The Three Loves of King Kong
In his 72 years as a screen idol, cinema’s best-known beast has co-starred with a handful of top leading ladies. In her last interview, the original beauty, Fay Wray, talks about her big love while Naomi Watts reveals what it’s like to be courted by King Kong himself.
You Don’t Look a Day Over 150, Want to Screw?
One enduring certainty of medical science has been that the maximum human life span is, give or take a few birthdays, 120 years.
Beachfront Tear Down
A third owner in 10 years has promised to restore the Miramar Hotel to its former glory.
The Rescue Mission
This cover story offers an Exclusive Look at the Greatest Haul of Native American Artifacts, Ever
Pacific Standard, Cinematic Justice: Ava DuVernay’s unconventional ways
Cinematic Justice: The Ps Interview With Ava Duvernay
Stealing the Gods: Looting on the Hopi reservation (Pen Literary Journalism nominee)
The Theft Of The Gods
How a California Anesthesiologist Became One of America’s Largest Antiquities Looters
America’s Largest Antiquities Looter
The Big-Game Hunter’s Big Gamble
Santa Barbara Attorney A. Barry Cappello and his client, Courtney Love, are after some very big prey’the Universal Music Group. They could really score. Or they could be eaten alive.
Operation Scribe: A New Generation of Thrillers,
As a glance at any bestseller list will attest, thrillers have become America’s favorite reads, edging aside their venerable cousins, mystery books.
Reported on Miramax, the Screen Actors Guild negotiations and profiled Hollywood’s chief lobbyist. January 21, 2008
“Harvey Could be a Free Man This Fall”
“Actors to SAG boss: It’s Netflix or Us”
“New Chief for Hollywood”
The Wunderkind
With Bagdasarian’s obvious riches and pedigree wife, he fit right into Montecito’s notoriously tight, gossipy circle.
Junk Blonde July, 1996
By mixing financial cunning with wholesome sex appeal, investment broker Jacqueline Berkaw got to know some of Santa Barbara’s rich and influential citizens, now she’s accused of ripping them off.
V-Life: Variety’s Magazine
“The Man Behind The Mouse: Peter Murphy and the Suits Who Took Over Disney”
Salty Sisters: Surfing with the Girls in Santa Barbara