Black Scale + Mehrathon Canada Edition Release: A collaborative capsule collection designed by Michael “Mega” Yabut turns the country upside down

Black Scale + Mehrathon Canada Edition Release


LA-based streetwear brand Black Scale was started in 2008 by Michael “Mega” Yabut and Alfred De Tagle, and in just five short years they have opened stores in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. They’ve…

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Peddler’s Creamery: The downtown LA ice cream shop converts bicycle power into artisan, organic frozen treats

Peddler's Creamery


by Mya Stark Imagine ice cream and bicycles—two childhood icons of summer—combined in a new business model with very serious goals. That’s what’s going on at Peddler’s Creamery, a new sweets haven in Downtown Los Angeles…

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The Institute for Art and Olfaction: Aiming to create greater engagement with the art and science of perfumery

The Institute for Art and Olfaction


by Mya Stark Scent provides us with countless moments of pleasure every day—from submerging in soaps and lotions during our morning routine; to being perked up before the coffee even touches our lips; to being tantalized by the food on our plates. Because…

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Deedee Cheriel: Episodes in the Abundant Oasis: The LA-based artist paints modern fables with dream-like animal figures

Deedee Cheriel: Episodes in the Abundant Oasis


by Mya Stark Gods, monsters or something more enigmatically human, the animal-headed figures of artist Deedee Cheriel are set to grace LA’s Merry Karnowsky Gallery this weekend. In the…

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Interview: Hanni El Khatib: The LA-based artist shares how skate culture influenced his music

Interview: Hanni El Khatib


San Francisco-born, LA-based Hanni El Khatib’s new album Head in the Dirt—produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys—is perfect summertime listening. It contains more of that blues and garage-influenced rock that the singer-songwriter is best known for. Less known, perhaps, is El…

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Thank You For Coming: LA’s innovative approach to eating with eccentric chef-artist collaborations

Thank You For Coming


by Mya Stark It’s not an exaggeration to say we’re living in a golden age of the art of food. Handcrafted, molecularized, sourced from every corner of the globe or as close as our own backyards, the contemporary flourishing of creativity in the…

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Mindset by Mambo: Global street artist Flavien Demarigny settles into LA with a collaborative group show tied by “strong personalities”

Mindset by Mambo


by Vivianne Lapointe Chilean-born, Paris-bred, Los Angeles-based contemporary artist Flavien Demarigny aka Mambo can now add curator to his list of skills. His collaborative exhibition titled “Mindset” at the…

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Secret Squirrel Cold Brew: Creating the ultimate all-American cold brew coffee with Hawaiian beans and LA illustrators

Secret Squirrel Cold Brew


Trevor and Rebecca Smith began their love affair with cold brew coffee by experimenting at home. Their adventures with beans, roasting profiles, brew times, filters and recipes led them to launch Secret Squirrel Cold Brew. The…

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Granny Squared at CAFAM: Knitting street artists transform the façade of a downtown LA museum with globally sourced crocheted squares

Granny Squared at CAFAM


The giant office buildings and imposing Los Angeles County Museum of Art dotting LA’s extensive Wilshire Boulevard make the quaint Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) look like a little dollhouse. This architectural quality inspired the…

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Cool Hunting Video Presents: U-Mini Burger: Re-imagining fast food with quality ingredients and outstanding flavor in our video on LA’s king of burgers

Cool Hunting Video Presents: U-Mini Burger


The second of our videos to premiere at this year’s 99u will definitely get you in the mood for lunch. We spoke to the founder of the famous …

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