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		<title>Clean Plates Los Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m among the restaurant reviewers who contributed to the new Clean Plates Los Angeles: A Guide To the Healthiest, Tastiest, and Most Sustainable Restaurants for Vegetarians and Carnivores. The guide gives you the lowdown on how and where to eat healthfully and eco-consciously in Los Angeles without sacrificing flavor or gourmet craftsmanship. It hops from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Purple Passport to Palm Beach eBook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the high life at sea level&#8230;The Purple Passport has launched its eBook guide The Purple Passport to Palm Beach! I&#8217;m one of the writers/editors for this comprehensive guide to the South Florida playground&#8217;s choicest hotels, restaurants, nightlife, spas, shops, and activities. It points locals and travelers to distinctive experiences, which include checking into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>re:discover Los Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MSN.com just launched a refresh of its &#8220;re:discover&#8221; series, a collection of web guides that explores the souls of cities across America. I was fortunate to be the writer for the Los Angeles update. I got to profile some amazing cultural insiders, including hip-hop MC The Lady Tigra, music editor Adam Smalley, hair stylist Josh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mods and Motown at Club Soulside</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my latest installment for the Los Angeles Times &#8220;Boogie Nights&#8221; column, I visited Club Soulside at Cafe Club Fais Do-Do, a monthly invocation of all things mod (a subculture with roots in 1960s Britain). In the late 1970s and early &#8217;80s, a mod revival swept through Southern California, introducing a new generation to its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best of Cartagena, Colombia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After two trips to Cartagena, Colombia, this year, I feel like it&#8217;s my second home. And as cooler weather approaches in Los Angeles, my mind is beginning to drift back to the tropical heat of the Caribbean coast. When the chill and rain of January and February hit, there&#8217;s no place I&#8217;d rather escape to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bachata is stepping into salsa&#8217;s territory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first heard bachata at a salsa club a couple of years ago, I was puzzled. Salsa DJs regularly slipped salsa&#8217;s tropical cousins cha cha and merengue into the mix, but this Dominican sound was something I&#8217;d never heard before. I quickly scooted off the floor when a bachata song came on because I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silent disco is making itself heard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first saw the videos of the dance phenomenon known as silent disco, I was tickled beyond belief. It&#8217;s a quirky concept: instead of having a dance party with giant speakers to amplify the sound for the crowd, revelers tune into a DJ broadcast on wireless headphones. So when people walk by and stumble [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Larry King: devoted Lindy Hopper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Larry King, the former host of CNN&#8217;s &#8220;Larry King Live,&#8221; once tried to learn some dance moves from Janet Jackson on his show. Needless to say, this didn&#8217;t go very well &#8211; he wasn&#8217;t exactly up for her urban/sexy brand of choreography! But right at the end of the segment, Janet grabbed him for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelbethlevin.com/larry-king-devoted-lindy-hopper/</link>
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		<title>The hustle for a new generation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For most people, the hustle is a dance synonymous with 70s-era disco balls, fog machines, and polyester. But believe it or not, the Saturday Night Fever staple has grown up, shed the platform shoes, and primed itself for a resurgence. Turns out it&#8217;s been going strong for over a decade during dedicated Wednesday hustle nights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide to Paris Launches on The Purple Passport!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah, Paris. It&#8217;s hard not to sigh when you utter the name of the French capital. Unequivocally, it&#8217;s one of the world&#8217;s most breathtaking cities. From museums bursting with masterpieces to public gardens laden with bright blooms, Paris is equally alluring both indoors and out. Add in picturesque cobbled neighborhoods, grand Haussmannian boulevards, and the [...]]]></description>
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