CULTURE
L.A.’s Best Spots for Valentine’s Day in 2020
Contributions: Anthony C. Stafford Once again, it's that lovely time of year when couples splurge and go out of their way to profess their deepest feelings for one another. While some individuals may have started planning for Valentine's Day as early as last year,...
Coveted Women’s Members’ Club and Digital Network, The AllBright, Moves Into US with First Club Launch in West Hollywood
This Fall, The AllBright, the members' club that celebrates and champions women, opened its doors to the US sisterhood with the launch of its first stateside club. With style and elegance integrated throughout the clubs, The AllBright West Hollywood is aptly located...
Duuple App Creator, Abby Frimpong, Wants to Use Social Media to Change the World
ocial Media is at a point of evolution where the current heavy hitters are creating new and innovative ways to experience their platforms. When you take the premise of social media and flip its purpose to create initiatives that can drive socially...
Journey Up the Nile River
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE July 2019 There are many kinds of vacations—the relaxing, island vacation, the adventuruous trip up the mountains of Peru, the majestic splendor of old churches throughout Europe, and then there is the Middle East. A term coined in 1850s by a...
Mark Your Calendar: Stanley Kubrick
For those who know him as a filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick’s early career as a photojournalist is a revelation. In 1945, the future director of such classic works as 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971) was just a teenager—but one with an uncanny...
Second Home comes to Hollywood
The area of East Hollywood where the current Target is being built, very slowly, has a new neighbor. At night, driving by St. Andrews Place, one imagines a new mid-century modern hotel has moved in, what with the amber lighting and modern hanging lamps, its look like...
NEW TO SOCAL MAG! L.A. DEE DA 2.0!
THIS WEEK: DANCES WITH FILMS FESTIVAL, WONDERWORLD LA DANCES WITH FILMS The opening night green-carpet event for the Dancing With Films indie film festival took place in the gorgeous and historic lobby of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, directly across from the TCL...
Punk Rock Karaoke
Lots of things have changed, of course, since the L.A. Weekly’s Thursday issue was what you rushed to get a hard copy of in order to gauge your spot in the Hollywood hierarchy and with which to strategically plan every move in your upcoming...
At the Skirball
Los Angeles fashion designer Rudi Gernreich (1922–1985) introduced the “monokini,” the thong, unisex caftans, pantsuits for women, and enough inventive clothing to earn him a worldwide reputation. Yet Gernreich was far more than one of the most prominent...
5 Best Westside Spas for Mother’s Day
What do Mothers want for Mother’s Day? Short answer: Relaxation and me time… Or, as we like to call it, a spa day. If you’ve been scrolling through Yelp wondering which is the best Westside spa for Mother’s Day, or if you’re simply scratching your scalp trying to find the perfect gift for your Mom, then you are in the right place.
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1 Thing You Should Do In L.A. This January: Come In And Refuel at Daily Harvest
It’s that time of year when pretty much everyone is optimistic and ready to make a positive change in their lives. We’ve got the perfect can’t-miss event of the month that will spice things up before those new year resolutions become a bore. For a whole week — from January 17th through January 23rd — Daily Harvest is bringing their Refueling Station pop-up to Los Angeles. The best part? It’s free and open to the public!