Shirley Halperin’s Post

After years of being considered a backwater #sports town, #LosAngeles has emerged center court in the U.S., if not the world. For Los Angeles Magazine’s July issue, we identified and profiled the city’s sports power players, including athletes, Olympians and executives from WME | William Morris Endeavor, Wasserman, LA GOLF and more. Read the feature here >> https://lnkd.in/g_gurA6G

The July issue of Los Angeles Magazine is out and features an inside look at the state-of-the-art Intuit Dome, new home of the LA Clippers 🏀. Owner Steve Ballmer and Halo Sports CEO Gillian Zucker showed us around the venue, which features more toilets than any other arena in the U.S. (!) and also ample legroom and high-quality concessions (the double cheeseburger is not to miss). Can't wait to see music in this space. Read the story here https://lnkd.in/g8cYrfVy or pick up a copy at your local Barnes & Noble, Inc. store! Photography by @msayles Gillian's hair and makeup by @anthonypazos Bathroom sign by yours truly

Felt compelled to write about the yearbook controversy at my alma mater, East Brunswick High School (thank you Jewish Journal) https://lnkd.in/gjDMTiFR This part was cut (understandably) but wanted to shout out some fellow EB success stories.... * * * As a suburb, East Brunswick Township, NJ is positively unspectacular, but it punches above its weight in residents who’ve gone on to big careers in entertainment. Among them: ‘The Social Network’ star Jesse Eisenberg, who this year produced a stunner of a film, Sasquatch Sunset, which screened at Sundance Institute and SXSW. As it turned out, a consultant for the movie, The Ape Initiative director Jared Taglialatela, is also from East Brunswick (class of ’93). Elsewhere in the industry, class of ’79 grad Matt Pinfield went on to become a major-market radio DJ (currently on the air in Los Angeles), as did Paul "Cubby" Bryant (New York’s 106.7), and several more graduates from that era ended up in senior executive roles at Universal Music Group and Sony Music. One EB resident is a legit pop star — Jax, of American Idol and “The Dress” fame (yellow or blue?), is signed to Atlantic Records and had a Top 40 hit in 2022 with “Victoria’s Secret.” I like to think the seeds of their successes were sown by the years spent in East Brunswick and that their ambition was nurtured by the EAST BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS system’s teachers, some of whom we admired to their end. Like longtime IPLE instructor John Calimano. When he died of cancer in 2019, former students gathered in the classroom where he taught to hold a debate that was true to “Cal” form. I tuned in via Facebook Live from L.A. and felt my heart swell more than once hearing his acolytes’ thoughtful tributes. An open ear was all Cal ever asked for, and if he were leading a debate on Gaza and Israel today, he’d blast an unflinching “point of order!” if one student group tried to hijack another’s assigned seat at the dais. There’s space for everyone.

OUR #PRIDE Runneth Over!! 🌈 For Los Angeles Magazine’s June issue, we chose a trio of mega entertainers redefining the way we see LGBTQ+ talent on screen and stage. Peek at these stunning covers of Adam Lambert, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Hannah Einbinder and look for the print edition on sale at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide! Adam photographed by Jen Rosenstein Michaela photographed by Irvin Rivera Hannah photographed by Elisabeth Caren

Help select Los Angeles Magazine’s Best of 2024! Because we can’t crawl ALL of L.A.’s massive sprawl, we’re looking to the public to weigh in on who deserves to be in our August Best of L.A. issue. Vote at this link and pass it on! https://lnkd.in/gFi3exPV

Honored to receive 15 nominations for the Los Angeles Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards! Huge thanks to our staff and contributors at Los Angeles Magazine. Read all about it! >> https://lnkd.in/gFcTtyfE

Ahhh, to be whisked away to a faraway place ... Los Angeles Magazine’s May issue is all about #travel with Priceline ambassador Kaley Cuoco sharing her tips on flying with kids (and pets!) and juggling mommy and work duties as an actress and podcast host. Read Whitney Friedlander’s excellent cover story here >> https://lnkd.in/ghJEdsjw 📸 Photographed: Irvin Rivera 📚 Deputy Editor: Jasmin Rosemberg 🎨 Creative Direction: Ada Guerin 🖊️ Cover Story by: Whitney Friedlander 📱Social Media/Digital: Andrew Curry 👗 Styled by: Brad Goreski 💇 Hair: Marilee Albin 💄 Makeup: Jamie Greenberg 💅 Manicurist: Caroline Cotton 📍 Location: Malibu Beach Inn Hotel and Spa 📰 PR: Viewpoint