Dahvi Shira: Celebrity journalist & blogger

About Me

Born on Long Island, New York, I relocated at a young age to Orange County, California, which is where I spent the remainder of my upbringing. At the age of 18, I kissed the sunshine and palm trees goodbye and spent the following four years in the culturally shocking hippie-collegetown of Eugene, Oregon, which is where I obtained my Bachelor of Arts in Magazine journalism, while attending the University of Oregon. Following a unique, albeit rewarding college experience, I headed back to my OC roots for about six months, working for two magazines: "ABILITY" and "Autograph Collector," until I realized it was time to get out of "The OC" and move on to a bigger journalism/entertainment market.
In November '07, I packed my bags (and boxes) and moved to Los Angeles. I adapted to L.A. lifestyle almost immediately, frequenting hot Hollywood clubs and earning editorial gigs (and bylines) at some of the trendiest and most well-known magazines and companies in Hollywood/L.A., including 944 magazine (Hollywood lifestyle/fashion/entertainment publication), E! Online and Citysearch. Additionally, I am the sole designer and writer for my entertainment/fashion/lifestyle/LA blog "THE PLATINUM PEN," (http://www.ThePlatinumPen.tk) which was a year in the works of creation and is my biggest project of all time. I update the site close to daily and take great pride in its presentation.
My heart will forever be in New York, and I plan to move back there eventually and live the magazine dream in Manhattan, but for now I am enjoying living, working and playing in LA, and I am going to make it work for as long as I can.
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My Interests

writing, blogging, journalism, entertainment, trainwreck celebs, fashion, fashion shows, couture, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Portland, The Platinum Pen, coffee, NY Times, NY Post, DListed.com, Gawker.com, Jossip.com, Bossip.com, Eonline.com, Page Six, Celebitchy, Perez, TMZ, JustJared, UsWeekly, OK!, People, VIBE, XXL, King, Blender, Maxim, Stuff, FHM, The Source, Concrete Loop, BET, parodies, YouTube, RedLasso, E! Networks, Oregon Daily Emerald, Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, Seven for All Mankind, Brenda Walsh, anything 80's, artificial tanning, judaism, Indian Food, 90210, Britney's kids, gimlets, Winston's, Opera (club), Studio City, the gym, trail mix, soy milk, hip-hop/rap, house, tweezers

I'd like to meet:

Any fellow journalists/reporters, bloggers, entertainment enthusiasts, Angelenos, New Yorkers, Bostonians, writers in general, fun people, old friends, new friends, LA party people, anyone who wants to use me as a freelance writer.

PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to request a copy of my resume for professional purposes, if you are interested in contacting me about a potential freelance opportunity (I specialize in writing reviews, editorials and profiles. I can also cover events) or if you have comments or contribution ideas regarding my blog (The Platinum Pen), please contact me at [email protected]

Please also keep in mind, this is my *professional* page, so please refrain from sending messages or comments of sexual content or of any offensive nature whatsoever. I can assure you that you will receive no response to anything innapropriate, and I will report any users who choose to send anything of such a manner.

Music:

Rap: Warren G., Bone, Khaled, Dipset, Bun B, UGK, Boosie, Plies, T.I., Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Play-N-Skillz, Webbie, Do Or Die, David Banner, Trina (lots more)

80's: Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Clash, Erasure, Nu Shooz, Starpoint, Alexander O'Neal, Expose, Evelyn Champagne, Stevie B., Pebbles, Paula Abdul (even though she's actually early 90's but whatever), Janet Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Teena Marie, Chaka Khan, Journey, Foreigner, Whitney Houston, Mariah (even though she was early 90s), Peter Gabriel, Heart (and tons more)

Electronica/Dance: Kaskade, Blank & Jones, Above & Beyond, Mark Farina, Axwell, Armand Van Helden, ATB, DJ Tonka, Lisa Scott Lee, Ananda Project, Richard Vission, Daniel Bedingfield, Aurora, Late Night Alumni

Movies:

The Devil Wears Prada, Stepfather I-III, The Paperboy, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, KIDS, Bully, Sleepaway Camp I-III, Can't Hardly Wait, Sex and the City

Television:

90210 (the original, not the stupid spinoff), OC seasons 1 &2, The Hills, The Paper, 90s SNL, The Soup, Chelsea Lately

Heroes:

Harvey Levin, Mario Lavandeira, Shannen Doherty, Mom, Dad, Savva, Gramps