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Exterior of Westfield Topanga in Woodland Hills, home of Topanga Social

B.J. Novak’s Chain Settles Into a Six-Month Residency at Topanga Social With Roy Choi and Mei Lin

Chain, the pop-up B.J. Novak launched in a West Hollywood parking lot in 2021, has moved into a mall. Its six-month residency…Sep 20, 2026

The 824 Journal Artists to Watch title card for Prostitute, noise rock, Dearborn, Michigan

Artists to Watch

Artists to Watch: Prostitute

Dearborn noise-rock band Prostitute self-released a debut in 2024, got it reissued by Mute in 2026, and plays the Hollywood Palladium Oct.…Sep 20, 2026

Burned homes in northern Altadena along Lake Avenue after the Eaton Fire

Skinny Minnie, the Altadena Cat Burned in the Eaton Fire, Made It Home

A Good Samaritan found her in the ashes of an Altadena home. Four months of burn care at Pasadena Humane later, Skinny…Sep 20, 2026

Buena Park City Hall on Beach Boulevard

Buena Park’s Cops N’ Goblins Offers Free Trunk-or-Treating at City Hall on October 28

Buena Park police and the city's Community Services Department host Cops N' Goblins, a free Halloween afternoon at City Hall on October…Sep 20, 2026

The field and packed seating bowl of Petco Park with the downtown San Diego skyline behind it

Festival Guides

Día de los Deftones 2026 Guide: Deftones, The Neighbourhood, and AFI at Petco Park

Deftones host the seventh Día de los Deftones at Petco Park in San Diego on November 7, 2026, with The Neighbourhood, AFI,…Sep 20, 2026

Rebuilding Long Beach Comic Con: A New Era Post-Pandemic

Long Beach Comic Con is still rebuilding after years of pandemic-related setbacks. This year's event showed that dedicated fans, artists, and cosplayers…Sep 19, 2026

Castaic Lake surrounded by dry golden hills under a blue sky with scattered clouds

Festival Guides

Dial Up Festival Castaic Lake 2026 Guide: Nelly, Sugar Ray, and a Y2K Day by the Lake

Nelly headlines the first Dial Up Festival at Castaic Lake Park on November 7, 2026, with Sugar Ray, Lit, and Alien Ant…Sep 19, 2026

Rows of green grapevines on a dry slope with rolling hills and Oak Mountain under a clear blue sky in Temecula wine country

Festival Guides

De Portola Wine Trail Harvest Celebration 2026 Guide: 11 Temecula Wineries, One Ticket, and a Harvest Bite at Every Stop

The De Portola Wine Trail Harvest Celebration returns Sunday, November 8, 2026, with wine and small bites at 11 Temecula Valley wineries.…Sep 19, 2026

The back of the Hollywood Sign letters on Mount Lee, looking out over the Los Angeles basin

Festival Guides

NFMLA DocuSlate 2026 Guide: Sergio & Mirta, Mountainfilm Shorts, and a Documentary Sunday Downtown

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles runs its DocuSlate documentary program November 12 to 15, 2026, in Hollywood and downtown L.A. Here are the films,…Sep 19, 2026

A speaker at a podium on a purple-lit TwitchCon stage, shown on a large screen, with an audience seated on the floor of the San Diego Convention Center

Conventions & Fan Culture

TwitchCon San Diego 2026 Guide: Twitch Rivals, the Glitch Theater, and a Saturday Night Party

TwitchCon returns to the San Diego Convention Center November 13 to 15, 2026. Here are the hours, pass prices, the party, kids…Sep 19, 2026

Juvenile Atlantic puffins, known as pufflings, in the Westman Islands of Iceland

Iceland’s Puffling Patrol: The Children Who Rescue Lost Baby Puffins Every Fall

Every late summer on Heimaey in the Westman Islands, kids roam the streets at night with flashlights and cardboard boxes, catching puffin…Sep 19, 2026

The 824 Journal Artists to Watch title card for Mei Semones, jazz-influenced indie pop, Brooklyn

Artists to Watch

Artists to Watch: Mei Semones

Berklee-trained guitarist Mei Semones writes jazz-influenced indie pop in Japanese and English. Her father plays euphonium on her newest EP.Sep 19, 2026