Always Ready For Her Close-Up....

THIS is my latest "Old Hollywood Book Club" for Vanity Fair...Y'all we could all learn a thing or two from Gloria Swanson, whose boundless curiosity and healthy ego propelled her through a fascinating life.

The Beautiful Life

In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair: If you thought glamour was dead, then you haven't heard of Charlotte Casiraghi. Princess Grace's granddaughter lives a Chanel clad life most mortals could only dream of...and thinks deep doing it.

Hooray for Streamland!

Check out the latest print edition of The Hollywood Reporter, where I take a look at the new capital of "Streamland"- Culver City.

Railroaded

A mystery wrapped in a riddle through the fog of time- that’s Modesta Avila, the first convicted felon in the OC and the subject of THIS, my latest history for LAist.

So Close, Yet So Far Away

THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair, is a doozy. The tortured history of the royal "spare," from Princess Margaret to Prince Andrew and every slighted scion in between.

Mexican-American's Fave Pastime

I had a lovely time talking about Mexican-American baseball with Air Talk today. Listen HERE.

Real Estate Rivals Make Nice

Oh my, THIS was such a fun event to attend and write about- LA real estate's elite A-team...you are charming peacocks one and all.

Beyond the Beyond

Hello friends! The amazing Drew Mackie started “Beyond Sunset,” an awesome new LA-centric illustrated magazine - and I wrote THIS really fun piece for it about Ms. Mega-Church herself Aimee Semple McPherson, and her flock of displaced misfits. Check it out!

Play Ball!

I absolutely loved writing THIS brief history of Mexican-American baseball in SoCal for @LAist. What amazing people, what an awesome story.

Real Estate Royalty

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!

The Great Lover

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.

Secret Agent Queen's

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.

What A Wonderful World

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

The Witches of Westwood

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.

Don't Be Scared!

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.

Josephine Baker's Legacy

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

The Merry Monarch

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

High in the Sky

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.

Mama Rosalind

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."

A Home of One's Own

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.