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Yum-Yum Gimme Some: New iOS App FOODIE SHARES Launches for West Side
So, what’s your culinary trip, exactly? We’ve all been there: you want to dine as a group, but you’re doing Paleo, he’s (oy) gluten-sensitive, she’s low-sodium vegan, that one’s lactose-intolerant (oy gevalt) and this one is 100% raw—please. Can’t we … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian food, chefs, dairy-free, ethnic cuisine, food, gluten-free, nut-free, on-demand, organic, Paleo, Vegan
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Festival of the Desert: March 18, 2015 in Palm Springs
Now there’s more to the Coachella cultural scene than blazing Rice Krispie squares, whirling, twirling, swirling tie-dye and rampant dehydration. Break out your tux and snap up your tix for high desert elevation of a different kind. Festival of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Events, Music, News & Sports, Theater, Upcoming Events
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The Rocky Road to The Folk Tree
As I approach The Folk Tree, located at 217 South Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, I imagine a whiff of something sharp and pungent. It’s a bit like the perfume of wild sage as the sun sets, or the smoked … Continue reading
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Cornbread, Corn-fed and Classic Country at Annenberg Space for Photography
Film director Steven Kochones, the cinematic powerhouse behind Arclight Productions and the new documentary “Country: Portraits of an American Sound”, captures the fundamental American schizophrenia embodied by this sprawling (and often drawling) musical genre, equal parts honky-tonkin’ and holy-rollin’, with … Continue reading
Top Three Mother’s Day Gifts
Moms rock. Whether you have one, or you are one, May 11, Mother’s Day, calls for mimosas and cashmere sweaters, of course. But we’ve also sussed out three unique products that really make specific sense for the mom gestalt. SHOWER … Continue reading
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Tagged aromatherapy, essential oils, lip products, orthotics, Plantar Fasciitis
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Wearin’ It Out this Spring
At first, I was excited with my new tube of Burt’s Bees new, purply-sheer tube lipgloss called “Smooch.” It’s got that fragrance that reminds you of cherry cough-syrup, and lays down the slightest Persephone-ish pomegranate shine on the lips, a … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fashion, Health and Beauty
Tagged beauty, lips, obsessive compulsive, paraben free makeup
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There’s a Fungus Amongus
And how. If you’re wearing Uggs everyday, or, even worse, fake sheepskin boots, beware. And get ye to Whole Foods, stat, to stock up on antifungal essential oils. Those buttery-soft boots were invented by Australian surfer dudes who just wanted … Continue reading
The Archer School for Girls Welcomes Sam Durant on Thursday
Thursday, February 6, beginning at 6:30 p.m., The Archer School for Girls will welcome Los Angeles artist Sam Durant and celebrate the opening of his current exhibition, “Pigs and Gold”. The artist’s reception is open to the public. At 7:30 … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Attractions, Events, Offbeat LA, Upcoming Events
Tagged Sam Durant, The Archer School for Girls
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Love Means Never Having to Say…
…”not tonight, honey, I have a migraine. So please put down that bouquet of long-stemmed red roses, and just shoot me now.” Essential oils for migraine may not sound as sexy as dipping yourself in chocolate sauce. But if you’re … Continue reading
THE FUNKY GOLD MEDINA
It’s full-on awards season here in Hollywood, and oh, my stars, Samantha!, are the invitations ever flooding in! Now granted, none of these RSVPs will bring me anywhere near the fabled Dolby Theatre on March 2. More like Toluca Lake, … Continue reading
