Fringe Benefits For Beautiful Lashes
EnvyDerm is as easy to apply as eyeliner If you haven’t yet tried one of the over-the-counter lash-lengthening products, you would never know how easy it is to grow longer, thicker lashes– if you stick with the program. Meaning, you have to use the stuff every night, even if it seems like it’s not working. One of the good ones out there is called EnvyDerm, which is formulated with vitamins, minerals and amino...
Circle Bar: Come A-Round for a Few
They say everything old is new again, and that is certainly the case at Circle Bar, located in the heart of all the action of Santa Monica’s Main Street. Circle Bar, a room dominated by– you guessed it, a large oval bar, was established in 1949, making it one of the oldest drinking establishments in the beach city. Patrons have included everyone from Jim Morrison and Truman Capote to more recently,...
Racism, Ratings and George Lopez’ Last Night on Late Night
The “baddest show in late night,” as host George Lopez called it, is now relegated to the history books. And if there is such a thing, the television business etiquette books, under the chapter of “How Not to Fire Your Cast and Crew.” Could there have been any less respectful way for TBS to have made a major schedule change than by unceremoniously dumping George Lopez from his late-night perch with scarcely 36 hours...
It’s Never Too Late for a Great Meal Downtown or by the Beach
“I’m sorry, the kitchen is closed” is a refrain that’s often heard in LA’s finer restaurants, as it is in cities across America that are not New York or Las Vegas. And if you’ve ever slipped in just before closing time and experienced the barely- veiled exasperation of staff waiting to clean up and go home, that’s no picnic either. Neither situation will ever confront you at either location of the...
Battle of the Network Parties
It’s that time of year again when the television networks preview their fall programming for TV critics in a 10-day confab known as TCA Summer Press Tour, headquartered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. After the daily panel sessions– where critics watch clips and then hammer executives, producers and show talent with questions– it’s time to party and, um, network some more. Here is our rundown, and it...