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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Rocking the House of Burton With a New Concert Series
Jul08

Rocking the House of Burton With a New Concert Series

  More music on the Miracle Mile! You probably know about LACMA’s free Friday night jazz series on it outdoor plaza. But now there’s a new concert series in town that showcases the Los Angeles independent rock scene. It was the brainchild of LACMA Muse director Jason Gaulton, who oversees a series of events, like Young Director’s Night, for the younger crowd of art enthusiasts that belong to Muse, one of the museum’s...

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Malibu Beach, Burgers and Bush. Well, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale…
Jul05

Malibu Beach, Burgers and Bush. Well, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale…

The Malibu Inn holds a special place in Southern California coastal history. It was established in 1920, and sits directly across Pacific Coast Highway from the Malibu Pier. At one point it was owned by legendary rocker Neil Young and known as the Crazy Horse Saloon. Yet if you’re like many people, you’ve driven by it countless times and not stopped. Now there’s new reason to check it out, as the place has just gotten a facelift, a...

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Serving Up a Memorable Meal: Scarpetta NYC’s Tasting Menu
Jun28

Serving Up a Memorable Meal: Scarpetta NYC’s Tasting Menu

He’s wowed Los Angeles, he’s charmed Miami, not to mention Toronto and Las Vegas, but where it all began for chef Scott Conant and his burgeoning Scarpetta restaurant empire is in New York City. After having dined extraordinarily well many times at the Los Angeles– actually, Beverly Hills location, and once earlier this year in Miami at the Fontainebleau hotel, we were excited to finally step through the doors at...

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The Weiner Scandal Ends As It Began: Tawdry, Strange and With Lewd Comments
Jun15

The Weiner Scandal Ends As It Began: Tawdry, Strange and With Lewd Comments

Anthony Weiner will have a lot of time on his hands now, and for his pregnant wife’s sake, let’s hope he doesn’t spend a lot of it alone on the computer. More than a week after admitting he lied and that the infamous gray underwear crotch picture was his, even while adamantly refusing to step down, Weiner emerged from a few days of an unknown form of rehab for his overblown narcissism and incessant need to be sexually desired by...

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