Just as L.A. Fashion Week took a step forward, the celeb-as-designer trend seems to have sent it two steps back. Though the presence of bigger and more legitimate designers has grown over the past few years, fashion regulars Sue Wong, Kevan Hall and Ed Hardy are not showing Fall 2008 collections at Culver City's Smashbox photo studios next week.
Mocking Los Angeles is a time-honored pastime for New Yorkers. We cling to the L.A. that Woody Allen imagined in Annie Hall : a culturally barren land of liposuction and libidos, a crass, one-industry town full of phonies. Sure, the weather is better on the West Coast, we tell ourselves as we trudge the city’s sidewalks for the ridiculous procession of slushy weeks from Thanksgiving to St.
A number of attorneys lately have been attracted to Reed Smith's aggressive strides in profitability and global geography. The firm's profits per partner have surpassed $1 million since 2006, and its latest revenue per lawyer was $690,000. "Now, compared to five years ago, we're in a position to compete," says L.A. managing partner Peter Kennedy. And competing they are. In the past year, the
You gotta love the highbrow/lowbrow mix in D.L. Hughley's birthday plans. We caught the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip star outside Beverly Hills steakhouse Mastro's last night. Celebrating his 44th, the comic filled us in on his plans after hitting the posh eatery - a trip to Denny's. Don't rush, D.L., you still have a few years before you qualify for that discount
Remarks Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Women's History Month Reception Carnegie Institute of Science Washington , D.C.
After serving as member-at-large on the AAOS Board of Directors, Kristy L. Weber, MD, is excited about her new role as Chair of the Council on Research, Quality Assessment and Technology (CORQAT). "I'm stepping into some big shoes," she said of her predecessor, Joshua J.
After serving as member-at-large on the AAOS Board of Directors, Kristy L. Weber, MD, is excited about her new role as Chair of the Council on Research, Quality Assessment and Technology (CORQAT).
Hundreds of people who claim they were abused by clergy affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles can expect to be paid more than $1 million each in a $660 million settlement of their lawsuits.
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