April 2010
Editor’s Letter—April 2010
This month, it's all about noir—specifically L.A. noir, from books and movies to a few of its real-life inspirations.
Categories: Editor's Letter
Promises Made
Kari Lenander was brutally murdered some 30 years ago, but to one cold-case detective, her file is still very much alive.
Categories: My L.A.
Overheard—Philip Marlowe
Public aphorisms of the quintessential private investigator.
The Big Score
With so many people feeling disenfranchised, it'd be nice to have Philip Marlowe around again—so why can't Hollywood find him?
Categories: Celebrities / Hollywood Rules
The Gimlet
Chandler’s The Long Goodbye stoked interest in this simple but elegant cocktail to Americans across the country.
Categories: By the Glass / Cocktails
Hollywood Backlot Justified
With this issue, LA becomes the print home of David Strick’s behind-the-scenes look at hot TV and movie productions.
Categories: Celebrities / Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials
Shadow Caster
The war between William H. Parker and gangster Mickey Cohen proves truth is stranger than noir fiction.
Categories: L.A. History / Politics / Power Play
Wanderlusting...
This month Mack & Kaufman respond to a request for romantic getaways to far-off lands, some imaginary, others real.
Categories: Books / Lonely Hearts Book Club
The Style List—April 2010
This month's look includes Essence of IX fragrance and design-your-own board shorts from a local Santa Monica company.
Categories: Art / Design / Fashion / Interiors+Interior Design / The Style List
Culture(d)—April 2010
The latest in art and architecture, from Roy McMakin to the L.A. Antiques Show to Neliana Fuenmayor and more.
Categories: Art / culture(d)
Basic Black
Twenty essential books and films that form the foundation for that specialty genre known as L.A. noir.
Categories: Books / Feature Story / Film
On the Edge of Nothing
There's no metropolis more perfect to serve as noir’s backdrop than the frontier’s end—the “last city,” Los Angeles.
Categories: Celebrities / City Landmarks / Feature Story / Film
L.A. Fashion Trouble Afoot
photographs by Bartholomew Cooke / styling by Hayley Atkin
Categories: Fashion / Photos / Pictorials
Dangerous Curves
Carla Gugino tears into her roles as if with talons, showing a capacity for risk taking in neo-noir tales that ride the edge of darkness.
Categories: Celebrities / Fashion / Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials
Transverse Transcendence
The pinot noirs of the Santa Rita Hills have come a long way since the planting of the very first vine.
Categories: Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials / Wine/Spirits
A Taste of Pinot Paradise
Santa Barbara is pinot noir heaven, but just which one is best? We give 'em a taste test.
Categories: By the Glass / Drinks / Entertaining / Feature Story / Wine/Spirits
Heavenly Hawaii
On Kauai, lie back, sip a mai tai and gaze at the moon over Hanalei Bay—and there's no better place to do it than the St. Regis Princeville.
Categories: Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials
At Caña, All Roads Lead to Rum
Nightlife king Cedd Moses’ new downtown rum club evokes the spirit of the tropics.
Categories: Feature Story / Pictorials
Funny or Die When Good Weddings Go Bad
First-dance frenzy to squirm-inducing toasts—think your nuptials need that over-the-top touch? Think again by SETH...
The Slow Fade from B&W into Color
There's more diversity in noir than you might think—Denise Hamilton proves it.
Categories: Books / Feature Story / Photos
