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JD Vance: The Bipartisan Savior or Trump’s New Disguise?
Something truly miraculous happened during the vice-presidential debate. Was it the arrival of JD Vance, the common-sense, bipartisan-talking, largely agreeable candidate? Who is this man? And—more importantly—is he really running as Donald...
RIP, Pete Rose: More Than Just the King of Hits
It’s hard to believe that Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader, the man who turned more singles into doubles than most of us turn coffee into energy, has passed away at the age of 83 in Las Vegas. Pete wasn’t just a good friend of mine;...
THE EVOLUTION OF FASHION IN ‘AND JUST LIKE THAT’ SEASON 3: A DIVE INTO THE BOLDEST LOOKS
FASHION INFLUENCER LÍVIA GUEISSAZ EXPLORES HOW THE SERIES BLENDS ICONIC STYLES WITH MODERN TRENDS. With the third season of ‘And Just Like That’ production underway in New York City, fashion enthusiasts are already buzzing about the iconic...
PENÉLOPE CRUZ & JAVIER BARDEM: A LOVE STORY WRITTEN IN THE STARS
FROM INTUITION TO FOREVER: HOW PENÉLOPE CRUZ AND JAVIER BARDEM BUILT A LOVE THAT THRIVES ON AND OFF THE SCREEN Hello, My Beautiful Friends, There’s something undeniably magical about the way Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem have not only graced...
Ms. America, the Greatest Woman in the World!
Remembrances of a Single Mom: Burger King, Chanel No. 5, and a Lady Who Lost Her Mind. By MARY FRANCES DAVIDSON Growing up with my mom was like growing up with a movie star! She was tall! She was marvelous! She was capable! When I...
Can Ysabel Jurado Really Throw the Rascal Out of Office, as Mark Twain Might’ve Said?
In a district as politically scarred as the 14th of Los Angeles, voter apathy is practically a local pastime. But this election could be different. After all, how many times can you elect a scoundrel before you start wondering if maybe you’re the...
An Unmarked Grave: Burying All But the Memory of America’s Camelot
Perhaps it will take the death of the last baby boomer—gasping, clinging to an overstuffed armchair and a cherished first edition of Profiles in Courage—to finally bury the myth of Camelot, a myth that has hovered over America for decades like...
Shohei Ohtani: The Best There Ever Was
I came to town to promote my books about a legendary baseball player, including one titled 'The Best There Ever Was.' I saw a ball game while here. And I wound up leaving feeling like I had prematurely written that book or that I was meant to write...
J.D., You Were Always the Coolest Guy in Town
J.D had that rare gift of capturing heartbreak and hope all in one breath. He could take a moment, a feeling, and turn it into something timeless. It wasn’t just music; it was emotion set to melody. And like all great songwriters, he wrote from a...
SELENA AT THE EMMYS & A RED CARPET METAPHOR OF LIFE
The industry, which once celebrated the seasoned cynicism of reporters like me, had decided we were no longer the princes of the profession but rather its dinosaurs. Our extinction was imminent. It was one of those nights when you start to wonder...
Rossi, Dark & Light: An Actor, A Foil, A Friend
The Tale of a Sometime Hollywood Denizen Who Could Have Been Someone By MARY FRANCIS DAVIDSON It's 2 a.m. in 2014 and the phone in my little place east of LAX is ringing. In between the roar of airplanes overhead—most of the noise blocked...
Dinner With Donald & Hannibal: A Presidential Feast
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s not every day that you find yourself with a front-row seat to the strangest conversation since Socrates asked his disciples to pass the hemlock. But here we are, gathered in the dim light of an undisclosed underground...
Flip-Flop or Flip-Forward?
Kamala Harris's Position on Fracking Can Make Her POTUS, but She Needs to Own it By JOHN SHALLMAN Face it: Fossil fuel extraction is messy. Whether you’re drilling for oil or digging for coal, the process of obtaining the raw materials that, for...
THE GREAT RAT & OPOSSUM HEIST OF CAMPAIGN 2024
I have always believed that nothing brings a neighborhood together quite like a good old-fashioned scandal. And in our cozy, diverse, and mostly serene Southern California community, we now find ourselves embroiled in one of the most scandalous...
THE KATIE FLOWERS INTERVIEW
"I want to inspire people to transform their relationships and, in turn, their lives. I aim to show that love isn’t just about finding the right partner—it’s about cultivating a deep connection with yourself first." Katie Flowers isn’t...
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RIP, Pete Rose: More Than Just the King of Hits
It’s hard to believe that Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader, the man who turned more singles into doubles than most of us turn coffee into energy, has passed away at the age of 83 in Las Vegas. Pete wasn’t just a good friend of mine;...
Shohei Ohtani: The Best There Ever Was
I came to town to promote my books about a legendary baseball player, including one titled 'The Best There Ever Was.' I saw a ball game while here. And I wound up leaving feeling like I had prematurely written that book or that I was meant to write...
Pete Rose and Baseball’s Sheer Utter Stupidity
Pete Rose, the man with more hits than anyone in the history of Major League Baseball, this titan of baseball is conspicuously absent from the Hall of Fame. The reason? He gambled on baseball. Boo-hoo! Let’s all shed a tear for baseball’s lost...
COOL IT, L.A. OF COURSE, SHOHEI BLEEDS DODGER BLUE
But Shohei also loves LA for a different kind of hardware. The kind you drive. LA is the driving capital of the super car enthusiast, and he is one of them. He never drove in Japan because it’s too long a process to get a license, and he never...
The Governor & Baseball: Fabulous or Fabulist?
Gavin Newsom a Baseball Hall of Famer… in His Own Mind Public biographies of Gov. Gavin Newsom have long touted his baseball career, including that he played at Santa Clara University and drafted by an MLB team. But he was never on the...
