Boy, do entertainment journalists know how to roll with the punches. After a last-minute venue change, everyone found their way to L'Scorpion for drinks and conversation with colleagues and new friends. Good news: No Us Weekly vs. Variety fights broke out, and a good time was had by all.

—Taffy Brodesser-Akner, mbWest director of education

At L'Scorpion, June 13, 2006

Photos by June Czerwinski

KCRW's The Business host and TMZ.com industry columnist
Claude Brodesser-Akner and mb's Taffy Brodesser-Akner

The Hollywood Reporter's Chris Morris, The Los Angeles Times's Josh Friedman
and Back Stage West casting editor Cassie Carpenter

Defamer associate editor Seth Abramowitz and Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Huffington Post associate editor Pete Keeley and Catwalk columnist
Gretchen Westlake

Greg Braxton, Mojo music journalist Steven Rosen and photographer Nancy Love

Variety senior editor Deborah Vankin and KCRW producer Matthew Holzman

The Hollywood Reporter deputy editor William Yelles, Claude Brodesser-Akner and Diane Miger

mb instructor Celeste Mitchell, Chat Media entertainment reporter Katherine Tulich and AFI marketing manager Kate Neligan

Entertainment journalists Clark Kent, Gail Goodrich and Chris Heyman

Westside Weekly's Slav Kandyba and journalist Stevonne Ratliff

Entertainment journalist Susan Hornick, writer Gerri Miller and Deirdre Johnson