
- Cardinal Roger Mahoney revealed that he had been assaulted in July outside of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral; the attacker was "enraged by the Catholic Church's sexual-abuse scandal within days of a record settlement with hundreds of victims."
- Karl Dorrell will not be coaching UCLA in its upcoming Las Vegas Bowl game. Defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker will coach in the interim.
- If the world weren't already all shook up by Jakob Lodwick's departure from IAC, now every Gawker editor and their snarky mother seem to be jumping ship.
- Attention Moz fans! Lock the doors, get out the chocolate ice cream, and prepare for the weep-fest: bilingual network LATV will be broadcasting two of Morrissey's recent Southland performances tomorrow night at 9 p.m.
- OMGZZZZ you guys, FREE CHIPOTLE BURRITOS! The sorta-fresh, sorta-fast food establishment will be giving away burritos on Thursday at their new Glendora location. BloggingLA has the details.
- It's not enough that they've stolen away our dear Fearless Leader, but now the LA Times has partnered with Mixx.com, a social networking-news website, in order to encourage more user-submitted content to the newspaper's site.
- Sure they're powerful -- but powerful enough to actually make good movies with strong female characters of all colors, sizes, and ages? Uh huh. The Hollywood Reporter has released its Power 100 list of the most influential women in Hollywood.
- The state of California is suing cigarette manufacturer R.J. Reynolds over a Rolling Stone editorial/advertorial spread which featured Camel mascot Joe Camel so heavily that it may have violated state regulations regarding cigarettes and advertisements.
- And that's not all the suing going on today: Dennis Quaid and his wife are suing makers of the drug Heparin, an overdose of which was responsible for the serious illness of his newborn twins. And Teri Hatcher is being sued by skin care company Hydroderm for an alleged breach of contract.
- There's still time to get out to the Silent Movie Theater tonight to see director Zbigniew Rybczynski in person and view screenings of his influential films. Info at Cinefamily.




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