Hadley Hall Meares
@hadleymeares.bsky.social
Journalist focusing on history, art and culture. Bleeding heart liberal and lover of grand adventures.
How I loved writing the latest "Old Hollywood Book Club" for Vanity Fair- a look at the memoirs of the undisputed Queen of Inspiration- Ms. Dolly Parton. I dare you not to have a smile on your face and a song in your heart while you are reading!
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Dolly Parton’s Divine Dogma: “You Better Get to Livin’”
The national treasure spins a heck of a yarn across her five folksy memoirs.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How I loved writing the latest "Old Hollywood Book Club" for Vanity Fair- a look at the memoirs of the undisputed Queen of Inspiration- Ms. Dolly Parton. I dare you not to have a smile on your face and a song in your heart while you are reading!
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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I loved speaking with Press Play about the evolution of MacArthur Park! Listen below!
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Why AI data centers are the ‘new American factory’ | KCRW
Plus, Los Angeles plans to spend $2.3 million to build an iron fence around MacArthur Park. The Hammer Museum is back with its biennial Made in LA exhibition. And celebrity gossip website TMZ turns…
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October 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I loved speaking with Press Play about the evolution of MacArthur Park! Listen below!
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Hey y'all! I will be on @kcrw.com Press Play at noon PST talking about the history of MacArthur Park (the park, not the song- which rules btw).
October 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hey y'all! I will be on @kcrw.com Press Play at noon PST talking about the history of MacArthur Park (the park, not the song- which rules btw).
In my latest for LAist, an important story about the first major public immigration raid in Los Angeles, and the heartbreaking terror and displacement that followed.
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Public immigration sweeps in LA are not new — similar tactics were used in the 1930s
Similar tactics to today's ICE sweeps were seen in the city 100 years ago.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In my latest for LAist, an important story about the first major public immigration raid in Los Angeles, and the heartbreaking terror and displacement that followed.
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In my latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” for Vanity Fair, I review two memoirs by Anjelica Huston- one chic queen.
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Glamour and Grit: Anjelica Huston’s Cultured Coolness
The Oscar winner digs into her groovy youth in swinging London, her long entanglement with Jack Nicholson, and so much more in her two essential autobiographies.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In my latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” for Vanity Fair, I review two memoirs by Anjelica Huston- one chic queen.
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My latest for THR: The Hilton Dynasty is on the move. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/li...
Real Estate Power Couple Barron and Tessa Hilton Move to Compass
The two are known for their innovative approach, turning open houses into major events. “This transition allows us to align with Compass’s unmatched scale, cutting-edge technology, and powerful market...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My latest for THR: The Hilton Dynasty is on the move. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/li...
Oh Maria Rasputin, you continue to inspire and surprise me! I can't wait to share your amazing story with the world! (Biography coming via Flatiron, an imprint of MacMillian, circa 2027).
September 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Oh Maria Rasputin, you continue to inspire and surprise me! I can't wait to share your amazing story with the world! (Biography coming via Flatiron, an imprint of MacMillian, circa 2027).
The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Broker Awards Toast Winners and Unity in the Wake of L.A. Fires
The fifth annual event, presented by The Society Group, recognized the biggest names in Los Angeles real estate after a tumultuous year for the city.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Oh lord after months of work the annual Hollywood Reporter Top Real Estate Agents List is finally out. Fun old Hollywood stories included!
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The 36 Top L.A. Real Estate Agents of 2025
It’s been a brutal year. But the town’s A-list’s most trusted Realtors — despite some having lost their own houses to the wildfires — are still notching nine-figure deals, including ones in cryptocurr...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Oh lord after months of work the annual Hollywood Reporter Top Real Estate Agents List is finally out. Fun old Hollywood stories included!
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My latest for Vanity Fair- Meghan Markle, royal sorrority girl. www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
Meghan Markle Is But One of Many Royal Sorority Girls: A Brief History
Long before the Duchess of Sussex, a Swedish and Norwegian princess, who never lived or went to college in America, became the first royal sorority girl.
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September 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My latest for Vanity Fair- Meghan Markle, royal sorrority girl. www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
In my second article of the day for Vanity Fair, Prince William and Catherine's many, many homes. www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
Inside Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Real Estate Portfolio
Before the Prince and Princess of Wales relocate to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park, revisit their house-hopping ways, which first started when they were students at St. Andrews University in Scotl...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In my second article of the day for Vanity Fair, Prince William and Catherine's many, many homes. www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
In my latest "Old Hollywood Book Club" for Vanity Fair, the delightful, insightful Michael Caine.
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The Bon Vivant: Michael Caine’s Pursuit of the Good Life
In four effortlessly entertaining memoirs, the Oscar winner charts his journey from a South London slum to movie stardom.
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August 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In my latest "Old Hollywood Book Club" for Vanity Fair, the delightful, insightful Michael Caine.
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I loved speaking with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation again, this time about the toxic tabloid culture of the early 2000s, which certainly shaped my teenage years.
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Cruel intentions: how toxic tabloids and celebrity culture changed the way we talk about mental health - ABC listen
If you opened up a magazine in the 2000s, you'd likely be met by countless images of celebrities on their worst days. And the conversation accompanying those images? Pretty toxic.
We've come a long w...
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August 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I loved speaking with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation again, this time about the toxic tabloid culture of the early 2000s, which certainly shaped my teenage years.
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Mothman! Synanon! Wild ladies, oh my! I talk all this and more on the new season of Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America. Now streaming on @hbomax!
August 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Mothman! Synanon! Wild ladies, oh my! I talk all this and more on the new season of Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America. Now streaming on @hbomax!
In my latest for Vanity Fair- the fascinating and touching story of Sir Ewan Forbes, a transgender man who became a Baronet.
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The Hidden Case of Sir Ewan Forbes, the Transgender Baronet
Despite Forbes’s deep privilege and proximity to the royal family, his journey was not an easy one.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In my latest for Vanity Fair- the fascinating and touching story of Sir Ewan Forbes, a transgender man who became a Baronet.
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My latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” for Vanity Fair. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Power and Panache: Superagent Sue Mengers’s Rise and Fall
The ultimate Hollywood insider was ahead of her time—and, as Brian Kellow writes in an absorbing biography, a victim of her own hard-charging personality.
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July 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” for Vanity Fair. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
If you have the chance, check out the latest issue of the beautiful Four Seasons Magazine. I have a really fun feature all about wandering the wild west, as well a profile of famed ski- mountaineer Kit DesLauriers.
July 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you have the chance, check out the latest issue of the beautiful Four Seasons Magazine. I have a really fun feature all about wandering the wild west, as well a profile of famed ski- mountaineer Kit DesLauriers.
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BOTD George Sanders!!! MCCT5: 5)Rebecca (Hitch) 4)Journey to Italy (Rossellini) 3)City Sleeps (Lang) 2)Strange Affair Uncle H (Siodmak) 1)All About Eve (Mankiewicz)
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The Mask: George Sanders’s Weary Road
In the latest installment of Old Hollywood Book Club, learn about the life and times of the wildly entertaining George Sanders.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
BOTD George Sanders!!! MCCT5: 5)Rebecca (Hitch) 4)Journey to Italy (Rossellini) 3)City Sleeps (Lang) 2)Strange Affair Uncle H (Siodmak) 1)All About Eve (Mankiewicz)
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Vacations royal style. My latest for Vanity Fair.
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From Mustique to the Moulin Rouge, Here’s Where the Royal Family Has Liked to Unwind
Queen Elizabeth had a so-called floating embassy. Prince Harry romped in Vegas. Royal vacations have long been opportunities for the crown to enjoy sun, sand, and—often—a bit of scandal.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Vacations royal style. My latest for Vanity Fair.
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In my latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” the remarkable, surprisingly hilarious Sidney Poitier.
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Breaking Down Barriers: Sidney Poitier’s Hero’s Journey
The Oscar winner’s candid, entertaining memoirs unveil the man behind the icon, from his rivalry with Harry Belafonte to Poitier’s struggle to live up to his own legend.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
In my latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” the remarkable, surprisingly hilarious Sidney Poitier.
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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
In my latest for LA Public Press, how a century old LA orginization is helping immigrants and refugees under the terror of the Trump era.
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At LA’s International Institute, caseloads surge under Trump’s new immigration policies
While immigration raids target Los Angeles communities, attorneys at the International Institute are racing against seven-day deportation deadlines to save clients who fled persecution from countries ...
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June 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In my latest for LA Public Press, how a century old LA orginization is helping immigrants and refugees under the terror of the Trump era.
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