Reigning Queen of the National Beauty Scene
Sit down for this….it’s been over four years, since we spoke with Lola, aka Loni, aka the Reigning Queen of the National Beauty scene. Regular readers fondly recall the Brooklyn girl with enough positive energy to runneth your cup over many times. Now she’s back for another round… BACK STORY In 2009, I was on […]
The Infamous “Hockey Puck” Incident
First off, if you didn’t work with me in New York (yes, most of you are gone—yes, really gone), that headline will mean absolutely zippo to you. You’ll have to read the book that I hope to finish by 2018. Okay, so for now there’s some grey area. Now onto the countdown, uh, story… It […]
Two-wheeled Creatures
Back in 2010, I posted a photo of Mandy Rusillo, the Chicagoland messenger that will be featured in my upcoming book (should be gracious publisher ever stop making changes). In places like New York and Chicago, the media folks would (almost) literally die without their messengers to shuttle final art around town. I wrote then […]
Los Angeles vs. New York with Cosmo’s Associate Beauty Editor
As a lifelong Angeleno it’s difficult to always connect with the passive aggressive (and sometimes just plain aggressive) attitude of my New York counterparts. For them, they are more virtuous, better informed and, well, they reside at the center of the universe. Shoot, even most of the international flights are gatewayed through their Kennedy Airport. […]