The Los Angeles Times, hand-picked.

On Deadly Ground
Steven Seagal blames the FBI for his career downswing. Did they tie him up and stuff him with doughnuts?

Tell Me Something Good
Joel Stein’s column on celebrity interview tips is clever, smart and readable. Who knew?

Bless the Beasts…
John Giona’s Column One piece on drive-by deaths of farm animals is searing to read.

And Children
Did CBS exploit kids in Kid Nation? Or did the producers take advantage of the nation’s stupidest parents?

Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture
Steve Lopez’s columns about the homeless musician, Nathaniel Ayers, will become a Dreamworks vehicle for Jamie Foxx–with the feeling of Midnight Cowboy. Bet that changes in rewrite.

How About Fries and Two-picture Deal?

ICM and CAA dealmakers and flesh peddlers now convene at the Century City mall food court, at least until Craft opens.

Mo’ Bettah Burger
Junk foodies can enter Steve Lopez’s “guess the nutritional content of LA’s favorite foods” contest. Winner gets free lunch with Steve. Insert obvious joke here.

Hello, He Lied.

Clive Cussler fibbed about his sales numbers. He said 100 million, but the audit turned up less than half that number.