February 2010
9 posts
“I think for people who have heard the show, maybe they felt they could have a...”
– Ira Glass, host of “This American Life”
The Anatomy of Kobe Bryant →
J.R. Moehringer dissects Kobe Bryant in this month’s GQ in an attempt to figure out what makes him … well, Kobe.
With all its scars and aches, spasms and pulls, stingers and inflammations and hyperextensions, his body is a living record of his journey. From boy to man. From ball hog to team leader. From alleged narcissist to tormented perfectionist to apparent masochist. Every athlete knows...
Don’t Touch That Dial →
Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert are launching a five-week radio show called “Turn and Burn” starting Feb. 18. The show will air on Martha Stewart’s satellite radio channel. If their chemistry is as good as it was on that episode of No Reservations (2:30 in on this clip), this should be pretty entertaining.
Real Talk Episode 11: Don’t Talk About It;...
Is L.A. the Greatest Food City in the World? →
From the Department of Bold Claims: The J. Gold says it is.
Manhattan may boast the highest concentration of high-end restaurants in the world, and Singapore hawker centers may pack more joy into each square inch, but Los Angeles is the best place in the world to eat at the moment, a frieze of fine dining overlaying a huge patchwork of immigrant communities big enough and self-sustaining enough...
“You should hold your knife like the butt of a pistol, fingers wrapped tightly...”
– Butcher Tom Mylan, “How to Wield a Knife”
Expo Line to the Beach Approved →
Officials hope to begin work later this year on phase two of the Expo Line, a nearly seven-mile link from downtown Culver City to the corner of 4th Street and Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica’s main business district. Phase one of Expo Line is already under construction from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City.I think I can, I think I can …