50/50: A Great Chance to See a Good Picture
It’s pretty rare that a poignant story about battling cancer, based on a real-life situation, is out and out funny, but humor is definitely one of the assets of “50/50,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anjelica Huston. The story is based on the screenwriter Will Reiser’s own experience with cancer and going through it with Rogen, his best friend, whose character...
Sound That Will Blow Your Socks Off in a Limited Edition Wireless Way
Hi-tech audiophiles will be falling in love with a futuristic new product from Parrot, and clamoring for a set for their living room—or any room. Parrot, the leader in high-end wireless devices, is releasing a limited edition series of their Zikmu Parrot by Philippe Starck wireless speakers just in time for the holiday shopping season, in the striking metallic colors Ancient Gold and Electric Blue. (They’ve...
Leather and Lycra: The Fabric of Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion
There was a fashionable look for almost everyone at the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion presented by Moroccanoil runway show held at the historic Vibiana cathedral in downtown Los Angeles, just steps from the city’s fashion district. Hosted by fashion plate Zoe Saldana, who is a cofounder of a new fashion database, myFDB.com, the sold out event showcased seven up-and-coming designers with their Spring 2012 collections. ...
Another Round at a Legendary Hollywood Venue
You may have driven by the corner of Vine and Melrose numerous times, not realizing there was an old-school martini bar with ample free parking right there amongst the fast-food restaurants often frequented by neighborhood homeless. We’re hesitant to term this neighborhood Soho, for fear of mentioning it in the same breath as New York’s and London’s Soho, but this is definitely South of Hollywood—which means less hassle—no...
Diving in to a Stylish Holiday Collection
There could not have been a more perfect night for Guess by Marciano to present its 2011 holiday collection in conjunction with fashion bible Vogue. It was unseasonably warm as guests navigated their way from the mobbed valet parking and crowded into the pool area at the new Mr. C Beverly Hills, which is technically in Los Angeles, on the site of a formerly dumpy hotel at the corner of Pico and Beverwil, now gone upscale....
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