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Out of the Office Message Jul 27, 2011

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For two weeks in the summer, Hollywood empties out. This happens twice a year – the town also evacuates during the weeks around Christmas and the New Year and...

Google Plus Jul 20, 2011

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I have a friend who has 13,487 Twitter followers, and the reason I know that is because he mentions it a lot. Like at lunch, the waiter will come and he'll say...

Write What You Know Jul 13, 2011

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Write what you know, is the advice writers often get. Which in Los Angeles, unfortunately, means a lot of scripts about private school tuition and Prius driving, suggesting...

In Person Jul 06, 2011

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Do the Work for Free Jun 29, 2011

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I was talking things over with some colleagues yesterday – we're all working together on a project, and we were trying to figure out what the best way to get it set it up at a network might be...

The Hobo Jun 22, 2011

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Once, not too long ago, I went to a fancy store on a Saturday afternoon to buy a suit. Before I went to the store, though, I took the dog to the dog park and replaced a bunch...

No Substitutions Jun 15, 2011

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Around the corner from me in Venice Beach is a restaurant with an unpronounceable name. Or maybe it's only pronounceable if you're cool enough, and clearly, I'm not...

Break Up Jun 08, 2011

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Just in Case Jun 01, 2011

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An actor friend of mine once fired his agent for sending him out on too many auditions where he looked exactly like everyone else auditioning...

Your Description May 25, 2011

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An actor friend of mine – yeah, I have them – once landed a fair-sized part on a series. When he shared the news with his then-best friend...