What to Get the Couple Who Has Everything: How About a Charitable Donation, Or Some Priceless Perfume?
You wouldn’t dare attend a wedding without sending a gift, but you’ve got to hand it to Prince William and Kate Middleton, whose nuptials on Friday will be attended by less than 2,000 people but watched by untold millions around the globe. The royal couple has requested that donations in honor of their matrimony be made into a fund that will support 26 charities in Commonwealth countries from Kenya to Canada, although...
Scotch Lovers, Here’s One for You–The Cask of Dreams!
The Glenfiddich Cask of Dreams What would inspire you to dream big? For the people behind Glenfiddich, one of the top single malt Scotch whiskies on the market, it was coming up with a concept called the “cask of dreams”– wooden barrels they would take around the United States and have people literally write their dreams on them. Ambassadors for the brand, which was founded in 1887 and is still a family owned distillery in, um,...
Toys, Trinkets and Tattoos: All Part of the Plan for Celebrity Kids, Including MJ’s
The SLS Hotel is normally a very adult place. But in the lead-up to the Kid’s Choice Awards, one wing of the hotel became VERY kid-friendly. That’s when GBK Productions took over a downstairs ballroom for a gifting suite to honor nominees, presenters and assorted celebs and VIPs with a cornucopia of products and services to please everyone from preschoolers to grownups. LaToya Jackson came with her niece and nephews, Paris, Prince...
You’ve Got the Talent, You Get the Prize! The PDC Honors 8 Groundbreaking Stars in the World of Design
The artistry of design across a multitude of disciplines, from architecture to interior to graphic, took center stage as the Pacific Design Center presented its 17th annual Stars of Design awards during WestWeek. Taking place at the somewhat hidden but worthy of finding Wolfgang Puck restaurant Red Seven, and emceed by PDC prez Charles Cohen, who is developing the new Red Building at the Blue Whale, the intimate awards dinner honored...
Lights, Cameras and Action: LACMA Muse’s 10th Annual Young Directors Night
There can never be enough support for emerging artists, but for film directors, LACMA pulls out a lot of stops with its Young Directors Night program. For the tenth year running, the museum showcases—and then celebrates– the emerging talent of LA’s film community in a night that provides cinema, audience participation and a late-night afterparty to mix and mingle with the filmmakers. A sold out crowd at the Bing Theater...
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