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L.A. Magazine Names Its Best of Beauty 2026 Winners

From a Brentwood salon to a Studio City microblading studio, Los Angeles Magazine's fourth annual Best of Beauty list puts local businesses…Sep 16, 2026

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Festival Guides

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2027 Guide: Film Awards, Passes, and 12 Days of World Cinema

The 38th Palm Springs International Film Festival runs January 7 to 18, 2027, opening with the Film Awards. Here are the dates,…Sep 16, 2026

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Artists to Watch

Artists to Watch: Natanya

London's Natanya released her ATTITUDE ERA! mixtape Sept. 10. Her first headline tour ends at LA's El Rey on Nov. 16, two…Sep 16, 2026

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Dr Jeremy J Noad Unveils ‘Original Echoes’, a Historical Time Travel Mystery Set Across Two Eras of Blackpool in England

Original Echoes, the second Echoes Mysteries novel by Dr Jeremy J Noad, is a time-slip mystery set between 1962 and Victorian Blackpool.Sep 16, 2026

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Conventions & Fan Culture

Anime Los Angeles 2027 Guide: A Masquerade, an Idol Showcase, and Four January Days in Long Beach

Animé Los Angeles 22 runs January 7 to 10, 2027, at the Long Beach Convention Center. Here are the badge tiers and…Sep 16, 2026

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Til Schweiger Drama-Thriller ‘The Barrel’ Sets Sept. 18 Release on Apple TV

The Barrel, Alexey Zvontsov's claustrophobic drama-thriller featuring Til Schweiger, arrived on Apple TV September 18, 2026 via Cardinal XD.Sep 16, 2026

Book cover of The Lost Administrator by Dennis Hilk

Dennis Hilk Introduces ‘The Lost Administrator’, a Techno-Thriller Exploring Linux and Digital Evidence

Dennis Hilk's techno-thriller The Lost Administrator follows the disappearance of a Linux administrator, with all 24 chapters and an explorable Debian workstation…Sep 16, 2026

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Vision Films Announces North American Digital Release of ‘Line Of Control’

Line Of Control, Travis Hodgkins's adaptation of Mirza Waheed's novel The Collaborator, arrives on digital platforms in the U.S. and Canada October…Sep 16, 2026

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Community Impact

Local Coverage: An Essential Public Good for All

Local coverage is not content. It is infrastructure, and the evidence on what happens when it disappears is clearer than most people…Sep 15, 2026

The tall hotel tower of Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula rising above a parking lot under a partly cloudy sky

Festival Guides

Pechanga Pow Wow 2027 Guide: Three Free Days of Dance, Drum, and Fry Bread in Temecula

The Pechanga Pow Wow returns to Pechanga Resort Casino's Summit Events Center January 8 to 10, 2027. It is free and open…Sep 15, 2026

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Conventions & Fan Culture

ANIME Impulse Los Angeles 2027 Guide: Concerts, Cosplay, and an Itasha Car Show at the Fairplex

ANIME Impulse Los Angeles returns to the Fairplex in Pomona January 16 and 17, 2027, with concerts, cosplay, gaming, and an itasha…Sep 15, 2026

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Sandy Liang and Celisse Bottle the Spring 2027 Runway Manicure

Ribbon, a limited-edition pearly blue polish from Celisse, carries the pearlescent manicure from Sandy Liang's Spring 2027 show at New York Fashion…Sep 15, 2026