--Since Thursday, I've seen planes skywriting Tori + Dean to promote the new season of their show on VH1. This is such an environmentally unconscious thing to do. It's not like they've done it a couple times. It's been...[More]
[Breakfast: Whole Food's organic high fiber cereal with almond milk] Don't you all love Tatum O'Neil? If you don't, check out her first film Paper Moon. She won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Oscars that year for...[More]
[Breakfast: leftover pastries from Anisette. Green tea] Of course I would have loved to hung out with you guys in Cannes. I was thinking of you and brought back a really nice Cannes Film Festival 2008 (unisex) messenger bag that...[More]
[Low-fat apple bran muffin from Grateful Bread] I don’t have much fun shopping in Cannes, because there tends to be only very high-end boutiques or low-end ones. Saint Tropez does have a made-to-order sandal store. I almost got a pair...[More]
[Breakfast: Granola from Rustic Canyon. Green Tea.] Now this is serious food porn. How did I resist the pâtisseries in France? I didn't. I always resign myself to the fact that I'll gain a few pounds when I go to...[More]
I'm back from France and jet lagged. I could have used another couple of days in Paris, but we can't always get what we want. Damn Air France! I will have a Cannes Swag Giveway coming up this week,...[More]
[Breakfast:: an almond croissant and creme cafe (latte)] The last couple of days were beautiful. I just missed Brangelina at the Hotel Du Cap. They had a room there as well as the alleged mansion in St. Jean Cap that...[More]
I’m feeling yucky today. Jet lag has not been my friend on this trip as it keeps going and going. Admittedly, I’ve spent a couple of days drinking steadily. I usually have the buffet breakfast at our hotel because they...[More]
[Breakfast: croissant, cafe au lait, lox and cucumber.] I just found out that the Belllini I had a The Hotel Du Cap was 50 Euros---that's $75!...[More]
[Breakfast: croissant and pain au chocolat) Yesterday I was having lunch on a yacht when a crowd started going crazy. Angelina Jolie and Jack Black were walking up some stairs for a photo call to promote Kung Fu Panda. Everyone...[More]
I like Cinco De Mayo because I love Mexico and why not celebrate their freedom? Of course, you should not drink and drive and there's no need to drink more than one or two margaritas--they are fattening and being...[More]
[Breakfast: 1/2 an onion bagel with lox and cream cheese. Tazo Om green tea.] Well, 2007 was a great year and a tragic year at the same time. I've been working on a post on the tragic event that happened...[More]
[Breakfast: 2 Morning Star links and 15 pieces of peanut Sunspire candies] Oh right, I was going to write more about TIFF. DK and I were invited to a premiere screening of Bill complete with an after party and a...[More]
[Breakfast: a low-fat apple bran muffin] Bongo Bitchy is clearly trying to drive DK and me crazy. We saw her throwing away (yeah, she doesn’t even recycle!) a key board box last night. So she has added yet another instrument...[More]
I saw two of my favorite films of the year at TIFF. I was very particular about the movies that I saw during the film festival because I didn't want to have to walk out of anything that sucked....[More]
[Breakfast: 2 MorningStar sausage patties and an apple suncake] Let’s talk about Evan Rachel Wood. I understand that she’s at that age where you think that you know everything and her boyfriend, Brian, (aka Marilyn Manson) is the ultimate bad...[More]
Think hard about which actress most men and women would love to molest--hell, even I would have molested one point--but who has recently wasted away even more from a drug problem and not from an eating disorder. You shouldn't...[More]
Click Photo to Enlarge LIPSTICK: Honey Moon by MAC *limited edition (the perfect nude that doesn't make you look like a corpse) LIP BALM: Burt's Bees (it works and is natural) EYE SHADOW: Claire De Lune by MAC *limited edition...[More]
Click Photos to Enlarge I'm not too keen on spending time scanning the beach and pool area for celebrities while I'm on my own tropical vacation. DK swore that he saw Minnie Driver one day--luckily it was a false...[More]
[Breakfast: 1/2 Eggs Benedict, strawberry/banana smoothie and chamomile tea] Click Photo to Enlarge Hey, guys. I'm on vacation for a week in Hawaii. Yes, I finally got my own tropical vacation. I'm not sure how much I'll be posting. I...[More]
[Breakfast: oatmeal and green chai ] Click Photos to Enlarge Having gone to Vegas a few weeks ago, I couldn't help noticing that these actresses dressed more Vegas style than Hollywood meets rock 'n roll at the recent Fashion Rocks...[More]
[Source] Let's take a look back at Lindsay when she was feeling carefree swinging her orange Hermès Birkin bag in route to Hawaii. Little did she know that at another airport (the much scarier London Heathrow) her prized possession...[More]
I got back from Las Vegas on Monday. I wanted to win enough money to buy this Mackage jacket or these $820 Christian Louboutin shoes. Unfortunately, I didn’t win that much money. I did win enough money to make...[More]
When I was in Paris I came across this Barbara Bui store and fell in love with her Spring 2006 collection. If I had a lot of money I would've bought a few outfits from this collection. I don't...[More]
DK and I have been going to the same crepe place in Paris for two years now. We ate at La Crêperie des Canettes twice in three days on our last trip. Besides having the best ambience (with a...[More]
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It was love at first sight. I spied these espadrilles at Galeries Lafayette in Paris and had to have them. Of course, like most of the shoes I love, they were out of my size. I did manage to...[More]
If you ever find yourself in Paris--which you should visit at least once in a lifetime--buy a chocolate bar from Patrick Roger. There are at least 20 kinds of varieties varying in taste from fruity to spicy. Each bar...[More]
Technically, this was brunch. A ham and cheese crepe with a jug of hard apple cider is hard to beat....[More]
It's true that some French girls are crazy and will wear their stilettos anywhere. This scooter girl was not only wearing high heels but a jean mini skirt as well....[More]
Cinéma de la Plage One of the coolest things during the Cannes Film Festival is the cinema on the beach. They usually play classic films in French and have DJ's. The closest thing we have to that in L.A. is...[More]
Both couples are lusting it up in Tahiti, but Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are on their honeymoon. Which couple is hotter?...[More]
I know you have those days when you really want to ditch work and go to the beach in Malibu and have a Britney Spears sighting, but you simply have too much work. I felt this way last week...[More]
[Breakfast: a banana with peanut butter and Smart water] Yes, I'm still writing about my trip to Europe, so don't think I forgot about it. I previously wrote about my favorite UK candy bars, but if you look at what's...[More]
(Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe) I've been housesitting in Malibu, which is the bomb. Where I normally live isn't deep in the city, but it feels oppressive in comparison. Malibu is one of the most relaxing places in LA...[More]
1. Exhilaration Bronze Mesh Tote 2. Mostro Perf Puma shoes 3. Revlon Lipglide Sheer in Sheerly Strawberry (Sheerly Raspberry is good for dark skin or dark hair) 4. Stila sheer color tinted moisturizer spf 15 (medium) 5. Trader Joe's...[More]
I rarely eat candy bars here, so I don't know why I feel the need to taste every kind when I'm in London. My favorite tea place in Santa Monica, The Tudor House, also has the best British candy...[More]
My first meal in Cannes was excellent. I had pizza with proscuitto and goat cheese with a side salad, red wine, and my first baguette. I know you're like, WTF, pizza? But a friend of mine who's a foodie and...[More]
You must fly British Airways business class for the yummy cinnamon raisin scones and Cornish clotted cream. Sure, the business class flight that DK and I took from Cannes to London was a lot of money for tea--way more...[More]
[Breakfast: cold Rosemary chicken] There was this one George Saunders short story that I read in The New Yorker a few years ago, where everywhere you walk there is an advertisement for something. People have to be essentially plugged in...[More]
[Breakfast: Green Ginger Tazo tea and a Toffee Crisp] (Kirsten Dunst with Sophia Coppola and Jason Schwartzman in Cannes) This postcard from Cannes stuff isn’t necessarily going to be in order so you’ll just have to deal. Also, it’s going...[More]
Just heard the "real" reason for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's divorce. My source says that Nicole was alledgedly made pregnant by the doctor that was treating her on the set of Moulin Rouge for her sprained ankle. Shockingly though,...[More]
[Breakfast - Croissant with Nutella spread, Cafe Au Lait] DK had told me that I wouldn't run into many stars in Cannes, but at the panel on Film Finance that I attended, Faye Dunaway was sitting a few seats away...[More]
So I'm definitely going to Cannes and London. I'm also dragging DK to Paris--I can't go to London or France without stopping there. I know some of you are diehard Francophiles. I'd like a hotel preferably in the Latin...[More]
--Halle Berry had to act out sex scenes solo for her new movie “Perfect Stranger” when co-star Bruce Willis couldn’t make the shoot. This is the first time that technology has been used for to create a sex scene....[More]
Happy Monday! Looks like I'm going to the Cannes Film Festival next week (unless another work thing comes up--pray that it doesn't) and will most likely be blogging from there. If any BAT readers will be there, please e-mail...[More]
DK and I ditched work on Wednesday to go to The Happiest Place on Earth--Disneyland. The lines were short and the new Space Mountain was worth the trip. We even spotted a twentysomething couple who were wearing bride and...[More]
[Breakfast: a chocolate chip pancake] The Travel section of this past Sunday’s LA Times had a Travel for Dummies Guide that was quite pedantic. Though, I did learn some interesting advice on dealing with money matters before and during travel....[More]
The only imperfect meals that we had were at The Terrace Point Café and The Country Club Grill. The day we went to The Terrace, the service was slow and the food was OK. At The Country Club, the...[More]
[Breakfast: mini-baguette with butter and Bonne Maman blueberry and apricot jam] The Wynn, Las Vegas is the place to be. DK and I immediately warmed up to the hotel when we accidentally arrived at the VIP valet and realized that...[More]
Help me!!! I’m back from Vegas and DK has come to the rescue by finishing my homemade truffle gifts. I’ve had too many glasses of Veuve and have been on and off sick for like a week. I also had...[More]
[Breakfast: 2 glasses of Champagne, 1 Bloody Mary & Kobe Beef Shortribs with Scrambled Eggs and Bearnaise Sauce] I am currently in Vegas spending too much money and... Right now I'm off to the Poker Room to shout words of...[More]
[Breakfast: a broccoli cheddar quiche and a Morrocan Mint green tea] Temazcal This unique pre-Hispanic tradition is commonly referred to as a "sweat lodge" treatment and is considered to be a unique pre-Hispanic purification ritual and the place where one...[More]
DK and I finished some refreshing sorbet (lime and raspberry) that a nice waiter had brought around on a tray for the handful of couples and loud child animals that were lounging on the beach. This was the life. (Later...[More]