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MIKE ON RADIO: Talking Box Office, Star Salaries and Millenial TV on KCRW's The Business 27 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am
While host Kim Masters is on vacation, the Los Angeles Times' John Horn and I took over this week's "Banter" on KCRW's The Business. Among our topics: TV Guide Magazine's annual salary survey. Here's ...
Learning About Temecula Valley Wine in Hollywood 26 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
While driving down to Comic-Con on the 15 freeway this summer, I passed by signs for the Temecula Valley wine country for the first time. Another wine country so close (well, "close") to home? I was i...
MIKE ON RADIO: Breaking Down Summer's Indie Film Surge 24 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
On Thursday's KCRW Hollywood Breakdown, John Horn and I talked about this summer's indie film hits. Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine has opened to the widest release yet for one of his films. Lee Daniels' T...
Rate-A-Restaurant #302: Victoria's Tacos & Grill 23 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
Restaurant: Victoria's Tacos and Grill Location: 4204 San Fernando Rd. (Glendale) Type of restaurant: Mexican We stipulated: We had a short window to grab lunch before picking up the kids from scho...
Yes, You Can Buy a "Sharknado Orchid" 22 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
It's all about marketing. The Spruce Flower Shop in Los Feliz decided to give a new name to a shipment of masdevallia orchids it received from Salinas. The rare flowers look like sea creatures, so why...
A Salute to Our New Duck Dynasty Overlords 21 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
I know, it's hard to believe, but Duck Dynasty is truly a phenomenon. After the ratings came in last week, I quickly grew this beard and replaced my Twitter icon. The A&E reality comedy, which stars ...
License Plate of the Day: XXX Edition 20 Aug 2013 | 03:08 am
Triple X for life, y'all! Porn star, or porn aficionado?
Retro Friday: From 1979, How to Use Your MCA DiscoVision Player 17 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
Long before the DVD, there were laserdiscs. The originator of the laserdisc? MCA DiscoVision Inc., a division of entertainment giant MCA. DiscoVision was first started in 1969; by 1979, the industrial...
Best Album Cover, Ever 16 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
Am I right?
Cloudy With a Chance of Another Lawsuit 16 Aug 2013 | 12:44 pm
Deja vu? From the Hollywood Reporter, 8/15/13: A veteran meteorologist has filed a discrimination lawsuit against KABC-TV, alleging the Los Angeles TV station did not consider him for a position beca...
