Lupus LA & Sweet Relief Musicians Fund Sponsor A Night for Jolie
It’s not often that an event resonates on so many levels, but that was the case as a group of talented musicians played their hearts out to benefit Jolie Levine on the stage that was the site of the historic 1985 recording of “We Are the World.” Ms. Levine, who was Michael Jackson’s assistant and has been a music coordinator for more than 30 years, has been disabled by lupus, a disease without a cure...
Presentations, Programming, Parties and Perks–That’s TV Upfronts
It is the rare person who isn’t stricken with a hangover after attending the annual series of presentations and parties that comprise the main week of television upfronts. If the hangover isn’t from adult beverages, then it is due to all the hype the networks dispense about their upcoming programming, around which they sell billions of dollars of upfront advertising. We look here on the presentations and...
The TV Academy Honors Television’s Most Enlightening and Inspirational Programs
Some called the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner a “nerd prom,’ and that term also came to mind–in a completely endearing way– at the 6th Annual Television Academy Honors, held May 9 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Known for presenting the Emmy Awards, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences decided in 2008 to move forward with a different sort of accolade that honors programs that inform, illuminate,...
Julia vs. Joe, or Veep Versus VP–It’s the Funny Factor That Wins This Race
If you appreciate the humorous aspects – accidental and intentional – of VP Joe Biden and the Emmy award-winning comedic style of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, you most definitely will love the second season of “Veep,” which is truly hitting its stride in the humor department. (So much so, HBO just renewed it for a third season.) Take her in front of a roasting pig on a spit at a community barbecue, while discussing the...
From Petrossian to Pinkberry, You’re Getting Upgraded at LAX
Waiting for a recent flight Mexico City from the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, you might have thought you were at some midsize city airport instead of at the gateway to and from the second largest city in the United States. It was 10 p.m., not that late according to most people’s standards, yet there were absolutely no food service vendors open in the terminal. What that essentially meant is it that it was...
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