A Tropical, Mid-Century-Inspired Wedding at the Lautner Compound

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Blake donned a gray bespoke suit from Enzo Design in Santa Monica. The suit, and the custom design process, was a gift to Blake from his future father-in-law, Shannon’s dad. “There is no such thing as a ‘chill bride,’” Shannon says. “You will cry over cupcake flavors at some point, and you have to snap out of it: look into each ...
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The time former President Barack Obama's Joakim Noah takes sparked a story

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I wrote a feature on Williams for the Chicago Tribune during the Bulls’ 1997 title run and had a number for his mother, Patricia Phillips, who lived in Santa Monica, California. When he originally disappeared, I called her and, following a long phone conversation, she agreed to an in-person interview. If memory serves, she was talking ...
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Local Chefs Share Memories of their Last Suppers and What They Look Forward to after COVID-19

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“My last meal at a dine-in restaurant was March 15, at the Centinela location of Coni’Seafood,” Michael’s Santa Monica executive chef Brian Bornemann tells L.A. Weekly. “ This was the day after pivoting to create to-go and heat-at-home menus for Michael’s, the day before we all realized and decided we needed to shutter. I’ve been ...
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Management firm ie:music launches ie:ventures, music-making app Endlesss is first flagship investment

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By the end of this year we will have over a dozen companies in our portfolio in addition to Endlesss, so here’s a few to mention: ROSTR, a startup based in Santa Monica, California who are building technology to help create a more modern, connected & fair music industry. They have been backed by some of the most influential music industry ...
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Why Middle-Aged Men Are Mainlining Coronavirus Dad Memes

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There are two professional violinists standing in an emptied aisle at a Vons supermarket in Santa Monica wearing life vests and playing “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” allegedly the last song the band played on the Titanic as it sunk. There are Twitter users comparing celebrity outfits to different brands of hand sanitizer, proving that even ...
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