Ed Leibowitz
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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The L.A. Times Responded to Our Investigation Into Its Dysfunction
The L.A. Times Responded to Our Investigation Into Its Dysfunction Here’s what two editors said, and our reply Since Los Angeles magazine published my article “What’s the Matter With the L.A. Times?” we’ve heard from many readers, including many current and former staffers at the paper whom I had not interviewed for the piece. Overwhelmingly, these editors and reporters described feeling… → Read More
What’s the Matter with the L.A. Times?
Something is amiss at the nation’s fifth-largest paper, and that’s a story unto itself → Read More
Where Does the Grim Sleeper Rank Among Notorious L.A. Criminals?
Check out this gallery of strange and scary perps from the past century → Read More
Find the Whiskey Club That's Right For You
If you’ve got the money and connections, there’s no shortage of opportunities to encounter kindred palates in L.A. → Read More
The 5 Best Places to Buy Whiskey in L.A.
For when a bottle of Jim Beam just isn't adventurous enough → Read More
Meet Chris Uhde, the First Name in L.A. Whiskey
The city’s leading whiskey evangelist can tell you everything you need to know → Read More
9 Types of Whiskey You Need to Know Now
Can’t tell single malt from sherry finished? This primer will go down smooth → Read More
5 Best Bars to Get Your Whiskey Fix
Whether you’re a newbie or ready for that $250 flight of Pappy Van Winkle, we’ve got you covered → Read More
Will Melodrama Sink American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson?
What works on American Horror Story might be too high-minded for its sister series → Read More
Can the New 6th Street Viaduct Help Transform L.A.?
The replacement for an old bridge is carrying more weight than mere traffic → Read More
Bruce Dern on Killing John Wayne and Crossing L.A. on Foot
The star of The Hateful Eight gives us his L.A. Story → Read More
Lisa Edelstein on Cocaine Lines, Riot Bonding, and the Art of Growing Up
The Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce star gives us her L.A. story → Read More
Brie Larson on Ghostly Manses, Impromptu Dances, and Unexpected Awe
Brie Larson The breakout star of Room shares her L.A. story * Queue ’Em Up * Room (In theaters now) Larson spent six months preparing for this somber drama (based on Emma Donoghue’s novel) about a young woman’s survival while being held captive for years in a locked backyard shed. * Trainwreck (2015) Judd Apatow cast Larson as the settled-down sister—and perfect straight woman—to Amy Schumer’s… → Read More
Latino. Pro-Trump. Discuss.
Latino. Pro-Trump. Discuss. Some Latinos don’t denounce The Donald On the final night of the Republican National Convention, Jorge Herrera arrives in blue scrubs at the Elephant Bar in Torrance and orders an ahi salad and a margarita. Donald Trump has already concluded perhaps the darkest presidential acceptance speech in his party’s history—evoking an America bilked by trade deals, overrun by… → Read More
The Tao of Panda Express
The panda express success story—how a single outlet in the Glendale Galleria grew to 1,800 locations worldwide—begins with one secret ingredient: owners who care → Read More
George Takei on How to Live Longer and Prosper
Nearly five decades after he broke out as Sulu, the 77-year-old actor and activist makes a case for the third act → Read More
The Dreamer: How Developer Tom Gilmore’s Wild Idea Launched the Downtown Loft Craze
The trend is giving the area new life. But will he be left behind? → Read More
Committee of One
On a gloomy winter afternoon, Los Angeles’s most powerful civic leader and richest man sprints his way through the Museo Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, just as the day before he sped through the Museo del Prado in Madrid, hurtling past centuries of Spanish art. Here, deep inside the Guggenheim, the Jasper Johnses, the Andy Warhols, and the Roy Lichtensteins he rushes by don’t claim his attention… → Read More