Sneak Preview of The Playboy Club: The Key to Your Fantasies?
Aug03

Sneak Preview of The Playboy Club: The Key to Your Fantasies?

Comparisons to “Mad Men” were brushed aside. The controversy over a Salt Lake City affiliate’s refusal to run the program were glossed over—because another station picked it up. The argument was set forth that the show is about women’s empowerment.   Those were the headlines from the NBC TCA panel on the network’s upcoming one-hour drama “The Playboy Club,” set to premiere Monday, September 19...

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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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If You Don’t Want to Go All the Way Into the Heart of Hollywood, We Have a Great New Place
Jul26

If You Don’t Want to Go All the Way Into the Heart of Hollywood, We Have a Great New Place

Step into the new Next Door Lounge and you’ll instantly be transported to the Hollywood of the 1920s– and you won’t have to go all the way into the epicenter and the heat of Hollywood to get a great club experience.   The Next Door Lounge is entitled that way because it is right next door to the restaurant The Corner on Highland Avenue, just a few blocks south of Sunset Boulevard. The owner of The Corner, Ferris...

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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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