The Best of Los Angeles Magazine
7 most popular Los Angeles Magazine articles, as voted by our community.
Los Angeles Magazine on Art
A Janitor in an Immigrant Detention Center Turned Confiscated Items into Works of Art
From a baby shoe to a diary entry to a collection of toothbrushes, photographer Tom Kiefer made "trash" into a reflection on humanity
Los Angeles Magazine on Culture
George Lucas' Billion Dollar Museum Is About Way More Than 'Star Wars'
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens next Year in Exposition Park to explore "the impact of mass-produced images that have changed how we see each other"
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How Hollywood’s Blockbuster Golden Boys Went Weird Los Angeles Magazine
Hollywood has developed a leading man problem. And not just because the archetype—at least that singular, dashing, charismatic man we came to know on the silver screen—seems to have all but disappeared. The Chrises (Hemsworth, Pratt, Pine, Evans) of the world are just fine, but they work more as plug-and-play movie stars. As audiences have […]
Mouse Trapped: How Disney Became the Latest Casualty in America's Culture Wars
Disney's new CEO was determined to steer the company away from partisan politics. Instead he's turned it into the unhappiest place on earth.
The Curious Rise of Twitter Power Broker Yashar Ali
In just a few years, he's become one of the most fearsome media figures in the country—mobilizing his vast Twitter following to promote his famous friends and punish foes. Can his own past survive…
The DMV Reviewed Thousands of Hilarious Vanity Plate Applications Last Year. These Are Our Favorites
Inside the important job of keeping poop puns, dick jokes, and hate speech off California’s roadways
The Rock Star Next Door
For two years, a flamboyant, out-of-work rock guitarist rode out the pandemic in our Hollywood Hills home. Then, one day, he was gone
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