L.A. Los Angeles Times Magazine | Oct. 5, 2008


by Annie Gilbar
Wow.

by Joel Engel
Conservatives feel friendless in a Dem-dominated town

by David Steinberg
Jon Stewart talks Carson, Calgon and Petticoat Junction. No, seriously

Josh Radnor
Basic goodness means little in Hollywood...and everything in life

by Jesse Kornbluth
The darling of the progressive blogosphere is still yelling at the TV

by Samantha Dunn
After feeding L.A. for eight decades, Tapia Brothers grows on

by Amanda Chantal Bacon
Elizabeth Poett wants everyone to savor the best her land has to offer--and it starts in Santa Barbara

by Annie Gilbar
Frank Gehry, the father of “architecture as art,” is still building his dreams

by Jod Kaftan
The Brentwood home of Nancy Heller and Fred Specktor is a kaleidoscope of aesthetic tastes and personal passions

by Kathy Freston
Wolfgang Puck’s steak house opens its arms to the glory of greens

by Laraine Newman
When the kids are away, the parents will play

by Lora Zarubin
Culinary artist Michael Mina turns XIV on the Sunset Strip

by Samantha Dunn
SaysMe shakes up cable advertising by bringing power to the people

by Judith Reichman, M.D.
When it comes to medical tests, hypochondriac minds want to know

by Robyn Todd
Is having a doggie dermatologist over the top? Not if you need one

by Henry Jaglom
No one’s conversation spiced up a meal like Welles’

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