You follow your favorite musician on Instagram to stay updated on their travels, style obsessions  and favorite type of coffee to start their day with. You're tuned in to their Twitter rants, YouTube uploads and Spotify singles. You ride the subway with their voice in your ear and you interpret ... More

“It was absolutely incredible and surreal to see the pages and characters from my book coming to life,” says author Kevin Kwan, whose 2013 summer read Crazy Rich Asians is being turned into a film starring Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, and Henry Golding. “I still ... More

Where the Oakland of the early aughts regularly ranked as one of the country’s most dangerous cities, in recent years, it has seen a renaissance as artists and writers—even the next gen of startup entrepreneurs—have come to the area for affordable housing and a culturally rich community. “In the last ... More

In its premiere year in 2012, the Long Beach International Film Festival had just 50 submissions and showcased 12 films. But in six short years, a hub of cinematic entertainment combined with culinary expertise has been introduced. The four days, from August 1 to August 4, consist of culinary tastings, ... More

The influential and inspiring music from Queen helped shape generations of music lovers across the globe. Led by Freddie Mercury, the band rose to fame with massive hit songs such as “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions” and “Another One Bites The Dust.” Freddie Mercury eventually separated from ... More

Greta Garbo was the star of the 1931 film Mata Hari, but her headdress, pictured here, played a significant supporting role. The seductive headpiece, designed by Wizard of Oz costumer Adrian Adolph Greenberg, was the defining feature of the film’s titular lead, a Dutch spy who disguised herself as an ... More

Alexander McQueen’s death in 2010 inspired an outpouring of tributes to the radical designer whose runway shows, which seemed to stop time with their boundary-pushing themes and deep historical references, have been monumentalized in blockbuster exhibits. (“Savage Beauty” drew a combined 1 million visitors.) Now, his rags-to-riches ascent to ... More

The food landscape has changed significantly since acclaimed author Jonathan Safran Foer published his nonfiction debut Eating Animals 10 years ago. Oat milk happened; Beyoncé went vegan; Reba McEntire played Colonel Sanders in a KFC commercial. And yet, the bleak reality of factory farming presented in the book remains the ... More

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law,’” says actor Rupert Friend, quoting the philosophy behind an obscure religion practiced by his character on his forthcoming CBS All Access show Strange Angel. Yet, he could just as well be summing up his own life’s ... More

In the film Hereditary, the Graham family is on the losing side of the genetic lottery. When Grandma Ellen, not the milk-and-cookies type, passes away, it unleashes an evil, seemingly genetically linked, force upon mom Annie (Toni Collette), dad Steve (Gabriel Byrne) and their two kids, Peter and Charlie. It’s Peter, ... More