A selection of stories, old and new, with additional favorites to come.

EXCLUSIVE REPORT

THE MENENDEZ BROTHER’S AUNT JOAN ON WHY THEY SHOULD BE FREED

Vanity Fair

“They were used and abused and there seems to be no end to it.” - Joan VanderMolen talks about disturbing memories and why, even though Erik and Lyle murdered her sister, she believes they’ve been victims of both their late parents and the legal system.

EXCLUSIVE REPORT

DID MATTHEW PERRY’S ASSISTANT HAVE A CHOICE? HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANTS AREN’T SO SURE.

Vanity Fair

Shooting your boss up with ketamine may be extreme, but refusing commands, entertainment industry assistants say, means “you risk losing your job, your health insurance, your home, everything.”

MENENDEZ BROTHERS

DA SAYS MENENDEZ BROTHERS SHOULD BE RELEASED

Vanity Fair

George Gascón’s announcement comes after new evidence and society’s deepening understanding of sexual abuse.

EASY BEING GREEN

Sunset 

With a portfolio of high-profile, slightly wild, forward-thinking gardens—and the celebrity clients to match—Terremoto is the landscape design firm we need now.

PORCH LIFE

THE FRONT YARD IS THE NEW OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM

Sunset 

Plant some inviting landscaping, tear down the fence, add some Adirondack chairs — this could be the beginning of a whole new social life.

TUNNEL GREENERY

THE LAST BOOKSTORE — EVERYONE’S BELOVED SELFIE-DESTINATION—HAS A NEW, PHOTOGENIC COUSIN.

Sunset 

People flock to the famous book tunnel at the Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles to create the ultimate bookstore self-portrait. Now there’s a new tunnel in town, and it’s made of entirely of plants.

TRENDY NEIGHBORHOODS

FROGTOWN: FROM WILERNESS TO WATERFRONT

Hunker

But for such a small slice of the city, Frogtown is suddenly everywhere, from season four of Jill Soloway's Amazon show, Transparent, to restaurants like Salazar which usually have a two-hour wait, and home-spun places like Frogtown Gourmet Tacos, where the chef slings some of the best tacos on the Eastside from his own front yard.

ARMISTEN DIGS

HOW DID THE INTERIORS ON FOREVER GET SO DAMN GOOD?

Hunker

The home interiors on Forever are pristine midcentury modern, with a credenza you either love or hate, fantastic pottery, and a lot of seating options. Deanna Kizis finds out how it all came together.

HUNKERING DOWN

A VISIT WITH DEANNA IN SILVER LAKE

Hunker

I grew up in pre-Kardashian Calabasas, California, which is another way of saying I grew up in the suburbs. The entryway was slate, the kitchen floor was vinyl, and carpeting ruled the day. I think the carpet was forest green? I know it was a look.

BAD DATES

GODS AND MONSTERS

Elle

Dating a celebrity may sound like a dream, but for most people who have tried it, it’s more like a nightmare. Just ask Deanna Kizis what one star wanted to do to an unusual part of her body.

GARBO’S CRIB

A VISIT WITH GREG IN GRETA GARBO’S FORMER “DRESSING HOUSE”

Hunker

A good example of what friends can accomplish together can be found in Greg Sato’s Silver Lake backyard, where even the discarded fire pit from Target has been customized to “look legit.”