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...Garcetti is used to being in front of the cameras. As a former district attorney for Los Angeles County, the suave prosecutor with silver hair and movie-star looks faced the media in practically every big homicide case of the 1990s, from O.J. Simpson to the Menendez brothers. But shortly after Garcetti lost a re-election bid five years ago, his career made a sharp turn. Today he can be found behind the lens, working as a professional photographer, with three acclaimed books to his credit as well as gallery exhibitions and a profitable side business selling prints...
Beyond the gratification of helping with humanitarian efforts and being recognized for his talents, there's another benefit Garcetti is reaping from his new career: people no longer identify him solely with the failed Simpson prosecution. "It comes up, but it's usually not the first thing people ask me about now," he says. Yes, he has heard all the jokes about mug shots and crime-scene photos, brushing them aside good-naturedly. "I get a kick out of how hard it is for people to take me seriously as an accomplished photographer," he says. "I tell my lawyer friends...
...surprise that the boho look has taken off in preternaturally casual California, but the style has spread across the country, thanks to such young celebrities as Mary-Kate Olsen, Sienna Miller and Jessica Simpson, who have been photographed in flowing '70s-era dresses, floppy hats and bangly jewelry. Olsen in particular seems to be channeling a style made popular 35 years ago (picture the young Joan Didion in the Haight), draping yards of fabric around her tiny frame...
Harper was the first and only African American to serve on the Corporation in Harvard’s 369-year history. That’s a designation with which he is intimately familiar, having also been the first black partner at Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, the prestigious New York law firm, and the first black president of the New York City Bar Association...
...couple of weeks ago, I was sipping a watermelon martini at Bungalow 8 when it donned on me that Jessica Simpson, who was standing only feet away from me, was much more than her seemingly petite 5’1’’ frame. As she gyrated to Beyoncé (faux pas?) closely guarded by her security detail, my mind wandered to her recent GQ cover, her TV show (is this chicken or fish?), her numerous front-row sightings, and of course, her rocky marriage with former boyband star, Nick Lachey...