Writer’s block is my greatest enemy. As someone who writes for a living, my paycheck depends on both my creativity and my ability to churn…
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If you’re “interested in fashion” to any degree, you must have at least heard of Alexa Chung, if not developed an obsession with the British…
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“We have to talk,” are probably the four most hated words in the English language in a romantic relationship. That phrase never signifies that something…
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Alcohol has become passé, or so it seems. Dr. David Nutt, a psychiatrist and professor of neuropsychopharmacology at the Imperial College of London, has been…
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Financial security then is a great help as it keeps you from worrying. Worry destroys the ability to write. — Ernest Hemingway, The Art of…
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It’s time to rock around the Christmas tree in the new old fashioned way. What better way to celebrate the yule tide season than throwing…
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Last Friday, my worst nightmare came true – I failed an important licensing exam. I remember hovering over my boyfriend’s shoulder while he entered my…
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While it’s easy to grab a bottle of Veuve Clicquot on your way to the party, hostess gifts should never be an afterthought. Do yourself…
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Downtown LA is home to many historical buildings, including theaters, that have served various purposes over the past century. Many of them are now nightclubs…
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A friend and I sit on a badly made bench outside of a closed Italian restaurant, windows looking onto laminated gingham tablecloths and napkins folded…
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I once dated a boy who was, by all accounts, a clinical narcissist. He had an uncanny way of taking any point of conversation and…
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Back in Portland, midcentury furniture is everywhere. Because the vintage stores – unlike Los Angeles – are not only cheap by comparison, but they’re also…
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