Hi friends! Check out the latest print edition of The Hollywood Reporter (with the glorious Regina King on the cover), where I take a look at the soaring popularity of the High Desert, one of the coolest places in California. Link to article HERE.
In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, a brief history of royal (and royally cute) babies, just in time for the birth of Princess Eugenie's son.
In THIS, the latest for my Vanity Fair Old Hollywood Book Club, the funny and foul-mouthed Billie Holiday, who told the story of her tragic yet triumphant life with a straight-forward, hard-edged humor in the legendary autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues."
PS: I LOVED this book. Highly recommend.
I am so excited about THIS project I am doing with Los Angeles Magazine! Every weekday this month, we will highlight a fascinating Black Angeleno in LA history. Up first, Luis and Maria Quintero, two of LA's OG settlers.
In THIS, my latest for Ventura Blvd. Mag, the artist Stuart Kusher.
Hi darlings! I wrote THIS fun little piece on the surprisingly rich literary history of the San Fernando Valley!
Loved talking to A. Martinez on Take Two about the history of smallpox in Los Angeles. Listen HERE.
In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, the absolutely spectacular, fabulous and footloose life of Ms. Eartha Mae Kitt. I LOVE her.
In THIS, my latest for PBS SoCal, the cultural treasure which is the Hollywood Bowl.
Pick up the latest copy of The Hollywood Reporter, on newsstands today, where I take a look at how the streaming wars may save commercial real estate in Los Angeles.
In THIS, the latest for my Vanity Fair Old Hollywood Book Club, a story close to my heart which inspired this whole series, that of the tragic yet unsparingly honest movie starlet Barbara Payton, and her cautionary tale of a life.
In THIS, my latest for THR, the story of the alleged sexual assault that helped take down a Hollywood legend
In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, a brief history of royal pets. Move over corgis- they are simply the tip of the royal zoo...
In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, comic legend Richard Pryor's confounding, almost unbelievably tumultuous life.
Hey friends! Check out THIS, the latest edition of The Hollywood Reporter, where I talk some of Hollywood's cancelled historical monuments. On newsstands today!
In THIS, my latest for Los Angeles Magazine, a brief, happy history of Hanukkah in Los Angeles.
Pick up the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter, out today, for my story on “The New $2 million LA Starter Home.” Featuring an amazing illustration by Zohar Lazar.