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Lesley Blume

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Los Angeles, New York
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Journalist • Historian • New York Times bestselling author: EVERYBODY BEHAVES BADLY and FALLOUT • Coming in 2026: A DEVIL’S BARGAIN
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A Garden That is the Enemy of Average Original

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By Lesley Blume Verified
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4 min read Like many WWII-era émigrés to the United States, the Polish-born opera singer Madame Ganna Walska adored her adopted country. But California was its own magnificent world.
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Mark Cunningham Designs a California Dream House Worthy of Ed Ruscha Original

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By Lesley Blume Verified
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4 min read The couple weren’t looking to buy a house. They had a home already—several, in fact: an apartment in New York City, a house in the Hamptons, and a pied-à-terre they were renting in Beverly Hills. But when a house up the street from them in Los Angeles came onto the market in late 2020, they were told by friends that they had to see it. They walked to the end of a cul-de-sac and stood in front of the house’s high front gate. Their son jumped up and peered over it. “Oh my god!” he said.
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What You Definitely Don’t Want to Say at Holiday Parties This Year Original

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By Lesley Blume Verified
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When I was 18 or so, I was asked by one of my grandfather’s pervy law partners if I intended to get by in the world on my smarts or my looks. Of course, I would have loved to have glued his mouth shut, but I also kind of appreciated the reveal: Anyone stupid enough to underestimate me is the one at a disadvantage, not the other way around. I do believe that this dumb little comment was meant to be flattering, but instead it underscored that complimenting anyone has always been a tricky endeavor.
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