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Hotel Bellevue Syrene
Sorrento, Italy I just got back from a twelve day trip to Italy. Go ahead and hate me. Though we called it a vacation, let’s be honest. A vacation is sitting on a beach somewhere with a trashy novel in one hand and a fruity cocktail in the other. This was traveling. There were days……
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Movers & Shakers – Q&A with Tricia Durrant from E! Entertainment
Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down for cocktails at the recently opened Sassafras with my friend Tricia Durrant, a Talent Executive at E!, who I work with just about every day of my life, (or so it seems lately). She books on-air talent for the network and I thought it would be……
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Shutters at Sunset
My sister-in-law Rebecca is a semi-finalist in the Scion contest for young entrepreneurs, so they flew her out to LA and put her up at Shutters for the week. (Not a bad gig if you can get it.) I lived in Santa Monica my first three years in LA and Shutters on the Beach was……
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A Spa Oscar Party at the Beverly Wilshire
This week I’ve found myself hotel hopping and you won’t hear me complaining. It’s Oscar week here in LA, which means lots of parties and a generally festive mood. Events for me are usually considered work, but every now and then I go for fun, which is what I did last night with my friend……
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Hotel Bel-Air, Just Your Average Neighborhood Watering Hole
Close friends of ours live in Bel-Air. I know. Before you conjur up images of the Fresh Prince, you can actually rent in Bel-Air (hashtag—slummingit). Even though Bel-Air is situated in the middle of the city, it still feels far removed from everything else. So, like the rest of us mere peasants, they too need……
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How to Know When it’s Time to Hire a Publicist
Lately, I have been inundated with friends and friends of friends wanting to know if they should hire a publicist, asking for a little direction, wanting to “pick my brain” about the mysterious world of publicity. These days it seems everybody and their dog (no, really) has a publicist. So, how do you know if……
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