The Nepo Kids of Real Estate
Check out the latest edition of The Hollywood Reporter, on newsstands now! I have a fun story about the Nepo babies of LA real estate, and I wrote it from my rented apartment! Read: HERE.
Biltmore Visit
I loved visiting the iconic Biltmore Hotel with Brian De Los Santos of “How to LA” to talk about its rich history…including my dramatic encounter with a potential ghost…Listen:HERE!
Strike Sadness
In THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, mental health struggles during the WGA and SAG strikes.
Ginger and Fred
In THIS, my latest Old Hollywood Book Club for Vanity Fair, the very different remembrances of on-screen power couple Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Such a fun one to write!
For the Good Times!
I had such a wonderful time on the Parks and Recollection podcast with Greg Levine and Jim O'Heir- one of the sweetest guys I know. Good times remembering good times! Listen HERE.
Strike Stuff Aussie Style
I loved speaking with ABC Radio National about the history of strikes in Hollywood! So many great voices in this piece! Listen HERE.
La Swanson
I loved speaking with Evan Kleiman of KCRW about silent movie queen Gloria Swanson’s health food revolution. Listen HERE.
Strike Chat
I loved speaking with How To LA about the history of strikes in Hollywood! Listen HERE.
Good Old Boys
In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair …a brief history of Eton College, which I may have snuck into in 2002 in an attempt to find then student Prince Harry.
Sixtes SAG Strike
In THIS, my latest for LAist, the SAG strike of 1960- featuring a very angry Mickey Rooney!
The Royal Pain of Parenting
In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair - the very odd parenting styles of royals past and present.
ULA Madness
In THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, problems in the LA luxury real estate market because of the new ULA mansion tax.
The IT Girl
Writing THIS, my latest "Old Hollywood Book Club" for Vanity Fair, I fully understood why my mother has always loved movie star and style icon Ali MacGraw. So intellectual, so cultured, so honest, so sharply amusing- with a twist of tortured romantic and New Age wild child. Count me in as one more fan girl added to her list of admirers.
Victorians Were Silly
In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair - the absurd scandal that rocked the British monarchy- and put the Prince of Wales on the stand.
Shame in the South
THIS was probably the hardest, most heartbreaking, yet uplifting article I have ever had the privilege to write. In the latest PRIDE issue of The Hollywood Reporter- Queer artists- including filmmakers, drag performers and musicians- speak about how their lives have been impacted by the heinous new anti-LBGTQI+ laws in southern states. On newsstands today.
New Season Of Mysteries of the Abandoned
I am so excited to announce that the new season of Mysteries of the Abandoned is now airing every Wednesday starting June 7th. I will be appearing as a historical expert throughout the season. We encounter so many beautifully strange, seriously baffling historic places- join us!
The Scandal of the Century
In THIS, my latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” for Vanity Fair …the scandalous but strangely heartwarming story of Lana Turner and Cheryl Crane, and the killing that transformed their lives.
Death On The Lot
Today is the day! Death on the Lot, a new podcast hosted by Academy Award-winner Adam McKay, dives into the cultural transformation of Post-war America and the untimely deaths of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s. I had the great honor of co-writing the series and appearing as an expert. I am so proud of the work we did, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. Check out the first two episodes now, wherever you get your podcasts.
For the Birds
In THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, the delightful Los Angeles birding scene. On newsstands today!
God Save The King
If you happen to be in Germany this weekend grab a copy of FOCUS Magazin, on newsstands everywhere. In it I write about the coronation of King Charles III, his passionate if pondering personality, and where the real future of the British monarchy lies( hint: it’s William and Kate).
