I owned the 45 of “Hot Child in the City” in 1979, when I was 12 years old. I played this record, Nick Gilder’s one hit song, on my Panasonic stereo, in my room with... More

Last Saturday night, my dear friend (and very talented artist) Bettina Hubby and I found ourselves riding a shuttle bus up to the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, which previously I’d only seen in that... More

James Wolcott, Vanity Fair contributing editor, giant of cultural criticism and protege of Pauline Kael, was a friend of Eve Babitz and calls my Los Angeles Review of Books essay about her “superb” and quotes... More

Thinking about doing a cleanse but scared to give up coffee? Let me introduce you to your new best friend: Dandy Blend. I just completed a 3 week cleanse, and I may not have made... More

A friend had extra tickets to see Dolly Parton tonight at the Hollywood Bowl, and I had to decline, too caught up in last minute fixes and posts for steffienelson.com, which is LIVE as of... More

“Other bands wanted to wreck hotel rooms. Roxy Music wanted to redecorate them.” — Bryan Ferry... More

Artist Zoe Crosher and I bonded over our obsession with the mythology of Los Angeles, something we both explore in our work. Last Friday I went to the opening of her latest show, a selection... More

Today my heart is in Coney Island. I hope my New York peeps have been enjoying gorgeous summer weather for this year’s Mermaid Parade, the best event of the year in all of New York... More