| | | Donald Bren: The Real Legacy BY R. SCOTT MOXLEY  Billionaire Donald Bren isn't just Orange County's wealthiest man. Over the decades, the Newport Beach real-estate developer has also proved to be one of the region's most secretive public figures. Other than what's on his carefully polished corporate résumé, the public knows close to nothing about the man who is arguably the most powerful person in OC. So, on Sunday, Feb. 13, when I saw that Scott Kraft of the Los Angeles Times had gotten exclusive interviews with Bren that resulted in that day's 2,300-word story on the front of ... more >>
| | | | | | | | Matt Pond Is Pitchforked, But Proud BY REYAN ALI  To put it gently, Pitchfork's opinion of Matt Pond's work has been less than positive. Since the New York-based singer/songwriter and his band (known collectively as Matt Pond PA) got going in the late 1990s, the juggernaut indie-rock site has graded several of their records. Scores have mostly been on the upswing with each ensuing review but still decisively remain within the lower rungs of thei... more >> | | | | | | | | Taco Asylum Sells Twittered Tacos BY EDWIN GOEI  I don't envy the work the Haven Gastropub wunderkinds—Greg Daniels, Wil Dee and Alkesh Patel—have ahead of them. They're planning a second outpost in Pasadena; at the Camp, their latest project, Taco Asylum, enjoys the adoration of the Haven faithful as well as attention from those curious about its novelty. But after the been-there-done-that crowd dissipates, after the magazines and ... more >> | | | | | | | | 'The King's Speech' Is Oscar Mild BY KARINA LONGWORTH  Paramount, distributor of David O. Russell's The Fighter, celebrated the helmer's Best Director Oscar nomination by placing a "For Your Consideration" ad on the cover of Variety, touting him as "the comeback of the year." It was an odd choice of phrasing, considering that The Fighter, Russell's first feature to net any Oscar nominations, is by far his biggest success. What is he coming back to? ... more >> | | | | | | | | Heard Mentality You've seen them: the yellow and purple, Lakers-inspired kicks that Snoop Dogg designed with Adidas, released just in time for the All Star game. They're not the first shoe Mr. Dogg has designed... Navel Gazing Next to non-pedophile apologist Catholics, my favorite group of religious-minded folks are Universalist Unitarians, who ground their radical politics on Jesus and a hella other traditions. I've s... Stick a Fork In It From Twitter, from a gal whose name I can't remember, whose question I can't quote verbatim because it's buried under a pile of tweets, but which went like this:Where can I find a good mimosa nea... | | | | |
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