Vince Staples
October 4, 2016 5:10 am Leave your thoughtsLong Beach native and rapper Vince Staples opens his newest EP, Prima Donna, by singing “This Little Light of Mine” with such ... More
© {{copyright}} {{year}}
Author Archives for Jan-Willem Dikkers
The Birth of a Nation
October 4, 2016 4:07 am Leave your thoughtsNate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation is an unapologetic retelling of Nat Turner’s slave uprising in Virginia in 1831. The film ... More
American Honey
September 29, 2016 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsStarring Shia LaBeouf alongside Riley Keough (The Runaways) and newcomer Sasha Lane, American Honey is director Andrea Arnold’s love letter to the ... More
Dennis Hopper: Polaroids
September 29, 2016 5:14 pm Leave your thoughtsProlific photographer, filmmaker and actor Dennis Hopper was a firm believer that art-making requires nothing more than intentional looking. He once said, ... More
The Moon 1968–1972
September 29, 2016 5:11 pm Leave your thoughtsThe moon’s austere beauty has captivated humans throughout history, but always across a vast distance—one that early scientists (and modern conspiracy theorists) ... More
Emma Kenney
September 29, 2016 3:53 pm Leave your thoughtsSeventeen-year-old actor Emma Kenney has starred as Debbie Gallagher on Showtime’s series Shameless (2011-2016) for seven years alongside Emmy Rossum, Steve Howey ... More
Anthony Hernandez
September 27, 2016 3:49 am Leave your thoughtsAnthony Hernandez has spent his 45-year career photographing Los Angeles and its environs, shifting his approach over the years both technically and ... More
Preoccupations
September 16, 2016 5:48 pm Leave your thoughtsFacing controversy over their politically-charged and contentious name, Viet Cong adopted a more neutral appellation for their sophomore album: Preoccupations. Thankfully, this ... More
Jahking Guillory
September 14, 2016 4:41 am Leave your thoughtsIn his powerful on-screen debut, Jahking Guillory plays Brandon, a small 15-year-old who sets out through Oakland to reclaim his Air Jordans ... More
Author: The JT LeRoy Story
September 8, 2016 5:21 am Leave your thoughtsLabeled one of “the great literary hoaxes of our day” by columnist David Segal, the story of JT LeRoy began in the ... More