November 4 - November 10, 2007
Saturday, Nov. 10
I'll be traveling for the next couple of days. Posting will resume Tuesday afternoon.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Nov. 9
That was Frank Gehry responding - sort of - to a lawsuit filed against him by MIT, which says that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Spago, Mélisse and Urasawa earned two stars, while one-star restaurants include Providence, Sona, Water Grill, Ortolan, Patina, Ritz-Carlton Huntington Dining... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The world really doesn't need another profile of NBC head programmer and child-about-town, Ben Silverman, but his nasty attack on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Another really bad day, with the Dow dropping 223 points - and tech stocks did even worse than the overall... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Gas prices skyrocket: No more of this slow and steady stuff - L.A. pump prices are 14 cents a gallon... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Nov. 8
The Mouse House CEO said that the writers walkout will "definitely have an impact" on ABC programming if it stretches... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Never mind the stock market - if you want to get a nervous feel for where the economy is headed,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Actually, the WSJ is using the word "plunging." Tech issues, which had been holding up pretty well in this topsy-turvy... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The founder of L.A.'s American Apparel - he's the one who likes to take R-rated pictures of his models -... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Bernanke sees slower growth: That's not exactly shocking news, but you and me saying it isn't quite the same as... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Oh, why not? On a day when the Dow fell 360 points comes word of a new report by Goldman... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sort of. The celebrated chef who helped jumpstart L.A. cuisine into the big leagues with Citrus restaurant on Melrose will... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This time the culprit is a toy called Bindeez, which contains small beads that are found to mimic the effects... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's nervous time: The market is down 135 points at last check, and it could be even worse if not... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Nov. 6
There's probably some reasonable explanation, but Michelle Leder at footnoted.org wonders why IndyMac CEO Michael Perry recently signed a new... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A big bash is planned for tomorrow night at the new store in Glassell Park. It's one of half-dozen or... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This year's long-running soap opera involving Messrs. Geffen and Redstone gets an entertaining airing in the December Vanity Fair. All... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Countrywide bending the rules: You're a senior executive at the big mortgage lender and you're sitting on all these options.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Nov. 5
The government's latest survey shows that the average price of regular in L.A. County was $3.182 a gallon, which to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
At last, Time Warner's board has approved the promotion of Jeff Bewkes to be CEO. He succeeds Richard Parsons, who... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The always-entertaining media mogul folded his cards on IAC/InterActiveCorp, the Internet conglomerate that owned everything from Ask.com to the HSN... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The writers and producers made more progress on Sunday than anyone would have expected on Friday, but all of a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sunday, Nov. 4
WGA President Patric M. Verrone just emailed guild members to say that the strike will begin first thing Monday morning.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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