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3 food events you should know about: Joseph Mahon + David Haskell at Biergarten; 'James Bond, Foodie'; Cassoulet Night at Vertical
Daily DishBig in Ktown:Joseph Mahon, until very recently the executive chef at Bastide, and sommelier David Haskell make a two-night guest appearance at Biergarten in Koreatown, on Monday and Tuesday. Mahon's five-course tasting menu includes: carrot curry pudding;... -
Herman Melville was big in 2010
Jacket CopyHerman Melville proves among the most-valued authors sold by AbeBooks in 2010.... -
Book review: 'Satori' by Don Winslow
![Set during the Korean War and the onset of the Cold War, Don Winslow's "Satori," an entertaining, authorized prequel to the bestselling 1979 thriller "Shibumi" by Rodney William Whitaker (who wrote under the pen name Trevanian), is choked with every espionage and thriller cliché imaginable. The main character, Nicholai Hel (watch out — Hel's coming!), is an amalgam of superhero types found in books and pop culture: Think of a guy who's a mix of Caine from the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," Ian Fleming's James Bond and James Fenimore Cooper's Natty Bumppo.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-04/61165658-26170940.jpg "Set during the Korean War and the onset of the Cold War, Don Winslow's "Satori,\" an entertaining, authorized prequel to the bestselling 1979 thriller \"Shibumi\" by Rodney William Whitaker (who wrote under the pen name Trevanian), is choked with every espionage and thriller cliché imaginable. The main character, Nicholai Hel (watch out — Hel's coming!), is an amalgam of superhero types found in books and pop culture: Think of a guy who's a mix of Caine from the 1970s TV series \"Kung Fu,\" Ian Fleming's James Bond and James Fenimore Cooper's Natty Bumppo.")
Special to the Los Angeles TimesSet during the Korean War and the onset of the Cold War, Don Winslow's "Satori," an entertaining, authorized prequel to the bestselling 1979 thriller "Shibumi" by Rodney William Whitaker (who wrote under the pen name Trevanian), is choked with every...Tags: Book, Television, Korean War (1950-1953), James Fenimore Cooper, Entertainment
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Roderick Mann dies at 87; former Times showbiz columnist
Roderick Mann, a British-born show business writer who interviewed many of the world's biggest stars during a more than 40-year career that included serving as an entertainment columnist for the Los Angeles Times, died early Friday morning. He was 87....Tags: Brigitte Bardot, Cybill Shepherd, Cary Grant, Health, William Holden
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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist
The Daily MirrorNov. 24, 1961: “After the picture, we stepped into Jackie Gleason's Rolls-Royce, which he'd loaned us for the occasion, and drove to El Morocco for a bite to eat. There Hollywood producer Cubby Broccoli told me he will start the film ‘Doctor No,’ by... -
Alice, Beatrix and Harry: Valuable children's literature collection up for auction
Jacket CopyA valuable collection of children's literature, including Alice's own copy of "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There," a first edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and Beatrix Potter's personal copy of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" will...... -
'Through the Looking-Glass' owned by the 'real' Alice hits the auction block
The Hero ComplexGerrick Kennedy is back with another contribution to the Hero Complex with a report on an interesting artifact that once belonged to the "real" Alice of "Alice in Wonderland" fame... Former NFL player Pat McInally went down the rabbit hole...... -
James Bond may have a new agent of change: Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes
The Hero ComplexRachel Abramowitz is back on the Hero Complex today with the news that Sam Mendes is poised to become the first Oscar-winning director in the history of the venerable James Bond franchise. Sam Mendes is engaged in discussions to become...... -
Alaotra grebe, water bird native to Madagascar, is extinct, conservation group announces
L.A. UnleashedGENEVA — Alien fish species and nylon nets have led to the extinction of a water bird in Madagascar, a conservation group said Wednesday. The fragile bird, known as the alaotra grebe, was finally declared extinct 25 years after the...... -
Who do you write like?
Jacket CopyAre your characters as snazzy as James Bond? Are your sentences lyrical as those in "Lolita"? Pop a few paragraphs into the website I Write Like to find out if you write like Ian Fleming or Vladimir Nabokov. You might...... -
Tom Mankiewicz dies at 68; screenwriter for James Bond, Superman films
![Tom Mankiewicz, a screenwriter and premier script doctor who made his reputation working on such James Bond films as "Diamonds Are Forever," "Live and Let Die" and "The Man With the Golden Gun," has died. He was 68.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-08/55329743-02215827.jpg "Tom Mankiewicz, a screenwriter and premier script doctor who made his reputation working on such James Bond films as "Diamonds Are Forever,\" \"Live and Let Die\" and \"The Man With the Golden Gun,\" has died. He was 68.")
Tom Mankiewicz, a screenwriter and premier script doctor who made his reputation working on such James Bond films as "Diamonds Are Forever," "Live and Let Die" and "The Man With the Golden Gun," has died. He was 68.
Mankiewicz, who received a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies
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Bigger than Batman: Christopher Nolan says 'Inception' is 'the biggest challenge I've taken on'
The Hero ComplexOn Sunday, the staff of Los Angeles Times Calendar section will be previewing key 2010 releases by Hollywood. This is an early look at one of the articles in that package. So what exactly is “Inception”? That’s a popular question......
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