An Angelic Evening Benefiting a Great Cause
Aug26

An Angelic Evening Benefiting a Great Cause

It was a beautiful sight on a late summer’s night: a Hollywood parking lot, normally used to pack up home delivered meals to thousands of people who have life-threatening illnesses was transformed into a sophisticated, alfresco atmosphere for the 2011 Angel Awards, put on by the nonprofit organization Project Angel Food. If you’re not familiar with this worthy cause, it provides home cooked meals and delivers them to 1,300...

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A Night of Silver, Gold, Cocktails and Celebrities
Aug01

A Night of Silver, Gold, Cocktails and Celebrities

It was a beautiful night at the Sunset Marquis Hotel and Villas, made even more so by the glittering array of jewelry on display from Lia Sophia.   The jewelry company threw a bash to launch its Industrielle II Red Carpet Collection. Many of the attendees were red carpet regulars, including Paris Hilton, sister Nicky and their mom Kathy, Ashlee Simpson–sporting a short new blonde ‘do– along with Kourtney Kardashian...

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Surfin’ Safari with Oakley: Sea, Sun and Shades
Jul28

Surfin’ Safari with Oakley: Sea, Sun and Shades

Take a beautiful weekend along the Southern California coast with ideal surf conditions, the amenities of a luxury hotel, some star power– and the elements were exceptionally right for Oakley’s annual Learn to Ride Fueled by Muscle Milk event at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.   But it was a lot more than a beautiful day at the beach. Guests of the two-day event stayed at the luxurious St. Regis Monarch Bay hotel, a...

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The Trafficpocalypse That Never Materialized: How Carmageddon Became Carmaheaven and Now Angelenos Want More
Jul18

The Trafficpocalypse That Never Materialized: How Carmageddon Became Carmaheaven and Now Angelenos Want More

When you think of the last big, over-hyped anything in LA, there’s lots of competition. But when it came to the dreaded Carmageddon, a term coined by Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and usurped from a violent videogame of a few years back, the message got through.   There were huge freeway signs. There were social media campaigns. There was endless news coverage on radio and television. You had to be living...

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From Skid Row to Santa Barbara, The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge Charmed Us Royally
Jul09

From Skid Row to Santa Barbara, The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge Charmed Us Royally

It only took a few moments in the presence of royalty to turn a room full of high-level entertainment executives, new media visionaries and venture capitalists into a giddy group falling all over themselves, taking photos and video of William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. One person likened the scene at the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit at the Beverly Hilton to an audience of young girls at a Justin...

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