Up until recently, ordering a glass of Chardonnay among seasoned wine drinkers was like wearing a scarlet letter. It was widely considered a dirty word in the industry, even spurring a movement dubbed ABC (short for “Anything But Chardonnay”). The wine—specifically those produced in California—was derided for having a butterscotch-like ... More

AMO Denim, the new L.A.-based brand founded by Kelly Urban and Misty Zollars, is garnering plenty of attention—and for some very good reasons. Before launching AMO (the Latin root word for love), Urban was the women’s design director at Current/Elliott and Zollars was the senior design manager at True Religion. A few of ... More

Want to jump the queue at the hottest exhibits before the tourists pile in? Dying to get a drawing lesson from a top artist like Natalie Frank inside her studio? Daydreaming about lunching with your favorite sculptor? Then you might want to call The Cultivist. Founded by ex-Sothebys staffers ... More

Christina Stembel was working as the Director of Alumni Relations and Campaign Outreach in California for Stanford University’s law school when she noticed that the flowers they would order for events cost more than she thought they should. So she started researching the flower industry (“laden with problems and with ... More

Okay, maybe I’m not the most technologically savvy person on the planet. I clung to my ancient BlackBerry until one day a bunch of teenagers on the subway actually pointed at the thing and shrieked with laughter. I still think the Cloud is something from a Rolling Stones song, not ... More

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On the new USA network series Colony—created by Lost alum Carlton Cuse and Ryan Condal—Los Angeles has been invaded by a mysterious alien force and its residents have become prisoners. People are routinely disappeared and families have been torn apart. One family, the Bowmans, was separated from their son during the invasion, but ... More

Who doesn’t love dinner and a show? Presented by Max Mara, the National YoungArts Foundation’s Backyard Ball brought some heavy hitters (and dancers, singers and musicians) to the stage on Saturday, January 9. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house after Rosie Perez’s acceptance speech for the 2016 Arison ... More

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