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Friday Favorites: From the Desk of…

January 24, 2019 By AJ Leave a Comment

Happy Friday from my new office! Well, not really. One of my new clients offered me an opportunity to work in their office a few hours a week and I jumped on it. First off, it’s a really cool space. IT IS DOG-FRIENDLY. And also, it’s really lovely, as a freelancer, to be back with a lot of people, at a formal desk, amongst like-minded folks. Also, they have food trucks three days a week FOR THE BIG WIN. I’ve settled in quite nicely to being my own boss (and my assistant’s boss), but I did miss things about being in-house. A nice way to start my year indeed.

WHAT I READ

I read this article about open office spaces and it resonated with me. I know they are trendy but lord, I hate me an open office space. What about you?
This couple registered for BOOZE for their wedding. A stroke (sip?) of GENIUS.
Elina Shatkin from LAist 100% nailed this letter to milennials.
The new rule is that eating butter and cheese can prolong your life. I SHALL LIVE FOREVER.

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

I am 100% going to make these gooey buttery cookies from A Beautiful Mess. Perhaps this is how I will introduce myself to my new officemates.
Read about how the “radical body positivity” influencer genre is taking over Instagram
Chris Lam snagged a fabulous leopard print “teddy bear” coat and I LOVE THE LEWK. I want a fluffy coat now. I hated them before but she’s converted me. I was gonna go leopard print, but now I am all about this red bomber.

EARLIER THIS WEEK

I must remind you that I am not a fabulously successful BRUNCH JOURNALIST. I mean, my second article is now published. Read it.
I’m diving into my awards season screeners and thus far have seen The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Can You Ever Forgive Me. Last week I also watched RBG. All fantastic. All highly recommended for different reasons.
Betty White turned 97. NINETY. SEVEN. And she is still a mother-effing BOSS. How did she celebrate? WITH A POKER GAME.

PR & SOCIAL MEDIA

PR Pros salivating over vegan sausage rolls!? Okay. Here’s why.
So, a group that advocates for medical marijuana was turned away for commercial air time by CBS for the Super Bowl. A bummer to be sure, however now they’ve got everyone seeking out the “banner commercial.” Not a total loss from a PR standpoint. They should be capitalizing on that more, though. The video has less than 50K views as I write this.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

Who caught the trailer that came out this week for The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron and Jimmy Buffet? This cast is ming-boggling. The poster is epic. The trailer delivers:

https://twitter.com/beachbummovie/status/1088104069791592449

How much do I LOVE Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda together? God, I hope that 9 to 5 sequel comes to fruition. They are the cutest, coolest BFFs:

Friday Favorites – Girl Power

October 13, 2017 By AJ Leave a Comment

This one’s for the girls. Because what a week. Every “favorite” on this list is a time a strong woman KICKED SOME ASS. Let’s bring the GIRL POWER.

1. When Sally Rogers from “The Dick Van Dyke Show” tweeted this:

I’ve worked since I was 3, Im 94. W/ Weinstein, finally women are speaking up to power. I have suffered my whole life for that. Dont stop https://t.co/sad20SYn2V

— Rose Marie-Official (@RoseMarie4Real) October 11, 2017

2. Jamie Lee Curtis opened up about sexual harassment in this Op-Ed for The Huffington Post. Let’s not forget what a badass she is, y’all.

3. And Jane Fonda, who’s never been afraid to speak her mind and laid it out there on CNN this week.

4. An old friend of mine made this incredible point:

Women don’t need men to protect us. We need men to stop protecting each other.

— Clementine Ford (@clementine_ford) October 12, 2017

5. P!nk is one of my favorite people. CBS Sunday morning profiled her. She’s a beacon of light for women, in my opinion.

6. I saw an amazing, moving documentary about The Lethal Ladies of Baltimore — the STEP group from a Baltimore high school. SEE IT. It’s out on iTunes October 17th and the Director, Amanda Lipitz, is impressive AF.

7. You may not know who Sheila Nevins is, but she’s become one of my industry heroes and I’m excited she’s getting some major recognition. Incidentally, she wrote a book this year and I hear it’s fantastic.

8. Indiewire’s Kate Erbland wrote a stellar piece on supporting women in film.

9. I went to a rock concert with some girlfriends. We had a BLAST! We are also badasses.

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10. And Samantha mother-effing Bee, who has some excellent advice for all:

Friday Favorites: Falling Into Fall

September 29, 2017 By AJ Leave a Comment

Do you ever talk out loud while you type? I find that when I am alone at home, working on this stuff, sometimes I speak what I am typing out loud. It’s an old-lady type trait that at first angered me but now kind of makes me laugh. Anyway, just know that as I am typing this, I am saying it out loud to myself. Also, know I am super happy it’s Fall; I can’t wait for the weather to change. Mostly because the heat in Los Angeles lasts til October and my office doesn’t have air conditioning. But I digress!

WHAT I READ

As it is Fall, it is time for Gourds. This article about them from 2009 is HYSTERICAL. Side note: I made the mistake of covertly reading it during a meeting. And then I died laughing. (Luckily it was a casual group.)
When her employees go on vacation, Arianna Huffington DELETES THEIR WORK EMAILS. WOW. Who has the balls to do that? Well, I guess she does.
This great list of brunch spots in Santa Monica which made me think I need to do my own “Best Brunches in ________________” lists!
Looks like Obama’s chillin’ with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. You know what those guys are thinking, right? “Not my monkeys, not my circus.”

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

A Cookie Named Desire’s recipe for Brown Butter Banana Cake with Brown Butter Frosting. Because REASONS.
I’m super into protein pancakes, believe it or not. I love Beyond Frosting’s Banana Walnut Protein Pancake recipe — although for me, I’d have to omit the walnuts.
And since I seem to be on this random, massive banana kick here, how about this amazing looking chocolate chip banana bread from What’s Gaby Cooking?

EARLIER THIS WEEK

I wrote a review of Hollywood’s 800 Degrees Pizzeria. It’s delicious! And I’m giving away a $25 gift card!
The Valley Film Festival let me talk to a room full of filmmakers about “The Fine Art of PR for Indie Film.” I don’t know what they were thinking. But if you want to listen to me talk too much and name drop, click here.
Megyn Kelly’s daytime talk show launched on NBC. Jane Fonda had a rather compelling reaction when Kelly asked her about her plastic surgery….

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

I can’t say I know anything about Ugandan politics but boy does their Parliament throw down. An all-out brawl broke out — click to 2:30 if you don’t want to wait, but the crescendo’s not bad either.

HBO has scheduled the Spielberg documentary for October. I’m pretty excited. What’s your favorite Steven Spielberg movie?