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...First (and only) Sister made the BookExpo scene at a swank cocktail reception at Washington's Hay-Adams Hotel, a stone's throw from the White House. Her memoir on 41's behalf will tell the story of her famous father's life. To that end, she has interviewed all of the living presidents and many world leaders. "Before he was the President, he was her dad," trumpets her publisher...
...Each man was representative of a strain in American life. Brown grew up in Harlem, where his father ran the Hotel Theresa, which was frequented by celebrities. He earned a law degree at St. John's University, had a prominent career with the National Urban League and went on to become one of the great Washington insiders. Baldridge is probably best remembered for the Malcolm Baldridge award given to outstanding businesses or nonprofits, but he had a fascinating life. His father was a Nebraska congressman, and Baldridge went on to become head of Scovill, which makes fasteners for much...
...night after the out-of-competition Cannes screening, Shortbus threw itself a party on the Martinez Hotel beach. The press was told there would be performances. I can't imagine what we expected to find. A gamier version of Meet the Fokkers, I guess. But, no. various members of the cast convened for a concert. The vibe was like an American Idol audition on Avenue A. A little raunchy, but essentially convivial. As Mary C. noted, "It's a dorm party, not a porn party." It took place in a bandshell at the end of the pier that stretches into...
...Film Festival, are in their seats for the morning's major screening by 8:15. Cannes is also a Riviera resort, which means the town comes alive at night. Debonair folk in evening clothes stroll the Croisette until just before dawn. The discos (including the one directly under our hotel room) blast their pounding sounds nonstop to 3 or 4 a.m. (which may explain why the prose of this night owl is sometimes on the jagged side). Critics, who want to be part of both scenes, figure, hey, they'll sleep when they get back home - unless some film...
That is how Lauren comes to be living in "the hotel" now that her parents are both away. It's actually her friend Callie's house, and they call their bedroom the hotel because it has twin beds side by side. Callie's mother Cecilia, whose husband is also in the gulf, offered to take Lauren in so she could finish eighth grade with the rest of her class, before going off to spend the summer with her grandparents in Colorado. There is no telling when Mom and Dad will be home, but this way Lauren at least gets...