Tag: Speak Easy Q&A
Prince of the City
Photograph by Christina Gandolfo
Eric Garcetti has the sort of résumé that other politicians pine for. He’s an Ivy Leaguer (Columbia), a Rhodes scholar, and a Navy Reserve officer. When...
Control Central
Photograph by Christina Gandolfo
Wendy Greuel got her first taste of city hall politics when she served on Mayor Tom Bradley’s youth council while in high school. After being elected...
That Other Election
Photograph by Christina Gandolfo
When Jan Perry abruptly quit her post as city council president pro tempore in November, she said she couldn’t tolerate the backroom dealing and insider culture...
The Loud Mouth
Photograph by Gregg Segal
He has called Frank and Jamie McCourt “chowderheads” and compared Pete Carroll to a Roman emperor. Since 2007, sports radio’s Petros Papadakis has conducted his daily...
Looking In
Conversing with the writer Jonathan Lethem is like playing Ping-Pong with Serena Williams. Even if it isn’t exactly his day job, he’s surely good enough to wipe the floor...
Ask the Manager
It hasn’t been an easy time for Don Mattingly, the Dodgers’ manager. A close adviser to Joe Torre when they were both with the Yankees, he was considered a...
Restoration Artist
Since Michael Govan became director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2006, the institution has raised its profile by living large. The Broad Contemporary Art Museum...
Divided We Fall
For a decade the leadership of the Screen Actors Guild was marked by conflict that pitted some of America’s most famous faces against one another (and led to the...
The Long Run
Last month, Austin Beutner quit his job as first deputy mayor to embark on what some regard as a quixotic bid for city hall. Though the election is two...
He Still Looks Good: How Vidal Sassoon Built His Empire
Orphan, soldier, father of modern hairdressing—Vidal Sassoon is also a longtime Angeleno
