Four in the morning

1. A welcome respite from the Larry King love fest: "As refreshing as it has been that King generally checked his politics at the door, it also happens that he sometimes left his brain there too." LAT (via LA Observed)

2. The deal that gave the Tribune Co. to Sam Zell, and landed the company in bankruptcy, also made many executive rich(er). The Chicago Reader got a list - and points out that the bankruptcy court might claw back some or all of it. Chicago Reader

3. The whitewashed wall at MOCA that the LA Downtown News first reported on is finally starting to get the attention it deserves. fishbowlLA

4. The Rolling Stone website is no longer a complete mess. fishbowlLA

Haiti and MOCA on WWLA

On tonight’s “Which Way, LA?,” we’ll talk to local fire and earthquake experts, as well as community members, about efforts to help in the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake. Also tonight, the Museum of Contemporary Art has a new director – we’ll hear from Jeffrey Deitch. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on KCRW, 89.9 FM.

The guests on the Haiti segment are Matt Levesque with the Los Angeles County Fire Department; Tigeorges (George) Laguerre, owner of TiGeorges restaurant in Echo Park; Caltech seismologist Kate Hutton, and journalist Amy Wilentz, author of "The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier."