‘House isn’t a subculture. It’s my culture’: Cakes Da Killa on ballroom, Beyoncé and Black love | Music

Cakes da Killa performing at House of Yes, New York City, in 2018.

A few years ago, Cakes Da Killa felt trapped. The Atlanta-via-NYC rapper and producer had released a few acclaimed mixtapes, each showcasing his blooming talent as a lyricist and stylist. But, no matter how dexterous, […]

SPIRITED Trailer Takes Us on a Self-Aware, Musical Romp Through A CHRISTMAS CAROL

“Like A Christmas Carol?” Ryan Reynolds interrupts an eerie pronouncement of doom and darkness to inquire in a very self-aware way. Because yes, in Spirited, Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell’s retelling of A Christmas Carol, […]

A new generation of L.A. leaders changing Latino culture

Ana-Christina Ramón, a UCLA scholar, is seen in a blue jacket with a patterned shirt, against an obscured background.

To speak of Latino culture in the United States is often to tell a story of absence, of underrepresentation and misrepresentation, of everything that is missing rather than all that exists. This will not be […]

Becky G: L.A.’s homegrown, go-to Latin pop star

A woman in a floral red dress at an awards show

Becky G remembers several things about February’s Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium: the swarm of football fans that descended upon her hometown of Inglewood; the halftime show headlined by Dr. Dre; and how badly her […]

MrBeast Is Looking To Raise $150 Million For His Empire, At A $1.5 BILLION Valuation!

MrBeast Is Looking To Raise $150 Million For His Empire, At A $1.5 BILLION Valuation!

In what would be a huge leap forward for so-called “influencers” in the business world, YouTube star turned entrepreneur MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, is seeking $150 million in funding for his own business. He’s […]

A moment that changed me: ‘I threw away the sheet music and all the colour and passion I had for the harp came back to me’ | Music

Morwenna and her father Bou Roodenburg-Vermaat.

The day I first came across a harp is a memory stored in all my senses. The sound of the strings, the pleasing curve of the neck, the smell of the May blossom that was […]