Affairs at the Jupiter hotel

My mother, Clare Allen, who has died aged 62, was an unfailingly dignified woman with an elegant appearance, incredible intellect, a warm nature and a sparky sense of humour. She had an unbounded interest in history and politics, and retained a passion for the arts throughout her life. Born in Hammersmith, west London, Clare was [...]

Two days before the Eighty-second Academy Awards, the International Cinematographers Guild hosted, of all things, the Forty-seventh Annual Publicists Awards, a gala luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Century City, to celebrate Hollywood’s press agents. When the publicists first organized, back in 1937, they had their . . .Read the whole article at The Newyorker