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Razor-sharp ad ideas

2013-05-17 19:20:00

This story starts at a point in time that most observers predicted it would end. The year was 2002. The Internet party was long over. Pets.com and other high-flying digital darlings were defunct. It was the dark days for the few survivors of the dot-com...

CBS bets that less is more. Warner Bros. TV shakes up its ranks.

2013-05-16 06:57:00

After the coffee. Before my last day of upfront presentations. Phew! The Skinny: I love New York but it seems to have gotten even more crowded since I left years ago. I can't deal! Thursday's headlines include CBS's new fall schedule and a restructuring...

Burger King to launch its own McRib sandwich

2013-05-14 15:54:00

The McDonald's McRib sandwich has managed to gain a following that would rival that of the Beatles in the '60s, but this summer, the sandwich is getting some competition. Burger King is announcing its 2013 summer menu items Thursday, and they will include...

Chi Lin on Sunset serving up Peking duck, custom cocktails and one paparazzo

2013-05-14 13:02:00

A lone paparazzo stood under a neon sign just outside the large red doors of Chi Lin on Sunset Boulevard, where the new Chinese restaurant opened Monday night. He looked around, camera ready, reminding patrons they were on the Westside. Alas, there were...

Eric Garcetti assails minimum-wage mailer sent by Wendy Greuel allies

2013-05-13 22:28:00

A new mailer sent out by Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel's allies to Latino voters that strongly suggests voting for her will result in an increase in the minimum wage to $15 per hour drew sharp criticism from her rival Monday. In addition to...

Quarter Pounders: McDonald's introduces three new versions

2013-05-13 16:40:00

McDonald's has announced it will add three new Quarter Pounder burgers to its menu and take off the Angus Prime third-pound burgers. With the new chicken wraps and egg white, whole grain McMuffins also on the menu, maybe no one will notice the new burgers...

At the Counter chain, burgers get the personal touch

2013-05-04 10:28:00

Jeffrey Weinstein once swept through 19 Denver restaurants in six hours, a feat that most people would characterize as gluttony. Weinstein calls it research. Eating out is more than a hobby for the founder and co-chief executive of the Counter, a...

Three women, missing for years, rescued from Cleveland home

2013-05-06 20:04:00

Three women who had been missing as long as 11 years were rescued from a Cleveland home on Monday, police said, an announcement that rocked the city and prompted celebrations in the street. Cleveland police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle...

Three women missing for years rescued from Cleveland home

2013-05-06 22:12:00

Three women who vanished separately up to 11 years ago were rescued from a Cleveland home Monday, police said, and three men were arrested. The announcement rocked the city and prompted celebrations in the street. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle...

McDonald's shamelessly exploits Cleveland rescue

2013-05-08 10:02:00

It's well known that the Chinese characters for "crisis" translate as "danger" and "opportunity." McDonald's has decided there's no danger in exploiting the horrific Cleveland kidnapping as a marketing opportunity. The fast-food heavyweight says it'...

McDonald's sales slide on avian flu fears; Wendy's revenue rises

2013-05-08 08:10:00

McDonald’s had another rough month as sales at restaurants open more than a year slid in April, a month after the world’s largest burger company said the gauge dipped 1% during its first quarter. This time, the Oak Brook, Ill., chain...

Teens ate 'too many calories' at Subway and McDonald's, study says

2013-05-07 15:53:00

Adolescents who went to McDonald’s and Subway in Los Angeles bought about the same number of calories at each, despite Subway's reputation as a healthier place to eat, researchers said. The menus are not the point, lead researcher Dr. Lenard...

The McDonald's McRib is getting some competition this summer with the new Burger King rib sandwich.

2013-05-14 15:22:17

A McDonald's menu board.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

McDonald's is adding three new Quarter Pounders to its menu.

2013-05-13 14:26:25