Despite the fame and notoriety she experienced in her lifetime, not enough people today know about the trailblazing Black trans artist Sir Lady Java. Fortunately, thanks to a newly published zine by Fugitive Materials, you can learn a lot more about the dynamic star and activist.
In addition to buying and selling rare vintage books, periodicals, photographs, and various other historical…
Vaughn Hillyard stepped outside for an interview with _The Advocate_ so the baby would not wake. “I just had a son born on Saturday out here in the desert,” MS NOW’s senior White House reporter said, beaming with pride.
It was an early April morning in Arizona, the sky just beginning to burn gold at its edges. Inside, his son, less than a week old, was asleep. Hillyard moved in the careful…
“We do things a little differently here” says your server before lecturing you with the same spiel you’ve heard the past twenty times you’ve dined out around LA.
They server-splain the concept of family-style dining before instructing you to order “4-5 plates per person,” racking up the bill and leading you to order items you never even saw on the menu to begin with. It’s not the fault of…
Bad Robot, the production company J.J. Abrams founded in 1999, is closing its Los Angeles office.
Abrams is likely relocating to New York, and the company is reorganizing as it moves with him, per Hollywood Reporter.
Bad Robot has always been one of the more interesting companies to watch, precisely because its development slate skewed strange. For every _LOST_ or _Cloverfield_ that made it…
Don Lemon accepted a lifetime achievement award in Beverly Hills on Saturday, even as the longtime television journalist faces federal charges tied to a protest he says tested the limits of press freedom.
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He was honored at the 12th annual Truth Awards, hosted by Better Brothers Los…
I think you can tell a lot about the health of Hollywood relative to the health of the unions working. And when you have all the unions working all over Hollywood, especially teamsters and carpenters and the people who make the soundstages go, Hollywood is going great.
But when those soundstages lie empty, we're in trouble.
Well, a recent report from FilmLA via Variety confirms what many…
Cal Calamia won the nonbinary division of this year’s Los Angeles Marathon. But unlike the race’s men’s and women’s champions, they received no prize money. Calamia also won the division in 2024 and returned this weekend to claim a second victory in the only category that still offers no financial reward.
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Maje’s White Edit from their Spring/Summer 26 collection, is the herald of what’s sure to be an unforgettable summer. The whites and creams of the sheer, backless dresses and effortlessly flowing skirts will soon fill all of LA’s buzziest dining rooms and dance floors. Plus, wherever an it-girl can pass the time drinking spritzes, catching golden hour, or even better, both, exuding the…
With Hollywood centered in Los Angeles, it's no wonder we have so many great movies shot in and around LA.
But over the decades, what were the best movies to feature the city? Which movies captured the heart, soul, history, and enormity that is Los Angeles?
I decided to pick ten titles that I think did it best.
These are titles about Los Angeles...not just Hollywood. They should embody the…
While HIV _first emerged_ as a national threat to white gay men, no group today remains at higher risk of infection than Black LGBTQ+ individuals.
Nearly half of all Americans living with HIV in the nation are Black, despite the demographic making up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, according to the latest figures from the _Centers for Disease Control and Prevention_. According to…
Global pop star Demi Lovato will perform at the 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards on March 5 in Los Angeles, with actor and producer Jonathan Bennett returning to host a ceremony that will stream exclusively on Hulu later this month, GLAAD announced Monday. The event will spotlight LGBTQ+ representation across film, television, music, and journalism. _The Advocate_ is among the nominees for one…
The surreal and often unsettling works of David Lynch have been inextricably linked to the landscape of Southern California.
The guy moved here, and it seems like he never looked back but was always looking up.
In a brief but insightful clip from Screenwriting In LA, the legendary director reflects on his enduring love for the City of Angels and the unique creative atmosphere it…
Don Lemon arrived at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse flanked by his attorneys and husband. His arraignment on Friday unfolded before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko, the same judge who weeks earlier had rejected the Trump Department of Justice’s attempt to move forward with criminal charges against the journalist. He pleaded "not guilty." The circumstances…
About a week and a half ago, I asked a friend for advice on _AI services_, such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and the like. He was eager to share his latest discovery: Grok. According to him, Grok could do everything from answer questions about string theory, help you plan a charcuterie board for eight, even generate images, all for free.
He pulled out his phone, opened the app, and said, "Watch…
In this exclusive first look, we’re stepping inside a newly renovated 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom home in Venice, California, reimagined by designer Orie Prince, principal of Prince Design Studio. Guided by his "internal architecture" process, Prince blends human psychology, Feng Shui principles, and intentional design to create spaces that support emotional well-being. Designed for a family of…