A few years back, I compiled a list of books that profoundly helped me not just in business, but in life. While that list still holds up, I’m a person who is constantly reading, absorbing as much undiluted knowledge as possible. So, we’re well past due for some additions to my previous list. Books demand […]
Featured image credit: Hulu Palm Springs is ready for its close-up. Back in June of 2024, Hulu announced the production of a new multi-cam sitcom following the lives of three gay friends living together and navigating life in Palm Springs. On Sunday night, audiences watching the 97th Academy Awards had their first taste of the […]
Some of you are eagerly looking forward to it. Probably a bigger portion of you are dreading it. But, like it or not, Valentine’s Day 2025 is fast approaching. And in a city like LA, if you don’t have your reservations dialed in well in advance, you’re looking at a wild night, one way or […]
It seems there isn’t a second that passes in the Coachella Valley when Mid-Century designs aren’t celebrated in some way. Yet, Palm Springs still devotes a “week” to Mid-Century Modern styles. That “week” lasts 10 days this year, but it still doesn’t seem like enough time to pack in every event, tour, lecture, and party. […]
In a city as diverse as Los Angeles, Black History Month is a special time, offering seemingly countless discussion panels, festivals, live performances, and more to honor Black culture. Putting together a completely comprehensive list of Black History Month events is an impossible task, but we’ve done our best to guide you in the right […]
For well over three decades, the White Party Palm Springs has been promising the gay community of Southern California and beyond at least one weekend when they could tune out the noise and just follow where the music and their hearts took them. But those hearts will be skipping a beat in 2025… and not […]
Featured image credit: Palm Springs Film Festival The Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards are upon us. And though it’s likely too late for you to pull strings to get into this star-studded affair, we have the big winners compiled for the night right here. The awards ceremony takes place on Friday, January 3 at […]
Featured image credit: George Rose (for The Los Angeles Times) Ever since we wrote our Top 10 LA Glam Metal Bands list, we’ve been wanting to do something similar for the city’s innovative first wave of punk. Yes, the contradiction of a real estate brokerage reviewing punk bands isn’t lost on us. And we’d say […]
Featured image credit: Maarten Heerlien The next time you visit the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, keep in mind that some of those taxidermied animals behind the glass are over a century old. That’s right, the museum’s nature dioramas just turned a century old. And to commemorate the milestone, the museum re-opened a dormant […]
Photo credit: SkyPark at Santa’s Village Christmas comes but once a year (to the disappointment of many children and relief of many bank accounts)… but there is one remote corner of the Los Angeles-adjacent Skyforest where that’s not quite true. Since the early 1950s, Angelenos have recognized that Christmas is a daily event at Santa’s […]
