Alison Green

Tabitha Denholm’s New Film Festival Is Part Creative Experience, Part Summer Camp, and Entirely in Celebration of Women in Film

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,…

“Endless Summer” by Emily Knecht

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…

This Immersive Writing Retreat Will Teach You How to Explore the Words Within You and the World Around You

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,…

“Los Angeles Pastoral” by Cherokee Neas

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…

Check In: Ignacia Guest House, Mexico City

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…

Lookbook Lust: Rezek Studio’s Lush New Collection Is All We Want to Wear This Summer

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…

Sweat, Sleep, and the Sea: Navigating Work and Wellness with Natalia McDonald of Freedom Models

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…

Velvet Canyon’s “La Femme” Is a Lush Love Letter to the Irresistible Mystery of Femininity

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…

“Raw with Love” by Brook Power and Zac Taylor

“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…

“Goddess Era” by Damian Borja

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…

“Little Dreamer” by Sarah Holt

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…

4/20 Glaze It: Sackville & Co x Maye Ceramic Flower Bongs

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…

On a Roll: “Rome” by Megan Jordan

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…

“Spring Fever” by Emily Knecht

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…

Renee Parkhurst’s Haunting “HIDE” Is Part Photography Exhibit and Part Social Experiment

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,…

Round Up: Monthly Live Music In NELA

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…

“Identity Study” by CERISE

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…

Just like Heaven: Meet Ariel Beesley, Whose Dreamy, Danceable EP Has Us in Our Feelings

There’s just something about Ariel Beesley. Something real and raw and infectiously refreshing. The LA based musician exudes an effervescent warmth coupled with an effortless creativity that seems to extend into all areas of her life, from her…

Lingerie Guide: “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hopeless Lingerie

“Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.” This infamous line (and blistering clapback) from Walt Whitman embodies the criss-crossed complexity of human nature, a strange and shimmering landscape…

Electric Lady: machineheart’s Stevie Scott on the Importance of Following Your Instincts

The first thing you notice about Stevie Scott is her uncanny similarity to another famous blonde Stevie, a comparison that the machineheart frontwoman apparently gets quite often. Tall and lovely, with tousled blonde waves that frame her face and…