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  • Memories Taste Like This

    Memories Taste Like This

    Chasen’s dishes were part of the fabric of Los Angeles—now they're living on in the work of one of its veterans.

  • Looks Can Kill

    Looks Can Kill

    Kim-Maree Penn is lovely, but her winning smile isn't the only thing that can knock you out.

  • Drink in Paradise

    Drink in Paradise

    The tiki cocktail is back with a vengeance...and now a tip of the hat to the man who brought it to Los Angeles.

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Interviews
  • Millennium Man

    Millennium Man

    There’s no arguing Alexander Skarsgård is a born star, but when someone this ego-free comes along, we almost don’t know what to do with him.

  • Tte--Tte Natalie Merchant

    Tête-à-Tête Natalie Merchant

    Nic Harcourt talks with the erstwhile 10,000 Maniac about her renewed music horizons; plus must-mix music.

  • Video Interview Emily Blunt

    Video Interview Emily Blunt

    A one-on-one with the British beauty who specializes in taking borderline-unlikable characters and imparting them with vulnerability and charm.

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10Q
  • Jack White

    Jack White

    Nic Harcourt gets Jack White talking about his band the Dead Weather, label Third Man Records, life in Nashville, and the guitar skills of Jimmy Page and The Edge.

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The Ear
  • The Gold Standard

    The Gold Standard

    Johnny Carson won over Oscar viewers with perfect pitch and a little help from his favorite writers—Mike Barrie and Jim Mulholland.

  • Takes One to Know One

    Takes One to Know One

    Jerry Seinfeld opens up to David Steinberg about his influences, his post-Seinfeld life and his Talmudic approach to comedy.

  • Jon Stewart The Daily Factor

    Jon Stewart The Daily Factor

    The Comedy Central commentator talks with David Steinberg about Johnny Carson, Calgon, Petticoat Junction, and the early days of his career.

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The Gadfly
  • James Diener Long-Term Plan

    James Diener Long-Term Plan

    Music industry vet James Diener talks to Jesse Kornbluth about his recipe for A&R, growing bands and how niche music-industry models really work in today's market.

  • Citizen Chad

    Citizen Chad

    Chad Hurley, the founder of YouTube, talks with Jod Kaftan about the competition, eReaders and the future of online video.

  • Critical Mass

    Critical Mass

    Dave Hickey, art critic and professor of English at University of Nevada, says Vegas is "gold on the ground." Then why does he bite the hand that feeds?

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