Devour the Desert
A Palm Springs Food & Culture Journal
The Local Celebs | Post, Beam, and Baseline: The Mid-Century Rhythm of Kirk Douglas
There is a particular kind of gravity required to survive Hollywood, and an even rarer kind needed to build a life that spans over a century.
Kirk Douglas had both. Long before he was the cleft-chinned icon of the silver screen, he was Issur Danielovitch, born to illiterate Russian-Jewish immigrants in Amsterdam, New York. His childhood was stripped of romance, defined by the biting cold of upstate winters and the literal grit of his father’s trade.
The Local Questions, Vol. 7 | Field Notes from Palm Springs: Just How Much Trouble Can a Celebrity Get Into Here?
What is the most outrageous thing a celebrity ever did in this desert sandbox we call Palm Springs?
This is not an easy question.
There is Olympic-level competition for this particular gold medal.
We can start with Harpo Marx.
The Local Celebs | King of Cool: Steve McQueen’s High-Velocity Palm Springs
If you think the mid-century modern vibe of Palm Springs was all about polite golf claps and Sinatra sipping martinis in a tuxedo, you are missing half the horsepower.
Enter Steve McQueen.