A few weeks ago, I was bound to crutches after fracturing the neck of my femur while running a half-marathon with Image’s fashion director at large, Keyla Marquez. This happened …
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This Fourth of July, patriotism for many Americans feels a bit slippery. As citizens of our near 250-year-old republic reminisce about the Independence Days of their childhoods — adorned with …
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These art and fashion happenings are July’s hottest offerings
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBoucheron Boutique opens on Rodeo Venture inside the newest Boucheron Boutique, the luxury French jewelry house’s first Los Angeles location. On Rodeo Drive, the shop’s interior captures a sense of …
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New restaurants and pop-ups to try in Los Angeles in July
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA feeling of tension and anxiety has settled over the greater Los Angeles area since June 6, when Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents targeting immigrants for sudden deportation touched down …
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Art inspiration for when you want to decorate your bathroom
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMany sins have been committed in bathrooms — at least when it comes to decor. Cluttered with crude “dad humor” cartoons, sappy inspirational wall hangings and peeling travel posters, these …
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One afternoon in the fall of 1985, during our weekly or every-other-weekly lunch at Ma Maison, Orson Welles told me attacks were beginning to come in, in response to a …
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L.A. creatives gather under the Eiffel Tower for Paris Fashion Week
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHow do you bring L.A. to Paris Fashion Week? “Literally just drop a pin,” says strategist and consultant Stephanie Ramos. We’re at the Courtside X Akila picnic at Champ de …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Victoria Monét
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLike most busy working mothers who struggle with work-life balance, three-time Grammy Award winner Victoria Monét cherishes spending time with her 4-year-old daughter, Hazel, who she shares with ex-boyfriend fitness …
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Best restaurants to try Korean scorched rice in Los Angeles
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter a raucous night out in my 20s, the real afterparty was always at BCD Tofu House — hunched over bubbling Korean tofu stew and a sizzling-hot stone bowl of …
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I grew up in Los Angeles a hopeless romantic with my head permanently tilted toward the sky and a copy of “Romeo and Juliet” worn from rereading. I devoured that …