Albert Pujols contract with the Angels includes money for marketing and a retirement job

From a report on mlb.com: The deal, which was agreed upon on Dec. 8, is divided into three different agreements. The player deal: a full no-trade clause with a base salary of $240 million through the 10 years (more details on this below). The marketing deal: Pujols will be paid $3 million for accumulating 3,000 hits (he’s …

Pacific Standard Time’s last hurrah for the exhibit – Lost and Found

I will be sad to see the Pacific Standard Time exhibitions go. For the past few months 60+ institutions all over California have been showing off the best native works from 1945-1980. The pieces below are from the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station, on display until the end of this year, December …

Pacific Standard Time's last hurrah for the exhibit – Lost and Found

I will be sad to see the Pacific Standard Time exhibitions go. For the past few months 60+ institutions all over California have been showing off the best native works from 1945-1980. The pieces below are from the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station, on display until the end of this year, December …

Crime Lineup from the 1930's – Los Angeles Police Department (photo)

May 9, 1936: Suspects line up during a Los Angeles Police Department “show-up,” now known as a lineup, as victims or witnesses try to identify alleged crime perpetrators. via LA Times 130th Anniversary

Crime Lineup from the 1930’s – Los Angeles Police Department (photo)

May 9, 1936: Suspects line up during a Los Angeles Police Department “show-up,” now known as a lineup, as victims or witnesses try to identify alleged crime perpetrators. via LA Times 130th Anniversary

130 years of news for the L.A. Times, my favorite newspaper's birthday

  The Los Angeles Times has the best newspaper website in the world. Their online presence is the fastest growing in the U.S., and for a technologist, like me, that is awesome. I have their iPhone and iPad apps, including the LA Times Magazine app which is the best magazine app I’ve seen yet. I …

130 years of news for the L.A. Times, my favorite newspaper’s birthday

  The Los Angeles Times has the best newspaper website in the world. Their online presence is the fastest growing in the U.S., and for a technologist, like me, that is awesome. I have their iPhone and iPad apps, including the LA Times Magazine app which is the best magazine app I’ve seen yet. I …

Join hundreds of local artists and designers at Unique L.A. this weekend

I’m a big builder, like Bob, and I love creating things so I’m pretty excited about Unique L.A. this weekend. The event is the “largest independent design show in the country, attendees get the rare chance to meet and shop directly from over 325 hand-selected designers and artists.” December 3 + 4 11 – 6pm …

Hollywood History: A visit to the American Film Institute

We took a trip into the Hollywood Hills to find a rare copy of the original screenplay for A Few Good Men. A favorite film of ours written by the legendary Aaron Sorkin. Rumor has it that the American Film Institute (AFI) has over 5,000 scripts in physical form and not available online. Our directions …