Journal
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Gotta Give It Up for the Westside: Jemar Michael
20 Apr 2020
Jemar Michael is an actor, model and artist based in Los Angeles, CA; his most notable role is as Al in the Netflix series Dear White People, now on its third season (a fourth season is set to be released this year), based on 2014’s Sundance award-winning satirical drama…
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Smooth Operator: Brooke Aulani
09 Apr 2020
Brooke Aulani is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA, lauded for her captivating, atmospheric brand of music that seamlessly commingles dark pop with R&B, featuring her signature sultry, soulful vocals and unnervingly honest lyrics set to slinky, impeccably complex sonic textures; she is also celebrated for her commanding stage…
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Birds of a Feather: Pauline Prieto for Puey Quiñones
29 Mar 2020
Pauline Prieto for Puey Quiñones’s “Fly” collection (spring/summer 2014); photographed by Angelo Kangleon in New York, NY, on June 27, 2014; styled by Vince Baguio; makeup by Ricardo Delgado; hair by Allain Dumon Fonte
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Art of the Matter: Stuart Mason
19 Mar 2020
Stuart Mason is a painter, sculptor, installation artist, photographer, event producer, and curator based in Los Angeles, CA; originally from the Bay Area, where he studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, and where he developed and hosted a series of immersive art shows called ARTandVR (which ran for a…
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Can’t Stop the Motion of the Ocean: Steve Hong
25 Feb 2020
Steve Hong is a recording artist, songwriter and dancer based in Los Angeles, CA; he describes his musical style as “incorporating lyrical hip hop and trap soul-style sounds” in a musical language that redefines contemporary R&B; he takes pride in his songwriting style, and his narratives are “largely based off…