Archive for May, 2012
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TRIBUTE: HAPPY POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY, MAYBELLE
HAPPY POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY, MAYBELLE Whenever I write the occasional column that pertains to the few sadnesses I've had over these past two years, I'm aware that I'm being a tad self-indulgent. But please bear with me for just a little whi
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EVENT: 9021PHO ART EXHIBIT LAUNCH
9021PHO ART EXHIBIT LAUNCH It turns out that this Asian restaurant has been in Beverly Hills for a couple of years and I didn't even know about it! But I stopped by their interesting afternoon soiree that celebrated Chef Kimmy Tang’s pa
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TELEVISION: SUMMER 2012 COMPETITON SHOWS
SUMMER 2012 COMPETITON SHOWS As I stated in my wrap-up of this season's American Idol and Dancing With The Stars, (which you can read here: itsnotaboutme.tv/news/2012/05/24/televisionkarens-rants-season-outcomes-of-dancing-with-the-stars-a
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HOLIDAY: HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END 2012
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END 2012 I have a feeling that most of us don't observe Memorial Day as the solemn occasion it really should be. Rather, it's yet another three-day holiday where we can begin to celebrate summer. (That's the reason
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TELEVISION/KAREN’S RANTS: SEASON OUTCOMES OF DANCING WITH THE STARS AND AMERICAN IDOL
SEASON OUTCOMES OF DANCING WITH THE STARS AND AMERICAN IDOL Tonight we begin the new competition show, Duets, and this ninth season of So You Think You Can Dance. I need a break! A small one, but a break nonetheless. I know the networks
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THEATRE: ANNIE
ANNIE Shockingly, before last week-end at the Glendale Centre Theatre, I had seen Annie only once before in my life! And many years ago, at that. And I've never seen the movie, nor TV film, (although my mother did almost every time they
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EVENT: LORIMAR WINERY OPENING
LORIMAR WINERY OPENING This was a really special all-day event. Since the Lorimar Winery is in Temecula, a couple of hours drive from Los Angeles, several of us VIPs were shuttled there in a luxury van, so that everyone would be able to s
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EVENTS: THREE WINE EVENTS
THREE WINE EVENTS We've all heard of Fashion Week, Oscars Week, Superbowl Week. But last week, I coined a new one: “Wine Week.” I don't know if it's something official, or just coincidental, but I went to four wine events in five da
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LIST: ITEMS IN MY FRIDGE
ITEMS IN MY FRIDGE Even though I'm known for eating out all the time, something my parents taught me, I try to have some semblance of necessary sustenance in my house at all times, (courtesy of Mr. X's grocery shopping, not mine!) Here's
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KAREN’S RANTS: TIME MAGAZINE COVER
TIME MAGAZINE COVER Many years ago, when I was first seeing Mr. X, he and I were visiting a bunch of college pals of his in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The cutest, youngest guy in the bunch invited a few of us over to his house in town for a j
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