Nancy Marks
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Nancy Marks is a portrait artist, the author of the children’s book Just As You Are: The Story of Leon and Sam and a contributing editor for C Magazine. She has a lifelong interest in the arts and education and is a trustee of the Paul Newman Painted Turtle Camp, the Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. She is based in Los Angeles and spends four months a year in London where, where she is a trustee of The Prince’s Drawing School.

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Patients: Be Your Own Advocate!

Posted September 10, 2010 | 13:00:00 (EST)

Debra Black got hit with the lucky stick. I say that not because she leads a life of privilege and prominence, but because she was able to jump off the malignant melanoma train to nowhere good, just as it was leaving the station. Here's her story.

Deb was clicking along...

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Get to Know: Isaac Mizrahi

Posted March 1, 2010 | 17:04:55 (EST)

Isaac Mizrahi has to bring his clothes to L.A., period. He's opened his only store in New York and, excuse me, what's fair about that? I mean, why do they get him and we don't? His Fall 2010 line just showed at Fashion Week, and it was amazing. We need...

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Get to Know: Clean Plates

Posted January 21, 2010 | 10:23:08 (EST)

I'll admit it right out of the box: I eat vegan. And, by the way, you can stop making that face like someone farted. Believe me, I get it; the word "vegan" is a turnoff, like dirty feet or nose hair. There'd probably be a lot more interest in eating...

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Get to Know: Natalie Massenet

Posted January 19, 2010 | 11:03:50 (EST)

Tell me the truth: are you addicted to Net-A-Porter? When you can't sleep at one in the morning, do you log on like I do? On the other hand, if you're asking, "what's Net-A-Porter?" read on, because this online luxury clothing and accessory "store" will change your life forever.

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Get to Know: Michael S. Smith

Posted December 2, 2009 | 10:00:55 (EST)

There's no one more interesting than people; we're all different, yet really the same as we don our daily costumes and head on out the door. I'm in heaven, sitting in a restaurant and imagining who people are, where they come from, what they do, and what makes them tick....

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