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SoCal billionaires plentiful, but most are not known for giving big sums to the arts*
Culture MonsterWhat do the arts need to thrive? Well, apart from talented, creative and inspired artists, impresarios to give them a forum and arts-appreciators to enjoy the results, the arts mainly need rich people. Which brings us to Forbes magazine's annual...... -
Gold Derby nuggets: 'Avatar' DVD in 2-D | Rock and Roll Hall of Famers | 'Boardwalk Empire' bows promo
Gold Derby• A 2-D DVD and Blu-ray release of "Avatar" has been announced for April 22 by Fox. That just happens to be the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, which coincides nicely with the eco-friendly message of the film. Buzz is that the studio will re-release... -
A placebo, yes, but not harmless
Special to The TimesEvery day on the front lines of medicine, doctors quietly weigh treatments. They consider which ones might help patients and which ones might harm them. And sometimes, rightly or wrongly, which ones might simply please or appease them. I'm a pleaser at...Tags: Illnesses, Values, Health, Religion and Belief, Ethics
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Going gluten-free -- for many reasons
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAt the Whole Foods Market in El Segundo, two women stand scanning a refrigerator case filled with packages of gluten-free food -- carrot cake, rice flour bread, scones, ginger cookies, pecan pie and chocolate chip muffins. Judy Beckett, a retired...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Dietary Supplements, New Products, Companies and Corporations, Health
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Giving thanks for the turkeys
Brad Dickson writes for television.THERE'S MUCH TO be thankful for in Southern California. • I'm thankful that, at its current rate of appreciation, in 30 years my home should be worth $2.9 billion. • I'm thankful for mansionization so I can experience what it's like to live next to a...Tags: George Lopez , Television, Minority Groups, Antonio Villaraigosa, Entertainment
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Forget the L.A. Times; How About a National Tribune?
Michael Kinsley is American Editor of the Guardian (London) and former editorial page editor of The Times.OCCASIONALLY, during the year and change that I ran the opinion pages of this newspaper (ending a little over a year ago), I would pick a freeway and drive until I saw a Target or a Wal-Mart. Then I would stop, buy a T-shirt or something and head home....Tags: Eli Broad, Los Angeles, Newspaper and Magazine, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), California
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Anthony Pellicano and His Tangled Web
Times Staff WritersAnthony Pellicano cut a figure straight out of "L.A. Confidential." Intimidation for hire — the tough-talking gumshoe with the Louisville Slugger always at the ready. Over the course of his 20-some years in Los Angeles, he also managed to insinuate...Tags: Warren Beatty, Values, Legal Services, David Chase, Newspaper and Magazine
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Hillary's too vane to be president
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON is the editor of huffingtonpost.com.WHILE THE country is urgently engaged in finding a way out of the quagmire in Iraq, Hillary Rodham Clinton is busy holding private dinners for key Democrats from primary states and remaining curiously silent on the subject of Iraq. Indeed, as she has...Tags: White House, Gaming, Entertainment, Bill Frist, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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The Malibu Beach Inn's renovation leaves room for improvement
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe fires that swept through Malibu last month may be the last time the middle classes get to stay at the colony's newest luxury lodging. The Malibu Beach Inn reopened Oct. 15 after a $10-million renovation. A week later, as fires raged through the area,...Tags: Wildfires, California, Alcoholic Beverages, Los Angeles Times, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Repeated concussions lead to severe brain disease, research shows
The headbanging collisions that thrill sports fans have lifelong effects on the athletes, with impairments in movement and thinking skills showing up 30 years or more after the concussions, researchers reported Tuesday.
The slight deficits resulting from...Tags: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Baltimore Colts, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Robinsons-May Beverly Hills: A shopping icon that may drop
Lost L.A. unearths something that's buried in history. It tells stories of buildings that have been razed, burned or renovated into extinction. Developers often cause these wipeouts, explaining them away as the price of progress. Translation: the cost...Tags: Richard Meier, Entertainment, Los Angeles, California, Television
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Today's celebutantes can't hold candle to Lady Di
Times Staff WriterTina Brown offers this observation about celebrities and their larger-than-life mien: "I have a theory that you physically change by being looked at." In fact, she continued, one's head appears to grow in proportion to one's body. "Hillary [Rodham...Tags: Los Angeles, Newspaper and Magazine, Imperial and Royal Matters, Steve Martin, England
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