- Rebecca Ford is a freelance print and online journalist based in Los Angeles. She has written for Metromix, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Los Angeles Magazine, Ms. Magazine and Hollywood Patch, among others. She enjoys writing about entertainment, pop culture and travel.
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Monthly Archives: September 2008
A Fair Affair
I’ve often thought that I could easily live a happy life going from one festival to the next. And in Los Angeles, you could probably pull that off. But the fair of all fairs? The La County Fair. On its … Continue reading
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Tagged county fair, la county fair, Los Angeles, photography
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It’s the end of the world as we know it?
I’m usually an optimistic person…. But. It can be tough to stay that way when you are attempting to enter the job market at a time when the world may in fact be ending. Or so it seems. Stocks are … Continue reading
Banned Book Week
From The Los Angeles Times: So Cal Rediscovers Lost Books Rebecca Ford, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “1984,” “Gone with the Wind,” “Hamlet”–all books that were once banned by various libraries and governments within the … Continue reading
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Tagged banned book week, banned books, books, libraries, reading
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The Emmys- What happened?
The Emmys were bad. I wish I could put a nice red bow on that statement to make it a little gentle. But let’s face it– the hosts were boring, the show was rushed and the presenters ranged from pathetic … Continue reading
SNL’s Sarah Palin
Everybody’s talking about it, as they should. How great was Tina Fey as Sarah Palin?
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Tagged clinton, comedy, politics, sarah palin, saturday night live, snl, tina fey
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A little perspective
I’ve always had a nagging thought that the film industry burns too much money… this video puts a little perspective on it:
Dante Moore talks back– and in almost complete sentences!
I was *shocked* today when I got a blog comment from THE DANTE MOORE himself. The comment is attached to my other post, but I thought I’d just copy this little gem here: “The Re-Educator has entered this blog and … Continue reading
Get Her Vote Out
The Feminist Majority (they run Ms. Magazine, where I am currently spending a few days per week) created a pretty awesome PSA for getting out to vote. All these strong, interesting woman came to the office to film it. It’s … Continue reading
And you thought plastic was safe
When I was in college, Nalgene bottles were THE thing to keep your water in. I don’t know why. Maybe because it was fun to throw them from the 10th floor window to see if it was REALLY true that … Continue reading
This city on the screen
I love LA. And no matter how many movies are made with this city as the background, I can never get enough of it. The Soloist is the next film I’m very excited for. Not only does it show a … Continue reading
