I know one when I see one. Many congratulations, Rob. I knew you could do it; unfortunately, I don’t think I ever said that to you, so I am deprived of the opportunity to say “I told you so.” Damn you.
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Tebbo
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Very American, this, but try it - only a completely black-hearted depressive wouldn’t get anything out of it. Once you start making these lists, it’s hard to stop at just five items. Then you go through each day seeking out things for which to be grateful, which improves life noticeably. (Know […]
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I’ll be back in Los Angeles from September 9 through the 12th. I can’t wait to see Misses Seipp, Rommelmann, and Alkon! My moral leader, Mr Luke Ford, will also need to clear some time to provide me with counsel. (Hillary, will you be in town?)
Inshallah, the ’security’ measures will by then have relaxed enough […]
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How many new criminal offenses has Tony Blair’s government created since coming to power? Not 30, not 300…try 3000+. Even potatoes can land you in the slammer now. And here we all are, with three major political parties, none of which is much interested in rolling back the ever-encroaching role of the state in individuals’ […]
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I’ve met the boy in person and honestly, Matt Mullenweg is the cutest thing. If he had been born several years earlier*, I might even think he was hot. Alas, alas…
*The creator of WordPress was born in 1984. I have bottles of nail polish that are older than Matt Mullenweg.
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Confession: Old people make me feel weepy and sad. Whenever I see one herding shopping trolleys at Sainsbury’s, paying for their week’s shopping in coins, or just looking lonely, it takes all my strength not to cry.
Peter, a 79-year-old English widower, has spent the last week making himself into YouTube’s latest star.
Already the video-sharing […]
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I first became aware of Alisa Valdes Rodriguez through Luke Ford’s profile of her breakdown and 3400-word, ranting resignation letter from the LA Times. Here’s Cathy Seipp’s abbreviated Alisa profile:
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is the former L.A. Times Latin music beat reporter who caused a big stir in the media world when she wrote an infamous and […]
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Antoine explains it all in this video clip. (This was after his birthday dinner last night; I’d had a lot more to drink than he had, which I think is obvious when you listen to me.) Amy Alkon, you get a special shout-out in this one!
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Rachael Ray’s new chat show sounds a lot like Nigella Lawson’s (disastrous) chat show. I don’t care if Oprah’s behind it, I wouldn’t bet much money on it being a success. The format is just too unfocused; what works for Rachael Ray is cooking for people or checking out restaurants for people. Playing foosball with […]
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I’m always wary of stats which are prefaced with up to, but: Up to 20,000 missing pieces of luggage thanks to our new ’security measures’? Dayum.
Everything should be relatively normal by the time I fly to the south of France the week after next. Right? It also looks like I’ll be flying back to California […]
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I went there for dinner with a friend last night, and was underwhelmed by the food. Wagamama - shared benches and tables + stunning interior - light + amazing cocktails + inexplicable Michelin star + pretentious door staff + 300% mark-up = Hakkasan
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I need to replace my broken mobile. Here are my preferences/requirements:
1) I’m a pay-as-you-go girl, since I rarely use my phone for outbound calls (see entries passim about my dislike of the phone). I can barely get through £10/month worth of credit, and even then I’m usually trying hard to use it all up in […]
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So I just got in the door from Heathrow. My journey back from San Francisco was pretty good, but then I got to the airport four hours early, was travelling business class, and…well, wasn’t flying out of Heathrow, which is a nightmare right now for those who are trying to get the hell away from […]
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Pacific coast
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Saturday did not start with promise: I slept through my alarm (something I have never done in my life) and woke up eight minutes before I was due to meet Kristie Wells and Chris Heuer in the lobby of my hotel. Sweet.
Eleven minutes later and with soaking wet hair, I […]
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