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Summer Reading Giveway and BAT's Picks

June 11, 2008
Part of: Literati

I bought Real Simple the other day for their great organizational tips. Yep, I'm trying to get more organized. Did you know that I've been typing up my trip packing lists? This also helps if the airline loses your...[More]

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Pamela Keogh Interview

May 06, 2008
Part of: Fashion , Hollywood , Literati , NYC

Pamela Keogh always wanted to be a writer and grew up with very stylish parents. I was excited when she told me that while she was an editor at US Weekly, she was the one who introduced fashion to...[More]

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What Would Audrey Do?

May 06, 2008
Part of: Hollywood , Literati , Sparkly

[Breakfast: low-fat apple bran muffin from Grateful Bread. Green tea.] I’ve been waiting for a book like What Would Audrey Do? Timeless Lessons for Living with Grace and Style by Pamela Keogh for a long time. It’s a book that...[More]

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I Need one of These...

May 06, 2008
Part of: Brunch With Tiffany , Food , Hollywood , Literati

Time Warner Cable is really awful. The internet has been down since yesterday afternoon! It's semi-fixed now. Here's a Holly Golightly inspired cocktail from Dale DeGroff who wrote The Craft of the Cocktail. It can be found in Pamela...[More]

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El Diablo Wears Prada

February 25, 2008
Part of: Fashion , Hollywood , Literati , Television

[Breakfast: a hard-boiled egg and low-sodium V8] Click Photo to Enlarge OK. Diablo Cody is soo not wearing Prada, but I have no idea who designed her dress. I wasn't a fan of it when she was accepting her award...[More]

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I Survived "Love in the Time of Cholera"

October 08, 2007
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

[Breakfast: 2 Morning Star sausage links, multigrain toast with whipped butter and starfruit orange marmalade.] I really don’t like writing about crap film screenings. But now that Oprah has chosen the book that this crap film was based on as...[More]

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Cover Battle: Sexy vs. Not Sexy

June 21, 2007
Part of: Fashion , Fugly , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

Click Photos to Enlarge Jessica Biel is hot and Anne Hathaway is not. P.S.If had to pick an actress to have sex with, I'd possibly pick Jessica Biel. Who would you pick? Click Photos to Enlarge Related Entries: Fashionista...[More]

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Stoned!

May 08, 2007
Part of: Fashion , Gossip , Hollywood , Lindsay Lohan , Literati , Stoned!

[Breakfast: 3 slices of turkey bacon and a hard-boiled egg] Click Photo to Enlarge --Lindsay's "friend" who released the video of LL allegedly doing lots of cocaine to News of the World, said she did it because she's worried that...[More]

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Gossip for Breakfast : The Hills -- Part Deux

December 21, 2006
Part of: LA , Literati , Television

I'll admit that I occassionally get sucked into the reality pitt of MTV. I didn't watch all of The Hills, but the episodes I caught were pretty boring. I don't know how L.C. got her own show considering how...[More]

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Caridee's Seventeen Magazine Cover

December 20, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Gossip , Literati , Paris Hilton , Television

Click Photo to Enlarge Yes, I'm tres happy that Caridee won America's Next Top Model instead of bitchy, kiss-ass, Melrose. Melrose probably cries herself to sleep at night because she hasn't been cast in anything yet. Auditions are soo unfair....[More]

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Hello Shiloh!

December 12, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

[Breakfast: organic unsweetened apple sauce and toast] Click Photos to Enlarge I'm really trying not to O.D. on Brangelina, so I was happy to come across these images of Shiloh and the rest of the Jolie-Pitt clan from Hello! magazine....[More]

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Dakota Fanning: Fashion Friday's Star

December 08, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

Click Photos to Enlarge Speaking of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld took these pictures of Dakota Fanning for Vanity Fair magazine. I'm sure their circulation numbers will go up after all the child predators buy this issue. Dakota was also just...[More]

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Tres Jolie

December 07, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

Click Photo to Enlarge Actually, I don't know that I love this picture of Angelina. (It was shot by Annie Leibovitz for the January 2007 issue of Vogue magazine.) Her expression is kind of blah and her hands look awkward....[More]

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Hot Mess Du Jour

November 16, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , The Olsens

Click Photo to Enlarge OMG, the Olsens look like drag queens in this picture. They are so fabulous. It's like they dress to amuse imaginary friends in some other dimension. Lewis Carroll would have been obsessed with them. Above they...[More]

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Airbrushed to Perfection

November 15, 2006
Part of: Cameron Diaz , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Paris Hilton , Sparkly

Click Photos to Enlarge It's very hard for me to recognize Paris Hilton or Cameron Diaz in these pictures. Seriously, if Cameron looked like that she would be a supermodel and Angelina Jolie's lover. And Paris....paris, paris, if only...[More]

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Brad Pitt Does Not Heart Vanity Fair

November 01, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

Click Photos to Enlarge I can understand why Brad Pitt is upset about his 'unauthorized ' Vanity Fair cover. It's a bad picture with bad lighting. It doesn't even look like him. I know it's supposed to be 'arty'...[More]

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Quote of the Week

November 01, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Music

Click Photo to Enlarge Courtney Love on drugs: “Because I was given acid at four, I think my mind was freed.” Courtney Love is obviously promoting her new book Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love because there's also a...[More]

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Of Color and Controversy

October 26, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Politics , Rant

Click Photo to Enlarge There’s been controversy about Angelina Jolie playing the bi-racial widow Marianne Pearl of slain journalist Daniel Pearl in the biopic A Might Heart because she is white. One aggravated person even wrote in a forum that...[More]

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The Most Famous Dress Alive

October 23, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

Click Photos to Enlarge The issue of Harper's Bazaar with Natalie Portman wearing the Breakfast at Tiffany's black Givenchy dress is finally at newsstands. She's the only actress that I could stand seeing wear that dress. Related Entries: Natalie...[More]

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Natalie Portman Goes Golighly

October 11, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

Click Photo to Enlarge Even Natalie Portman was concerned about fitting into Givenchy's iconic "Breakfast at Tiffany's" dress. The dress is most likely equivalent to a size 0: “I did feel very elegant suddenly. I mean, you can’t possibly measure...[More]

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Angelina and Co.

September 14, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Hollywood , Literati

Click Photo to Enlarge It's so fun to imagine what life is like for Brangelina and their kids. I wish there was a Brangelina computer game where you could play house as Brangelina. That would totally rock. Sadly, we only...[More]

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Perez Hilton vs. Elton John

September 07, 2006
Part of: Fashionista Du Jour , Literati , Music

I don't know how you can be a celebrity hater and sycophant at the same time, but Perez Hilton has mastered it on his blog. I also don't know how you can dress like Perez and critique celebrity fashion...[More]

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Suri Cruise in the Flesh

September 05, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , TomKat

Suri is gorgeous and has the wise eyes of an old soul. Maybe she'll even talk Tom into leaving Scientology one day. It was probably Suri's baby blues that guilted Tom into finally apologizing to Brooke Shields. I totally...[More]

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Last of Summer Picks

August 30, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Food , Hollywood , LA , Lindsay Lohan , Literati , Music , Television

1. Beverage = Iced Green Tea 2. Book = Queen of The Oddballs by Hillary Carlip 3. Clothing = Target Vintage Screen Tees and Tanks 4. Brunch = Café Vida (Pacific Palisades) / La Provence (Beverly Hills) 5. Music...[More]

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Rachel Zoe is a Ho

August 11, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Lindsay Lohan , Literati , Nicole Richie , Television

I like how "Zoe" rhymes with "Ho." I have no idea if Rachel is a ho like some of her clients. I believe that she's divorcing her husband, so you never know. If you don't know who Zoe is...[More]

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Marilyn Monroe vs. Stupid, Delusional Girls

August 09, 2006
Part of: Hollywood , Lindsay Lohan , Literati , Paris Hilton

“I think every decade has an iconic blonde — like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana — and right now, I’m that icon.”--Paris Hilton (The Times UK) "I wanted to do what Marilyn Monroe did (during the Korean War), when...[More]

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PCH : Highway or Hell

August 02, 2006
Part of: Hollywood , LA , Literati

I remember when I really liked CNN. Now they’ve resorted to writing stories about dangerous Malibu highways that maim and kill celebrities. That’s a story that’s usually reserved for the local news. Given that they mostly wrote about examples...[More]

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Such a Supermodel

August 01, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Kate Moss , Literati

Kate Moss topped Vanity Fair magazine's top dressed people in the world list. She rocks this look much better than Amber Valletta. Kate probably looks gross skinny in real life but whatever. Related Entries: Not Such a Supermodel Fashionista...[More]

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Lindsay Lohan Kisses Vanity Fair's Ass

July 17, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Lindsay Lohan , Literati

Lindsay Lohan doesn't hate Vanity Fair anymore. She decided to kiss and make up with Vanity Fair by admitting that she did lose a lot of weight and wasn't eating right when she was interviewed for the magazine earlier...[More]

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Want to Write Comedy?

July 17, 2006
Part of: Hollywood , LA , Literati

If you live in L.A. and don't have plans tonight, check this out: Funny Ha Ha: Humor and Satire Writing for Publication WHEN Monday, July 17, 7-10 p.m. (cocktail hour to follow) WHERE CineSpace Hollywood, Calif. (323) 817-FILM MORE INFO...[More]

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Googling Tiffany Stone

June 08, 2006
Part of: Hollywood , Literati , Random

I haven't Googled myself in ages. Most writers I know Google themselves daily, so I'm a rarity. But who cares about that. I found the best "Tiffany Stone" Google result ever a few minutes ago. In Scary Movie 4 there...[More]

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Eat Your Spinach...

May 09, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Literati

...and maybe you'll meet your own Popeye someday, Teri Hatcher. Here's a picture of Ter from a recent book signing in Beverly Hills looking very Olive Oylish. Did any of you catch Teri on Oprah last week? That woman...[More]

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Stoned!

May 04, 2006
Part of: Britney , Gossip , Hollywood , Kate Moss , Literati , Paris Hilton , Politics , Sienna Miller , Stoned!

--I know you've been dying to see the English teaser trailer for "Casino Royale." Daniel Craig doesn't even have to say he's James Bond. The haters must be royally pissed. Click here to check it out. --Britney hired another...[More]

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Seventeen's "Pro--Ana" Supplement

April 28, 2006
Part of: 'Ana' Alert , Gossip , Literati , Nicole Richie

Yes, all of the West Coast teenage rich bitches are anorexic and now Seventeen magazine is trying to capitalize on it. Whom best to edit this "Seventeen supplement about 'West Coast luxury fashion,'" called Deluxe but stylist-to-only-anorexic stars, Rachel...[More]

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Stoned!

April 26, 2006
Part of: Britney , Gossip , Keira Knightley , Literati , Stoned! , Television

--Keira Knightley is the new face of Chanel’s perfume campaign. “Keira follows in the footsteps of Kate Moss, Nicole Kidman and singer Vanessa Paradis as one of the faces of Chanel.” Yeah, Keira’s making bank. [The Sun] --Glass lodged...[More]

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101 Greatest Screenplays Ever

April 11, 2006
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

The Writers Guild of America just releasted their first 101 Best Screenplays list. Aspiring screenwriters take note. If you haven't studied and completely dissected these films, go out and get them immediately. Here are the top ten screenplays: 1....[More]

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Much too Much Bonnie

March 27, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Literati , TomKat

Bonnie Fuller is currently the editorial director of American Media, but has been editor-in-chief of Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Us Weekly, and Marie Claire magazine, among others. Now she has a book out called “The Joys of Much too Much.” It...[More]

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Stoned!

March 22, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Gossip , Hollywood , Jessica Simpson , Literati , Music , Paris Hilton , Politics , Stoned!

--Isaac Hayes isn’t leaving "South Park" and Chef behind, you ignorant fools. “FoxNews.com has deemed it "ridiculous" that the singer, who has been recovering from a stroke suffered in mid-January, would all of a sudden turn against the show...[More]

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HuffCloon--The End?

March 16, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Politics

Arianna Huffington has one last thought on all that jazz about George Clooney and that fateful blog gone wrong: "...So while this is definitely the last time I'll rely on an okay-to-publish from a publicist, it most assuredly won't be...[More]

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More on HuffCloon

March 16, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Politics

I've heard Arianna Huffington say some wacky things first hand but find it hard to believe that she'd threaten George Clooney. In case you haven't noticed, almost everything that Clooney says in the press is sarcastic in nature. The...[More]

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More Huff about Clooney

March 15, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Politics

(Arianna and George) Now producer Jane Hamsher has blogged on The Huffington Post that things went down just the way Arianna Huffington said when she spoke with George Clooney about blogging. "John Amato and I were there with Arianna...[More]

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Clooney in a Huff

March 15, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Politics

*Updated Arianna Huffington has enough famous people blogging on her site, so I don't get why she would deny George Clooney's request to take down a post that he only authorized under certain circumstances. It makes no sense that Clooney...[More]

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Gwen and Jane

March 10, 2006
Part of: Britney , Hollywood , Literati , Music , TomKat

WWD reports that Former Jane magazine founder, Jane Pratt, who was 86'd from her own magazine, is having serious discussions with Gwen Stefani over starting a women's lifestyle magazine together. "The title would be part of a bigger multimedia...[More]

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Palm Attitudes

February 24, 2006
Part of: LA , Literati

[Breakfast: Nutella on toast and a latte] One of my favorite Los Angeles writers, Kate Braverman, is in town on her book tour and is doing a workshop* through UCLA Extension tomorrow. If I didn't have to take the cat...[More]

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Stoned!

February 20, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Gossip , Hollywood , Jessica Simpson , LA , Literati , Politics , Stoned! , Television

--"It" Hollywood chick, Jill Soloway, has a blog, so check it out if you haven't already. --Nick Lachey wants spousal support and his bling back. He totally deserves support for putting up with I-can’t-wipe-my-own-ass Jessica Simpson, but his bling...[More]

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Tiffany and her Muse

February 07, 2006
Part of: Literati , Random

[Breakfast: a yogurt peanut Balance bar and green tea/chamomile Smart water] Previously: I Heart Pumpkin Muse...[More]

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Stoned!

February 06, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati , Music , Politics , Stoned!

--NYC’s own former "No. 1" escort, Natalia McLennan, spent her birthday with PAGE SIX and "The Insider" last week as a wannabe actress--not as a hooker. Are you sure about that Page Six? Unfortunately, Miss McLennan looks far beyond...[More]

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Capote Straight Up

February 06, 2006
Part of: Hollywood , LA , Literati

I saw an AFI screening of Capote at the ArcLight last week. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend that you do. It was easily one of my favorite films of 2005. After the film screened, there...[More]

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A Note to the Reader- by James Frey

February 01, 2006
Part of: Literati

[Breakfast: half of an egg bagel toasted (dry) and a hot chocolate] Poor little James Frey: B.S. Merchant Extraordinaire A Note to the Reader "A Million Little Pieces is about my memories of my time in a drug and alcohol...[More]

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Stoned!

January 27, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Kate Moss , Literati , Politics

--Joaquin Phoenix survived a car crash, and I’m sure that he was 100% sober. Joaquin’s brakes faltered and his car flipped over. His publicist says that he wasn’t hospitalized and he’s fine. Don’t fret, he’ll definitely be at the...[More]

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Stoned!

January 26, 2006
Part of: Brangelina , Gossip , Literati , Stoned! , Television

--Josh Holloway has been named the hottest TV hunk by "In Touch Weekly". I don’t agree, though if he shaved I might. But at least they picked a manly man. [AOL] --I’ve heard my share of Keifer Sutherland stories...[More]

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Stoned!

January 25, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Literati , Stoned!

--Actor Chris Penn (brother of Sean Penn) is dead at 43. It’s weird ‘cause I actually know where he lived. -Richard Johnson from Page Six is coming up with a glossy version of his infamous gossip column, but it...[More]

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Stoned!

January 24, 2006
Part of: Gossip , Kate Moss , Literati , Politics , Stoned! , Television

-- Gwyneth Paltrow was turned down for a film role when she was 20 because she was too plain. Well, she is kind of plain. How does GP deal with this kind of negativity? She Sees No Evil and...[More]

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Stoned!

January 23, 2006
Part of: Fashion , Gossip , LA , Literati , Nicole Richie , Stoned! , Television

--Santino Rice from "Project Runway" has his own blog. You can even bid on his design creations from past episodes. Uh, someone actually bought Episode 4's hideous lingerie that he designed for $255.00 (excluding shipping)! --Perez Hilton gets blown...[More]

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50 Cent Gets Rich - Friedman Dies Trying?

November 12, 2005
Part of: Gossip , Hollywood , Literati

[Breakfast: a chocolate chip cookie] Updated It seems everyone is out to get 50 Cent --- decrying his life story movie “Get Rich Or Die Trying” as a financial failure (bringing in ‘just’ $24m since it’s release on Wednesday). Drudge,...[More]

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Shopgirl Gets Fired

October 21, 2005
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

[Breakfast: apricot yogurt] "Shopgirl’s" first incarnation was as a novella written by Steve Martin. The novella was a charming, fast read. The movie was a long, often boring cinematic experience. Martin also penned the screenplay. Thank God for Jason Schwartzman’s...[More]

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Blogs Du Jour

October 20, 2005
Part of: Literati

--Shane blogs about going to an awards show as a nominee instead of working it. --Rachael is back with a tapas recipe for dummies. Also, I talked her into whipping up a divine pumpkin pie recipe. More to come on...[More]

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I Still Heart Jill Soloway

September 21, 2005
Part of: LA , Literati

[Breakfast: a handful of Muesli] For everyone who doesn’t know that I love JILL SOLOWAY, just do a search on my site. So I was thrilled when she invited me to one her BOOK READINGS. Typically you go to some...[More]

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Not So Random Thoughts

September 08, 2005
Part of: Food , LA , Literati , Mischa Barton , Random , Television

[Breakfast: a peanut butter Balance Bar] --Did anyone else notice that the Jewish wedding in the Wedding Crashers was filmed in a church or that Rachel McAdams is suddenly 28 in every publication instead of 29? --I finally got around...[More]

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Worst Huffington Post Ever

August 16, 2005
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

[Breakfast: iced-blended soy green tea latte] For the many tweenage readers of The Huffington Post and those of you who aren't familiar with pop culture of the '90s, Ms. Andrea Harner has posted an excerpt from the movie Reservoir Dogs...[More]

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Vanity Fair Does not Heart Paris

August 05, 2005
Part of: Gossip , Literati , Paris Hilton

[Breakfast: a handful of pistachios] I wish that I hadn't renewed my subscription to Vanity Fair. How lame is a magazine that trades a cover of a pop icon, Paris Hilton, for past TV star and ex Mrs. Brad Pitt,...[More]

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I Heart Jill Soloway...

July 08, 2005
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

[Breakfast: a handful of pistachio nuts] ...'cause she's like way funny *Updated Jill Soloway writes 7/10 join me as I turn fourteen on saturday, july 16th at 7:30 pm, come to this event for the book Three Kinds of...[More]

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More Judith Regan

May 06, 2005
Part of: LA , Literati , NYC

[Breakfast: turkey bacon wrap and a latte from Blue Plate] A reader writes: My close friend worked as Judith Regan's PA for a year or two and ended up practially having a nervous breakdown on a daily basis. That woman...[More]

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New Yorkers: How to end your life out here

May 04, 2005
Part of: LA , Literati , NYC

[Breakfast: 'the favorite' scramblette from Toast] In Sunday’s L.A. Times Calendar section, another writer, Shawn Hubler, tried to do a L.A./ N.Y. compare and contrast using Judith Regan’s bicoastal move as a guise. I thought the piece might be an...[More]

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At Home with The Huffington (and the Nation)

April 26, 2005
Part of: Hollywood , LA , Literati , Politics

Updated [Breakfast: a chocolate croissant and a latte] Disclaimer: Being on Sudafed ™ is like being on drugs. Luckily I was having a good hair day—my hair had dried naturally with perfect waves. My nose was red from blowing it...[More]

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A Blog Studded Event

April 25, 2005
Part of: Literati

[Breakfast: a cup of spinach soup from Le Pain Quotidien] Note: Unfortunately, I was very ill and contagious most of last week and couldn't make the L.A. Weekly's party for Jonathan Safran Foer or Fishbowl LA's launch party among others....[More]

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Faster Dust Bunny! Kill! Kill! Kill!

April 21, 2005
Part of: Literati

[Breakfast: breakfast wrap with turkey bacon and carrot juice from Blue Plate] Being sick sucks. The first two days I’m in denial, so I still work and possibly go out to dinner and see a movie—if I’m well enough to...[More]

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Letters To Have Sex To

April 17, 2005
Part of: Literati , Random

*Updated* (Yes, I purposefully ended that with a preposition.) [Breakfast: a jelly donut and coffee] OK, I finished moving today and am beyond exhausted. I also still have to go through some boxes at the new place and at my...[More]

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Cristal and the City

February 14, 2005
Part of: Literati , Television

[Breakfast: Mimosa and wild smoked salmon with organic cream cheese on an English muffin] Candace Bushnell AKA creator of "Sex and the City" was on some Scottish guy’s late night show. I’ve only read print interviews with her, so I...[More]

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Page Six Made me Bulimic

January 19, 2005
Part of: Gossip , Literati

Updated Breakfast: soy chai latte from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and farmers' market samples Reader Rachael sent me this today from Page Six (NY Post): A BLISTERING new biography of Anna Wintour reveals the icy Vogue editrix once...[More]

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Tiffany Does Variety

January 07, 2005
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

Breakfast: 2 fried eggs with verde and rancheros sauce Excerpt from article in "Weekly Variety" week of January 3rd, 2005. Agog with blogs Bloggers offer access, megaphones to the showbiz underclass By JENNIFER NETHERBY Showbiz is blogging itself silly about...[More]

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Reader Mail

December 20, 2004
Part of: Literati

Updated Breakfast: 3 peanut butter/chocolate chip uncle eddie's vegan cookies Likewise writes: "I did enjoy your recent entry and was wondering why you chose to strike through 'hot' as a prerequisite for a french tutor... because of loyalty to a...[More]

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Writing Tip Du Jour--Dialogue Pages

November 17, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: Banana Nutri Grain Muffin Bar and 1/2 a Vitamin water (power-c) Why do a lot of screenwriters (even with agents) suck at writing dialogue? I do not know, but it is a pet peeve of mine. Sure you can...[More]

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Joel "Boring" Stein

November 12, 2004
Part of: LA , Literati , NYC

[Breakfast: small eggnog latte from Peet's Coffee (way better than Starbuck's] Columnist, Joel Stein, has been given an opinion page in the L.A. Times to write about the entertainment industry. WTF? A few weeks ago the New York Observer called...[More]

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Muse

October 04, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: 4 pieces of a crab and avocado sushi roll Quotations from Diane Arbus' 1960 notebook: "All that makes a lunatic are the very ordinary ideas of mankind shut up very tight inside a man's head." "A photograph is a...[More]

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Breakfast at Tiffany's ---Tres Famous

September 15, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: 5-grain scone and an iced coffee It's good to have brainy friends who will e-mail you press mentions from business publications. Thank you, Mickey Kaus. Blogs Take Lead Role In CBS Memo Furor INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY BY ED CARSON...[More]

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LA Blogs.com Questions

September 13, 2004
Part of: LA , Literati

Breakfast: Banana Nutri Grain Muffin Bar 1. What is your favorite beach to cool off on? When do you go to beat the crowds? El Matador during the week. 2. If not the beach, where is your favorite cooling-off spot...[More]

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Jill Soloway's Groovy New Website

September 07, 2004
Part of: Literati , Television

[Breakfast: croissant with jam and coffee] Jill Soloway is gorgeous, talented and Jewish. She also has a crush on Google. Go visit Jill here. P.S. Maybe I should copy Wonkette and say: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S EXCLUSIVE!!! YOU MUST CREDIT B.A.T.!!!...[More]

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Gmail Contest Winner

August 26, 2004
Part of: Literati

B.A.T.: Jim, what's your favorite breakfast? Um--favorite breafast... Man, I so rarely do a "normal, real person" breakfast. My "ususal" (on my way to work) is the White Hen special: Hazelnut coffee (gobs of cream and loads of sugar) and...[More]

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2nd Place Gmail Contest Winner

August 24, 2004
Part of: Literati

B.A.T.: Greg, what's your favorite breakfast? Mind? To disclose my favorite repast would be an honor beyond reckoning. Eggs benedict and an orange mimosa. (Favorite, right? 'Cause usually it's a cup of coffee and 5 tasty voice mails from dumb...[More]

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Back-from-Holiday Mail Bag

August 17, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: toasted baguette with strawberry jam and butter Joyce Jones writes: In my opinion, anyone that thinks a good American Presidential choice, is based on whether or not his Children are in Vogue in August or September, should leave the...[More]

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The English Bitch Returns

July 25, 2004
Part of: LA , Literati

Breakfast: cinnamon roll and half of a chocolate chip pancake I don't understand why copy editors can't all agree on how to spell cell phone/cell-phone/cellphone and Farmers' Market/Farmer's Market/Farmers Market. It's annoying to see variations of these two words in...[More]

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Bloggie Style

July 21, 2004
Part of: Literati , Trick Or Treat

Breakfast: 2 poached eggs with parmesan, cracked pepper and an iced coffee. Jazzchic writes Tiffany: "I like girlie men too. And I like men with shaved heads, and men with tattoos, and men with certain parts pierced, and boys who...[More]

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Not a Hollywood Quote

July 09, 2004
Part of: Literati

"When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making engagements, each day had no limits. People...[More]

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Champagne, Cupcakes and Chris Weitz

June 24, 2004
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

I went to a reading at Book Soup the other night. I was lured by the promise of cupcakes and champagne—two of my favorite things. Also, I had met one of the authors, Darcy Cosper, a couple of months ago....[More]

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Gawker Media for Poverty

June 21, 2004
Part of: Literati

My sources tell me that even Gawker Media darling Ana Maria Cox aka Wonkette is paid a base salary of only $12,000* per year. I guess I should respect the Defamer for being lazy and invite him to lunch--(I'd slack...[More]

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My Diary-- 14 Years Old---Part 5 (final excerpt)

June 21, 2004
Part of: Literati , Trick Or Treat

Breakfast: toasted sesame bagel with vegetable cream cheese and 4 dove promises (dark chocolates) I found one of my old diaries at my parents' house the other day. I think it's pretty safe to say that at least my mom...[More]

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I'm an English Bitch

June 16, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: an oatmeal cookie (v. good) with a few golden raisins, nuts, etc. from Rockenwagner's Bakery via farmers' market I corrected someone's grammar last night. I've always held my tongue until that moment, thus it will come back to me....[More]

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My Diary-- 14 Years Old---Part 4

June 15, 2004
Part of: Literati , Trick Or Treat

Breakfast: a handful of cocoa almonds from Trader Joe's I found one of my old diaries at my parents' house the other day. I think it's pretty safe to say that at least my mom has read it. I will...[More]

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Jill Wrote Courtney Cox's Asshole

June 13, 2004
Part of: Literati , Television

Breakfast: oatmeal/maple scone and iced coffee Supervising Producer and one of the writers from "Six Feet Under", Jill Soloway, writes BAT in response to this post: thank you for using my name on your blog- it upped my google hittability...[More]

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My Diary-- 14 Years Old---Part 3

June 11, 2004
Part of: Literati , Trick Or Treat

Breakfast: sundried tomato bagel with vegetable cream cheese and coffee I found one of my old diaries at my parents' house the other day. I think it's pretty safe to say that at least my mom has read it. I...[More]

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My Diary-- 14 Years Old---Part 2

June 10, 2004
Part of: Literati , Trick Or Treat

Breakfast: piece of leftover French toast I found one of my old diaries at my parents’ house the other day. I think it’s pretty safe to say that at least my mom has read it. I will be posting a...[More]

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My Diary-- 14 Years Old---Part 1

June 09, 2004
Part of: Literati , Trick Or Treat

Breakfast: piece of French toast, fruit and coffee I found one of my old diaries at my parents’ house the other day. I think it’s pretty safe to say that at least my mom has read it (despite my ominous...[More]

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Hollywood Quote Du Jour

June 05, 2004
Part of: Hollywood , Literati , Television

[Breakfast: "this fig walks into a bar..." from Trader Joe's ] Response to my observation that there are far more male writers on TV shows than women... "That's because women are unfunny." --former studio head Maria Elena Fernandez from the...[More]

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How to Write a Non-Fan Letter

June 01, 2004
Part of: Literati , Rant

Breakfast: 1/2 bagel with cream cheese, lox, red onion and coffee with hazelnut creamer Don’t write at the end of your letter, “All snarkiness aside…” and then write what you really wanted to say. Do be fake, cliché or real....[More]

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Voila!

May 27, 2004
Part of: Hollywood , Literati , Sparkly

[Breakfast: a blueberry scone from Rockenwagner's Bakery] "There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion." --Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's What I'm reading: A Moveable Feast--Ernest Hemingway Shopaholic Ties the Knot--Sophie Kinsella...[More]

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Drink and Thrive

May 11, 2004
Part of: Cameron Diaz , Hollywood , LA , Literati

Breakfast: a poached egg on a crabcake by Tiffany Stone This is from a larger body of fiction I wrote in the past. I previously posted another part here. It still needs to be edited. Mark, Jordan and Jessica decided...[More]

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Our Ears Are Burning

May 05, 2004
Part of: Literati

*Updated* for the (I will refrain from a snarky remark) Breakfast: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food on a sugar cone The Spoonbender writes about my previous entry: Let's set aside her knack for coupling unrelated thoughts into sentences for a...[More]

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I Heart Fox

May 04, 2004
Part of: LA , Literati , Seinfeld-esque

Breakfast: Banana Nutri Grain Bar/ Chubby Hubby Ice Cream My Day Last Thursday--written informally (i.e. I didn't spend time editing it) 10:30 am Wake up late—WTF? I went to sleep at 1:30AM! I thought I’d wake up at 9:30. I...[More]

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Sunday Mailbag

May 02, 2004
Part of: Literati , Trick Or Treat

Updated Breakfast: Swiss, Spinach, Onion and Tomato Omelette from The Sidewalk Cafe/Venice Beach. E-mail Du La Semaine (of the week) Jennifer Caple writes me: It is a good thing that you are good enough to be as arrogant as you...[More]

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The Usual *Snarky* Suspects

April 28, 2004
Part of: Literati

Updated Breakfast (4/29): "this fig walks into a bar..." from Trader Joe's The usual *snarky* suspects have blogged about today’s NYT piece about Seventeen magazine’s editor-in-chief, Atoosa Rubenstein. Some of these bloggers are so laissez faire that they just link...[More]

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Enchante' Madam Huffington

April 26, 2004
Part of: LA , Literati , Television

Breakfast: pumpkin scone and an iced chai soy latte from Starbucks The weather was gorgeous, so I was happy I didn’t need to bring a wrap. Arianna Huffington’s Brentwood digs were rather cozy—and large. After grabbing two Chardonnays outside, BoiFromTroy...[More]

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‘Breakfast’ in Paris-- Six Feet Under

April 05, 2004
Part of: LA , Literati , Television

Brunch: Marmitron salad and chocolate souffle from Le Marmitron. P.S. Happy Passover!!! The LA Weekly party for Bruce Eric Kaplan’s comic book—I should go. I wanted to meet Bruce. He is the co-executive producer and a writer for “Six Feet...[More]

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Tacky R-Us

March 29, 2004
Part of: Hollywood , LA , Literati

Breakfast: Raspberry Chocolate Balance Bar This is from the "Single in The City" column that runs on Thursday in The L.A. Times Calendar section. You can't read the whole column unless you have a subscription to The Times, but don't...[More]

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Happy Pill

March 27, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: Almond Brownie Balance Bar "Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure, nor this thing nor that, but simply growth." --W.B. Yeats...[More]

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Like You Care

March 26, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: Yogurt Berry Balance Bar Note: This is one of my last guest blogger posts from BoifromTroy Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen magazine, Atoosa Rubenstein was on "Charlie Rose" Tuesday night. Atoosa Rubenstein became the youngest editor-in-chief at teen magazine CosmoGirl! at...[More]

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The LA Weekly and LA Press Club Parties

March 20, 2004
Part of: LA , Literati

Updated Breakfast: Balance Bar (some caramel crunch thing) Note: Okay. I finally have all the links in place. You can all thank me later. They are all worth clicking on. I attended two parties Thursday night: The LA Weekly monthly...[More]

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I’d Rather Meet Five People in Hell

March 15, 2004
Part of: Literati

Updated Breakfast: Chocolate! Chocolate! Balance Bar Recommended reading: The Prophet By Kahlil Gibran The Five People You Meet in Heaven has been on the Publisher’s Weekly list for 21 weeks now, and I can’t figure out why. I’ve read half...[More]

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"The Apprentice" Comforted Me

March 11, 2004
Part of: Literati , Television

[Breakfast: Mint Cookie Balance Bar (sounds scary, eh?)] I was watching last week’s "Apprentice" and noticed that one of the groups was saying how great another team member’s schpeel went at the art gallery. They were laughing and in high...[More]

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Hollywood Interrupted Party

February 20, 2004
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

I ended up making The Hollywood Interrupted book party despite all the traffic. Going from the Westside to Beverwil/National to Melrose/Fuller is not recommended during rush hour—-kill me next time. I had originally invited Boifromtroy to be my plus one,...[More]

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Satan, Jesus and The Devil...

February 10, 2004
Part of: Literati

...all read my blog. I'm glad it's tasty to everyone. God hasn't checked it out yet, though. Blogs and Posts Du Jour: Secret Squirrel's Valentines Day plans and Monet's Top 10 Types of Ho's List and G-Dubya Resume...[More]

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Word

January 21, 2004
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: Peanut M&M's Slang word of the day (via a friend): MOB--Money Over Bitches The Word of the Day for January 21 is: climacteric klye-MAK-tuh-rik noun *1 : a major turning point or critical stage 2 a : menopause b...[More]

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Word of the Ass

December 20, 2003
Part of: Fashion , Literati , Random

The first two people who PM me, will get the free journalspace pro-access coupons. If you can come up with a cool word I haven't heard of--you will win both of the coupons. (: Thank you, Keifel for graciously giving...[More]

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Why Allen Ginsburg was Jealous of Me--I Swear!

December 18, 2003
Part of: Literati , Seinfeld-esque

* I apologize for my lack of editing on this piece. I wanted to get it up today,like I promised. I've said before that my pieces here are not perfectly edited. I already spend too much time editing my non-blog...[More]

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You've Got Mail

December 16, 2003
Part of: LA , Literati

Tiffany, Enjoyed browsing your journal. It is obvious you are a talented writer. It sounds like you get a fair amount of time in hanging out with (or at the peripheries of) the beautiful people. I am fascinated by the...[More]

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Hand in the Golden Cookie Jar

December 04, 2003
Part of: Hollywood , Literati , Television

Last night on my guilty pleasure show “O.C.” rich to rags Marissa stole an expensive watch, among other items. She wanted to tag along with boyfriend Ryan to The South Coast Plaza, a chi-chi mall. The way The South Coast...[More]

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Sleazorama

December 04, 2003
Part of: Literati

From today's Page Six: INSIDE SALINGER'S OWN WORLD A FORMER staffer at Harold Ober Associates, which represents reclusive literary legend J.D. Salinger, is peddling a memoir that lifts the lid off Salinger's secretive life. The juiciest bits of Jaime Clarke's...[More]

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Virgin Fiction

November 26, 2003
Part of: Literati

by Tiffany Stone Breakfast: Nutri Grain Muffin Bar-Banana “We only begin to live when we conceive life as a tragedy.” W.B Yeats Ironically, since Jessica was 7 years old, she believed this. Then she read it in an English class...[More]

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Journalspace Quotes of the Week

November 19, 2003
Part of: Literati , Random

From LyricalXPression "I love when Bush came out and said, "We are losing the war against drugs." You know what that implies: there's a war being fought, and people on drugs are winning. What does that fucking tell you? Smart...[More]

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Journalspace Quote of the Day

November 07, 2003
Part of: Literati

On his break from traffic school, Smotlock writes, "I speak to no one. I merely observe. Other people live. Writers write."...[More]

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I Didn’t Really Screw Your Boyfriend

November 03, 2003
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: toasted pumpkin bread with cream cheese I didn’t really understand the power of writing in the first person until my college writing fiction workshop. I work shopped a story about a girl who had a past abortion. It was...[More]

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I Love Arnold Schwarzenegger

November 03, 2003
Part of: Literati

I don't really, but Miss Patricia Vidal compared me to him briefly in her Movie City News column today. I feel privileged to be mentioned in Miss Vidal's sparkly comeback column. No one could ever replace Patricia Vidal....[More]

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How to Write a Fan Letter

October 31, 2003
Part of: Literati

Breakfast: toasted bagel with adriatic fig spread and green tea. I’ve written three fan letters in my lifetime. The first one was when I was 10. I was really into fashion and wrote Bob Mackie a letter. I don’t know...[More]

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a.m. homes

October 12, 2003
Part of: Literati

Writer A.M Homes: “The French painter Henri Matisse used to look at his early work and lament a certain aspect of it—there was something in every painting that bothered him. At a particular point, he realized that what he was...[More]

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Lit

October 01, 2003
Part of: Hollywood , Literati

I am searching for my very own literary agent. Isn’t that cute? The problem in Los Angeles is that most lit agents only represent screenwriters. I want a lit agent who represents authors and screenwriters. I must confess— I haven’t...[More]

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My Worst Copycat Offender Wrote Me Today

September 22, 2003
Part of: Literati

My original e-mail to copycat from Dec.9,2002 (a couple of weeks after I found out I was copied) Dear Blank, I take it you liked my, "A Day in the Life of a Script Reader",journal. Perhaps we should come up...[More]

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How Fast Are You?

September 15, 2003
Part of: Literati

Read this quickly, without stopping to look too closely at the spelling... Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and...[More]

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Poetry Imitating Life

August 30, 2003
Part of: Literati

From "Birthday Letters" by Ted Hughes: Child's Park What did they mean to you, the azaela flowers? Those girls were so happy, rending the branches, Embracing their darling bouquets, their sumptuous trousseaux, The wet, hot-petalled blossoms. Seizing their day, Having...[More]

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Don't Google Script Reader

August 27, 2003
Part of: Literati

**This is an example of a real e-mail I got from a, um, (I don't think he is necessarily a fan of my writing) guy. I've gotten many of these. If people just straight out ask for advice and don't...[More]

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Know a Poe?

August 22, 2003
Part of: Literati

This word is my new favorite, but I don't think I'll ever use it: poetaster POH-uh-tass-ter (noun) : an inferior poet Example sentence: "Germaine Greer, Chair Of Judges For The National Poetry Competition 2000, Invites Entries From Readers, But Be...[More]

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Ethically Yours

August 08, 2003
Part of: Literati

I am reprinting some of my faves from my old journal... Ethically Yours *Edit: I said Judith Thurman wrote this biography, but that's not true. I have also been reading Thurman's Collette bio. I have been having difficulties getting through...[More]

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