BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

OK, so I’ve read about Kenneth Cole’s Awearness Blog online and received press releases from his PR machine and, I will not lie, I was skeptical. But turns out the designer is really trying to do something here with a host of contributors, whether it’s discussing the rights of prisoners to vote or LA Weekly […]

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Saturday, March 8th from 2:00PM-4:00PM, Nick Cannon (misspelling is on the flyer, not here) will be at Bloomingdale’s at the Beverly Center registering people to vote, alongside the debut of the Rock the Vote collection by Society.
On a side note, can you believe Nick Cannon has done 16 movies since Drumline?! I challenge you to […]

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The lines between editorial and commerce continue to blur, particularly online. J.Crew shot its spring ‘08 collection at the Neutra-designed Kaufmann House in Palm Springs; its subsequent email blast links to ‘behind the scenes’ of the photo shoot. It’s really just a flash montage of photos and outtakes, but interesting how it truly is […]

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Can’t say what Trina Turk’s political views are but the LA-designer with a penchant for prints must be supportive of Obama enough to allow her 3rd Street boutique to have the candidate’s poster up front and center.

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Meet Betsy, Tessa and Diana. These are real-life Beverly Hills, 90210 girls, though they were wee things when the show actually aired.  They’re either seniors or juniors at Beverly Hills High and - shockingly! - all want to be actresses. They were, even more shockingly, hanging at Toast the other day drinking coffee and being […]

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I didn’t think I would wear another one of these rubber wristbands, but our esteemed President has inspired me.

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I don’t get to Montana Avenue too much, but I was glad to be there the other day to catch this dude traveling via Segway. I wonder how far he was traveling. As satisfying as it was to see, we really all have to hoof it a bit more, in the US and definitely in […]

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This sign in front of a bank in Sao Paulo cracked me up. It’s so much more expressive than the usual marked disabled parking spots - you can almost feel the ache in the back.

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A woman, crouched to the ground, applying makeup Monday evening at the Cedars-Sinai emergency room… you know, taking care of pertinent matters.

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It’s a month-long Brazilian extravaganza at the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art, at the southwest corner of La Brea and Fountain. It started on January 5th, but goes through January 27th, and includes over 40 Brazilian artists. On Saturday, January 19th from 8:00PM-midnight there will be a live Capoiera demonstration, plus Brazilian wine and Cachaca […]

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OK, this took some effort. Someone encrusted this parking meter with all kinds of glitz on Melrose west of Fairfax. The husband and I were trying to guess how long someone stood there and pasted these things on - at least 1/2 an hour, an hour maybe? - and how high were they? The […]

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Have you been to The Sharper Image lately? If not, go quick to check out this monstrous talking/singing Elvis head. It’s basically a very unrealistic bust of Elvis that talks about his life and career and sings. Be prepared to be very creeped out by the way - the head moves, the eyes move. […]

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