It all started with Esprit and Units. The idea that you could take interchangeable, classic pieces and wear them a multitude of ways was a thoughtful concept; but now it seems that fashion addicts are more concerned with filling their closets with trendy pieces that become useless a couple seasons later. Clothing has become so disposable. Even I am guilty of indulgent acquisitions that inevitably fall out of rotation. Right now I have at least $1,500 worth of regrettable purchases. But alas,

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The stage is dark and empty, overwhelming the audience with apprehension. The orchestra sounds and lines of red neon dart across the walls and along the ground. A strange, clown-like man with a shaved head frolics around while dragging with him a large hourglass. Time is running out for the man of the evening, Don Giovanni, as thick smoke creeps out of a coffin-shaped hole at center, reminding us of his inevitable funeral. Once the smoke clears, tall and proud, Erwin Schrott stands alone on the

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Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is a film that you probably know very little about, if anything at all. But you should absolutely go out of your way to see it. There are a couple of giant reasons why; the first being that 83 year old Sidney Lumet is one of the all-time great auteurs in the history of American cinema and he consistently manages to reinvent his craft on seemingly every project. Lumet has brought us screen classics such as Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and Network; as well

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John Knuth, director of the newly opened Circus Gallery in West Hollywood, has been organizing art shows since the age of 19. Getting his start in Minneapolis, moving to Chicago, and now based in Los Angeles, he's been bringing art exhibitions to improbable spaces near you for the last 5 years. Why? Because he believes art is as important and valuable as anything in a museum is, no matter what its location may be. In fact, he's always believed there is no reason to NOT put on an art

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I keep rubbing my forehead. I know I’m not supposed to but I can’t help it, I can’t help it. You have to understand. Before today’s facial, it felt like Braille up there. Now, if everything from the forehead down resembled the same rehabilitation, I could be a lost lyric from a John Mayer song. Happy holidays Los Angeles. Happy gift giving and happy cocktail clinking. Tis the season in the land where there are no seasons. Lattes have gone gingerbread and Cosmos clear the way

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I sat as a single female audience member on a lovely Sunday afternoon to bathe in the heartbroken tragedy of doomed young love—Puccini’s “La Bohème,” a revival at LA Opera. As many times as I have seen full productions and heard its individual aria renditions, I am always deeply touched by this captivating work, and I am not the only one who can appreciate the genuine charm and pathos that infuses Puccini’s well-written score. With raw passion and heart-wrenching tragedy at its

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There are certain things you need to know. One of those is to allow Black Spade to take you on a glide-by of the future paths of your soul. The buzzing new EP Loves Right Here is a premonition of the soul-rebel's full-length To Serve with Love, slated to drop in February. There is a sensation one feels around the presence of this universe's unseen energies. Some of us, including Spade, exist and interact as man through music. Hence Black Spade is a musician as naturally as most of us

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