January 2010
Editor’s Letter—January 2010
Who doesn’t wonder what the future will look like? We gave free reign to our imagination (and the creative breadth of concept artists Massive Black) to visualize a Los Angeles where the sky really is the limit.
Categories: Editor's Letter
50: Matchbooks
Remembering an era when smoking was cool and every match cover was a mini pop masterpiece.
Categories: 50 / L.A. History
Ciao, Orso
The venerable West Hollywood eatery bids adieu, but Sean MacPherson plans to keep the faith
Categories: My L.A.
Hope on Ice
Robert Nelson turned to technology to beat the Great Inevitability, and then technology turned on him
Categories: Health+Wellness / L.A. History / Wellness
Out of the Depths
This month: Reads to get the woebegone woman going again.
Categories: Books / Lonely Hearts Book Club
The Style List—January 2010
Infectious work, plus good that really get us going.
Categories: The Style List
Tête-à-Tête Damien Rice
He usually lets his music do the talking, but we caught up with the politically inspired rocker to see what makes him tick; plus, must-mix tracks.
Categories: Interviews / Music / Turn It Up
Law Abiding
For Cindy Beck, wife of the Los Angeles Police Department’s new chief, blazing a trail is all in a day’s work.
Categories: You Must Meet
WEB EXCLUSIVE:Strong Magic
If you are Craig Strong, executive chef at Studio at Montage Laguna Beach, seeking perfect ingredients is part of the journey, literally.
Categories: Photos / Pictorials
Robert Crais Man of Mystery
The writer of hard-boiled L.A. crime fiction puts Elvis Cole’s shadowy sidekick, Joe Pike, center stage again—and adds tender to tough.
Categories: Feature Story
Visionary
Meet five people whose forward-thinking formulations can forge a path for Los Angeles into the future.
Categories: Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials
Joker's Wild
Eric Yahnker's work is elegant proof that serious art can flourish under the umbrella of comedy.
Categories: Art / Feature Story / Pictorials
L.A. Cocktails Parting Shots
Say hello to top-tier tequila's little buddy.
Categories: Entertaining / Feature Story
