For @thr I wrote about how IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY, my noirish debut novel about a plastic surgeon's fraught relationship with the ghostwriter of her memoir, materialized out of reporting I've done over the past decade. Plus, an excerpt from the book! hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts…

Oh hey look! It’s my cute lil audiobook narrating sister! dailynews.com/2025/06/17/how…

I really need to get martinis and French fries with Jason Isaacs. Can you imagine the tea?!

Some news - Today’s my last day at Los Angeles Times. I’ve been so fortunate to spend 8 years at one of the nation’s top newspapers and to learn and work with so many incredible people. I’ll be sharing what’s next soon, but I wanted to acknowledge how special the LAT has been to me.

Thank you so much LA Press Club! I’m honored 🥰

Please let the new EIC be Stanley Tucci.

The larger-than-life Dr. Delshad, who’s “reshaped her fate” with scalpels, silicone, and syringes, insists her crimes are victimless. She sees herself as a martyr who’s been “beatified for beautifying.” Read "In Pursuit of Beauty" by Gary Baum stat! dailynews.com/2025/06/26/cha…

Congratulations to Gary Baum on his amazing debut thriller #InPursuitOfBeauty which is on sale NEXT WEEK. dailynews.com/2025/06/26/cha…

Thank you Emily St. Martin for such a thoughtful, generous consideration of this novel!

Los Angeles is the best city in the United States. All the other cities are worse.

if you really wanna honor Ozzy Osbourne in a way he would love beyond his music... please, enjoy a burrito in his memory. those who remember, know this for sure. the man loved a good burrito. 😭🌯 📸: from MTV's "The Osbournes"

In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination

What a cover. The New Yorker’s September magazine cover.

The latest from Trump on the Jimmy Kimmel saga:

Jimmy Kimmel thanks the conservatives who defended him against Brendan Carr, "I never would have imagined, like, Ben Shapiro, Clay Travis, Candace Owens, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul. Even my old pal Ted Cruz, who believe it or not, said something very beautiful on my behalf... it

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I spoke with journalist and convicted murderer John J. Lennon about the cost of true crime, identity & whether we can be more than our worst acts. (Huge thank you to my fabulous, trusty editor Erik Pedersen for supporting me so thoughtfully on this.) dailynews.com/2025/10/01/jou…

i am preposterously honored to announce that i’ve joined the @playboy team as an editor for the print magazine. writer friends, please reach out to me with any pitches!

Catherine Goetze, aka AskCatGPT on socials, announced she was throwing a no-phone Y2K throwback party. Four days later, the Los Angeles venue El Cid was overflowing with one-night Luddites. The result, according to Goetze, was “amazing.” dailynews.com/2025/11/13/ins…

"Just because I'm from Fucktucky, doesn't make me a knuckle-dragging chucklefuck" -- Chandler Morrison while arguing with me over film taste.