"You have to touch this.” I’m sitting outside a coffee shop in Hollywood on a sweltering July afternoon with Disney Channel starlet-on-the-rise Dove Cameron. She is running her manicured fingers across the wall directly to the right of us, which is…

In our lives, we are all granted a few elusive moments of Sliding Doors-esque serendipity, those rare instances where something (or someone) seems to smile down on you as things slip seamlessly into place. Call it fate, call it luck, call it the…

You first make an OkCupid in the spring of 2013, at the high-pitched communal insistence of your six female roommates. You are a senior in college living in a coastal beach town slowly crumbling into the Pacific, a sort of sloppy, sun-drenched Dionysian utopia, where a guy in your poetry workshop regularly shows up to class half zipped into his wet suit, shirtless and spackled with salt water, surfboard tucked under his tan arm. As freshmen, you wandered drunkenly from your dorm on campus across

How many female directors can you think of off the top of your head? If your answer is fewer than five, you’re not alone, although Tabitha Denholm is on a mission to challenge and change that. After making the jump from music videos to commercials,…

Here’s the thing: there are no rules anymore. The last days of of summer feel endless, like the longest Sunday, the breeze a half-hearted sigh, the blue sky a wide yawn, the murky heat circling relentlessly. In many ways, it feels like we’ve lost the…

When we heard that one of our favorite longtime contributors, Erin Rose Belair, had combined her boundless creativity and ample traveling experience to create Trust and Travel, a unique five day creative writing retreat that is equal parts immersive,…

Hollywood looms large over the city of Los Angeles. Winding hillsides aglow with wealth rise up over the dusty sprawl, and on a clear day, you can see slivers of history – the glamorous starlets and hushed secrets – shimmering like a sun-soaked…

Certain places hold their history close. There are chic and carefully curated hotels holding court in every corner of the world, but there is something refreshingly rare and near reverential about a space whose history can be felt in its bones, a…

When summer announces herself with sheets of sunshine and soaring temperatures, the only thing we want to wear is silk. Bury us in soft, sleek pieces that drape effortlessly and enunciate our curves in all the right places. Summer is about warm…

There is perhaps no one who personifies the hustle of the industry better than agents. The Hollywood archetype portrays them as turning schmoozing into an art form and perpetually placing frenzied phone calls, yet in reality it’s one of those…

We’re thrilled to present “La Femme,” a short film brought to life by our friends over at Velvet Canyon, whose chic sunglasses collection seamlessly merges iconic design with a peachy color palette to create the perfect accessory to adorn the summer…

“I will remember the kisses, our lips raw with love, and how you gave me everything you had and how I offered you what was left of me. I will remember your small room, the feel of you, the light in the window, your records, your books, our morning…

Women are, and have always been, a force of nature. Their strength feels rooted in the elements, instinctive and unyielding, a sharp and glittering diamond deep within, forged through years of heat and pressure. Their beauty feels plucked from the…

Lately, you find yourself dreaming in colors so vivid it’s almost as if you are seeing them for the first time, as if your senses are finally stirring again after a long hibernation. You close your eyes and see swaths of turmeric yellow, glossy folds…

We’re all about elevated (in all senses of the word) interior design, which is why we’ve found ourselves head over heels for the latest drop from chic cannabis connoisseurs Sackville & Co.: a limited edition line of handcrafted terracotta bongs that…

There’s just something about spring that makes you feel fuzzy around the edges. The days are longer, the nights are warmer, the city sidewalks are blushing with flowers – it’s easier than ever to let your mind drift towards daydreams of distant…

The past few weeks, in the wake of a stubbornly damp winter, spring has swept through our bones like a crescendoing symphony. A crisp breeze cuts through the velvety sunshine, the air is laced with charcoal and honeysuckle, and huge swaths of…

In our current cultural moment, there is no such thing as privacy. We simply can’t look away. We watch the colorful, curated minutiae of each other’s lives play out on Instagram stories, we bear witness to thought processes in real time via Twitter,…

Calling all music lovers! Northeast Los Angeles always comes correct when it comes to live music, and our idyllic eastside corner of Los Angeles is home to a variety of shows featuring local and far-flung musicians, bands, and DJ’s. With that in…

There are certain feelings that seem to settle on your skin, lingering like faded perfume or wisps of last night’s cigarettes. The way citrus fumes on your fingertips long after you peel and eat it; the way two bodies sigh into each other like wet…