Lyrics To Life in DTLA Turns Your Fave Songs Into Insta-Bait Art Installations

Lyrics to Life is unabashedly designed with photo-ops and hashtags in mind, encouraging you to sit, lay, and climb onto the artwork itself.

Social NewsMariella RudiMarch 3, 2018Art, Art World, DTLA, Dropbox, Genius, Rap Genius, Peggy Noland, Amine, Marina Fini, Typoe, MokibabyComment

Come Sit In "The Dark Place," A Podcast Spotlighting Mental Health Issues

Producer Joel Kutz created a podcast upending the mental health stigma because "so often what people need is someone to sit with them in that dark place."

Social NewsSarah PinedaMarch 1, 2018mental health, suicide, psychiatry, psychology, dark place, HealthComment

The Bumble Hive Sets L.A. Abuzz With IRL Networking

Admission to the Hive is free and RSVPs are not required, but you do need to be at least 21+ years old to attend and display an active Bumble profile for entry.

Social NewsEditorFebruary 1, 2018bumble, dating, networking, female entrepreneurs, CEOs, BusinessComment

The Republican Stance on Healthcare and "Pre-Existing Conditions"

According to Republicans, Obamacare has been one of the great catastrophes of the Obama era. Many, however, believe it is the key to quality universal care. So why repeal the pre-existing conditions provision?

Social NewsBenjamin DavidoffJanuary 22, 2018healthcare, insurance, republican, obamacareComment

WHERE You At, Baby?—A Different Spin On L.A.-Driven "Streetwear"

"A neighborhood is just the sum of its stores, and restaurants, and homes, and aesthetic, and people—all things that get organized into streets. And then, we realized that even more specifically than neighborhoods, streets are what precisely represent the energy we were feeling."

Social NewsBailey AnastasJanuary 2, 2018Clothing, Los Angeles, L.A.-made, LA Clothing, Streetwear Comments

Jenny Holzer x Virgil Abloh "Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise" T-Shirts For Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

In the wake of a post-Weinstein news cycle, one rallying cry unified our communal social media streams and encapsulated the collective consciousness.

Social NewsEditorDecember 5, 2017Art, Art World, Artist, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, FashionComment

Kristen Liu-Wong’s Paintings Pack a Tentacle Wallop to the Tits

Influenced by cartoon science-fiction, Greek epics, Catholic symbolism, and Shunga imagery, the artist's first solo show at Corey Helford Gallery retains an emotional complexity with a saturated Tumblr aesthetic.

Social NewsMariella RudiOctober 17, 2017Art, Kristen Liu-Wong, Erotica, Painting, Art World, Feminism, Femininity, SexComment

Let's Marginalize The Beauty Cult

Sweet, educated, charitable, talented? If you're a woman, apparently that's not enough. You have to be beautiful. And "beautiful" implies something very, very specific.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Art In L.A.* But Were Too Afraid To Ask

With its influx of young artists and new institutions, L.A. has seduced the public with its power-grab as the new capitol of the art world.

Social NewsMariella RudiSeptember 14, 2017Art, Los Angeles, Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions, CultureComment