Michelle vs. Hillary: Rocky Mountain Competition
Poor Michelle Obama. She’s been painted by the right as an unpatriotic, angry black woman, but she held up under scrutiny during her 15-minute speech at opening night of the DNC in Denver, looking picture-perfect in everything from her hair to her shoes. But Jon Stewart was right about the kids: they needed to zip it a bit. Sure to be an embarassing, yet cute, moment for them later on in life. Unscripted? Who knows… But...
The Best and the Worst
Some people know how to throw a party; some don’t. A surefire sign of the later: when you end up drunk, ordering at the takeout window at Taco Bell because you’ve been drinking for hours with no food to soak it up. Such was NOT the case at a FANTABULOUS bash to celebrate the launch of the Tony Hawk Sidekick for T-Mobile. Taking over an empty building in the heart of Hollywood (the place used to be KCBS Channel 2 and KNX)...
Century City Murder
I’m strangely fascinated by the case of the woman stabbed to death in a Century City parking garage after meeting with her lawyer in a nasty divorce with millions of dollars at stake. They say that stabbing someone to death is the most rageful of murders–you have to get thisclose–and the vast majority of women killed are knocked off by their husbands, exes or boyfriends. So why was it that a doctor who tried to help...
Diana Does Hollywood
For the sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Bowl, it was a flashback to the days of the Supremes some 40 years ago. Unlike veterans who play the Bowl frequently (Tony Bennett, anyone?) Diana Ross–the early 60s diva who paved the way for Mariah, Beyonce, Xtina–has kept herself pretty scarce. And that’s what made her performance so special, in addition to no less than SIX glittery costume changes. With a pair of powerful...
BLT Steak: Charred
Rarely, medium rare-ly, have I disliked a big-name restaurant as much as the new BLT Steak in Sunset Plaza, site of the fondly remembered Le Dome. For some unknown reason, most LA steakhouses like to completely sear an expensive cut of meat to blackness, so I always pre-emptively order it “medium rare, not charred.” I don’t mind a few grill marks, but don’t relish a filet with a burnt rind when the whole point...
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