Looking forward to the droll and delicious send-up of stand-up satirist Sandra Bernhard, who opens a two-week run Wednesday night at REDCAT with brand spanking new material and musical numbers in her ongoing Sandrology. […]
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Facebook promises to connect us with the past as much as the present. While some old associates are better left way in the past, I admit I’ve been thrilled to reconnect with others whom I once upon a time spent so much of my life. […]
Posted in Fashion, Los Angeles, Music, Style
Today I’m 44. Tonight Andy and my dear pals Bryan Rabin and Kelly Cole are throwing down the glam gauntlet at Diamond Dogs, Bryan and Kelly’s weekly fest at Bardot’s in Hollywood. […]
Posted in Current Affairs, Love, Music
Oh to be in San Francisco tonight! Guilio Cappellini is making a rare public appearance launching “Arkitektura’s Design Assembly,” a new series and idea incubator featuring talks, collaborations and exhibitions with progressive change makers in the design world. […]
Posted in Current Affairs, Design, Interior Design
Some time between the moment when Gregory Arlt slung Dita’s extended, black stockinged leg above his neck and an hour or so before when the curtain dropped on the stage of the House of Blues in Hollywood, the group of us cozied up inside a tiny chamber at the back of the Foundation Room upstairs. […]
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I love a book I hate to finish. Ry Cooder’s “Los Angeles Stories” (City Lights), the maiden novel by the guitar whiz and roots music champion, is the latest book to merit that ranking on my reading list. […]
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After 20 years of experiencing Dita Von Teese on stage, I can honestly admit that the gal never ceases to impress me.
From her exquisitely constructed costumes to the sumptuously tuned lighting, Dita’s stage performances are triumphs in the art of beauty—and perfection. […]
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While most of the obits summarized the historical and cultural impact of hair icon Vidal Sassoon, who died Wednesday at his Mullholland home, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic Booth Moore decided to provide a glimpse in Sunday’s “Image” section on his role in the city he made his home. […]
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With influential style makers such as jewelry designer Annie Costello Brown, textile designer Rachel Craven and footwear designer Beatrice Valenzuela, the Echo Park Craft Fair is not your usual neighborhood craft fair. […]
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As a result of a call today from the studio of interior designer Suzan Fellman to A+R, while sneaking a peak at her site I happened upon these gorgeous wallpaper and textile offerings based on the work of the multi-threat creative genius Cecil Beaton. […]
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