A random selection from the site

  • City Supper Club from “He’s Just Not That Into You”

    City Supper Club from “He’s Just Not That Into You”

    ‘ Back in February, I wrote a Scene it Before column for L.A. magazine covering a few locales from He’s Just Not That Into You in honor of the romcom’s 20th anniversary.  While researching, I was thrilled to come across a mention on production designer Gae Buckley’s website that the supposed Baltimore-area City Supper Club,…

  • Marilyn Monroe’s Former Home

    Marilyn Monroe’s Former Home

    ‘ For some reason lately I have been obsessing on Miss Marilyn Monroe. I never really had any interest in her until recently, had never even seen any of her movies all the way through, and generally never really had an opinion about her one way or another. But that all changed about two weeks…

  • My Guide to L.A. – See

    My Guide to L.A. – See

    ‘ Today marks the end of my Guide to L.A. posts.  I hope you had as much fun reading the series as I did putting it together.  As I mentioned in yesterday’s article, to make things easier on myself I broke up my Things to Do recommendations into two categories, “Play” and “See,” though some…

  • Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

    ‘ I have been an SJP fan since looooooooong before premiered. Back in grade school, my friend Nat introduced me to a little 80s flick starring Sarah Jessica Parker called and from that moment on I have been absolutely obsessed. Along with my other fave 80s movie, , I literally think I watched at least…

  • Brenda and Kelly’s Spa Weekend

    Brenda and Kelly’s Spa Weekend

    ‘ The other night while watching some old episodes of 90210, I was super excited to recognize a location from the Season 3 episode entitled “Midlife . . . Now What?” In the episode Brenda, Kelly, and their moms, along with Donna and Andrea, try to spend a relaxing weekend at a health spa, but,…

  • New Scene It Before Post – About “The Mask” Bank

    New Scene It Before Post – About “The Mask” Bank

    ‘ Be sure to head over to LAMag.com today to read my latest Scene It Before post – about Edge City Savings & Loan from The Mask.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Art’s Delicatessen & Restaurant from “Beverly Hills, 90210: Exposed!”

    Art’s Delicatessen & Restaurant from “Beverly Hills, 90210: Exposed!”

    ‘ They say you should always listen to your mother.  It’s good advice.  Case in point – about a decade ago, while stalking in Studio City, my mom, my dad, the Grim Cheaper and I passed by Art’s Delicatessen & Restaurant on Ventura Boulevard and decided to pop in for a bite.  During our meal,…

  • The Omega Beta Zeta House from “Scream 2”

    The Omega Beta Zeta House from “Scream 2”

    ‘ This past Saturday, while I was out stalking the Oscars, fellow stalker Tony spent his day trying to track down the large Victorian mansion which appeared as both the Omega Beta Zeta sorority house in Scream 2 and the Strong residence in Catch Me If You Can.  Tony knew that the house was located…

  • My So-Called Weekend, Part II

    My So-Called Weekend, Part II

    ‘ This weekend, thanks to a few tips from my new stalking buddy Andrew (who posted a comment on my first ), I set out to do some more stalking. The first location I stalked was the Burlington Arcade, a covered shopping colonnade located just off Lake Avenue in Pasadena. I knew from IMDB that…

  • P.S. I Love You

    P.S. I Love You

    ‘ In honor of the big premiere that took place on Tuesday night, I just had to do a little stalking this past weekend. Since my boyfriend and I were out in Palm Springs for a little Labor Day vacay, I dragged him to the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa which was featured in…