It's Not About Me!

TRIBUTE: TRIBUTE TO MY PRECIOUS LITTLE MOTHER

I've begun this tribute to my precious little mother, May Rose Salkin, several times, but just can't get through it in one sitting. As I speak with the oh-so-many people who loved her, new thoughts come to me to share with you.

TRIBUTE: CLARENCE, THE SINGING DOG

TRIBUTE: CLARENCE, THE SINGING DOG Mr. X and I could not have asked for anything more out for our choice of the one being to share our lives. Clarence was the best dog I’ve ever seen or heard of. Not only was he the sweetest, most loving and caring and affectionate pal ever, but he literally didn’t give us even one second to be angry at him for in the almost eighteen years that we were blessed to have him with us.

CELEB SIGHTINGS: CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS 10(!)

4/13/11 The biggest sighting EVER! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie! Sitting just four rows in front of me at the Ahmanson Theatre for opening night of God Of Carnage. They both had slicked-back longish hair and were as quiet and sedate as can be. I don’t get excited over any sightings, in general, unless it’s a sports guy or someone I have a slight celeb crush on, (Simon Baker, Hugh Jackman, Tom Welling,) but I was positively giddy over this one. They’re my favorite couple ever. I love their kindness and generosity, and am so thrilled that they found each other in time to share their riches, including of spirit, with so many children.

LIVE PRODUCTION: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: OVO

In all my years of observing every kind of cultural event, even going back to when I was a wide-eyed child in New York City, I've never seen anything that comes close to a Cirque du Soleil show. I haven't seen nearly as many of their thirty different versions as I would like, but each one I have been lucky enough to observe has been spectacular. OVO is no exception.

MISCELLANEOUS/SPORTS: I’M BACK! (AND SO ARE THE NCAA FINALS!)
I'M BACK! (AND SO ARE THE NCAA FINALS!) I bet most of you hadn't even noticed I was gone from Los Angeles for awhile, since there were new columns all the time. But I spent March in New York, working on the super-sad task of clearing-out
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LIST: TEN THINGS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
TEN THINGS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE I saw this feature headline in one of the fashion mags I read, and before I read any further, I sat right down and banged out this list. Here's the original one, with my very first thoughts off the top o
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LIST: TWENTY-ONE THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO
TWENTY-ONE THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO This yet another list that I just wrote quickly and left in the order that they came into my head, except for the last one. That one was really first; a friend said it to me, which inspired this colum
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TELEVISION: DANCING WITH THE STARS–SEASON 14!
DANCING WITH THE STARS--SEASON 14! These are the notes I took while watching the season premiere of Dancing With Stars at the beginning of the week. They're not my usual in-depth observations, but I'm so busy reviewing events in New York
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DINING/NEW YORK: PLAZA FOOD HALL
PLAZA FOOD HALL When I'm in New York, I'm even more into trying every restaurant possible than I am at home in LA. There's just something about that city. And there are actually more eateries there that I pay return visits to, even though
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DINING/NEW YORK: DINE IN BROOKLYN
DINE IN BROOKLYN As you may know, I'm spending this month of March in my "homeland"--Brooklyn, New York. The weather has been phenomenal and many of my friends have been great. And now, I get the bonus of being here for the borough's ve
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DINING: LEMONADE
LEMONADE A friend took me to the Lemonade branch in Beverly Hills for lunch the other day. She loves the place, but for me, what a disappointment! Yes, it's considered somewhat hip to go through the line and pick-out your own food from t
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DINING: THE ROOF ON WILSHIRE
THE ROOF ON WILSHIRE This isn't a restaurant review per se. It's the story of how to run a business, which other execs should take note of! Since I do so much more in this E-zine than just restaurant reviews, although that's what I first
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DINING: CHEEBO
CHEEBO As my dining companion on a recent night at West Hollywood eatery Cheebo stated, it should be called “cheapo!” Not because it's inexpensive, but rather the opposite—they jacked-up the prices on us, while we ate! I had alwa
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CELEB SIGHTINGS: CELEB SIGHTINGS 15
CELEB SIGHTINGS 15 February turned-out to be a juicy month for celebrity sightings in L.A.! I'm glad because I don't know how many there will be in New York, where I'm spending for the entire month of March! I'll be in Brooklyn a good de
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