Words and photography by Guest Contributor Paul Bivens esterday was Earth Day, April 22, five weeks into quarantine. It’s certainly been interesting; airports are empty, beaches are closed, restaurants are only open for takeout and 30% of the country is unemployed. As Bob Dylan says, times they are a changinâ. But really they are, and […]
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I took the butterfly photo above yesterday morning on an iPhone. đŠ ⣠Itâs amazing to work with the big clients, the ones with huge marketing budgets that allow for a âletâs do itâ attitude at every strategic turn, but thereâs something imaginatively wild about a scrappy brand able to execute with nothing but the […]
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Dear Sir, My apologies that this awful news arrives so close to the holidays but I had some difficulty tracking you down. Your friend, Mme. Valentina Velasquez, has died. Her death was sudden, unexpected but painless, if that eases your mind in any way, and I do hope it does. I know you two had […]
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If you ever want to make a real splash at a summer-themed food and drink festival, I recommend grabbing your cutest dogs, (preferably ones belonging to you and/or your friends), sticking them in a wagon, adding adorable shirts or handkerchiefs as necessary, and wheeling ’em around the extravaganza while attendees watch with glee. This is […]
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OK, summer solstice, I understand technically you start June 21 and that the sun, as gleaned from our Northern half of the planet, has not yet reached its maximum axial tilt (thanks, Wikipedia!) but my iPhone weather app is all shiny sun emoticons and 80 degrees through the weekend, so summer it is. Trust me […]
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Stuck inside all day, still recovering from the flu so I thought I’d share a few shots I’ve taken in the past couple months around Newport Beach because I’m missing the fresh air, sunshine and ocean breeze as I sit here on my couch surrounded by soup, tea, tissues and the faint sound of incredibly […]
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[Image via Instagram.com/lehrerboys] I once wrote the Lehrerboys broke my heart and they’ve done it again. And I couldn’t be happier. Here’s the scoop … A few weeks ago, I received an inquiry from Ron Eshel, photographer to big brands like Speedo, Mastercard, Reebok, and moment-capturer of human stars that shine widelyâhello to a banana-tee-shirt-wearing Adrian Grenierâthroughout the world or […]
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“And I don’t need one other thing, except my dog.” – Steve Martin, The Jerk The road to Big Bear, CA, for those who have never been, is a tale of paved unexpectation. What begins as a characterless, fifty-three lane freewayârough estimateâsoon turns to a thin, serpentine course that twines ’round swelling, green-pine landscape licked by slow-moving fog and […]
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If you were at last nightâs Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit (more affectionately known as the Met Gala), youâd find standing guardâwell, sitting guardâsomewhere along the sumptuous, 150-foot red carpet a man named AndrĂ© Leon Talley, Vogue contributing editor and self-proclaimed sartorial sentinel of style. âIâm a larger-than-life fashion personage with a great […]
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Happy Sunday! Happy May Day! Happy Almost Summer! Happy phrases that necessitate exclamation marks! The sitch: I got up this morning, had my coffee, saddled my horse (a.k.a put a leash on my 11-pound terrier) and went out into the cruel, 70-degree world, searching for May flowers to photograph for you, my faithful reader. What began […]
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