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July 31, 2006
July 31, 2006 Laurence Apathe President Los Angeles ArtWorks Center for the Performing Arts Dear Mr. Apathe, Here, in answer...
As long as I can remember I have loved history. I find it both liberating and consoling to realize little...
July 30, 2006
For 39 years—from the 12th grade until the middle of 2004—I wrote in the dialect of journalese. I communicated through...
July 27, 2006
I like fashion magazines, I admit it. I've had a subscription to Vogue for as long as I can remember...
I woke up a few mornings ago feeling out of the loop. Way out. Again. I don’t want to make...
July 26, 2006
I've known Kevin for years, since we were both ink-stained wretches at the Los Angeles Times. Then he went off...
Let me say at the outset that I have mixed feelings at best about so-called “reality TV.” I was putting...
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