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Disney Theme Park LEGO Designs
For Disney fans, visiting the theme parks and resorts is a magical experience. From the iconic attractions to...
Gifts made from vintage kimonos
Jillian Burkett upcycles vintage Japanese kimonos into lovely, one-of-a-kind purses, pillow covers, table runners, and more. She sells...
Aquasentials Easy Lotion Applicator
Don’t let a hard-to-reach spot on your back ruin your skincare (or suncare) routine: his device is specifically...
Turn Your Head
One of the loveliest and most unique gifts you’ll ever find: a “pirolette” of your (or a loved...
Electricdust
Award-winning mixologist Mariena Mercer (whom we first met when she was the “Tequilla Goddess” at TI’s restaurant Isla)...
Flatform Hand Truck
Between late 2012 and mid 2014, we moved house twice: once from a single-family home to a condo...
Wooden Clothes Drying Rack
We used to hang our air-dry clothes on our bannister; we’re lucky to have several yards of flat...
Thai Red Curry with Tofu and Vegetables
INGREDIENTS 1 Tablespoons vegetable oil 3 Tablespoons red Thai curry paste 2 cups snap peas, trimmed and cut...
Apple Almond Linzer Torte
By popular demand (read: a few people asked), here’s the recipe I use for my Apple Almond Linzer...
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From A Glass Of Wine
Full disclosure: I love wine. It’s a fascination and affection that goes beyond just consumption. So, one has...
Why Fear As A Tactic in Business Is Overrated
Have you ever been “dressed down” by your supervisor in front of your peers? I have on more...
Are You A Leader Or A Manager?
The terms leader and manager are often used interchangeably. C-Level executives are often referred to as company managers...
Las Vegas Locals Dining Discounts
One of the perks of being a Las Vegas Local is discounts, discounts almost everywhere. Here are some...
Why You Should Skip That Next Meeting
Why? Because it is likely that it will be an unproductive, wasteful use of your time. Now, meetings...
5 Simple Rules for Negotiating Successfully
When I was a young Product Manager at Mattel, I was tasked with negotiating an important promotional deal....
8 “C-words” Associated With Successful Businesses Today
It occurred to me recently that certain concepts, trends, guideposts, whatever you want to call them, kept coming...
In Getting Ahead, Less Is Often More
At an early point in my career, I worked in the manufacturing division of a Fortune 500 company....
The Truth About Honesty
The topic of honesty is somewhat unavoidable. That’s a likely product of a couple of obvious things: First,...
Favorite On-Strip Drinks And Dining
I was asked to create a “Strip” companion piece to my “favorite Off-Strip” wining and dining places. Here...
Off-Strip Dining Recommendations
It’s always a crazy time when a big show or event is in town. Getting restaurant reservations –...
Wynn Villas
An upper floor window at Palazzo affords a glimpse of what few get to see otherwise: the luxury...
Las Vegas Lighting
I’ve long had a fascination with light fixtures, and Las Vegas – my newly adopted hometown – offers an...
10 Things To Know About The High Roller
The High Roller, which opened on March 26, is an engineering marvel. At 550 feet, it’s the tallest...
My Vegas
There’s more – much more – to Las Vegas than The Strip. Inventive cuisine, art, recreation, and nature...
Burning Man Art Comes to Vegas
One of the many grace notes of Tony Hsieh’s ambitious Downtown Project is the integration of visual art...
Ceiling Detail, FIX, Las Vegas
Such a beautiful room. FIX is open to the casino floor, yet it beckons patrons inside. Designed by...
Gadget Of The Day: Flatform Hand Truck
My husband and I moved to a new home recently, and this rolling hand truck “gadget” made the move...
Career Networking Conundrum
Yesterday I was approached via email by a fellow Smith College alumna who found me through our alumnae...
Aureole Wine Lounge
When signing onto the in-room wifi at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, as we did when we stayed there...
Is Birth Control A Health Issue?
Carrying over an energetic discussion from my Facebook page. Pat writes: ” This may dismay some folks (I’m used...
Wining and Dining at Picasso
One of our favorite restaurants in the world is Julian Serrano’s Picasso, located in Las Vegas’ Bellagio hotel....
Why Am I Me?
I’ve heard this song a few times now on the Sirius XM “On Broadway” channel, and I love...
Fresh Ginger Ale
One of my favorite things to do in Las Vegas (believe it or not) is to sit at...
My Take On Timeline and Ticker
Lots of people have said what they like about Facebook’s announcements at yesterday’s f8 conference. I’m all for...
Elbert Hubbard on celebrity
Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never...
Elbert Hubbard
The unattributed quotation to the right, engraved in the lobby of the Storyteller’s Cafe at Disney’s Grand Californian...
Super-Tuscan Extravaganza
Last night I was priviliged to be among the guests invited to a spectacular wine tasting dinner. The...
I Started Young
Evidently I was into media from a far earlier age than I remembered! This is from May ’63,...
9 Things I Loved About Hotel Le Germain Toronto
My husband and I recently stayed twice at the Hotel Le Germain Toronto. I chose the hotel because...
Your Own Site Matters More Than Ever
In under a month and still in beta, Google+ has attracted 18 million users, or 2.4% of Facebook’s...
Tune Up Your Twitter Feed
If you’ve been on Twitter for any length of time, you’re probably following a fair number of accounts...
Hotel Keppler, Paris
Last month we spent a wonderful – and all-too-brief – night at the lovely Hotel Keppler in Paris....
On Fame
In his new autobiography Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Rob Lowe explains fame from the famous person’s point...
The Bottle of Wine
My friend David passed this along. It made me chuckle: THE BOTTLE OF WINE Sally was driving...
Why Doesn’t Facebook Have Bookmarks?
Whenever I scan my Facebook news feed, I see items I’d like to read, watch or comment upon,...
No, Facebook Doesn’t ‘Own’ Your Private Photos
Another panicky status meme is making the Facebook rounds. And while there’s a grain of truth buried in...
Interesting Links 4.19.11
Evidently the discipline of doing this daily has eluded me, but I’m picking up the pieces and carrying...
Smith College Visit
Photos from around the Smith College campus taken on April 14, 2011. I was there for the semi-annual...
Links of the Day 4.7.11
Of interest around the interwebs today: The legal aspects of SM are as critical as measurement or branding....
Links of the Day 4.4.11 and 4.5.11
Catching up on two days worth of notable links: April 4 From the Heifer International site: Kids can...
A Spam-Free Inbox
This isn’t a commercial or paid endorsement, but it’s going to read like one. Rest assured I’m merely...
Interesting Links 4.3.11
Linka I found interesting enough to share today: The LAPD joins agencies statewide tomorrow (April 4) in beginning...
Wooden Koi
This groovy wooden koi, which comes in assorted colors/treatments, is from one of my favorite foundries, House Industries.
Links of the Day – 4.2.11
Here’s what I found notable today: Proud to note that a Smith College alumna is one of the...
Links of the Day – 4.1.11
Links of the day for April 1, 2011: My friend Sasha Wilkins, better known as the divine fashion...
Links Of The Day(s)
I’m two days behind; herewith my links from March 30 and 31: UPS trucks save money, time, and...
Interesting Links of the Day
Herewith my links of interest for March 29, 2011: Mashable gathers ten of the most extraordinary Tweets ever,...
Interesting Links of the Day
Links that caught my eye on March 28, 2011: (With a hat tip to Maria Langer, from whom...
Curt Smith Announces Los Angeles Residency
Curt’s first Los Angeles residency since 2009! Shows are 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/18, 5/25 and 6/1. All shows...
MobileMe Upgrade / iCal Issues
If you don’t use (and don’t plan to use) MobileMe to sync your calendars, move along. Nothing to...
A Klout Conundrum?
I’m a fan of Klout, which (if you haven’t heard of it) calls itself “the standard for [online]...
3 Tips For A Better Skirball Conference
After attending a fair number of media/tech conferences at LA’s Skirball Center, I recommend that all organizers of...
A Happy Camper Story
For nearly a decade, I’ve used OnlineLabels as my primary source for label stock. I like their flexibility...
Elite vs Elitist
Aaron Sorkin’s getting a bum rap for his acceptance speech at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. In his remarks,...
Hashable
I wanted to like Hashable. At first it seemed useful to me: you can use it to document...
How To Stop The Quora Emails
Tired of your inbox being flooded with Quora new follow notifications? Here’s how to stop ’em. Login at...
Getting To And From The LVCC
If you’ll be attending CES this week in Las Vegas, you won’t be alone. The Consumer Electronics Association...
The Cosmopolitan LV’s Fresh Approach To Twitter
I’m not privy to their (social) marketing plans, and I’ve not yet seen the property (although I plan...
Japanese Maple
Autumn leaves (as autumn as Los Angeles gets, anyway), caught in the late-night spotlight outside our home.
Delicious Dinner
We had the most divine meal this evening: –Quinoa salad with mint, lime and cherry tomatoes –Roasted shiitake...
Meet The Jetsons
So, my son pointed out the other day that Jane Jetson is 32 in the cartoon series (which...
Amazon Names Curt Smith’s ‘All Is Love’ To ‘Best Songs of 2010’ List
Incredibly pleased for my friend and client Curt Smith, whose single All Is Love (featuring Zoe Keating) has...
Happy 25th, Heavy Metal Parking Lot
My highschool pal Jeff Krulik, along with his friend John Feyn, produced one of the most talked-about guerilla...
That’s Hot!
Pleased as punch that Curt Smith‘s new single “This Is Christmas” has made the front page of iTunes(US)...
Watch This: Jonathan Coulton’s ‘Shop Vac’
If you’re a typography/font geek and/or a lover of power pop, this video of Jonthan Coulton‘s song “Shop...
Curt Smith Releases ‘This Is Christmas’
My client and friendCurt Smith, co-founder of Tears for Fears, released “This Is Christmas,” his first original holiday...
“The Boys” Now Available on DVD
If you’re a fan of popular music, or of Disney, or of superb storytelling – or you know...
8 Reasons Performers Need a Facebook “Page”
If you’re an artist/performer building up your Facebook presence via a personal Facebook account, you should almost certainly...
Privacy on the Internet
Found on Twitter via @meganberry, @adamstober and @joefernandez. View the original at flowingdata.com.
As You Want To Be Seen
Some time ago, when I was an executive at a production company, I ran out to do a...
For 10-10-10: The Eames’ Powerful Short Film “Powers of 10”
In 1968, Charles and Ray Eames wrote and directed the short film “Powers of 10,” adapted from the...
My Current Top 5 iPhone Pet Peeves
I love my iPhone, probably more than I should. I love it because it syncs seamlessly with my...
TwitChange Auction Benefits Haiti
My client and friend Curt Smith is one of dozens of celebrities contributing to the wonderful TwitChange auction,...
Curt Smith releases “Perfectly … Still (featuring Universal Hall Pass)”
Curt Smith’s newest single “Perfectly … Still (featuring Universal Hall Pass)” is released today. It’s the second song...
Happy Anniversary To Me
This morning was my one-year post-surgery anniversary checkup with Dr. Friedman (my oncologist). The verdict: Nothing to see...
Guest Post: Why Every Business Should Have A Social Media Policy
My friend and college classmate Michelle Sherman is special counsel in the Government Contracts and Business Trial Practice...
Gorgeous Miss Pucci Bottle
I don’t know what this fragrance smells like, but I’d buy it just to gaze at the bottle...
‘Who Is Harry Nilsson?’ News
Very happy to share that Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)? will be...
Are Public Check-Ins Worth The Risk?
Without wishing to overly alarm those of you (or whose kids) use FourSquare or similar services, here’s a...