HOLLYWOOD
—Where do the famous hide in Hollywood? Often in plain view,
right under our noses in Hollywood bars while enjoying cigars and martinis.
Treat
everyone like a star.
HOLLYWOOD—Filmmaker, director Spike Jonze will be at the Family Bookstore Sunday for a signing and question session with fans of his hit film “Where the Wild Things Are.”
BEVERLY HILLS—“Under the Dome” is one amazing novel by Stephen King, who breaks all the rules of a typical novel. It's very long and the cover is like something I've never seen before.
HOLLYWOOD—The stars in Hollywood? They’re under sticky shoe soles as you tread the Boulevard of Broken Dreams; the stars are in the heavens, dimmed by layers of smog and fog.
BEVERLY HILLS—Andre' Agassi will become a household topic in many homes as the star talks tennis, drugs and lies. All is covered in his new autobiography.
BEVERLY HILLS—That morning brew is better than a dozen psychoanalysts. In these troublous times, however, some people think about cutting back on that vital elixir.
HOLLYWOOD
—Americans are learning to value the simple things family, laughter and to demand value in the indispensable things, like a good cup of java.
SANTA MONICA
—After reading the latest Christopher Kennedy Lawford book, “Moments of Clarity,” I remember why he was always everyone’s favorite Kennedy.
BEVERLY HILLS —Maybe the Tudor period of England is not very well known today. However, a novel titled “Wolf Hall” sure comes very close to it. Hilary Mantel has a winner in her hands.
HOLLYWOOD—What will happen when Lulu, a recent transplant to L.A. from the afterlife, discovers the guy she fell for is the recently fired valet parker—Matt Daemon—and not the Matt Damon?
BEVERLY HILLS—Soledad O’Brien is a journalist who works for CNN. Ms. O'Brien has just completed a groundbreaking must read book called "Latino in America."
HOLLYWOOD—Lulu LaPeer is hurled back to earth in pursuit of the great role denied her in life. On the way to Anna Karenina somebody snaps a photo of her and there’s not a trace of her in the picture.
WEST HOLLYWOOD—What is functional training? Why is it important to me? Origins Functional training is utilized to rehabilitate injured workers from an injury or surgery and return to work.
BEVERLY HILLS—“The Time of My Life” is the new best seller by the late actor Patrick Swayze and his beautiful wife Lisa Niemi. The very truthful story of the couple’s life is shockingly honest.
HOLLYWOOD—A
question was poised, suspended in the air like a poison dart frozen in its
flight. Lulu gulped, fearing Matt had unmasked her immortal status. Ha,
he’d seen through a ghost.
BEL AIR—Elizabeth Taylor has been a longtime resident of Bel Air and has been one of Hollywood’s biggest icons. Taylor is much more than a beautiful face, violet eyes and a two-time Oscar winner.
LOS ANGELES—We all want to wear quality attire that’s well coordinated and makes us look good. But beyond that, we’d also like to get a great deal, and pay as little as possible for those quality goods.
HOLLYWOOD—Resurrected from the dead, silent film actress Lulu LaPeer doesn’t have a clue that her Matt Daemon (with an ‘e’) isn’t an actor. He has an inkling there’s something spooky about Lulu.