I've been doing a stupid amount of travelling recently. First to Dublin to appear on The Late Late Show, the world's longest running chat show. It's a televisual extravaganza; Ireland's answer to Parkinson, Question Time and Trisha all rolled into one. I was the final guest, and when I arrived at the studio the previous 'act ...

Somehow amid the ongoing horror show of layoff season, we missed the news that The LA Weekly, which is owned by Village Voice Media, let go several staffers yesterday. LAObserved's Kevin Roderick offered some details: Sources at and around the LA Weekly confirmed that last night's staff cuts include long-time editor and columnist Marc Cooper, managing editor Sharan ...