Rafi Gift Lounge Gets Guests in the Spirit for Oscar Weekend
The ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Beverly Hills was buzzing with excitement on the Friday before the Academy Awards for the Rafi Gift Lounge, curated by Rafi Anteby. Known for his jewelry line Bullets4Peace, which has been worn by celebrities including Rihanna, Drake, Eva Longoria, Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber, Anteby participated in an Oscar lounge last year at the Four Seasons and decided to make this year’s...
Last Stop Before Oscars: Glenn Close Reigns at the Costume Designers Guild Awards
It was time. Women have hosted the majority of this season’s awards shows. Alicia Keys at the Grammys. Aisha Tyler at the Directors Guild Awards. Chelsea Peretti at the Writers Guild Awards. Sandra Oh (with Andy Samberg) at the Golden Globes. But no matter how skillfully they handled their shows or how many of their jokes landed, none can be compared to Kate Walsh when it comes to a very specific aspect of the job—what they wore....
Big Surprises at the Writers Guild Awards
“To the other nominees in the category, have fun at the Oscars – losers. How is this happening?,” Bo Burnham said with a smile as he accepted the award for best original screenplay for “Eighth Grade” at the 2019 Writers Guild Awards. The conclusion of his short, pointed and unique speech referenced the fact that his film is not nominated for an Oscar. The winner of the other major screenplay award – best adapted screenplay – is in...
‘Green Book’ Awarded the Best Movie for Grownups, Glenn Close Takes Best Actress Prize
It’s the only awards show where the screeners are sent out on VHS, according to actor and comedian Martin Short, who took the mic as emcee of AARP The Magazine’s 18th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. Short’s jokes were flying fast and furiously as he called out attendees and nominees including Glenn Close, Michael Douglas, Viggo Mortensen and Shirley MacLaine at what he termed the “Olden Globes” in ceremonies held Feb. 4 at the...
Beauty Fans Line Up for a Preview of Urban Decay’s New Naked Reloaded Palette
It was an offer that more than 100 diehard Urban Decay beauty junkies couldn’t refuse– trading in their old neutral eyeshadow palettes of any other brand for UD’s new Naked Reloaded palette, before it’s even released. Diehard because they waited in in line in the rain on Grammy Sunday morning at The Grove in Los Angeles to get their hands on the new shadows from UD’s Naked Palette Vending Machine, set up in the midst of...