Chicagoans invade Santa Monica as Billy Zane and Chris O'Donnell attend the 25th Windy City Bash at Stella Rossa Pizza Bar; Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor grace the red carpet at the premiere of Salmon Fishing In The Yemen; Zooey Deschanel turns on the awkward funniness at the PaleyFest 2012 "New Girl" panel—Monday night was filled with food, more showbiz affairs, and celebrities and we have the details on the events that happened in L.A. for you in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Is Chicago the best city in America? There's certainly an argument to be made: cleaner, cheaper and nicer than New York, much more interesting and accessible than L.A., and hands-down the best food in the country. Toss out the six months a year of agonizing, unlivable cold, and it's a no-brainer. But even though many of the Windy City's most talented native sons and daughters, and Jim Belushi, have fled the midwest for the California sunshine, that doesn't mean they don't crave an Old Style and an Italian beef every once in a while. Which is why they reunited at M Street Kitchen/Stella Rosa in SaMo last night for the 25th annual Windy City West event. More»

HBO kicked things off at Circa 55, where guests like Jane Fonda, Guy Pearce, and Ewan McGregor, and winner Claire Dane munched on beef tenderloin and sipped martinis. NBC had A-listers Jon Hamm, Colin Firth, and Nicole Richie schmoozing under the stars at the Beverly Hilton rooftop - right across from where Harvey Weinstein kept the company of Golden Globe winners Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin, as well as Leo DiCaprio and countless other guests at his annual party. See this and so much more on our Golden Globes after party round up... MORE>>

After the awards ceremony winded down, celebrities dispersed into the night and the red carpets were rolled out yet again, mostly decking the halls of the Beverly Hilton, where the majority of Sunday's after parties were held. HBO kicked things off at Circa 55, where guests like Jane Fonda, Guy Pearce, and Ewan McGregor, and winner Claire Dane munched on beef tenderloin and sipped martinis. NBC had A-listers Jon Hamm, Colin Firth, and Nicole Richie schmoozing under the stars at the Beverly Hilton rooftop - right across from where Harvey Weinstein kept the company of Golden Globe winners Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin, as well as Leo DiCaprio and countless other guests at his annual party. More»

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The Center For Hearing and Communication's held their 18th Annual Feast, at Pier Sixty in Chelsea Piers. The event was an evening of gastronomical extravagance benefiting the programs and services of the Center for Hearing and Communication (CHC).

Proceeds benefit the CHC, a New York-based nonprofit organization renowned for its hearing healthcare services for people of all ages with hearing loss as well as unsurpassed expertise in the evaluation and treatment of children with listening and learning challenges. Learn more about CHC at www.CHChearing.org. More»

I know you guys probably assume I survive on only art and creativity, but alas, I need food, shelter and full time employment to support it. This week in said job, I have been super busy! It's great, but it has kept me from really being able to do a full awesome weekly update! So I'm doing something a little different. More»

As we get ever closer to the official October launch date of The Getty's sprawling Pacific Standard Time initiative, the preview exhibits and promotional materials continue to surprise, delight, and raise our already intense anticipation. In the newest, just released installment, HBO star and Wes Anderson muse Jason Schwartzman is taught a Chrismas Carol-style lesson about the value of art museums when he is visited by the ghostly apparition of renowned artist John Baldessari. And oh yeah, Jeff Garlin cameo! More»

It was as if L.A. was a full-blown parody of itself last night with a host of events across town all relating the one greater cause dearest to every Angeleno's heart: the promotion of show business, of course.  "Skinny Girl" Bethenny Frankel gets to know the real Khloe and Lamar while Gene Simmons keeps his tongue to himself at Forbes' fete for entertainment's mogul-iest celebrity moguls; Elle Fanning parties way past bedtime with some fellow tweens and grownups at the premiere and after party for Super 8; meanwhile, Anna Kendrick, Stephan Gaghan and Robert Redford step out to raise funds for Sundance in Beverly Hills—see how the Industry celebrated itself on just another Wednesday night in Hollywood at last night's biggest parties in town. More»