson2009-11-09 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21854Days before Mad Men’s season 3 finale, executive producer Matthew Weiner sat down for a Q&A with Los Angeles magazine editor-in-chief Mary Melton. During the discussion at L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas—the first in a series presented by Writers Bloc and Los Angeles—Weiner talked about his inspiration, how personal the show really is, and for the first time, why his name is on every script2009-11-06 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21745Every month LAmag.com highlights titles of local interest that are hitting bookshelves. Here’s what’s newCompiled by Wendy Witherspoon2009-11-02 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21446Years ago I got in the habit of dropping in on open houses, even though I am not in the market...By Mary Melton2009-11-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21052Kate Clarke has stood proxy for Angelina Jolie and Kate Beckinsale. Sometimes even the best actresses need backupBy Ashley Reich2009-11-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=20942What I learned while waiting for my flight at LAXBy Seth Freeman2009-11-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20968When what to buy is as much a chat with your conscience as a question of loveBy Anne Taylor Fleming2009-11-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20972Musician-turned-preservationist James Rega is committed to saving L.A.’s famous homes from demolition or remodeling. His solution? Buy, buy, buyBy  Marissa Gluc2009-11-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20936After she confessed to a young reporter about the murder of her ex-husband and his new wife, Betty Broderick became an icon for women scorned. Twenty years later, that reporter reconnects with the killer who launched her career By Amy Wallace2009-11-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21666At 7:30 tonight the Lakers tip off a new season, taking on the Clippers and spending the next nine months defending their NBA Championship title. The opening week of Laker ball is as familiar a fall ritual to me as Halloween...By Mary Melton2009-10-27 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21541Courtesy Akasha Richmond, Akasha2009-10-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21542Want to make the hottest table in town the own in your dining room? Start with these three recipes by some of L.A.’s best chefsBy Lesley Bargar Suter2009-10-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21511Courtesy Mark Peel, Campanile, whose latest cookbook, New Classic Family Dinners (Wiley, 288 pages, $34.95 ), features this recipe2009-10-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=21224Just a reminder to everyone that Gustavo Dudamel quietly started his new job as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic last week. Watching the Venezuelan wunderkind exuberantly twitch and bop through Mahler’s Symphony no. 1 and a world-premiere piece by John Adams, I couldn’t tell whether Dudamel’s every muscle was overtaken by the power of the music or if he was doing the funky chicken. This guy is going to be entertaining...By Mary Melton2009-10-13 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=20334Not since Laura Ingalls Wilder made farming every city slicker's dream have we pursued living off the land so intently. We'll show you that you don't need a prairie to grow fantastic crops year-round (a front yard will do) or a hundred acres for an all-you-can-eat orchard. If you play it smart, and we'll tell you how, you can even keep a few barnyard animals—and not have the neighbors storming the gatesBy Ann Herold2009-10-12 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=20338We may not be able to predict when the Big One will hit, but one thing is certain: It’s coming, and with advances in seismic mapping, researchers have a good idea of how things will shake out2009-10-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20822In the October issue, writer Julia St. Pierre takes Kris Kristofferson back to the tiny West Hollywood stage where his career began. Here she lists her favorite songs by the legendary songwriter and movie starBy Julia St. Pierre2009-10-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20532We regret to inform you but the Big One is no myth.By Robert A. Jones2009-10-11 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20850Broken water mains (yes, the New York Times called them a local “trend” last week), swine flu, impending mud slides, Jon Gosselin loose at the Ivy. We’ve got plenty to be anxious about this week...By Mary Melton2009-10-06 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20774Child beauty pageants evoke many emotions, ranging from "Isn't she cute?" to "What were they thinking?" Photographer Susan Anderson has spent the last few years documenting the phenomenon to reveal a fantasy world of miniature grown-upsBy Amy Wallace2009-10-05 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20228A state in financial free fall. A shifty governor. A budget that bludgeons the poor. Welcome to the hard-knock world of Assembly Speaker Karen BassBy Ed Leibowitz2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19806Phil Keoghan has been the host of CBS' The Amazing Race since it premiered in 2001. Onboard an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 for lunch just days before the series won its seventh Emmy, the Kiwi actor, author, and motivational speaker talks about his love of travel, how he stays healthy on the road, and the show's dramatic fifteenth seasonBy Mary Melton2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19804Things can get ugly when onscreen intimacy raises the hackles of an actor’s real-life mate. What to do? Lay down some rules—or pay the price By Gina Piccalo2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19814MySpace has been seeing traffic head to Facebook and has yet to make much money. Can the premier social networking site get its mojo back?By Mark Lacter2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20250With her book High Glitz, which is currently featured in Los Angeles magazine’s Glamour Girls, Susan Anderson goes inside the child beauty pageant world. Here the photographer remembers her mentor, Wallace SeawellBy Susan Anderson2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19754The Opposite Field, a memoir by contributing writer Jesse Katz, comes out this month from Crown Publishing. The book began as Out of Left Field, an article Katz wrote for this magazine four years ago, one that was ostensibly about his experience as the Monterey Park Little League baseball commissioner but was also about so much more. We spoke with Katz about his bookBy Jesse Katz2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19810Indian summer is the best time of year, when the city heats up and the pool beckonsBy Anne Taylor Fleming2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20052A decorated marine, Archie O’Neil came back from Iraq saddled with post-traumatic stress disorder. Now he’s in prison for murder. With thousands of veterans like him in L.A., agencies are gearing up to help former troops struggling on the home frontBy Louise Farr2009-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20728What a painful way to go: The Amazing Race kicked off its 15th season Sunday night by, well, kicking off a couple before they even left the gate. ...By Mary Melton2009-09-29 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20678In the May 2005 issue, we wrote about Billy Cottrell, the Caltech grad student and Asperger’s sufferer found guilty of firebombing local SUV dealerships. On September 10, federal judges overturned his convictionBy Ed Leibowitz2009-09-29 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20470We don’t know if it’s the economy, or the renewed interest in finding out where in the world our food really comes from...By Mary Melton2009-09-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19026Signs of Michael Jackson’s addiction were there—was anyone paying attention?By Anne Taylor Fleming2009-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19030Mila Kunis, best known for playing Ashton Kutcher's girlfriend on That '70s Show, charms Jason Bateman and Ben Affleck in Extract, out this week. The actress, who'll also star in three films next year, roots for the Big Blue—and opens up about emigrating from the Ukraine and coming into her own as a "working actress"—at Dodger Stadium.By Margot Dougherty2009-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19034In Michelle Huneven’s Blame, it isn’t necessarily the drinking that kills you but what happens after you stopBy Ariel Swartley2009-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19036Making sense of the Beatles, whose music has been digitally re-mastered and featured in a new video game. Plus: We share our favorite songs and memories in this multimedia tribute.By Steve Erickson2009-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19038Charlie Chan worked to give his children every opportunity. His son, Hamilton, became a banker, a lawyer, and a studio executive—but he was not happy. How he found joy is a modern parableBy Joe Mathews2009-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19326The ghost of writer Jack Smith visited me the first week into my new position at the magazine. Sounds far-fetched, I know, but here’s what happened: It was a recent Monday morning when, after a weekend in the mountains, I realized that I was chauffeuring around an eight-legged intruder...By Mary Melton2009-09-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=19234L.A.’s coolest new watering holes may look retro, but it’s all about adaptive reuse. We explore 15 nightlife newcomers, learn how to make a proper Sazerac, find out why goblets have replaced pints, and venture into two of the last remaining dives. Bottoms up!Edited by Lesley Bargar Suter2009-09-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19176Jackie Cronin finds out what’s going on inside the heads of our animal companionsBy Sara Wilson2009-09-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20060So I’m (proudly/sadly) shipping off my nephew to his freshman year of college this week. I looked at the pile of books he’s packing into his suitcase—most of them dense philosophy titles—and felt excited that he’d be pushing himself intellectually and relieved I wasn’t required to read any of them. How I loved the day when books were no longer “assignments” but something I could choose. ...By Mary Melton2009-09-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=19050A third of California’s inmates come from L.A. County, and many of them transfer through the state prison in Lancaster. Seventy-five miles from downtown, it’s overcrowded and underfunded and embodies everything that’s gone wrong with the corrections system. PLUS: See additional photos from photographer Ted Soqui's shoot inside the prisonBy Joe Domanick2009-09-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19202Watch fashion photographer Hugh Kretschmer and style editor Laurie Pike at work behind the scenes (and shadows) of the fall shoot2009-09-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22039Urban anthropologist Jim Heimann reveals what it took to chronicle L.A.’s visual history, from the first known photo to the 99¢ Only StoreBy Chris Nichols2009-09-10 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19768So relieved to hear that, for the moment, LACMA has granted a stay of execution to its film program. Los Angeles has a shameful history when it comes to treating film like art. Movies have been around for a century now, and we still haven’t figured out how to open a museum here dedicated to the craft...By Mary Melton2009-09-08 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19612The striking photographs that accompany our September feature Anatomy of a Prison are the work of photographer Ted Soqui. We asked him what it was like working inside California State Prison, Los Angeles CountyBy Ted Soqui2009-09-02 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19572It’s rare to find myself agreeing with Supervisor Mike Antonovich about anything, but I’m backing his criticism of the sorry job our local TV news has been doing covering these fires...By Mary Melton2009-09-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19486The Hidden Springs Café has been lost to The Angeles National Forest fire. We dubbed the family-run homestead the “ultimate rest stop” in this 2001 reviewBy Ariel Swartley2009-08-31 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=19432For the past few months we (34 reporters in all) roamed the city—sampling, questioning, comparing, debating. The results are in: We have determined the best cheese plate, children’s theater, ethnic vegan restaurant, and beach for novice surfers. We discovered that best doesn’t always mean most expensive. Accolades this year go to a cheap brow job, a Laundromat, a tuna melt, and jewelry under $300. So kick back and enjoy the fruits of our fun labors.2009-08-27 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19402So our September 2009 issue hits newsstands this week, and its cover image is something close to my heart: a frosty glass of Hefeweizen...By Mary Melton2009-08-25 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19320In the September issue, urban anthropologist Jim Heimann tells Chris Nichols what it took to chronicle L.A.'s visual history. See additional images from Los Angeles, Portrait of a City, and go inside the executive editor of Taschen's studioBy Chris Nichols2009-08-24 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19442For the past few months we (34 reporters in all) roamed the city—sampling, questioning, comparing, debating. The results are in, so kick back and enjoy the fruits of our fun labors.2009-08-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18418What happens when a speeding Boeing 737 meets one of the shortest runways in the nation? Welcome aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1455By Dave Gardetta2009-08-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17754He created a modern fairy tale, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but L. Frank Baum remains a mysteryBy Tom Carson2009-08-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17752The recession has been brutal, but L.A. auto dealerships, a key source of local revenue, were in flux well before the economy tankedBy Mark Lacter2009-08-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17748Touring the Sunset Tower Hotel with fiance Fred Armisen at her side, Emmy-nominated Mad Men actress Elizabeth Moss professes her love for Old Hollywood and hotel bathrobes and opens up about her childhood in Laurel Canyon and her starring role in this fall's Did You Hear About the Morgans? By Matthew Segal2009-08-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17756Why are so many of our onscreen leading men such scaredy-cats?By Anne Taylor Fleming2009-08-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17746A moralist with a taste for the mythic, director Michael Mann aims high—almost too high—in Public EnemiesBy Steve Erickson2009-08-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17972Former Editor-in-Chief Kit Rachlis' final noteBy Kit Rachlis2009-08-13 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18666Note to Paula Abdul: When Jerry Orbach’s widow accepted a posthumous SAG award for her husband in 2005, she told the audience that “Jerry had a motto: Never leave a hit show”...By Mary Melton2009-08-11 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18664The only thing as exciting for our staff as getting out and exploring L.A. in new ways for our annual Best of LA issue, is celebrating with the owners of the Best of LA picks at our issue shin dig every August. This year, we caught it all on film2009-08-11 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=18298In our August issue on newsstands, we name "101 of Our Favorite Things." Now we are giving them away. Each week of this month we'll be awarding a prize from one of our winners. Check out our current contest (hint: it will have you saying "A Ha!") then come back next week to see who won, highlights from your entries, and our full list of Best of LA winners.2009-07-30 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18414There is no way you could have grown up in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s and not been affected by the Manson murders. Charles Manson was the bogeyman of every ghost story...By Mary Melton2009-07-28 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18238“I drove by Bullocks Wilshire today,” my husband said to me last night, “and I couldn’t help looking at it differently.” He didn’t need to say anything further. The landmark art deco department store on east Wilshire Boulevard is now home to the Southwestern University School of Law, where Lily Burk’s mother teaches. It was there that 17-year-old Lily went on an errand to help out her family last Friday, only to be abducted while walking back to her car on a sunny day and murdered...By Mary Melton2009-07-28 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19092When you share a birthday with an Event That Defined a Generation, there’s no escaping your advancing age. It was Bryant Gumbel who first alerted me to that fact. I was on a summer trip to Boston with my parents...By Mary Melton2009-07-28 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18088It's been hot, so we went back "on assignment" in search of the Best Frozen Treats. Everything we tried (again) was delicious—and cool—but we thought a slide show of our favorites, along with some ordering tips, couldn't hurtBy Neila Jamee2009-07-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17656This week, the Farmers Market celebrates its 75th anniversary. Read Ed Leibowitz's 2001 story about the market—and its many characters—at a pivotal point in its history: the construction of the Grove. PLUS: See our staff's collection of Farmers Market memorabilia and send in your favorite pics of the landmarkBy Ed Leibowitz2009-07-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17050In two novels, Isla Morley’s Come Sunday and Mary Yukari Waters’s The Favorites, daughters discover that the past is a foreign countryBy Ariel Swartley2009-07-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16668Kerry Washington’s got range. The Life is Hot in Cracktown actress has disappeared into roles as different and intense as Jamie Foxx’s wife in Ray and Forest Whitaker's wife in The Last King of Scotland. Swaying to the music at Hotel Café, she opens up about fame, writing her first screenplay, and how the world’s saddest song inspired her next performanceBy Ed Leibowitz2009-07-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16662Although The Hurt Locker and In the Loop are radically different, they are the first movies to get Iraq rightBy Steve Erickson2009-07-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=17778Sam Nazarian's proposed empire of hotels, clubs, and restaurants—and a partnerships with designer Philippe Starck--could make him nightlife's next kingBy Dave Gardetta2009-07-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16930On the Devil’s Backbone Trail, 7,000 feet up in the San Gabriel Mountains, is a spot where you can look down on the Antelope and San Gabriel valleys. It never fails to take my breath away.By Kit Rachlis2009-07-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17776See the landmark postcards, menus, photos and more our staff has collected over the years, then send in your favorite pics to help us celebrate the market's 75th2009-07-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17714Some Pink Cheeks clients want to leave with more than a wax finishBy Tamar Brott2009-07-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17716We hear the debates ad nauseam. “La Brea is the boundary between the Westside and the Eastside.” “No, it’s La Cienega.” “Are you crazy? It’s the L.A. River.” Here’s a much simpler suggestion on how to identify your place as an Angeleno: You’re either West Patio or East Patio, as in the two great public seating areas of the Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax...By Mary Melton2009-07-07 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17548Just when I was feeling defensive about Sunday’s New York Times Magazine cover story about the California governor’s race—they couldn’t resist a headline calling us “The Coast of Crazy”—Corey Feldman showed up at Michael Jackson’s memorial dressed like Michael Jackson, effectively renewing the Times’s cliche pass for at least six months.By Mary Melton2009-07-07 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16884In a new book and at a local gallery, the celebrated photographer shares some of his favorite unpublished images, from a stoic bald eagle to a snarling Angelina Jolie. In addition to those great stills, we've culled together some of Winters' best shots featured in Los Angeles magazine for this slideshow of his workBy Ann Herold2009-07-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16882Forty years ago Charles Manson, a psychopath passing himself off as a hippie guru, sent members of his "Family" on one of the bloodiest killing sprees in L.A. history. Those involved in the murders and their aftermath—Manson's followers, the cops, defense attorneys, and the prosecutor—reconstruct the crimes and speak to the terror they struck and the scars they left on the city By Steve Oney2009-07-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16878Lonely canyons, chattering streams, oak forests—with so much wilderness surrounding it, L.A. is a city like no other. We’ve charted ten area hikes and five brisk power walks that will get you into the thick of it in no time. Pull on your boots (see our tips for picking the right pair), pack the trail mix (try our recipe), and go wild2009-07-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16886In her memoir, Elizabeth Edwards may be sharing too much informationBy Anne Taylor Fleming2009-07-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=17322I didn’t wear the glove, but I did practice the Moonwalk for a solid month every day at lunch and bought Capezio jazz shoes with those slick leather soles so I could glide across the auditorium stage as effortlessly as he did. That didn’t happen.By Mary Melton2009-06-30 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=17302The billboards of the '50s and '60s revealed at LAmag.com and in our June issue brought back memories for former model Judy Jacobsen2009-06-29 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17056The iconic star, who made public her battle with cancer these last three years, died in Santa Monica this morning2009-06-25 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15988Mabel Normand was cinema’s first great clown—a rowdy, gentle genius who captivated Mack Sennett and inspired Chaplin’s TrampBy Michael Ventura2009-06-22 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16938Natural disasters. Neglectful owners. Hand grenades. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Los Angeles masterpiece has been under siege for 81 years. Now it’s being savedBy Steve Oney2009-06-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16018For eight seasons on Saturday Night Live, Maya Rudolph showed off her comedy chops with impersonations of Oprah Winfrey and Donatella Versace. For her starring role in Away We Go, the actress found inspiration closer to home. Among the squirrels of Westwood, Rudolph talked about her childhood, her life after SNL, and where she's headed nextBy Dave Gardetta2009-06-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15986Not that long ago, the Los Angeles Times was raking in the profits. What happened?By Mark Lacter2009-06-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16962On CNN Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told Wolf Blitzer that he will not run for governor in 2010, citing two major reasons that should have led him to have made the same decision some months ago—city in crisis, and a commitment to the citizens who re-elected him in February...2009-06-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15450Senior Editor Dave Gardetta on how he met Sasha Grey, the teenage porn star he profiled in 2006 who is now starring in Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience 2009-06-22 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16048How efforts to build the largest master-planned community in California—23,000 homes and a resort along the grapevine—have subdivided environmental groups By Edward Humes2009-06-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15776Maya Rudolph communes with the squirrels, and Conan O’Brien brings his lowbrow humor to The Tonight Show PLUS: Chris Nichols is ready for big-wave riding2009-06-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15774In preparing for this month’s cover story, an open letter to Antonio Villaraigosa, writer-at-large Ed Leibowitz spoke to a range of civic figures to plumb their views. Whether from critics or supporters, the opinions were near unanimous: The mayor, who started his first term with such promise, has been a terrible disappointment.By Kit Rachlis2009-06-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16800Los Angeles magazine talked education with Ramon Cortines at The Foundry on Melrose. Watch a slideshow of the discussion and hear what the LA Unified School District Superintendent had to say By Kari Mozena2009-06-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15770We never need an excuse to throw a summer party, but we do need help doing it right. Here’s how to stage a great pool shindig, a garden gathering, or a backyard social when you’ve got no backyard of your own. Plus, the cheapest booze, naughty dogs, guests who won’t leave, and why all the world hails the Bundt2009-06-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15528So much promise, so much disappointment. Ed Leibowitz pens an open letter to the Mayor, plus read advice from some of the city's most prominent civic figures and share your own proposals for his second term in our suggestion box  By Ed Leibowitz2009-06-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15530From ‘It’ girl to stricken reality star, Farrah Fawcett reflects our obsession with fameBy Anne Taylor Fleming2009-06-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15542Gigi Levangie Grazer’s novels should be gossipy fun. Instead they give trash a bad nameBy Tom Carson2009-06-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16680In the July issue of Los Angeles magazine, writer Steve Oney offers a chill­ing oral history of the Charles Manson murders, which terrified Los Angeles 40 years ago next month. Read the full story and learn more here from major figures in the drama2009-06-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15442Mon | Sept 14[ theater ]Hot on the heels of Carol Channing, Jason Graae, and Rachel York, Broadway’s original Sandy from Grease (she’s better known as the mom on Mr. Belvedere), steps up to the mic2009-06-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16482We've been looking forward to laughing with Conan closer to home for months, and to welcome him to the West Coast, we put together a goody bag. Have a peek inside!2009-06-09 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151502009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151522009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151542009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151602009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151642009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151682009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151722009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151802009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151822009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=154922009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=154942009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=154962009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=154982009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=155002009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=155022009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=155042009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=155082009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=155102009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15610Hey, big spender, order another round—these lowball drink specials go down easy2009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=156062009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15608Who needs a passport? Last year Noah Galuten, the culinary explorer behind the blog Man Bites World, tried the food of a different country for 102 consecutive days while staying put in Southern California. Here Galuten discusses four less common cuisines that will take your taste buds abroad but leave your cash—most of it, anyway—safe at homeBy Noah Galuten2009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14608Whether as a trannie in red stilettos or the martial artist he plays to perfection in David Mamet's Redbelt, Chiwetel Ejiofor is master of the gameBy Margot Dougherty2009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14490Sally Rubsamen, 84, weighs in on the San Gabriel Valley town she calls homeBy Mary Trahan2009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14924For a Best of L.A. issue several years ago, senior editor Jesse Katz and I volunteered to judge barbecue. As a teenager I had spent time in North Carolina, where I discovered the glories of the chopped-pork sandwich—the ne plus ultra of eastern North Carolina barbecue (which uses a vinegar-based sauce, not the more common tomato). I have sought out barbecue places ever since, from the GA. Pig in Brunswick, Georgia (famous for its pressed-pork sandwich), to Kreuz Market in Lockhart (the Vatican City of Texas barbecue)...2009-05-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=151562009-05-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14588The building bust has brought back a slower, quieter L.A.—but at what cost?By Anne Taylor Fleming2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14594Magnetic and screwed up, Robert Downey Jr. breaks through the bonds of irony in The Soloist By Steve Erickson2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15070Norman Ollestad’s memoir, Crazy for the Storm, reconstructs the Mount Baldy plane accident that nearly killed him as a childBy Ariel Swartley2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14584If audiences know Leslie Mann for the comedic roles she nailed in Judd Apatow’s The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, her performance as an unhappy wife and mother in this summer’s Funny People will prove she’s not just one of the guys. Mann, who currently costars with Zac Efron in 17 Again, keeps things light in the May EncounterBy Jesse Katz2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15850Changes in the kitchen at Craft and Craftbar2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15822Bright, bold, and at times bizarre, billboards of the ‘50s and ‘60s—revealed in our June issue in a recently discovered trove of photos—speak to a city on the move. See the extra signs we couldn’t let go unseen2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15304He’s responsible for the Von Dutch fad and now the Ed Hardy craze. How long can fashion designer Christian Audigier reign? PLUS: Go behind the scenes at our over-the-top photo shoot at Audigier's homeBy Laurie Pike2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15460Will 18-year-old Sasha Grey become the adult film industry’s next Jenna Jameson?By Dave Gardetta2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15080The house calls, the competitors, the pet owners—trying to succeed in the capital of celebrity dog trainers can be trying, but armed with a technique he calls Doglish, Vladislav Roytapel knows fame will be his. PLUS: Once You Go Russian, Any Dog Will Stop Fussin’! By Tamar Brott2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15054At an electrifying new station, an architect looks backward—and forward—to celebrate our love affair with the automobile. PLUS: a slideshow of L.A.'s showiest stations By Greg Goldin2009-05-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15540What is the one challenge the mayor should take on in his second term? Some of the city's most prominent civic figures offer their ideas2009-05-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15686Our May issue is off the newsstands, but cheap eats still make our mouths water. See our complete—and expanded—listings, plus extra picks from L.A. chefs, exotic cuisine to try now, a taco truck map, drinks that go down easy, and more in this online guide2009-05-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15462Tour the office with our city council member and Mister L.A. subject Tom LaBonge as he shakes some hands (that's editor-in-chief Kit Rachlis on the left and senior editor Steve Oney on the right in this opening shot), enjoys the view, and even tries to poach an intern on a recent stop in just to say hi2009-05-08 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15170L.A. has always had a dog culture all its own. We’ve got the best trainers in action, our Best of L.A. pet picks, and two stories on what it means to be—and love—a dog in L.A.2009-05-04 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15010An extravagant compendium to frugal dining2009-04-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14592By Dave Gardetta2009-04-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14072Cars fueled with dead cow? That’s what Jim Andreoli has in mind, and he’s building a huge biodiesel plant near downtown to prove itBy Dave Gardetta2009-04-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14076Nadya Suleman and the doctor who helped her conceive were irresponsible, but the controversy raises bigger questions about high-tech births and the freedom to chooseBy Anne Taylor Fleming2009-04-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14442Viola Davis stepped into the media spotlight this year with a Best Supporting Actress nod for her single-scene performance opposite Meryl Streep in Doubt, but the actress has been taking on Hollywood heavyweights for years. Davis opens up about her role in this month’s State of Play—and her own unglamorous childhood—at the Santa Anita Park in the April EncounterBy Margot Dougherty2009-04-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=14460Exploring America’s margins, journalist Evan Wright is a throwback—but not to Dr. GonzoBy Tom Carson2009-04-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14302Glenn Close’s performance as a predatory lawyer in Damages is a tour de force. The legal profession may never recoverBy Steve Erickson2009-04-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14644Recipes from three L.A. chefs put the fruit in a starring roleBy Ann Herold2009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14070City council member Tom LaBonge is out of another era. To him the job is about constituent services and public cheerleading. But don’t underestimate him. Just ask Bob Barker, Lily Tomlin, and CherBy Steve Oney2009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=14074Our Love Affair With the AvocadoBy Ann Herold2009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14098L.A. promoter Live Nation was to be Ticketmaster’s big challenger. Funny how plans changeBy Mark Lacter2009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=146002009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14598 2009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=14596So here on a misty bend of Highway 1 we shift gears—slowing long enough to pass the baton—before continuing on, to the bottom half of the state, to a shoreline more familiar and yet, to a remarkable degree, still authentic and untrammeled.By Jesse Katz2009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=146042009-04-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=146022009-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=14068Two staffers set off along 700 miles of shoreline in search of something different, something beyond the familiar magic of Laguna and Santa Barbara. They found it, too: ten affordable retreats, from one-horse hamlets to briny workaday neighborhoods, where you can put your mind at ease and relax as the slow-tempo waves dissolve into white noise and foam. Plus: Watch the slideshow 2009-04-13 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14530The polls have closed and the thousands of votes cast for The Next Mr. L.A. have been counted. The winner is Vin Scully, who celebrated at Dodger Stadium with a cake from Hansen's Cakes on Thursday2009-04-06 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=14410Last week, Tesla unveiled two electric car prototypes for an invitation-only crowd. MG Lord went along for the rideBy MG Lord2009-03-30 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13440Woodstock. The Tate-LaBianca murders. The moratorium march. The first manned mission to land on the moon. It will be impossible to get through the year without journalists—particularly baby-boomer journalists—reminding us that 2009 is the 40th anniversary of something significant. They—I need to be honest here, we—won’t be wrong. By any measure, 1969 was momentous. With Woodstock, the counterculture—a small bohemian movement scattered around the country—reached critical mass and found its emblem.By Kit Rachlis2009-03-26 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14268How The Snyder Family Has Kept In-N-Out Hot for Half a Century2009-03-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14274President Obama’s two-day swing through the southland last week put L.A. in the national spotlight and created a local frenzy. We hit his town hall meeting downtown then hosted our third Breakfast Conversation with city leaders to talk about what it means for our city and ourselves2009-03-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14264Why company profiler Stacy Perman went back for seconds2009-03-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14874On May 29 Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. Read Los Angeles magazine contributor Joe Domanick’s story, "With a Bullet," detailing the case from the April 2007 issue, and a recent Q&A with the writer about the trial and conviction2009-03-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14272There are people who find a place they like and return to it time and again. To our way of thinking, though, half the point of getting away is leaving the usual behind. Photographer Manuello Paganelli set off along 700 miles of shoreline in search of something different, something beyond the familiar magic of Laguna and Santa Barbara. Look at what he found 2009-03-23 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13482Critic Reyner Banham’s 1971 paean to Los Angeles redefined the city’s image and still shines brightly By Ariel Swartley2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13642On the Fox series 24, Mary Lynn Rajskub plays fan favorite Chloe O’Brian, the stubborn high-tech whiz who grounds the show’s over-the-top action with sarcasm and social gaffes. In March’s Sunshine Cleaning and the upcoming Julie & Julia, the actress and new mom returns to the big screen with different, but equally touching roles. She reveals the source of her emotional range—and all that loveable unease—in the March Encounter.By Ed Leibowitz2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13874Planning a wedding and buying a home in the same year? Is she cuckoo? Eager to find a house for under $400K in L.A.’s topsy-turvy real estate market, first-time buyer Lesley Bargar found the road to Happily Ever After paved with stiff competition on even the most forlorn foreclosed homes. PLUS: A price guide that tells you how much your house is worth right nowBy Lesley Bargar2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13526Forty years after he helped create the Internet, Leonard Kleinrock predicts what’s next: smart rooms, talking toasters, and visiting one another by telepresenceAs told to Debbie Kim2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13468Five idiosyncratic gems remind that a great movie is a great movie, no matter the size of the audienceBy Steve Erickson2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14066What Steve Oney, who profiled the talk-radio host in October 2007, will miss most now that he is off the air2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13444Roman Polanski was arrested upon his arrival in Switzerland on Sunday. His last legal appeal and current arrest recall some of Los Angeles’s darkest daysBy Anne Taylor Fleming 2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13954My Year of Looking for the Insanely Beautiful, Life-Changing Birds of Los Angeles. PLUS: The Primer: Bird-WatchingBy Ann Herold2009-03-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13816There, I Said It.By Mary Melton2009-02-23 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12648Craving bear claws or baklava? Macarons or macaroons? A sturdy rye or an ethereal challah? Here are L.A.’s top 20 bakeriesBy Margot Dougherty2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12686Few actresses have the boldness to tackle the no-holds-barred roles Kate Winslet thrives on. Fewer still can pull them off. With her two turns this year in Revolutionary Road and The Reader, the star may finally get her statuette, but no matter. Kate Winslet has won over the most important audience: all of us. Read our Q and A with the starBy Margot Dougherty2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12630At the first movie I ever saw I nodded off to sleep. I was five years old, and my parents had taken my brother and me to Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief at the local drive-in. I didn’t make it to the climactic masquerade, but I did develop a crush on Grace Kelly.2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12878You owe it to yourself to make the rounds of the top 20 bakeries featured in the February 2009 issue, but in the meantime, if traffic or cross-town travel seem prohibitive, whet your whistle with these DIY recipes from a few of our favorite winners, including Shortbread Hearts with Raspberry Jam from Susina (perfect for Valentine’s Day) and Gluten-Free Morning Glory Muffins from the Sensitive Baker.2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13194On a gallery hop to buy art along Chung King Road in Chinatown, Ginnifer Goodwin—who makes her big-screen leading lady debut in this month’s He’s Just Not That Into You and plays Bill’s sweet and sexually charged sister-wife No. 3, Margene, on HBO’s Big Love-- reflects on bad art, wardrobe malfunctions, and a life of boundless optimismBy RJ Smith2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13748Every film critic is at heart a film enthusiast. Their barbed observations and disparaging insights spring not from disdain but devotion. If they didn’t care so much—if they hadn’t always cared so much—they wouldn’t get so worked up when a movie fails to deliver. Many of the nation’s best critics live in Los Angeles. We spoke to six of them about their unabashed love of the cinema.By Steve Oney2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13088In Los Angeles, how do you tell your mother she should no longer drive?By Anne Taylor Fleming2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13548Cinefamily is determined to make film geeks of everyoneBy Ed Leibowitz2009-02-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13646How much is my house worth right now?2009-02-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13650This month, Patric Kuh dolls out a whopping three stars for the nouveau Spanish cuisine at the Bazaar. Here, the restaurant’s superstar chef José Andres shares a recipe he whipped up exclusively for us: an artichoke and citrus salad, just in time for spring.2009-02-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13578Garry George is the chapter network director for Audubon California. He became a birder in 1993, which led him to dramatically re-landscape his yard. Here’s his account.2009-02-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13574Over the course of a year, Ann Herold homed in on some of the hundreds of species of birds—hummingbirds and hawks, warblers and sparrows—that call Los Angeles home. They brought this urban birder nature and joy, hope in the livability of the city, and taught her a few things about looking and listening.2009-02-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12278Two comic novels—one about food, the other about murder—take L.A. out of noir’s long shadowBy Ariel Swartley2009-02-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13290A burlesque musical, a trio of fusion music, Lincoln's 200th birthday, and your last chance to catch Vermeer this side of D.C.By Cara Le2009-02-04 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13080Whether big fest or microcinema, start watching2009-01-23 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12482It was the year of neighborhood joints and brasseries. The cloth napkin was replaced by the folded dish towel, the plush booth gave way to the communal table, the tasting menu succumbed to the power of a single dish, and beer became the new pour. These ten newcomers helped dining reclaim its place as a cornerstone of our daily lives.By Patric Kuh2009-01-22 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=13104Other ‘Best’ lists are child’s play compared with Daniel Waters’s annual rankingsBy Dave Gardetta2009-01-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=126322009-01-21 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12842There’s a big story this week, and it sure isn’t the Oscar nominations. Check out LAmag.com’s special section documenting Angelenos as they celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington D.C., with contributions by veteran political and entertainment photographer Alex Berliner as well as citizen VIP guests armed with their own cameras2009-01-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12832In the February 2009 issue of Los Angeles magazine, senior editor Dave Gardetta profiles screenwriter, director, and obsessive listmaker Daniel Waters. Each year, Waters watches and rates up to 300 films using his unique ranking system (ostensibly 1 to 10, with many tangents). Here’s what he thinks of the films of 2008 (click here to download a PDF of the list, which includes Waters’s preferred font distinctions).2009-01-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12010As longtime activists push to make the gridlocked city more bicycle friendly a new wave of riders is partying in the streets, challenging city hall, and even taking to the freeways. Is bike culture here to stay?By Matthew Segal2009-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17804His images—from the works of Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler to Albert Frey, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Case Study House architects—have defined Los Angeles since 1936 and exported the city’s mythology to the world. In 36 exposures, we tell the life story in words and pictures of the charming, brilliant, and cantankerous architectural photographer Julius ShulmanBy Mary Melton2009-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12020His images—from the works of Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler to Albert Frey, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Case Study House architects—have defined Los Angeles since 1936 and exported the city’s mythology to the world. In 36 exposures, we tell the life story in words and pictures of the charming, brilliant, and cantankerous architectural photographer Julius ShulmanBy Mary Melton2009-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12368Our 401(k)s aren’t what they used to be, but our palates haven’t changed. So we set out to see how much serious dining we could do on a budget. By no means frugal, these three-course epicurean splurges for $35 or less feature the likes of roasted marrowbones and duck rillettes. Though some dishes change seasonally, at the following new restaurants we found combos that made for economical, delightful eating.By Lesley Bargar and Dave Gardetta2009-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12346A rock and roll institution closes the door on the past—softly2009-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12610A biopic resurrects Notorious B.I.G.By Dave Gardetta, Sara Wilson2009-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12308Battlestar Galactica lives up to science fiction’s promise: an adult drama, with adult characters, about big ideasBy Steve Erickson2009-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=22631Most Hollywood salons are hosted by A-list players who seek to do good. And they don’t mind a bit if you know itBy Gina Piccalo2009-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12216The year’s best restaurantBy Patric Kuh2009-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22636Cars, boats, trucks—Quentin Gutierrez has repossessed them all. The economy is keeping him busy. He considers himself a professional thief, licensed to steal. But believe it or not, he has a soft spot By Chris Nelson2009-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22634Everything that is flushed down the toilet has to go somewhere, and in L.A.’s case, that would be the ocean. For decades the city was barely treating the stuff it pumped into the Pacific, which helped make our coastal waters some of the dirtiest in the nation. Then Howard Bennett, a teacher from Culver City High, took up the cause By Bill Sharpsteen2009-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=22638Bryce Dallas Howard, actor-director Ron Howard’s daughter, takes the lead in this month’s The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond before starring in Eclipse, the third installment of the Twilight series. Over breakfast at Silver Lake’s LaMill restaurant, she dishes about her childhood and staying out of the limelightBy Ed Leibowitz2009-01-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12236Dropping into L.A. theaters at the extreme end of the year, Defiance boasts a fine cast—Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace), Liev Schreiber (The Painted Veil), Jamie Bell (Jumper)—and Blood Diamond director Edward Zwick at the helm.By Debbie Day2008-12-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=11438Table of Contents2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=11768He’s played Tony Blair—twice!—and now the Welsh actor Michael Sheen takes on famed interviewer David Frost in the new film Frost/Nixon, which opens in theaters December 5. Senior editor Dave Gardetta talks politics over corned beef hash with the actor.By Dave Gardetta2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11830Louis Verdad was going to be the next fashion designer to put L.A. on the map. Patronage from Madonna, orders from department stores around the globe, and personal encouragement from Anna Wintour boosted Verdad’s profile. He could have been the next Rick Owens or Juicy Couture. Instead, his business went belly-up. What went wrong?By Laurie Pike2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11758In Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Wrestler,’ which opens in theaters December 17, a damaged Mickey Rourke grapples with himself—and reclaims a title that could have been his from the start.By Steve Erickson2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=11742The fear that’s running through the holiday season is not just about the economy. This season the malls—our temples to consuming—are conspicuous for lack of consumption, but maybe it’s high time a debtor nation took stock.By Anne Taylor Fleming2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11908Great Shops, Cheap ThrillsWant to become a stealth buyer? Let us help. At these stores we’ve scoped out the most appealing items at the best prices2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11612Interior designer Craig Raywood's clients included an A-list producer and the reigning realtor to the stars. His West Hollywood bungalow was a showplace. There was only one problem—he ripped off almost everyone with whom he did business, from high-end antiques dealers to the local pharmacist. The scams have caught up with him—what will happen next?By Steve Oney2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=11464For the past 12 months Los Angeles has run a tiny illustration at the base of the magazine’s spine. Since the image has never been larger than three-quarters by three-eighths of an inch, you’re forgiven if you’ve never noticed it.By Kit Rachlis2008-12-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12046Gas prices have slid back down, and traffic is more sluggish than ever. Read senior editor Dave Gardetta's story "Hard Drive" (April 2001) to understand why everything we think we know about traffic is wrong.2008-12-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11572For struggling home owners, options are few and help is hard to find. But for the businesses profiting off them, the boom has begunBy Mark Lacter2008-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10818After her debut in last season’s finale as the new HR representative at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch, actress Amy Ryan returns this week as Holly on NBC’s hit comedy The Office. We hung out on the Universal backlot with the actress, who grabbed an Oscar nomination for last year’s Gone Baby Gone and who will appear later this month with Angelina Jolie in Changeling By Margot Dougherty2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=106462008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10546Testing 80 pounds of candy from China to Vietnam to find the best 20 varietiesBy Lesley Bargar2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10542In the November issue we explore all the things we love about Asian food, from steamed dumplings to silken tofu, plus 11 of the scariest proteins we could find (live octopus tentacles anyone?). Want to get a sampling? Here’s our guide to L.A.’s oodles of Asian noodles as well as our favorite places to slurp themBy Linda Burum2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=11076A shadow army of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and fungi makes up the tastes and textures of Asian cuisineBy Margot Dougherty2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11236In this month’s Asian Food issue, Evan George—Los Angeles magazine contributor and co-creator of the vegetarian cooking blog Hot Knives—delves into the world of mock meats where soy is king and food scientists invent veggie versions of everything from kidneys to pork bellyBy Evan George2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10524In personal stories, five responders to September’s Metrolink crash say the sound of ringing cell phones won’t be all that haunts themAs told to Chris Nelson2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10940The LAPD created the nation’s first anti-stalking unit. Protecting the famous, infamous, and not-so-famous also makes it one of the busiestBy Miles Corwin2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11100Resort collections, which land in stores each November, used to be all about clothing to pack for warm-weather vacations. We opted for a staycation theme in our November fashion spread, making use of one of the city's most exotic nooks: Chinatown2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10824With his directorial debut, writer Charlie Kaufman gives up irony for despair—and continues a career path as unlikely as his plot premises—in Synecdoche, New York, which hits theaters on October 24By Steve Erickson2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10624Table of Contents2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10980Internationally trained Erika Stanley puts ink to skin at her Robertson Boulevard parlorBy Amy Sorlie2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10536In Stefan Kanfer’s biography, the actor was doomed to throw it all away from the startBy Tom Carson2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10518Every autumn the Santa Anas come howling in from the desert. Impossible to predict, they have eluded definition by the scientists who study them. No wonder the winds put us on edge. They push tempers toward violence, while initiating L.A.’s cataclysmic wildfire season under crystalline skies. The Santa Anas are now upon us. How severe L.A.’s wildfires will eventually turn out to be still waits on the windBy Dave Gardetta2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10532Equating youth with beauty, Los Angeles is no country for old womenBy Anne Taylor Fleming2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11074Interior designer Craig Raywood is gifted and glamorous. His clients included an A-list producer and the reigning realtor to the stars. His West Hollywood bungalow was a showplace. There was only one problem—he ripped off almost everyone with whom he did business, from high-end antiques dealers to the local pharmacist. In part one of the story, we detail the designer's scams and set the stage for his several days in court. Part one of a two-part series By Steve Oney2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10604Of all the clichés applied to Los Angeles—and I do think we’re hit with more than most cities—the claim that we have “no weather” strikes me as the most risible.By Kit Rachlis2008-11-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=11482I had been filling a folder labeled aca-deca with newspaper clippings about the triumphs of the LAUSD’s...2008-11-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11418Jim McHugh's images of Los Angeles2008-11-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11420Louis Verdad was going to be the next fashion designer to put L.A. on the map. What went wrong?2008-11-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11436In the December issue, we highlight 66 great places to shop without breaking the bank. Consult our online picks for other budget-minded buying ideas.2008-11-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11018Squirmy, squishy, or stinging, these proteins are what’s for dinner2008-11-13 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17036Wild wrappers and novel flavors satisfy the international sweet toothBy Lesley Bargar2008-11-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17026More than just a flavor vehicle, tofu stands all on its ownBy Patric Kuh2008-11-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17004Dough-wrapped dumplings prove downsizing can be grandBy Patric Kuh2008-11-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17018From hot to not, these condiments can make your mealBy Lesley Bargar2008-11-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16994Whether you're looking for kaffir, limes, soba, shoyu, or pocky, these megastores stock it - and then someBy Lesley Bargar2008-11-12 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=17274Don’t know your dragon fruit from your galangal, or where to get crispy pig face? To find the best products, we explored the aisles of Asian megamarkets from 99 Ranch to Marukai, dined on tofu, dumplings, and noodles, and ate too much ginger candy2008-11-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10960You see him here, you see him there, you see him everywhere. Whether it's his Andre the Giant or Barack Obama, Shepard Fairey's images are all over the worldBy RJ Smith2008-11-12 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10108Among the existential copywriters, weasels, louts, big babies, and Vargas babes that drive Mad Men wild. Steve Erickson reviews the the Emmy-winning drama, and predicts the future for a show so aware of its time in the past.By Steve Erickson2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10210A mix of porn and predation, self-promotion and self-immolation, videos of famous people getting it on have become part of the mainstream. The sex is usually so-so, yet we keep on watching.By Steve Erickson2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10362Long-term couples aren’t the only people who see their passion fade over time; the change is just more noticeableBy Nicole Gregory2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10642Public vs. private? Magnet vs. charter? There are hundreds of schools to choose from. Need some help? Here are Los Angeles magazine’s picks for the city’s best elementary and high schools, plus tips on finding the right fit, great web resources, and fun ways to keep your kids learning all year long2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9956Table of Contents2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9944Like a lot of Americans these days, I find myself obsessed with the presidential election. When the paper arrives in the morning, I immediately turn to news about Obama and McCain.Kit Rachlis2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=99582008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10082Marriage—gay or straight—is the great emotional adventure story By Anne Taylor Fleming2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9928A clever move? A foolproof line? A hidden power? For 25 years, the author has wanted to know how his high school classmate, David Spade, became the world’s greatest ladies’ manBy J.R. Moehringer2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9924How El Segundo-based Mattel managed to help consumers forget why millions of its products were recalled last yearBy Mark Lacter2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9930Arianna Huffington has been left, right, holy, and holy moly. But it took a presidential election to help her find her most convincing platformBy RJ Smith2008-10-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10870Katharina Feldman heard the collision between Metrolink Train 11 and the Union Pacific Freight train on September 12 happen not too far from her backyard in Chatsworth and instinctively ran to do whatever she could to help out.As told to Margot Dougherty2008-10-22 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10476Call it the perfect crime. A crime so good, the whole world loves you for itBy Daniel Head2008-10-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10526By Daniel Head2008-10-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10510Banksy is a lot like the Pink Panther, if the Pink Panther had a spray can and a messageBy Daniel Head2008-10-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10512Banksy admits that his tricks are old news compared to those of the French artist Blek le RatBy Daniel Head2008-10-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10520By Daniel Head2008-10-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10534By Daniel Head2008-10-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10516By Daniel Head2008-10-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10396D J Esteban patrols the lot at Mlitsubishsi in GlendaleBy Chris Nelson2008-10-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9916Connie Britton, the star of Friday Night Lights, invites us over to her Hollywood Hills home for some very un-Texan vegan tacosBy Margot Dougherty2008-10-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10214Writer Joel Stein sets out to expand his horizons—or at least pick up a trick or two—in the city’s erogenous zonesBy Joel Stein2008-10-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10288Many of L.A.’s independent prep schools can cost more than $20,000 a year, but in return they provide college-level courses, imaginative extracurricular activities, small class sizes, and numerous amenities. Here are the 10 that made our top tier.2008-09-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10292Experts help parents navigate their kids' teenage years with advice on social networking sites, time management, and sex.2008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10152Despite all of the bleak news about droput rates and budget cuts, L.A. has many high-performing public schools whose college placement records are comparable to those of their private counterparts. Here are the 12 that made our top tier.2008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10290Success isn’t always defined by who has the most AP classes or the highest test scores. Among L.A.’s finest schools are 10 that focus on a specialized curriculum or provide a nontraditional approach to how, what, and whom they teach.2008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=104602008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9410'From the Editor,' September 2008By Kit Rachlis2008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9376With her memoir 'Mother on Fire,' humorist Sandra Tsing Loh takes on an issue that scares every parent: finding the right school for your childBy Ariel Swartley2008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=106762008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10002After his starring role in the summer’s top indie film, Richard Jenkins has scored parts in two big studio movies—and major Oscar buzz2008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9372Two shows at LACMA explore Chicano identity and the space between generationsBy RJ Smith2008-09-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9980Freelance Writer Los Angeles2008-09-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9982Makeup artist Burbank2008-09-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9972Actor/Model/Photographer Marina del Rey2008-09-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=99842008-09-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9976They said what? In our new Sex Issue, hitting newsstands this week, we’ve got confessions from a porn spouse, a cheater, a virgin, a swinger couple…you get the idea. Exclusive to LAmag.com, you’ll find even more.2008-09-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9768Since its founding in 1923, Temple Beth Israel in Highland Park has quietly held on, at times just barely. For one lapsed believer, the struggle to keep L.A.’s second oldest synagogue alive has become a test of faithBy Ed Leibowitz2008-09-11 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9770A Hollywood life: growing up—and growing old—in the shadow of fameBy Anne Taylor Fleming2008-09-11 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9670The Month in PreviewBy Ann Herold, RJ Smith, Karen Wada, and Sara Wilson2008-09-03 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9628Have a look at the season's most anticipated offerings in movies, music, TV, and booksBy Deborah Day2008-09-02 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9658Shallom and Jilla Berkman opened their first Caffé to make the world a better place—honest to God. Four locations later? Ka-ching!By Margot Dougherty2008-09-02 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9366Over four years, 74 people have died while being held by immigration officials. Victoria Arellano was oneBy Ben Ehrenreich2008-08-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9400Table of Contents2008-08-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9326Product placement events pushing everything from Polaroid to Red Bull angered Malibu residents and drew new limits. But the party isn’t overBy Gina Piccalo2008-08-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9170We follow the games and keep score for the cityBy Chris Nelson2008-08-06 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=9128A major exhibit at the Hammer Museum reestablishes—once again—the reputation of architect John LautnerBy Greg Goldin2008-08-04 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9122How the two guys who founded California Pizza Kitchen kept their unlikely partnership—and their company—aliveBy Mark Lacter2008-08-04 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8966The 39-year-old actor has been spending a lot of time in middle earth, battling 3-D dinosaurs and saving the world from angry mummies. The experience has made him one helluva shotBy Margot Dougherty2008-08-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=8792Sip up!  Downtown's best drinking holes2008-07-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8834A house with a lawn? Feh. She’ll take her urban loft any dayBy M.G. Lord2008-07-22 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=8802Audio Slide Show: Politically outspoken music legends discuss their concert tour documentaryBy Debbie Day2008-07-21 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=8658An online sneak peek at 152 of our favorite things!2008-07-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8618With 'The Pornography of Power,' Robert Scheer plays only to the galleryBy Tom Carson2008-07-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8580Former fashion designer Anand Jon has been sentenced to a minimum of 59 years in prison for 16 counts of rape and sexual assaults. Read Los Angeles magazine's piece on the case, online-exclusive grand jury testimony, Jon's letter from jail, and writer Sharon Waxman's updates By Sharon Waxman2008-07-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=86202008-07-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8636Buzz Brendan Fraser gets buried alive, and a recent arrival in L.A. finds her bearings Plus: All the parties fit to crash, a forgotten amusement park, and real estate for sale around the Hollywood signAt Your Service Advice for tackling the greatest secondhand bazaar on Earth—the Rose Bowl Flea Market Plus: Your guide to eating, drinking, and buying on 4th Street in Long BeachStyle  A whippersnapper makes over the California Market Center Plus: Store openings and marketing director Dean Porter[ THE ARTS ]Architecture An exhibition at the Hammer rehabilitates the rep of architect John Lautner By Greg GoldinBooksRobert Scheer’s latest polemic whips up liberal outrage, but the ultimate effect will be complacency By Tom CarsonPlus: Robert Ito on a bio of failed wunderkind Peter Ivers, and more[ COLUMNS ]CrimeFashion, sex, and semicelebrity: the impending trial of designer and accused serial rapist Anand Jon By Sharon Waxman Continue 2008-07-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=86222008-07-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8632When historians get around to 2008, it’s likely they will say it was the year the Los Angeles Times died. No, I don’t think the paper will fold between now and December. But I do fear the paper will be so diminished, so crippled, that the chance of saving it will have slipped away. I’m aware that there are residents in L.A. who are cheering this prospect.2008-07-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=8582Concern Foundation event celebrates Los Angeles magazine’s “Best of L.A.” 2008, nets $1.5 million for cancer researchBy Kari Mozena2008-07-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=8432How the nightlife king reinvented the way the city drinksBy Ed Leibowitz2008-07-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8388Is Santee Alley L.A.’s most fashion-forward shopping strip?By Dave Gardetta2008-07-07 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=8374Actress Elizabeth Banks boosts her blood sugar in ChinatownBy Steve Oney2008-07-03 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8324Share your bedtime stories, see results in the October issue of 'Los Angeles' magazine2008-07-02 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=8540Our guide to the new downtown, from bar barons to faux fashions to loft living2008-07-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=81141937-2008By RJ Smith2008-06-23 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=8064If you like old-timey music (1902 to 1960), think of this box set as an investment in your soul2008-06-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7022Culinary historian Joan Reardon revisits the many kitchens of food writer of M.F.K. FisherBy Ariel Swartley2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7566British actor Colin Firth walks in L.A.By Ariel Swartley2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7364David Benioff’s second novel, City of Thieves, has just come out. Set in 1942, during the Nazi siege of Stalingrad, it’s the story of an awkward Jewish teenager, Lev Beniov, who finds the body of a dead German paratrooper and swipes his knife. Russian soldiers catch him in the act—taking the knife is considered looting, punishable by death. A colonel gives him and another prisoner—the handsome, brash, charismatic Kolya—a bizarre choice: Find a dozen eggs for the colonel’s daughter’s wedding cake (in a city where people are eating sawdust bread) or face execution.By Michael Mullen2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7028For nearly half a century, Los Angeles magazine has been a definitive resource for Angelenos. Whether you are looking to read an unforgettable piece of journalism or simply for guidance on where to eat on a Friday night, we’re there for you. With the official launch of lamag.com, we hope to do what the city itself has done—extend our reach to the rest of the world. This site will complement the magazine. We promise our readers award-winning feature articles, insightful criticism, investigative reports, and…  2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7016An ex-Jack Sparrow spills on life at the Magic KingdomAs told to Dave Gardetta2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7012LAX is in desperate need of help. Can this woman save it?By Mark Lacter2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7026Akasha succeeds with its organic menu, but the results aren’t always at one with the conceptBy Patric Kuh2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7074New developments in the Gina Marie Lindsey storyBy Mark Lacter2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7020They can’t sketch, drape, or sew, but celebrities do have opinions on fashion. How clothing lines went from dowdy to dynamite for a new flock of A-listersBy Laurie Pike2008-06-19 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7994Downtown 2.0Our guide to the new new downtown, from bar barons to faux fashions to loft livingNightlife King Ed Leibowitz writes about Cedd Moses, the creative business mind behind some of the neighborhood’s most successful barsSantee Alley  Wanna “Gucci” bag cheap or carbon copies of next season’s designer dresses? Dave Gardetta takes a stroll through the knockoff and counterfeit capital of the nationWhere To Eat, Shop, And Live Rooftop pools. Luxury rentals. Top-notch restaurants. Two downtown bloggers dish about their favorite places to grab breakfast, shop for gewgaws, and view the skylineCity Dweller Writer M.G. Lord buys a loft in the Arts District and discovers paradise among the jackhammers PLUS: The 24 best places to get litBuzzActress Elizabeth Banks boosts her blood sugar in Chinatown, and a Silver Lake dog walker cleans up PLUS: All the parties fit to crash, and the truth about Vegas-bound bullet trains and a parasitic weedContinue2008-06-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7958For the past four months I’ve been overseas, researching a book. It’s the longest I’ve lived outside Los Angeles since arriving here 20 years ago. (It’s also the longest I’ve spent outside the United States.) Inevitably…By Kit Rachlis2008-06-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7908You’re nothing if you don’t have a rooftop: where to eat, shop, and live2008-06-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=78901950-2008By Steve Erickson2008-06-16 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7900L.A.’s resources are drying up. Energy costs are soaring. The DWP’s new chief says it’s the perfect time for us to go greenBy Kevin Roderick2008-06-16 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=6988Recent award-winning stories from the pages of Los Angeles magazine2008-06-13 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7794Big Bear's Ryan Hall is wholesome looking, God loving, and hoping to bring the United States a medal in the Olympic marathonBy David Davis2008-06-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7704Did you notice? Joe Bastaniach keeps a private stash of digestifs hidden in plain sightBy Evan George2008-06-09 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7646An Oscar nominee at age 10, the young actress talks about her very adult hypochondria, punking her costars and her regular $12 paycheckBy Margot Dougherty2008-06-06 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7648A new documentary investigates Roman Polanski’s arrest for rape and its aftermathBy Steve Erickson2008-06-06 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7654Design atelier Secret Service is now a menswear boutiqueBy Sorina Diaconescu2008-06-06 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7554Fashion awards honor Mulleavy sisters for Rodarte and Scott Sternberg for Band of OutsidersBy Laurie Pike2008-06-03 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7468How Los Angeles has fared on screens big and smallBy Mary Melton2008-05-30 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18632We engaged in a spirited debate before settling on this month’s cover. If this were a town captivated by its politics or willing to be titillated by the moral failings of its politicians, that debate would be moot, because everyone would know, at first glance, who Mirthala Salinas is. As things stand, most Angelenos can probably say they heard last summer about the dalliance between the newscaster and the mayor, but that’s about it.By Mary Melton 2008-05-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1144Learning to love American Idol—the greatest popularity contest on earthBy Steve Erickson2008-05-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=1050Times Editors Speak OutAs told to RJ Smith2008-05-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1140The loss of Dutton's goes beyond booksBy Greg Goldin2008-05-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=16444A list of getaways that are doable in a long weekend and, more to the point, guaranteed to help you recharge and relax2008-05-14 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=1120The Rough-and-Tumble World of Giving and Grabbing on CraigslistBy Dave Gardetta2008-05-05 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=18150The fast-rising Colburn Conservatory of Music offers an elite education without the egos (plus tuition’s free)By Karen Wada2008-05-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1150For nearly half a century, Los Angeles magazine has been a definitive resource for Angelenos. Whether you are looking to read an unforgettable piece of journalism or simply for guidance on where to eat on a Friday night, we’re there for you. With the official launch of lamag.com, we hope to do what the city itself has done—extend our reach to the rest of the world. This site will complement the magazine. We promise our readers award-winning feature articles, insightful criticism, investigative reports, and expansive guides that transcend mere listings by being both discerning and objective.By Mary Melton, Executive Editor2008-04-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=972We ate, we judged, we numbered. From Matsuhisa to Mastro’s to Mozza, here are our favorite spots for dining out, ranked in descending order, and for the first time ever, rated with stars Wow, we're fullBy Lesley Bargar, Margot Dougherty, and Patric Kuh2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1318The bold new annex at the Pacific Design Center has Hollywood written all over it. At least, owner Charles Cohen hopes soBy Mark Lacter2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1200Navigating our biggest horse race of the year doesn’t have to be a trial. Here’s how to do it rightBY LESLEE KOMAIKO2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=990A few months ago, in the thick of researching the city’s 75 finest restaurants for this issue, our critic Patric Kuh asked me where I most frequently go out to eat. My friends’ Japanese restaurant in Hollywood, I told him, Panda Express, and Zankou Chicken. I’d like to think that it wasn’t only because he’s such a gentleman that Patric didn’t immediately turn the color of a blanched potato. The Japanese restaurant, Atch-Kotch, may be in a minimall, but its miso ramen and garlic tofu are to me unbeatable. Panda Express isn’t my favorite, but my three-year-old son loves it, and so I make no apologies.2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=962Over raw food and a lemon-ginger-cayenne shot, Woody Harrelson—who’s currently dodging balls in ‘Semi-Pro’—lets nature get the better of himBY Dave Gardetta2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=1194Ross Macdonald’s private detective Lew Archer fought a solitary war against greed and murder on the coastAriel Swartley on Books2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1112Mirthala Salinas on the affair that rocked LABy Shawn Hubler2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=966WHEN THE PATRIARCH OF THE HUGELY POPULAR FAST-FOOD CHAIN KILLED HIS MOTHER AND SISTER, THEN HIMSELF, HE LEFT BEHIND A FAMILY WRESTLING WITH FATE—AND EACH OTHERBy Mark Arax2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1198David Simon reaches the end of The Wire, his epic crime seriesBy Steve Erickson2008-04-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9052Twenty-two reasons why we bleed Dodger blueBy Lesley Bargar, David Davis, Robert Ito, Ed Leibowitz, Richard E. Meyer, Steve Oney, RJ Smith, Sara Wilson2008-04-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=958Lakers vs. Celtics? Whatever. The Finals You've Been Waiting For2008-03-27 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4272They told me you could make $50,000 a year here, but that’s a lie. I came from Nicaragua when I was 32, and now I’m 38. I sell tamales at MacArthur Park. On a nice day, I can sell about 70. First thing I do when I wake up is go buy the masa and the pork and the chicken. That ends up costing $30. Then I make the tamales. That takes three hours. Then around four o’clock or four-thirty, I start selling them. I always sell on the same corner. The vendors divide up the area. It’s like an honor system.As told to Tamar Brott2008-03-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4268He’s a fast-car guy, but Eric Bana is happy to bike in Beverly Hills, where he’s a little green with envy.By ED LEIBOWITZPHOTOGRPH BY JILL GREENBERG2008-03-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1032But those who live on Catalina know the island also has its hardships, oddities, and maddening momentsBY DAVID FERRELL2008-03-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1328There are cheerleaders and mascots and your basic team zealots. Cameron Hughes is something else entirelyby Dakota Smith2008-03-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1202The fittest contenders in L.A.’s denim warsBY SORINA DIACONESCU2008-03-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1324Seeing the Dalai Lama through the eyes of Pico Iyer, a longtime friend Ariel Swartley2008-03-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1326Josie Le Balch’s restaurant isn’t new or trendy, and that’s only part of the reason its clientele is so devotedBy Patric Kuh2008-03-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1034Renzo Piano’s expansion of LACMA is heavy outside but has a bright inner lifeBy Greg Goldin2008-03-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1036A new inn on Tomales Bay is just one more reason to visit California’s nationally protected seashoreERIN ROTTMAN2008-03-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4266BOY, DO YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU.By Lesley Bargar, Sorina Diaconescu, Margot Dougherty, Dave Gardetta, Ann Herold, Robert Ito, Ed Leibowitz, Mary Melton, Kari Mozena, Michael Mullen, Chris Nichols, Steve Oney, Laurie Pike, Matthew Segal, RJ Smith, Karen Wada, and Sara Wilson2008-03-06 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=14642When I was 17, I took a year off between high school and college—what the British call a gap year. I went to Europe with my oldest friend, traveling by Eurail pass and staying at hostels. I moved to North Carolina, where I worked as a community organizer for the federal poverty program. For a three-month stretch, I clerked for the Lou Harris polling organization, drawing maps in a tiny, windowless Manhattan office. Later, several friends and I packed into a VW bus and drove across the country.By Kit Rachlis2008-02-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14672Dawn O'Connor on dodging paparazzi, keeping quiet, and other rules of the roadBy Brian Rubinow2008-02-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14662John Rechy's tragic, picaresque memoirBy Ariel Swartley2008-02-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14650There are ballplayers who can carry a tune, and tenors who can swing some wood. But nobody belts one like Plácido DomingoBy Karen Wada2008-02-21 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16194A tour of Bob Burns's fabled science-fiction movie-prop collection. Please don't touch the MetalunanPortfolio by Dan Winters, Written by RJ Smith and Chris Nichols 2008-02-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4298The entertainment business may get top billing in this town, but what would happen if it up and went away? Not as much as you might thinkBy Mark Lacter2008-02-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=1322The land is locked up. The architect has been named. Steven Spielberg is on board. Not since the Getty Center has Los Angeles seen a cultural undertaking to rival the $400 million Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. It's about timeBy Steve Oney2008-02-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4296It took Away From Her, a film about a woman losing her memory, to bring back Julie Christie—an actress we've never forgottenBy Ed Leibowitz2008-02-14 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=1122Philip Seymour Hoffman has always been a character's best friend. He makes us want to spend time with them—even when we don't like them.By Margot Dougherty2008-02-13 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4288The bargain hunter’s guide to the city’s most staggering steals on everything from bespoke to bling, hot dogs to hot rods, sashimi to scrubdowns, plasmas to planters. Because you need a break (and full price is for suckers)By Lesley Balla, Audrey Davidow, Sorina Diaconescu, Leslee Komaiko, Angela Pettera, Laurie Pike, Kate Puhala, Mary Trahan, Sara Wilson2008-02-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=17276Philip Seymour Hoffman has always been a character's best friend. He makes us want to spend time with themBy Margot Dougherty2008-02-12 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4292Paul Haggis's scenario of how a middle-aged sitcom veteran became one of Hollywood's most sought-after writer-directors may be the unlikeliest tale he's ever toldBy Ed Leibowitz 2008-02-03 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4306Blood, Oil, and the Oscar glory that comes in the blink of an eyeBy Steve Erickson2008-02-02 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4320For those who require personalized beauty solutionsBY SARA WILSON2008-01-29 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4314The former first lady has been in the public eye for most of her adult life. Why is it we still don’t know her?By John Powers2008-01-28 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4316More than 700 people were murdered last year in L.A. County. Times blogger Jill Leovy wants to make sure no one is forgotten.by Miles Corwin2008-01-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4290WINE: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman RéserveVINTAGE: 1946, London; vines of Irish and Welsh originNOTES: Recommended. A warm, dry delivery and cool grace keep everything in balance. Medium body, with silky tannin and plenty of personality. Concentrated and intense, its subtle essences, with just a hint of acidity, add to the deep color of its character. A strong nose and a rich, brooding finishBy Mary Melton2008-01-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4310Four generations of Lombardis had lived in the tiny red house in Saugus. The buckweed blaxe took it all awayBy Shawn Hubler2008-01-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=119602008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12234With Barack Obama’s election, Americans made history by finally redressing itBy Anne Taylor Fleming2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12034On one of my earliest trips to Los Angeles, a friend—a graduate student in architecture at UCLA—took me on what she dubbed the “Frank Lloyd Wright-Charlie Manson tour.”By Kit Rachlis2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12128Table of Contents2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12470Photo caption: Shulman in his office in Laurel Canyon2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12004By Mary Melton2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12264Liev Schreiber’s resume is full of complex characters, which is fitting for the complicated actor. In his latest film, Defiance, opening Christmas Day, Schreiber costars with Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell as a band of Jewish brothers who flee the Nazis after the invasion of Poland and set-up an impromptu refugee camp in the forest. In the January Encounter, the actor discusses fatherhood, quotes Shakespeare, and recounts his battles with WolverinesBy Margot Dougherty2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=12000Everything you need to know—from the best way to stay safe and avoid tickets to where to experience the city’s best-organized rides—and our December featureBy Matthew Segal2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=11972October 10, 1910-July 15, 2009 Renowned architectural photographer Julius Shulman died in his home on July 15 at the age of 98. In January, editor Mary Melton profiled Shulman, who defined L.A. in images and exported the city’s mythology to the rest of the world. Read her profile—and see a slideshow of photographs from his 73-year career—here2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=6924The fine line between quantity and quality in Spago's kitchenBy Dave Gardetta2008-01-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4286AND THE WINNERS ARE... The past 12 months saw scores of L.A. restaurant openings. It was a banner year for Italian debuts—and not just that osteria-pizzeria combo you can’t get into. Japanese establishments seemed to divide and multiply. Along with a slew of new sushi spots, we saw their cousins, izakaya and robata bars, take hold. Hotshot TV chefs arrived— and not just at that osteriapizzeria combo you can’t get into—and local sous-chefs struck out on their own. From gastropubs to Indian showstoppers, which newcomers were the best?2008-01-15 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4294TAKE ONE SUN-KISSED TOWN THAT LOOKS ASKANCE AT OUTSIDERS. ADD A BILLIONAIRE OUT-OF-TOWNER NAMED WENDY MCCAW WHO BUYS THE LOCAL PAPER AND STARTS GIVING ORDERS.By RJ Smith2008-01-10 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=4326In Youth Without Youth, Francis Ford Coppola looks backwardBy Steve Erickson2008-01-08 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=6918J.R. Moehringer's 2007 profile sheds light on Pete Carroll's success with USC and what a return to the NFL could mean to one of college football's greatest coachesBy J.R. Moehringer2007-12-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10444Los Angeles sees more wildfires than any other city in the United States. Last May, when Griffith Park went up in flames and parts of Los Feliz were evacuated, a long-forgotten threat to the city came home. Had those flames ignited amid this month’s Santa Ana winds, the result could have been a disaster the likes of which L.A. has never witnessedBy Dave Gardetta2007-11-22 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=13968Inside the revved-up, pissed-off brain of Adam Carolla, Los Angeles's most provocative talk-radio hostBy Steve Oney2007-10-18 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=6920Elon Musk doesn't just want to revolutionize space travel. He wants to save humankind from extinctionBy M.G. Lord2007-10-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=6922Despite being HIV positive for 17 years, his partner was the cheerful one, the rational half, the nurturer. Now, after 24 years together, the roles were reversedBy Bernard Cooper2007-10-18 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10670Don’t just rely on test scores and play-group gossip. You need to do your homework2007-09-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10666Checking out campuses gives one mother an early education in hard knocksBy Nora Zamichow2007-09-20 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10668Learning a few basics may keep you from thinking those school officials are speaking a foreign language2007-09-20 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=6908Ninety-three armed services members from Los Angeles County have been killed in Iraq. As Jim and Kathi Leon too well know, these are not the conflict’s only victimsBy Steve Oney2007-06-14 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=14014On March 5, former KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz was charged with multiple counts of fraud, an indictment that has been coming since Karatz, one of the city’s most powerful executives, found himself out of a job and under investigation in November 2006.  Mark Lacter's May 2007 profile has the backstory to the buzzBy Mark Lacter2007-05-17 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=6910Coach Moore, Ace Bunny, and the nerds of Watts take on L.A.'s toughest academic challengeBy Jesse Katz2007-05-17 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10462By Susan Jacques and Eric Mercado2006-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10674Test-score champion. Dance-based charter. Traditional academy. Los Angeles is full of possibilities 2006-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=106722006-09-21 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=15162Los Angeles kills more animals in its shelters than any other metropolitan area in the United States. For that to change, we will have to figure out what to do with the pets none of us wantBy Jesse Katz2006-04-13 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20164Screenwriters in L.A. mall food courts find inspiration with a Hot Dog on a StickBy Neal and Tippi Dobrofsky2006-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20462Brent Bolthouse has never owned a nightclub, but he can fill one up. His phone book and talent have made places like Concorde, Joseph's, and LAX hot and left him free to pick his partners. Now L.A.'s most successful club promoter has signed on with a single company, possibly the best—or or worst—decision he's ever madeBy Dave Gardetta2006-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20140Under the glare of high-def, there's nowhere to hideBy Mary Trahan2006-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20130For thousands of extras, the gibe is real. The showbiz institution is still Hollywood's turnstile, a gateway to the screen since 1926By Jesse Katz2006-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20230The director's chair has become the surest gauge of on-set statureBy Jesse Katz2005-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=19800The confessions of a run-down, mixed-up, ridiculously happy Little League comissionerBy Jesse Katz2005-10-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=10472L.A. is full of good sushi restaurants, but here are ones that aren't just good...they're the bestBy Patric Kuh2005-09-22 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=9318The river may be forgotten, but it still sustains life. Hundreds of homeless make their camp on the waters that birthed L.A.By Jesse Katz2004-06-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=18420On Wednesday William Bratton announced his resignation as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. He took the position in October 2002 after having been heralded for drastically cutting crime as police chief in New York City. He’s credited with having done the same here—and with improving the department’s community relations. Here’s Diane K. Shah’s March 2004 profile of Bratton. PLUS: Jack Weiss on Bratton's departure By Diane K. Shah2004-03-02 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20174Actor Ron McLarty wrote novels for fun. Then Stephen King made him famousBy Amy Wallace2004-03-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20100Cut. Print. Lotto! A high-stakes Hollywood traditionBy Amy Wallace2003-08-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20096How Hollywood really spells successBy Amy Wallace2003-08-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20166J. Lo's hairstylist acted out. Now Hollywood publicists say it's time to rein in a beauty industry that's gotten uglyBy Amy Wallace2003-04-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20092Even in death it's location, location, locationBy Amy Wallace2002-12-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20104They married three-time losers in love. Then they formed a club. Meet the six wives who hope that four is foreverBy Amy Wallace2002-09-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=20764An 80-year-old grandmother's lawsuit has threatened to yank Winnie-the-Pooh out of Disney's Magic Kingdom. It's a doozy of a case, full of bluster and hullabaloo—the kind that comes of liking money so much. A bedtime story in ten chaptersBy Amy Wallace2002-08-01 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=15736Wanted for kidnapping and murder, a Valley Boy gangsta lives up to his nameBy Jesse Katz2002-02-01 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=7084Hollywood Publicist Warren Cowan Thinks He’s Not News. But for 56 years, He’s Made Sure Frank, Dino, Kirk and Liz Are.By Amy Wallace2001-11-15 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=16186By day Rohini Reiss lives in a Sherman Oaks apartment. By nights she's a player on young Hollywood's A-list club scene. How does a 21-year-old from the wrong side of Mulholland end up partying with Fred Durst?By Dave Gardetta2001-10-24 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7670He knows the movie business as well as anyone, and when he talks, studio chiefs listen. He’s Variety editor-in-chief Peter Bart, and he lives in curious coexistence with the industry he coversBy Amy Wallace2001-09-13 http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=12040New research on L.A. traffic concludes that, yes, there are too many cars. But that’s not why you’re stuck on the 405By Dave Gardetta2001-04-19 http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=21260We’ll probably have a major earthquake in 25, 50 or 100 years, say the experts, or maybe tomorrow and maybe notBy C. D. Champlin1961-05-01