This post was updated Oct. 27 at 10:15 p.m. It’s not a Kanye album unless the release experience is chaotic, frustrating and ultimately disappointing. Missed release dates, announced albums that never come out and released albums with out-of-order track lists are familiar territories for Kanye West. Read more...
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Say goodbye to the patriarchy and hello to three dystopian women who redefine what it means to be a rebel. In director Alice Waddington’s newest production, Uma (Emma Roberts) is sent to Paradise Hills, a facility on an isolated island where the daughters of high-class families are socially perfected. Read more...
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The concrete jungle is on fire. These symbolic flames blaze throughout “No Matter,” a collection of poems by Jana Prikryl. The author paints New York City as a metaphorical inferno burning with deep social and political commentary. Read more...
Photo: Jana Prikryl read selections from “No Matter” at the Hammer Museum on Thursday night. The collection of poems is infused with deep social and political commentary. (Courtesy of Jana Prikryl)
Shinbone Theatre Company would prefer LA residents immerse themselves in comedic theater instead of candy bags this Halloween season. When alumni Jonny Perl and Leland Frankel founded Shinbone in 2016, they envisioned the company as a platform to heighten audience experience through immersive, comedic storytelling. Read more...
Photo: Brady Richards, Dana Benedict and Zippy Cardozo star in “Afterlife Anonymous,” which is running through Nov. 1. The show incorporates audience and cast participation as it follows a support group for ghosts trapped in purgatory by their addictions.(Courtesy of Jor-el Vaasborg)
New homes call for old traditions. In the Australian suburb of Ivanhoe, Kerry Kang’s mother hoped to bring her new household good luck by tossing handfuls of coins onto the floor. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 23 at 10:04 a.m. Sometimes the sheer volume of options becomes so overwhelming that consumers choose nothing at all. Netflix subscribers are no strangers to this sensation. Read more...
Photo: Disney+ and Apple TV+ are two upcoming streaming services that will be in competition with Netflix. In recent months, Disney has been pulling its content from other streaming services in preparation to put it on its own platform, which will offer classic Disney content as well as new film and television shows. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
People can now gauge their boba addictions and share the results with their friends. What first started as a joke about the tea-based drink eventually evolved into a full-fledged software project. Read more...
Photo: Boba Watch is an app developed by three students in order to track boba consumption. What started out as a joke on the Facebook group “subtle asian traits” eventually grew into a full-fledged project that tracks users’ boba expenses as well as the location and time of each purchase. Through the use of a playful aesthetic, which includes light pink, the app appeals to the millennial and Generation Z demographic. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
