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By STACY DAVIES
Now that I'm wading into my 40s, one of my favorite pastimes is to drone on and on about how much better everything was when I was a kid. It's... More >>
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By MICHELLE WOO
I first heard about Fifty Shades of Grey, the best-selling trilogy by British author E.L. James, while having lunch with my parents.
"I just... More >>
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By JOEL BEERS
There's something distinctly American about the road trip. Be it on a river (Huckleberry Finn), in a car (On the Road) or on foot (Into the... More >>
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By MICHELLE WOO
I nearly spit out my morning carrot juice when I read the news: Irvine is the most fashionable city in America. Not Manhattan, not LA, but... More >>
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By STACY DAVIES
Amanda DeMaio debuted Unrelenting Relaxation three years after our nation declared 1992 "The Year of the Woman," which was a response to the... More >>
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By MICHELLE WOO
"Organize the closet" has been on my New Year's resolution list since, oh, 1998, usually falling somewhere below "Stop saying 'seriously'" and... More >>
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By JOEL BEERS
It's often said that every great play, in some fashion, deals with home: finding one, losing one, figuring out one's place in the world with or... More >>
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By MICHELLE WOO
I went to Japan and fell in love.
It was my first time there, and whoooooa, the place is surreal. I felt like a metal ball in a pinball machine,... More >>
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By STACY DAVIES
Whenever I hear a phrase such as "made in California," my thoughts immediately scatter like shrieking bats into the farthest corners of my mind... More >>
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By MICHELLE WOO
Yeah, nail polish. That stuff you used to pick up at the drugstore while buying a birthday card and tampons. What used to come in shades of pink,... More >>
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By STACY DAVIES
Those who obsess over the past and steep themselves in nostalgia to block out the shallow, mass-marketed mayhem of our modern, trend-chasing... More >>
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By MICHELLE WOO
If you happen to watch Korean soap operas, you'll notice a couple of things. One, someone always either gets cancer, loses the use of a body part... More >>
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By DAVE BARTON
It's the rare moment when I attend an exhibition and fall in love, but after the exhilarating kiss of not one, but two perfect exhibitions, I'm... More >>
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By MICHELLE WOO
Let's face it: There's not a whole lot that can motivate me to run. Cute new running shoes? Maybe. Pants feeling snug? Eh—more dresses.... More >>
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By JOEL BEERS
The buzz around the Maverick Theater's production of The Legend of Robin Hood is that it's "not your grandfather's Robin Hood." And sure enough,... More >>