Matt Thompson

1 week ago | spin.com | Matt Thompson

The gold standard of dads has to be Walt Johnsen, the man after whom Walt’s Bar, a pinball, beer, and hotdog joint in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, is named. His son Jeff, who founded and owns the bar with brother Brad, tells it: “He’s one of those fix-anything guys, so he’d always be bringing home weird stuff like mall machines and go-karts, and he was also a classic car restoration dude.

Feb 19, 2025 | spin.com | Matt Thompson

She’s the face of Lucky Brands and Eterne, and taking off as a model, but what she really wants to do is write screenplays. And she already has. “I’ve finished a sci-fi screenplay but it’s sort of extreme — kind of a super bigtime sci-fi, so I feel I need to do some smaller stuff first.”That includes writing a short indie film and a biopic of her great grandmother, the late singer, actress, and TV host Dinah Shore.