oversized birthday balloon for the finalist in two categories in the @LAPressClub Southern California Journalism Awards one for Entertainment Feature on Film for @Variety for my piece on "Card Counter" with @BRMCOfficial's @RobertLevonBeen and one for Entertainment Commentary on the Arts on @CyndiLauper for @RecordingAcademy all the kudos go to my editors, @ShirleyHalperin and @JohnAOchoa, respectively, and to @Laurence.Schroeder always my first and best at-home editor