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Real Estate Royalty

September 15, 2021 by Hadley Meares

I worked so hard on THIS list for The Hollywood Reporter and had such a blast doing it. Real Estate in LA is a fascinating hustle, and the folks who sell the houses- inspiring characters all!

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The Great Lover

September 14, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest Old Hollywood Book Club for @VanityFair, the smoldering but remarkably silly Rudolph Valentino, America's sexy silent sheik and the unintentional founder of Hollywood's cult of the young dead.

September 14, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Secret Agent Queen's

September 08, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Not surprisingly to those who know of my dreams of being both royal AND Agent 99 on Get Smart, THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair was an absolutely dream and intrigue to write.

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What A Wonderful World

September 02, 2021 by Hadley Meares


In THIS, my latest for Ventura Blvd Magazine, the joyful world of muralist Erin Miller Wray.

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The Witches of Westwood

September 02, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for LAist, the magical, misogynistic world of new age guru Carlos Castaneda- and the missing women in his orbit who have never been found.

September 02, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Don't Be Scared!

August 31, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Hi darlings, I'll be on "Josh Gates Tonight" Wednesday, September 1st at 9pm, part of Expedition Unknown on Discovery. It will be a spooky good time.

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Josephine Baker's Legacy

August 22, 2021 by Hadley Meares

I had such a lovely time speaking with BBC World News about the fabulous, inspiring Josephine Baker.

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The Merry Monarch

August 20, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair- the Queen is funny y'all!

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High in the Sky

August 18, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Check THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, and drool over my story on Santa Monica’s new elevated residential park…the stuff California dreams are made of.

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Mama Rosalind

August 12, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, the latest for my Vanity Fair "Old Hollywood Book Club," the delightful, uplifting, witty and wonderful world of Rosalind Russell, which she writes about with mirthful gaiety in her charming autobiography "Life Is A Banquet."


August 12, 2021 /Hadley Meares

A Home of One's Own

August 05, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS my latest for Vanity Fair, a brief history of Balmoral, the Queen’s beloved summer estate. I’m not quite sure it would be my bag.

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Teen Dream

July 22, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, the latest installment of my Old Hollywood Book Club for Vanity Fair, the heartbreaking, tragic, devastating story of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, as told by their son Dodd.

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Royal Rumble

July 22, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, a brief history of the original battle of the heir and the spare: King George Vi vs. the Duke of Windsor.

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High Tech Real Estate

July 21, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Pick up the latest edition of The Hollywood Reporter, on newsstands today. In THIS story I talk the NFT Art Gallery in LA luxury Real Estate, and in THIS one, a new kind of work/live space for the creative in all of us.

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The Late Bloomers

July 15, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, the evolution of Sophie and Edward, from sidelined back benchers to royal standouts.


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Princess Diana's Hollywood Dreams

July 01, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS my latest for Vanity Fair, on what would have been Princess Diana’s 60th Birthday, I explore an idea I’ve been kicking around for a while- her true calling may have been movie star.

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She Got It From Her Mama

June 29, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, some of Princess Diana's most illustrious- and infamous- ancestors. Pinch me I'm dreaming that I get to write this BTW.

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Solid As A Rock

June 29, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest Old Hollywood Book Club for Vanity Fair, the story of his handsomeness Rock Hudson, who apparently was the sweetest, nicest guy in all of crazy Hollywood.

June 29, 2021 /Hadley Meares

How To Sell A Haunted House

June 23, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Pick up the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter today- I have a fun story about a spate of scandalous historic homes currently on the market. Or read HERE.

June 23, 2021 /Hadley Meares

The Land of the Free

June 23, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for LAist, a brief tale of Wild West homesteaders, who dramatically changed the course of history in Southern California.

June 23, 2021 /Hadley Meares
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