April 2011 - LA Times Magazine

Los Angeles and its underbelly—no one captures it with the magic of mystery-fiction writers, and we've nabbed a slew of them.

The Oscar-winning actor shares his thoughts on being the Borgia Pope, meeting von Bülow and almost kissing Jacko.

First and foremost a scholar in noir, Otto Penzler picks his 10 favorite lines from the best the genre has to offer on the silver screen.

In the realm of art and ideas: the annual L.A. Antiques Show, the magic of Harry Houdini...and a celebration of Alvin Ailey.

With a deceptively lo-fi sound and a bluesy-punk vibe, indie band the Kills is, well, doing just that; plus, this month’s song picks

Hot picks for the ultra fashion-forward; plus, string’s the thing in the April Trend Report.

With an eye on personal perfection, Glenn O’Brien’s How to Be a Man is a self-help book guys will actually enjoy.

The citrus groves of Southern California sing their olfactory siren song...and we heed the call in a quest to capture the fragrance.

The actress defies Hollywood expectations as a young ingenue through seasoned poise and an almost uncanny range.

A street of dreams, a time of day, a state of mind...and an LA exclusive graphic tale.

Originally victims and femme fatales, the women of today’s mystery fiction are now as damaged and complex as their male counterparts.

Gold fever grips the mountains of Peru...but some pay the ultimate price for a dream that may never come to fruition.

With its origins in the smokiest of spirits, this combination of rum and bitters is right on target.

In the revolutionary movement of the ’60s, the first face-off between the LAPD’s SWAT and the Black Panthers blindsided them both.

by Jean-Philippe Delhomme.