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Monday, August 25, 2008

New ethics rules won’t spoil parties

National | By Cynthia Dizikes | August 25, 2008
In time-honored fashion, members of Congress attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver will find a social calendar crammed with glitzy parties and lavish entertainment, all courtesy of those tireless friends of the powerful: Washington lobbyists. Read more
 

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

47 candles – and no need to keep his wish a secret

National | August 5, 2008
Barack Obama celebrated his 47th birthday Monday night at – where else? Read more
 

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Block party unites Watts community

California | Local | By Ari B. Bloomekatz | July 20, 2008
Damu Barnes, 32, bounced his 1-year-old daughter on his knee Saturday while keeping one eye on his son playing in the courtyard of Nickerson Gardens. Read more
 

Thursday, July 3, 2008

making a splash

Entertainment | By Enid Portuguez | July 3, 2008
Nestled in a corner past the Mirage’s general pool area, beyond the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat and down a winding concrete path, is Bare, the hotel’s exclusive, adults-only pool. Read more
 

Thursday, June 12, 2008

A slice of pure Hollywood

Home & Garden | By Andréa R. Vaucher | June 12, 2008
IT’S THE hottest day of the year – 91 degrees – and Phil Rosenthal is stacking almond wood kindling in the pizza oven of his Hancock Park home. Read more
 

Sunday, February 10, 2008

THE ‘IT’ PARTY

Image | February 10, 2008
FORGET the front row at Marc Jacobs – this was the hottest place to be during New York Fashion Week. Read more
 

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Talib Kweli is the main man in NYE party central

Entertainment | By Charlie Amter | December 27, 2007
Hollywood will have you thinking, if you ain’t on a billboard, you are worthless,” says Talib Kweli. Read more
 

Just 50,000 of your closest buds

Entertainment | By Kevin Bronson | December 27, 2007
LOOKING forward to a cozy, serene New Year’s Eve, with a bottle of bubbly and maybe quality time with someone special? Read more
 

Thursday, December 6, 2007

A party that raises eyebrows

Home & Garden | By Andréa R. Vaucher | December 6, 2007
AS Anastasia Soare languished in communist Romania in the 1980s, waiting for an exit visa for herself and her young daughter, she never imagined she would be here, dressed in a hip-hugging Chanel jacket and patent leather Bottega Veneta boots, receiving friends at her Beverly Hills home for a holiday party. Read more
 

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Shooting for the ‘08 ball

Travel | By Lark Ellen Gould | December 2, 2007
On New Year’s Eve, Vegas is on fire, crammed with crowds dressed in just about anything, in a scene that may be eclipsing the great ball drop in Times Square as the place to be when the year turns over. Read more
 

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Where to party

Entertainment | By Charlie Amter | November 29, 2007
YOU can imagine the poor schlubs from “The Office” throwing their annual office party. Read more
 

Sunday, November 18, 2007

November file / Seen - Celeb Status Optional - Sponsored parties are no longer limited to the famous. Yes, you too can get free booze and swag!

Magazine | By Elizabeth Khuri | November 18, 2007
On a recent Thursday afternoon, 260 guests celebrated a birthday on the rooftop of the Standard Downtown, a scene usually packed with hip young things starting the weekend early. Read more
 

The Hollywood Money Palaces - It’s no coincidence that political fundraisers are staged at the vast estates of Hollywood’s (mostly liberal) elite. We take a peek inside Ron Burkle’s Green Acres and five other invitation-only homes of the rich and connecte

Magazine | By Tina Daunt | November 18, 2007
It’s high season for politics in Hollywood, with the presidential primaries just weeks away, and that means the glitterati are engaged in their favorite recreational drama: political fundraising at the homes of the rich and famous. Read more
 

The Rules of Hollywood - Seeing Stars - A grande dame of the party circuit hardly recognizes today’s scene

Magazine | By Nicole Laporte | November 18, 2007
If anyone knows about Hollywood hostessing, it’s Sue Mengers. Read more
 

The Status Report - The Perfect Fauxstess - Why take French cooking lessons when faking it is so much easier?

Magazine | By Meghan Daum | November 18, 2007
Who among us does not aspire to be the kind of hostess who can whip up a gourmet feast for 12, regale her guests with stories from her high-profile and head-spinningly busy career, and then get the whole mess cleaned up for an early bedtime and a 10-mile run the next morning? Read more
 

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

PARTIES - Buzzing the town

News | November 7, 2007
1 Tom Cruise, left, and Will Smith share laughs at the premiere of Cruise’s new movie, “Lions for Lambs,” at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Read more
 

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Brought to you by …

Image | By Monica Corcoran | October 28, 2007
These days, you’re nobody without a corporate sponsor. Read more
 

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Mitie Tucker’s to-do list

Image | By Monica Corcoran | October 21, 2007
A few words from Mitie Tucker on entertaining: Inspiration is everywhere: Working with designers has taught Tucker not to limit her imagination. Read more
 

Belle of the bash

Image | By Monica Corcoran | October 21, 2007
Mitie TUCKER gracefully threads her way through a stylish crowd in the courtyard of the Hammer Museum. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Recipe: B-52 jelly shots

Food | October 10, 2007
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