Khodorkovsky Buried deep in this LA Times article, among all the hand-wringing about how Putin’s crackdown makes things difficult for US investors, are some solid reasons why Khodorkovsky was arrested for tax evasion, fraud and embezzlement. … Khodorkovsky is being…

Can you help poor Rumsfeld find his mojo? Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he does not know whether or not he has lost his mojo, as a leading news magazine suggested, because he doesn’t really know what mojo is. Well,…

The L.A Garment District The Garment District in L.A. is an amazing place. There are hundreds, probably thousands, of small stores in this roughly 40 block area. African fabric stores. A cluster of Italian men’s shoe stores. Across the street…

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Fidel Castro states the obvious Cuban President Fidel Castro praised California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s muscles but wondered how much brain power the former Mr. Universe has. “To judge from the photographs, he has a lot of muscle, but they have…

Cool Quote Via Ex Libris The problem everyone has is that you never know what will be treasured later. When we look at old magazines, the ads are far more fascinating and informative than the articles. The U.S. Weather Service…

Sunday in L.A. was 102 and cloudless, Friday was 56 and raining Los Angeles celebrated the return of autumnal rains in the traditional manner by gridlocking the entire freeway system and having as many traffic accidents as possible. Even normally blase radio…