We hoped a trip to Denmark would bring us back together. I came home alone
In December, we traveled 5,454 miles to save our relationship. What led to this point was six months of anger (on both our parts), a sudden leaving (on his part), and complete bewilderment and heartbreak (on my part). What had led to that is another story. This story begins with a flight to Copenhagen. Denmark’s…
Amtrak launches 2-for-1 ticket sale for Valentine's Day
Click:科仪 Amtrak has launched a limited-time Valentine’s Day sale so you can save on your next train vacation. The sale offers two tickets for the price of one, from long-distance trips to shorter hops, for spring and summer. Free companion fares must be purchased from Feb. 13 through 17. With the sale, coach seats for…
Weekend trip: Luxury in the desert at the Ritz-Carlton in Rancho Mirage
“It wasn’t exactly the Ritz,” people sometimes quip about a less-than-stellar hotel stay. Well, this time, I can say, yes, it was. We were in a celebratory mood last summer when we decided to ditch our usual midrange hotels for luxe digs in the desert. The Ritz-Carlton fit the bill: the high life high on…
British regulators probe Barclays CEO's link to Jeffrey Epstein
LONDON — Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating whether Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley disclosed full details of his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said Thursday. The two men were acquainted when Staley ran the private bank division of JP Morgan before joining Barclays. In a statement to the London Stock…
Company efforts to stamp out tobacco often go up in smoke
U-Haul has an unusual wellness goal for 2020: Hire fewer smokers. The truck rental company said in January it would stop hiring people who used tobacco or nicotine products in the 21 U.S. states where it was legal to do so. Executives said the new policy, which took effect Feb. 1, was expected to cut…
Big homes: What $900,000 buys right now in three L.A. County communities
Need some space? Here’s a look at some 2,500-square-foot (or larger) homes you can get for $900,000 in El Sereno, Mid-City and Downey in L.A. County. EL SERENO: This three-story retreat on a hillside offers what few other properties in L.A. can — sweeping views and no next-door neighbors. Address: 2600 Forest Park Drive, Los…
Victoria’s Secret added measures to protect its models. They say it’s not enough
Last spring, Victoria’s Secret imposed official rules to protect its lingerie models for the first time in its four-decade history. The Harvey Weinstein scandal was at that point almost 2 years old, and the MeToo movement that would follow was fostering something of a cultural rejection of the underwear maker’s dated vision of female beauty,…
Higher Standards brings luxe smokeshop concept to Malibu
Higher Standards, the upscale smoke-shop concept with two standalone stores on the East Coast, opened the doors of its first West Coast standalone store late last month in the Malibu Village shopping center. Click Here: pinko shop cheap The 640-square-foot space is tucked between Teressa Foglia and Catch Surf — and just two doors down…
Column: We have a fake eyelashes epidemic. I blame Fox News and the Kardashian sisters
I’m not sure that Roger Ailes and Kim Kardashian have much in common, but I will say this: The two of them helped foist an extreme feminine aesthetic on women that lately has become a parody of itself. I’m talking about false eyelashes. Thanks to the hyper-primped women of Fox News, and the overexposed Kardashian…
Erskine: In this common house, we raised four uncommon kids
It’s never been a very good house. We will likely sell it soon, not long after the boy goes off to college. We’ve never been able to get the water pressure right, and the fireplace faces in a funky direction. The walls are too close. Like, right there. There are a million things wrong with…