Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Chester Bennington at Hollywood Bowl
By Michael Menachem It’s a rallying cry that resulted from the shocking, tragic and heartbreaking death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington: #FuckDepression. The hashtag has been embraced by Linkin Park fans and those distraught after the loss of the band’s vocal powerhouse, who ended his own life July 20 after a battle with depression. And it played a key role in Friday’s emotional concert tribute to at the...
Third Annual Carney Awards Honor Macy, Malick, Fichtner, Kind and Berkeley
You’ve seen their faces, but you may or may not know their names, much less how to spell them. They are generally known as character actors, some of the finest thespians around on television and in film. Five of these actors were honored Sunday night for their outstanding achievements at the third annual Carney Awards. Art Carney is generally recognized as one of entertainment’s greatest character actors on the big and small screens,...
A (Trick or) Treat for Michael Jackson Fans This Halloween
Fans of Michael Jackson are in for a huge treat in advance of Halloween. CBS is airing a one hour animated special with Michael’s music as the soundtrack in the story. A preview of the show was not available but images of Jackson’s infamous “Thriller” are certainly coming to mind. The plot goes something like this: follows a twentysomething guy and a girl, Vincent (Lucas Till) and Victoria (Kiersey Clemons), who happened to me on...
Premium Beauty Line Achi Launches in West Hollywood
Pale pink and white roses adorned West Hollywood’s Doheny Room for the launch of products from Valerie Anderson’s new premium beauty line, achi, in a festive cocktail event hosted by makeup and beauty expert Kandee Johnson. Guests were treated to manicures with the new strawberry-scented, non-formaldehyde gel nail polishes that Anderson developed after identifying a niche in the marketplace for high-end gel polishes. (Bottles of achi...
Saint John’s 75th Anniversary Gala Raises the Roof–and $1.4 Million
It is known as one of the most respected hospitals in the United States and so it was only fitting that a lot of stops were pulled out for the 75th anniversary gala celebration for Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on October 21. As central as the hospital is to the city of Santa Monica and to Los Angeles County as a whole, so is the Ferris wheel on the iconic Santa Monica Pier. That’s why a scaled down but...
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