November 2009
7 posts
WatchDavid Chang making kimchee on the Today show to promote the Momofuku cookbook.
Outlook Not So Good →
John McIntyre’s horoscope for editors:
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)—Your boss will beckon you into his office. Before you go, make sure that you have enough cartons at your desk to hold your personal effects.:-(
The Future Looks Gold →
L.A. Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne on the Gold Line Eastside Extension:
More transit means more pedestrians, more people who pay attention to the shape and design of the city up close. That, in turn, means a growing constituency for shared space in Los Angeles and new interest in our long-neglected streetscapes and public sphere.
To put it another way: Transit and the life of...
Eating East →
In honor of the Gold Line Eastside Extension, set to open Sunday, the L.A. Times rounds up the best food along the six-mile route from Little Tokyo to East L.A.
Criminal Records →
From the New Yorker archives: A 1986 profile by Calvin Trillin of Edna Buchanan, the Miami Herald crime reporter known for her unwavering determination and punchy writing style. In a story about a rowdy ex-con who punched a cashier at a fried-chicken joint and was shot to death by a security guard, Buchanan wrote a now-famous lead: “Gary Robinson died hungry.”
The profile is, to...
